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A simulation-based technology for stochastic modeling, sensitivity analysis and design optimization, aimed at development of next-generation micro-fluidic devices for biomedical applications.

Award Number: R43EB032276
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE Of BIOMEDICAL IMAGING & BIOENGINEERING
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/30/2023

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A simulation-based technology for stochastic modeling, sensitivity analysis and design optimization, aimed at development of next-generation micro-fluidic devices for biomedical applications. - During an epidemic, testing numerous patients puts a heavy burden on the healthcare sector, while infections continue to rise in the absence of a treatment. In such a scenario, micro-fluidics technology can be used to develop affordable point-of-care diagnostic tools for detecting infected patients early, and effective drug discovery platforms for synthesizing therapeutic drugs. The development of such devices is extremely challenging, needing expertise in multiple disciplines (e.g. physics, chemistry, biology), and understanding the interplay between variables that influence operating performance requires computational assistance. While advanced design software may be adopted to simulate the performance of such devices, precise knowledge of prediction reliability is of paramount importance to ensure their suitability for clinical decision-making. Therefore, the long term objectives of this project are to commercially introduce a new paradigm of digital engineering design that focuses on evaluating the fluctuations in performance outputs due to variability in input parameters and to demonstrate the relevance of such a simulation-based technology through specific application to development of micro-fluidic biomedical devices. The envisioned proof-of-concept is a modular computational system with practical commercial applications in the healthcare sector that demonstrates how scientific computing, numerical simulation & artificial intelligence modeling approaches can lead to an increased understanding of the performance of a micro-fluidic system subject to operating uncertainty, and enable robust design optimization. The proposed approach is to employ innovative stochastic spectral methods & advanced numerical schemes to conduct computationally efficient, high fidelity simulations involving uncertainty quantification & propagation, model sensitivity analysis, and finite element analysis for the engineering evaluation of progressively complex micro-fluidic device designs, and to incorporate artificial intelligence based meta-modeling techniques to perform design space exploration for performance improvement of such devices. The R&D efforts would establish the technical merits & feasibility of a simulation- based technology for predictive stochastic analysis & multi-disciplinary engineering evaluation of novel micro- fluidic devices that addresses the need for efficient & accurate performance assessment of such devices in practical (often uncertain/variable) operating scenarios. It could subsequently be utilized by biomedical engineers to foster the rapid development of robust next-generation devices that operate reliably within desired operating performance specifications, such as diagnostic tools with improved detection sensitivity & specificity, and drug discovery platforms with enhanced reconstitution of complex cellular interactions. These can play a crucial role in rapid short-term response to control the spread of infections & to mitigate disease outbreaks, while also offering improved solutions for enhancing long-term access to primary healthcare & comprehensive disease treatment, thereby significantly improving public health, particularly in resource constrained settings.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2021	SOFTWORTHY LLC	5900 BALCONES DR	AUSTIN	TX	78731	TRAVIS	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	1	5/8/2024	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2022	2021	SOFTWORTHY LLC	5900 BALCONES DR STE 4215	AUSTIN	TX	78731	TRAVIS	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	1	8/25/2022	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $232,115 )
2021	2021	SOFTWORTHY LLC	5900 BALCONES DR STE 4215	AUSTIN	TX	78731	TRAVIS	USA	Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health	000	1	9/18/2021	NEW	$232,115
														Subtotal = $232,115

Grand Total All Awards = $232,115

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A simulation-based technology for stochastic modeling, sensitivity analysis and design optimization, aimed at development of next-generation micro-fluidic devices for biomedical applications.

Award Number: R43EB032276

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE Of BIOMEDICAL IMAGING & BIOENGINEERING

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/30/2023

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