MRI: Acquisition of Metal Deposition Equipment for Integrated Electroactive Sensors, Nanostructures and Biotechnology Research and Training

MRI：采购金属沉积设备用于集成电活性传感器、纳米结构和生物技术研究和培训

• 批准号: 0420732
• 负责人: Gary Atkinson
• 金额: $ 11万
• 依托单位: Virginia Commonwealth University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-01 至 2005-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0420732&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Acquisition; Metal; Deposition; Equipment

The object of this research is to advance technology and training through education and research in highly interdisciplinary, state-of-the-art research thrusts. The areas of research are (1) integrated electroactive sensors, (2) self assembled-nanostructures and (3) biochips. The key equipment acquisition that we are seeking remains essentially intact, the SOLUTION deposition system manufactured by CHA Industries. It will deposit noble/biocompatible metals, refractory metals and dielectrics for fabricating ultra-thin electrodes for polymer sensors, quantum dot formation for our innovative self-assembled nanostructures as well as biocompatible electrodes for biochips.The intellectual merit of this research thrusts are (1) nano and biotechnology research are major national initiatives, (2) integrated sensor systems pervade industrial, medical and military systems, (3) VCU has established research prominence in; electroactive "smart" polymers; sensors integrated with CMOS; unique self-assembled quantum dots for quantum computing; novel implantable biochips; living-cell-biosensors; and the electronic nose and (4) VCU's state-of-the-art facilities provide the necessary infrastructure for accomplishing these research goals. The broader impact of the proposed activity is that it will: (1) provide a key new capability to an already extensive infrastructure, (2) expand technologies available for cutting-edge undergraduate education teaching and research, industrial partnerships and graduate research, (3) enhance infrastructure available to industrial and academic partners, (4) advance technological teaching and research to under-represented groups in an urban population distribution with high gender parity and (5) benefit society as a whole by enhancing the quality of all our lives, through technological advances in the fundamental areas of safety, security, and health.

这项研究的目的是通过教育和研究在高度跨学科，国家的最先进的研究推力推进技术和培训。研究的领域是（1）集成电活性传感器，（2）自组装纳米结构和（3）生物芯片。我们正在寻求的关键设备收购基本上保持不变，由CHA Industries制造的解决方案沉积系统。 它将存款贵金属/生物相容性金属，难熔金属和金属，用于制造聚合物传感器的超薄电极，我们创新的自组装纳米结构的量子点形成以及生物芯片的生物相容性电极。这项研究的智力优势是：（1）纳米和生物技术研究是国家的重大举措，（2）集成传感器系统渗透到工业，医疗和军事系统，（3）VCU在以下方面建立了研究优势：电活性“智能”聚合物;与CMOS集成的传感器;用于量子计算的独特自组装量子点;新型植入式生物芯片;活细胞生物传感器;以及电子鼻;（4）VCU的最先进设施为实现这些研究目标提供了必要的基础设施。拟议活动的更广泛影响是它将：（1）为已经广泛的基础设施提供关键的新能力，（2）为尖端的本科教育教学和研究、工业合作伙伴关系和研究生研究扩展可用的技术，（3）加强工业和学术合作伙伴可用的基础设施，（4）在城市人口分布中，促进技术教学和研究，使其在性别平等程度较高的情况下，能够得到充分的代表性;（5）通过提高我们所有人的生活质量，使整个社会受益，通过安全、安保和健康等基本领域的技术进步。