SBIR/STTR Research Award
STTR Phase I: Antibacterially-Active Nanoparticles
Award amount
$100,000Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Science Foundation
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Nanopharma
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- NSF 03-535
- Topic code
- BT
Research abstract
This Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Phase I project proposes to synthesize covalently-bonded drugs within 40 - 140 nm diameter, hydrophilic spheres made by the process of emulsion polymerization. These nanoparticles would be able to enter cells and release a high concentration of an antibiotic near the target site. The commercial application of this project will be for the treatment of antibiotic resistant bacterial infections.
Technology keywords
Not reported