Novel Nanobiosensors for Identifying Microorganisms Using Magnetic Relaxation Switches
Category
FP7 Project with U.S. partner
Short name and number
MRI_Nanobiosensor (236252)
Area
Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies
Description
The goal of this proposal is the development of a totally new type of reagent/instrumentation system based on a Nanobiosensor that Prof. Josephson and Prof. Weissleder have developed and termed magnetic relaxation switches (MRS). We propose to apply MRS for two different objectives: 1) detection of microorganisms through their specific sequences on their rRNA (outgoing phase); 2) identification of specific tumoral cells lines using MRS functionalized with specific lectins (return phase).
Participating Countries
Spain and United States.
Name of US Partner
The General Hospital Corporation
Contact
UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA (ES) / LOPEZ LORENTE Oscar