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IMMUNOCHEMICALLY COUPLED MICROELECTRODE
Award Information
Agency: National Science Foundation
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 7576
Amount:
$50,000.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A
Solicitation Number:
N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
N/A
Award Year:
1988
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
N/A
Small Business Information
400 Mississippi
Morgantown, WV
26505
United States
DUNS:
N/A
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: GEORGE D CASE PHD
Phone: (304) 291-6706
Phone: (304) 291-6706
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
COUPLING A BIOLOGICAL PROBE TO A MICROELECTRODE OFFERS GREATPOTENTIAL FOR DIRECT, RAPID, SENSITIVE AND SPECIFIC DETECTION OF A WIDE RANGE OF TOXINS, VIRUSES, AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS. THE PROPOSED IMMINOCHEMICALLY COUPLED ELECTRODE (ICM) OFFERS SIGNIFICANT PROMISE FOR BROAD-SPECTRUM AND SENSITIVE DETECTION OF A VARIETY OF BIOCHEMICAL AGENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST. ITS DEVELOPMENT ENTAILS THE MODULATION OF TRANSPORT IN MEMBRANES AND LABELLING THE MEMBRANE-ACTIVE MATERIAL. THE PHASE 1 WORK IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT DEMONSTRATION OF SUCH A STRUCTURE.
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