
Phantom Head for Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Current Model ValidationAward last edited on: 9/24/2020
Sponsored Program
SBIRAwarding Agency
DOD : AFTotal Award Amount
$899,998Award Phase
2Solicitation Topic Code
AF151-026Principal Investigator
Pengcheng LvCompany Information
Phase I
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Phase I year
2015Phase I Amount
$149,998Benefits:
The outcome of this research is coupled to a very clear commercialization path. The proposed head phantom can be used for both military and civilian applications. The most straightforward military application is to valid various tDCS models, based on which effective therapeutic treatment procedures can be obtained. Consequently, the cognitive performances and learning skills of soldiers and military personnel can be substantially improved to enable mission success. In addition to the cognitive performance enhancement, the tDCS model may also help the researchers to identify therapeutic treatment solutions for the veteran and active-duty solider depression issues. For civilian applications, the proposed phantom can also be used by medical researchers to identify optimum tDCS procedures to treat various medical conditions, including brain injuries, strokes, memory loss, and depression. It should be noted that the proposed 3D printing method is by no means limited to fabricate the phantoms for the tDCS model validation. If successful, it also provides a generic solution to fabricate a wide variety of medical phantoms, including brain, breast and heart phantoms, etc. for various training and surgical treatment planning applications. The potential market is huge for the above-mentioned medical phantoms.
Keywords:
head phantom, transcranial direct current stimulation, model validation, fabrication, 3D printing
Phase II
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