| Last Name | Name | Awards | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spilburg | Curtis A Spilburg | 4 |
Phase 1 SBIR
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) refers to the enlargement of the prostate gland, which occurs in 50% of 60-year old men with increasing incidence with age. This unchecked growth is most likely caused by dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and it produces a decreasing quality of life because of deterioration of urin...
Phase 2 SBIR
DESCRIPTION (Scanned from the Applicant's Abstract): Incorporation of a new water-based sterol/stanol formulation system in foods and capsules lowers intestinal cholesterol absorption. This methodology is fat-free and provides a distinct improvement over existing inflexible oil-based strategies that increas...
Phase 2 SBIR
DESCRIPTION (Scanned from the Applicant's Abstract): Incorporation of a new water-based sterol/stanol formulation system in foods and capsules lowers intestinal cholesterol absorption. This methodology is fat-free and provides a distinct improvement over existing inflexible oil-based strategies that increas...
Phase 1 SBIR
Plant sterols, such as sitostanol, lower the level of human serum cholesterol by inhibiting its absorption from the small intestine. Even though sitostanol has minimal toxicity and is not absorbed itself, previous attempts to use this plant stanol for cholesterol lowering have been complicated by its low solubility in water and dietary oils. Us...
