The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $448,818 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley. The 5-year grant, awarded on Apr 1, 2025, aims to develop a miniaturized, sensitive, and user-friendly sensing platform that combines physics-based and biochemistry-based detection methods to rapidly diagnose bacterial infections. The project will leverage integrated circuit chips and microfluidic integration to create an EM bacteria sensing system covering RF-to-millimeter-wave frequencies. Key innovations include ultrasensitive biosensing electronics, integrated microfluidic channels, and a system design to perform broadband spectroscopic measurements and magnetic sensing to capture unique bacterial signatures. This project seeks to enable rapid and accurate bacterial detection to support timely treatment, while also incorporating an educational and outreach program to introduce these technologies to students from K-12 through graduate levels.
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