Development of new multisensing biosensors for the detection of bioavailable heavy metals in solid matrices.

Project Information

BIOMETSENSOR

Grant agreement ID: ENV4950141

Project closed

Start date 1 February 1996

End date 31 January 1999

Funded under

• Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of environment and climate, 1994-1998

Total cost € 0,00

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

VITO - Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek NV
Belgium

Objective

The following research tasks will be carried out during the project:
1) Design of regulatory cascades and funnels for the simultaneous and specific detection of metal ions.
2) Development of bifunctional reporter systems.
3) Cloning of metal responsive DNA sequences in specialised vectors and expression into A. eutrophus.
4) Overexpression, purification, characterisation of specific and non-specific metal binding proteins.
5) Construction and properties of one gene-based (multisensing) and one protein-based prototype.
6) Testing and evaluation of the biosensors properties on chemically pre-analyzed solid wastes (soils, flyashes, sludges) in lab and field conditions.
7) Comparison of the chemical data and the data generated by the biosensor devices. Inter-laboratory tests.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors › biosensors
• natural sciences › biological sciences › genetics › DNA
• natural sciences › biological sciences › biochemistry › biomolecules › proteins

Programme(s)

• FP4-ENV 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of environment and climate, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 020103 - Biosensors

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

VITO - Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek NV

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 200,Boeretang ; 2400 Mol ; Belgium
• Total cost: No data

Participants (5)

CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 144,Velazquez 144 ; 28006 MADRID
• Total cost: No data

LUND UNIVERSITY

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 60,Chemical Center ; 221 00 Lund
• Total cost: No data

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE - MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 399,Frederiksborgvej 399 ; 4000 ROSKILDE
• Total cost: No data

Tauw Milieu BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 11-13,Handelskade 11-13 ; 7400 AC Deventer
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Edgbaston ; B15 2TT BIRMINGHAM
• Total cost: No data