BIOMICROSENSOR TECHOLOGY: A PROTEIN COATED PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL DETECTOR

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense

Branch: Army

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 2413

Amount: $175,000.00

Phase: Phase II

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1987

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

Universal Sensors, Inc.

Po Box 736

New Orleans, LA 70148

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Dr George G Guilbault
Phone: (504) 646-0379

Business Contact

Phone: () -

Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

PROTEIN ABSORBENTS (ENZYMES AND ANTIBODIES) WILL BE PLACED AS COATINGS ON THE PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL, AND THE DEVICE WILL BE EVALUATED AS A POSSIBLE DETECTOR FOR IDENTIFICATION AND ASSAY OF THESE AGENTS. THIS EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT WILL THUS FOCUS ON A NOVEL METHOD FOR TRANSDUCTION OF A RECOGNITION EVENT INTO AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL, USING A SURFACE MODIFIED WITH A BIOMATERIAL, PROVIDING A METHOD FOR AMPLIFICATION (DUE TO THE HIGH TURNOVER NUMBER OF THE PROTEIN) TO 1,000,000 OR BETTER, AND A DETECTOR THAT OPERATES WITHOUT LIQUID FLOW.THE DETECTOR, AND EACH ABSORBENT, WILL BE EVALUATED WITH RESPECT TO SENSITIVITY AND LINEARITY OF RESPONSE, SPEED OF RESPONSE, ACCURACY, LIMIT OF DETECTION, EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE, SELECTIVITY OF RESPONSE, SIMPLICITY OF DESIGN, REVERSIBILITY AND STABILITY.

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BIOMICROSENSOR TECHOLOGY: A PROTEIN COATED PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL DETECTOR