SBIR/STTR Research Award
NOVEL SURFACES BY PLASMA TECHNIQUE FOR DNA DETECTION
Award amount
$748,255Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1995Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- NeoMecs 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 LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE SENSITIVITY AND RANGE OF APPLICATION OF CLINICAL CHEMILUMINESCENT IMMUNOASSAYS. SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC BENEFITS COULD FOLLOW. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: (1) PREPARE PRELIMINARY ASSAY SUBSTRATES BY PLASMA SURFACE MODIFICATION, (2) TEST SUBSTRATES FOR BACKGROUND LUMINESCENCE AND NON-SPECIFIC PROTEIN BINDING, (3) PREPARE ADDITIONAL SUBSTRATES USING DESIGNATED PLASMA MONOMERS, (4) TEST SUBSTRATES FOR BACKGROUND LUMINESCENCE LEVELS IN IMMUNOASSAYS, AND (5) ANALYZE RESULTS AND DESCRIBE THEIR RELEVANCE TO PHASE II PROGRAM LEADING TO EXPANDED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF CHEMILUMINESCENT ASSAYS.
Technology keywords
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