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Lab-on-a-chip astrobiology analyzer
- Small Business Information
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Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
- Phase 1
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Fiscal Year: 2004Title: Lab-on-a-chip astrobiology analyzerAgency: NASAContract: NNA04CB35CAward Amount: $65,068.00
Abstract:
The overall goal of this program (through Phase III) is to develop an astrobiology analyzer to measure chemical signatures of life in extraterrestrial settings. The analyzer will employ a lab-on-a-chip to extract biochemical signatures from soil or water samples and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy to detect and identify the signatures. The goal of the Phase I program is to demonstrate feasibility by separating mixtures of amino acids in SER-active sol-gel capillary columns. This will be accomplished by developing new sol-gels that selectively extract the amino acids from flowing water, while at the same time providing SER activity to identify the amino acids, individually and as a class. The Phase II work will design, build and test the proposed prototype lab-on-a-chip analyzer. This will be accomplished by incorporating the sol-gel coated capillaries into a lab-on-a-chip, and performing chemical separation and Raman signal enhancement sufficiently to identify chemical signatures of life.Small Business Information at Submission:Real-Time Analyzers, Inc.
87 Church Street East Hartford, CT 06108EIN/Tax ID: 061633295DUNS: N/ANumber of Employees:Woman-Owned: NoMinority-Owned: NoHUBZone-Owned: No
Award Information
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Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Branch: N/A |
Award ID: 72020 |
Program Year/Program: 2004 / SBIR |
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Agency Tracking Number: 034626 |
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Solicitation Topic Code: N/A |
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