Nanocavity-based sensors for cannabis analysis

在过去的一年里，医用大麻行业引起了很多关注，新的自由党政府暗示在未来几个月内将完全合法化。这种对话已经让公司和投资者寻求扩大生产，为政府的合法化声明做准备。对医用大麻行业至关重要的一件事是对产品进行分析，以便在分销和销售之前对其化学成分进行认证。虽然目前有测试和认证技术，其中许多可以在Keystone实验室找到，但需要家庭测试套件，这将简化种植者的认证程序，并使整个过程更便宜。在这个项目中，我们将开发廉价的传感技术，将能够被运送到种植者，使他们的产品的化学成分可以在他们的网站进行分析。一旦产品的成分达到他们满意的程度（效力），他们就可以将其发送到Keystone进行最终认证。通过这样做，种植者将避免在产品达到其全部效力之前将其发送进行分析，这将需要种植者发送另一个样品进行分析，浪费时间和金钱。

The medical marijuana industry has been creating a lot of attention over the past year, with the new Liberal Government hinting at full legalization in the coming months. This dialogue has gotten companies and investors looking to expand production in preparation for the government's legalization announcement. One thing that is essential for the medical marijuana industry is the analysis of the product such that its chemical composition can be certified before it can be distributed and sold. While there are testing and certification techniques currently available, many of which can be found at Keystone Labs, there is a need for home testing kits, which will streamline certification procedures for growers and make the whole process less expensive. In this project, we will develop inexpensive sensing technology that will be able to be shipped to growers such that the chemical composition of their product can be analyzed at their site. Once the composition of the product is at the point (potency) where they are satisfied, they can then send it in to Keystone for final certification. By doing this, the grower will avoid sending the product in for analysis before it has reached its full potency, which would then require the grower to send in another sample for analysis, waisting both time and money.