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Nano-tech Biosensors
Team Overview Nanotechnology “biosensors” detect materials in biological systems and the environment at ultra-low levels of concentration. The team aims to help detect diseases and environmental threats early, allowing for more cost-effective interventions.

Faculty

Marc Porter, Ph.D.	Ling Zang, Ph.D.

 

Promising Research Projects

• Quick and affordable environmental mercury detection
  
• Sensing of dangerous chemicals, such as explosives, at ultra-low levels, allowing better protection against terrorism
  
• Highly sensitive “immuno assays” for cancer in bodily fluids, such as urine and blood
  
• Novel uses for spherical, cubic, and rod-shaped gold nanoparticles
  that are used in early detection of disease.

Results So Far

• New hazardous chemical detection company: Metallosensors
  
• New explosives detection company: Vaporsens
  
• New invention disclosures: 19
  
• New patent filings: 17

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