Fiscal Year:
1995
Title:
AN ADVANCED ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS ANALYTICAL MEASUREMENT OF THREE CHEMICAL SPECIES
Agency:
DOE
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$750,000.00
Abstract:
THE REQUIREMENTS OF COMPLEX SAMPLE MONITORING PRESENT A GROWING NEED FOR A NEW GENERATION OF HIGHLY SPECIFIC ENZYME ELETRODES WITH MULTI-ANALYTE, MULTI-SIGNAL CAPABILITY. THIS PROJECT'S OBJECTIVE IS TO ESTABLISH THE FEASIBILITY OF NOVEL ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS BASED ON THE COMBINATION OF IMMOBILIZED ENZYMES AND COLLOIDAL GOLD TECHNOLOGIES. THE SPECIFIC GOAL TO BE PURSUED IN PHASE I IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF AN IN-VITRO LIPID PROFILE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS DETECTION OF TOTAL CHOLESTEROL, HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS, AND TRIGLYCERIDES USING A DISPOSABLE BIOSENSOR. THIS LIPID PROFILE TESTING IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING CARDIAC RISK AND FOR MONITORING THERAPY FOR MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. DEPOSITION OF COLLOIDAL GOLD WITH IMMOBILIZED ENZYMES ONTO SEPARATE CHANNELS OF A MULTI-CHANNEL SURFACE TO PROVIDE SPATIALLY RESOLVED, MULTI-SIGNAL ENZYME ELECTRODES CAN ULTIMATELY LEAD TO A NEW GENERATION OF MULTI-ANALYTE SENSORS.
Principal Investigator:
Dr Marek Wojciechowski
9195448220
Business Contact:
Small Business Information at Submission:
Andcare Inc.
2810 Meridian Pkwy Suite 152 Durham, NC 27713
EIN/Tax ID:
561458171
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
N/A
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No