SBIR Phase I: A Nanosensor-based Device for Rapid Microbial Detection in Water Samples

这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将开发和优化一种新型，便携式和易于使用的纳米技术支持的设备，用于快速检测水微生物污染。与目前需要至少24小时才能获得结果的方法不同，这种纳米流体装置将能够对E.大肠杆菌，其他微生物污染的实时，使用点的方式。这项研究的更广泛/商业影响是实现实时，快速和准确的水质监测，比目前的技术可以提供更好。该平台技术在食品安全和医疗诊断方面还有其他几个应用，将对公共健康和安全产生重大影响，消除代价高昂的延误、昂贵的基础设施和用户培训。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop and optimize a novel, portable and easy-to-use nanotech-enabled device for rapid water microbial contamination detection. Unlike current methods which require at least 24 hours to obtain a result, this nanofluidics device will be able to produce a rapid, sensitive and specific diagnostic test for E. coli, other microbe contamination in a real-time, point-of-use fashion. The broader/commercial impacts of this research is to enable real-time, rapid and accurate water quality monitoring, much better than what current techniques can offer. This platform technology has several other applications for food safety and medical diagnostics that will have a significant impact on public health and safety, eliminating costly delays, expensive infrastructure and user training.