SBIR/STTR Research Award
MICRO - EXTRACTION DEVELOPMENT FOR DRUG ASSAY
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1988Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- SYMBIOTECH, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE INTERFACE BETWEEN TWO CONTIGUOUS, IMMISCIBLE LIQUID PHASES CAN BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE MICROPORES OF A NEW TYPE OF POLYMERIC MEMBRANE. THESE KINDS OF MEMBRANES IN THEFORM OF TINY HOLLOW FIBERS WILL BE INVESTIGATED FOR CONDUCTING LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION AS A FIRST PURIFICATION STAGE IN THE ASSAY OF DRUGS. THE TECHNOLOGY IS APPLICABLE TO VERY SMALL SAMPLES AND SHOULD ALSO FIND USE IN THE ASSAY OF FOODS, WASTES, BODY FLUIDS, ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES, ETC. THE PROPOSED INVESTIGATION WILL FURTHER FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF LIQUID EXTRACTION THROUGH THESE MEMBRANES AND DEVELOP DEVICES USING THESE MEMBRANES FOR EXTRACTING VERY SMALL SAMPLES OF ANALYTE. THESE DEVICES WILL BE DEVELOPED IN A FORM SUITABLE FOR AUTOMATING EXTRACTION PROCEDURES.
Technology keywords
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