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NASA TechFinder
Biotech, Medical, Human Health, and Life Support Technologies
Johnson Space Center leads NASA’s flight-related scientific and medical research programs, focusing much of its research on technology that benefits human health—both in space and here on Earth. As manned space missions become longer duration and astronauts venture beyond Earth’s orbit, this becomes an increasingly critical issue. Technology developments in this area have included wound treatment, biosensors for microbial monitoring, cell growth technologies, and more.
Featured Technologies
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Rapid Detection of Shingles (Varicella Zoster Virus – VZV)
Innovators at NASA Johnson Space Center have invented a point-of-care diagnostic device that detects the varicella zoster virus in the patient’s saliva within an hour. This is a platform technology that can be used to detect other viruses.
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Preservation of Liquid Biological Samples
Researchers at NASA Johnson Space Center have invented a preservative technology that can be used with different biological liquid samples and in different clinical applications that require long-term storage of biological samples at ambient temperatures.
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New High-Yield Method for Producing Functional Proteins
Innovators at NASA Johnson Space Center have invented a method that produces three-dimensional, natively glycosylated proteins in a rotating bioreactor by using mammalian cells instead of recombinant RNA/DNA cells.
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Hypoxia Detection and Warning System
Researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center have developed an innovative oxygen warning system capable of detecting and preventing oxygen deprivation, or hypoxia, in the user.
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Microwave Treatment of Prostate Cancer and Hyperplasia
NASA seeks interested parties for the commercial application of a microwave treatment system for prostate cancer and benign prostate hyperplasia that was developed by engineers at the Johnson Space Center
More Available Technologies
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Treating Diseased Coronary Arteries with Microwave Energy
Innovators at NASA’s Johnson Space Center have patented an apparatus and method to treat atherosclerosis.