This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $649,585 to Auburn University to develop an integrated and miniaturized opioid sensor system. The project aims to address the opioid crisis through innovative, cost-efficient, and portable opioid biosensors that can enable real-time, accurate detection and monitoring. The interdisciplinary team is working to deliver solutions for law...
The National Science Foundation (NSF), under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded a $429,832 Project Grant to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to develop a novel method for rapid and sensitive detection of nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA. The main objectives of the 5-year project are to: Determine the nanomechanoelectrical transduction principle of nucleic-acid nanostructures tethered to a graphene transistor and oscillating in an electric field. Achieve rapid,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded a $199,676 Project Grant to the Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation, Inc. (KSU R&SF) to develop a novel manufacturing process for ultra-sensitive and selective electronic molecule sensor arrays. The goal is to enable real-time, label-free detection of target molecules in an all-electronic format compatible with field deployment on integrated circuit chips. The...
This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems aims to develop a novel water quality monitoring system based on plasmonic sensing with metal-insulator-metal (MIM) nanosensors embedded in soft hydrogel matrices. The key research activities include: 1) modeling and designing the Au-SiO2-Au MIM nanosensors using finite element analysis, 2) synthesizing and testing these nanosensors to optimize plasmonic...
This $287,941 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop a novel biochemical sensor technology that can quantify small plastic particles in human blood serum samples. The research project will leverage quantum-coherent light-matter interactions on engineered photonic metasurfaces to advance the analytical performance of mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy. Key objectives include: 1) developing new sensor chips, 2)...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $400,236 Project Grant to the University of California, Davis under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The five-year award will support the development of a portable nanosensor for the ultrasensitive optical detection of airborne agents. Key deliverables include the creation of a novel sensor featuring nanomaterials that can be activated with light to selectively capture and detect volatile organic compounds. The sensor is designed for...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to Trustees of Dartmouth College to support the development of an "Emerging Technology Tool for Rapid Drug-Cocktail Formulation." The project aims to create a technology platform that leverages the mathematical equivalence between biological and electronic circuits to enable rapid, high-throughput discovery of optimal drug cocktails for...
This $450,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to The Johns Hopkins University supports the development of a new "dual-series gate" organic electrochemical transistor (DS-OECT) biosensor technology. The key objectives include material synthesis, device fabrication, computer modeling, and biological fluid analysis to create a highly sensitive and stable sensor capable of reliably detecting protein biomarkers for various...
The National Science Foundation awarded American Nanotechnologies Inc. a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a platform for printable chemical sensors. The one-year project ending November 30th, 2022 will support the creation of technology enabling the printing of chemical sensors for applications such as environmental monitoring and medical diagnostics. The NSF Engineering program aims to strengthen engineering...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Resilient Lifescience, Inc. for the development and validation of a novel wearable medical device to detect and treat opioid overdose. The $274,964 award, effective March 15, 2024 through December 31, 2024, will fund the development of two key components: 1) a self-contained, patch-based drug delivery platform capable of reliably delivering multiple...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $399,541 Project Grant to the Trustees of Dartmouth College to develop a high-throughput, label-free, and portable sensor that can quantitatively detect multiple illicit drugs including opioids, cocaine, psychostimulants, and methadone in liquid samples such as biofluids. The project aims to create a silver or gold nanoparticle-decorated zinc oxide nanorod coated silica nanofiber matrix sensor that can be paired with machine learning algorithms for automatic, quantitative analysis of multiplex drug detection without the need for trained expertise. This effort falls under the purview of the NSF Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, which seeks to foster innovation and excellence in engineering research and education to improve quality of life and economic strength. Successful implementation of this sensor technology has the potential to greatly simplify and accelerate the drug screening process to address the ongoing national opioid overdose crisis.