SBIR/STTR Research Award
Nanostructured substrates for cell assays
Award amount
$1,578,880Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2005Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- National Institutes of Health
- Recipient company
- PLATYPUS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- CR97YQK8M1U5
- Solicitation number
- PHS2005-2
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Our goal in this Phase 2 SBIR proposal is to develop and optimize the components for a novel cell migration assay. In Phase 1, we demonstrated that liquid crystals assume a predictable orientation in response to cellular membranes, and therefore they could be used in a sensitive, rapid, generalizable method for reporting cell number. In this application, we propose to build on the ability of liquid crystals to accurately report cell number and spatial location in the development of a quantitative assay for cell migration. This innovative approach will provide a technology with many intrinsic advantages over current methods by reducing labor, time and cost and by providing compatibility with high throughput formats.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Wearable Multi-Gas Technologies for Monitoring Personal Air Quality
- A direct-reading dosimeter badge for monitoring personal exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
- A Direct-Reading Liquid Crystal Based Formaldehyde Dosimeter for Personal Exposure Monitoring
- Wearable Liquid Crystal Based Chemical Sensor Badge for the Identification of Toxic Industrial Chemicals
- Liquid Crystal-based Sensors for Detection of Airborne Toxic Chemicals for Integration with Unmanned Robotic Systems
Research funding history
34 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2001–2022). Reported award amounts total $16,425,324. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Agriculture