Purchase of a confocal microscope

购买共焦显微镜

• 批准号: 0541803
• 负责人: Douglas Neckers
• 金额: $ 34.6万
• 依托单位: Bowling Green State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-02-15 至 2009-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0541803&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Purchase; confocal; microscope

With support from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multiuser Instrument Acquisition (CRIF-MU) Program, the Department of Chemistry at Bowling Green State University will acquire a scanning confocal microscope. Prof. D. C. Neckers will use the proposed instrument in studies of microencapsulation, photopolymerization, 3D imaging and studies of organic-electronic materials. Other primary users include Prof. Pavel Anzenbacher who will use the instrument to investigate photophysical processes in new supramolecular materials as anion sensors as well as donor-acceptor OLED materials, and Prof. F. N. Castellano who will use the instrument for studies of single molecule spectroscopy of metal-organic chromophores, for 2-D and 3-D photochemical fabrication of metallic objects and nanostructures, in addition to the study of dye sensitized solar cells. For Prof. Wilson, the instrument will be an essential tool in his research involving high-intensity photochemistry and development of photochemical tools for manipulation of biological molecules with emphasis on photodynamic modification of nucleic acids. Prof. McKay will be able to use the microscope in studies of luminescent cyanobacterial bioreporters focused on the development of whole-cell sensors for iron in marine ecosystems. The proposed instrument and associated investigations will have significant impact beyond the basic scientific community as the interdisciplinary themes presented are relevant to many areas of emerging technologies and life sciences with anticipated benefits to society, the economy, and the educational mission of the university and the NSF. While the acquisition of the instrumentation will open new avenues of research at BGSU, it will also greatly advance the educational mission of both departments whose primary research projects serve as a training conduit for both undergraduate and graduate students. The instrument will be used by students and postdoctoral associates involved in photosynthetic, photonic materials, photochemistry, biochemistry, and life science-related research projects.

在化学研究仪器和设施的支持下：部门多用户仪器采购（CRIF-MU）计划，保龄球绿色州立大学化学系将获得扫描共聚焦显微镜。 D. C. Neckers将在微胶囊化、光聚合、3D成像和有机电子材料研究中使用拟议的仪器。其他主要用户包括Pavel Anzenbacher教授，他将使用该仪器研究新型超分子材料中的电子物理过程，如阴离子传感器以及供体-受体OLED材料，以及F。N. Castellano将使用该仪器研究金属有机发色团的单分子光谱，用于金属物体和纳米结构的二维和三维光化学制造，以及染料敏化太阳能电池的研究。对于Wilson教授来说，该仪器将是他研究高强度光化学和开发光化学工具的重要工具，用于操纵生物分子，重点是核酸的光动力学修饰。McKay教授将能够在发光蓝藻生物报告的研究中使用显微镜，专注于海洋生态系统中铁的全细胞传感器的开发。拟议的仪器和相关的调查将产生重大影响，超出了基础科学界的跨学科的主题是相关的新兴技术和生命科学的许多领域与预期的好处，社会，经济和大学和NSF的教育使命。虽然仪器的收购将在BGSU的研究开辟新的途径，它也将大大推进两个部门的主要研究项目作为本科生和研究生的培训渠道的教育使命。该仪器将用于参与光合作用，光子材料，光化学，生物化学和生命科学相关研究项目的学生和博士后。