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SPONTANEOUS ADHESION OF CULTURED PLANT CELLS TO GAS PLASMA TREATED POLYMER SUPPORTS
Award Information
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 10967
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:
1989
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
N/A
Small Business Information
200 Homer Avenue
Ashland, MA
01721
United States
DUNS:
N/A
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: Mitchell Klausner
Phone: () -
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Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH PROJECT WILL BE TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF SUBSTRATE SURFACE CHEMISTRY ON ADHESION OF CULTURED PLANT CELLS. PRODUCTION OF PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES WILL ALSO BE ASSESSED AS A FUNCTION OF SUBSTRATE SURFACE CHEMISTRY. NOVEL GAS PLASMA TECHNIQUES WILL BE USED TO EFFECT SYSTEMATIC CHEMICAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE SURFACE OF POLYSTYRENE ON WHICH THE PLANT CELLS WILL BE GROWN. INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THIS RESEARCH EFFORTWILL ULTIMATELY BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED BIOREACTORS FOR PRODUCTION OF USEFUL COMPOUNDS BY IMMOBILIZED PLANT CELLS.
* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *
