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DEVELOPMENT OF A RAPID IN VITRO SCREENING ASSAY FOR DETECTION OF CANCER…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Health and Human Services 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2011 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
N43CO110069 		Solicitation Year:
2011 		Solicitation Topic Code:
NCI 		Solicitation Number:
Small Business Information
NANOSCALE MATERIALS, INC.
1310 RESEARCH PARK DR MANHATTAN, KS 66502-
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2011
Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A RAPID IN VITRO SCREENING ASSAY FOR DETECTION OF CANCER BIOMARKERS IN URINE AND BLOOD.
Agency: HHS
Contract: N43CO110069
Award Amount: $200,000.00
 

Abstract:

The goal of the project is to develop a rapid in vitro screening assay for detection of cancer biomarkers in urine and blood. The aim is testing and optimization of nanoparticle sensors, based on cyanine dyes that are chemically linked to Fe/Fe3O4 nanoparticles via protease-selective consensus (cleavage) sequences. The focus is on the quantitative determination of active cancer-specific proteases in urine and blood via simple fluorescence measurements. The severing from the nanoparticle stops the efficientfluorescence quenching of the organic luminophore by the nanoparticle, thus allowing the detection of the protease activity. The matrix metalloproteinases, urokinase-type plasminogen activator, and cathepsins, are up-regulated in the vast majority of progressing cancers and can, therefore, serve as markers for cell survival/tumor progression, angiogenesis, and tissue remodeling/ invasion. The focus will be on pancreatic cancer, and the studies will be done on urine and blood from 30 patients and 12 healthy individuals. Measuring twelve proteases in total that are linked to pancreatic cancer progression will allow us to obtain statistically significant measurements within 1 hour.

Principal Investigator:

Frank Kroh
785-537-0179
MADISONA@NANOSCALECORP.COM

Business Contact:

Frank Kroh
785-537-0179
MADISONA@NANOSCALECORP.COM
Small Business Information at Submission:

NANOSCALE CORPORATION
1310 RESEARCH PK DR MANHATTAN, KS 66502-5000

EIN/Tax ID: 481172548
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No