SBIR/STTR Research Award
Carbon Nanotube Sensor Array for Sensitive Detection of Mercury Poisoning
Award amount
$241,636Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2014Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- National Institutes of Health
- Recipient company
- INNOSENSE CORPORATION
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Y45MWN6YRAB1
- Solicitation number
- PA13-088
- Topic code
- NIEHS
Research abstract
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Mercury (Hg) has been recognized as having serious impacts on human health due to its toxicity and bioaccumulation via the food chain. Elevated exposure to Hg can affect the liver, kidneys, and cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal, and neurological systems of the human body. Inorganic Hg (Hg2+) can cause chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney failure. Methylmercury (CH3Hg+), an organic form of Hg, is highly toxic to living systems. CH3Hg+ causes nervous system damage leading to problems with coordination, numbness, and visual impairment. Death from CH3Hg+ poisoning usually occurs 2-4 days after the first symptoms occur. Therefore, detecting CH3Hg+ and Hg2+ ions is highly important to human health. Currently, there is no simple, point of care (POC) system for detecting these toxins. To meet this need, InnoSense LLC (ISL) aims to develop a carbon nanotube-based MerSense assay for cost-effective, POC detection of CH3Hg+ and Hg2+ ions with high sensitivity and selectivity.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Research funding history
141 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2004–2024). Reported award amounts total $58,902,557. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency