Opis projektu
Microsystems and Smart Miniaturised Systems
The goal of ARROWS is to develop a microengineered platform for the analysis of 'real-world' samples from the food, drink and healthcare industries. The principle deliverable will be a chip-scale capillary electrophoresis/liquid chromatography mass spectrometer (CE/LC-MS) that matches the performance of today's mainframe systems.
The ARROWS innovation is to integrate and interface multiple chip technologies into a platform capable of analysing messy, sticky biological matrices like tissue, food, blood and urine. Our vision is to offer users from the food, environmental and clinical sectors 'more for less' by delivering the functionality of a laboratory-scale, high-end CE/LC-MS system, which today is the size of a filing cabinet, in a mass-deployable tool the size of a desktop PC.
Next-generation micro-analytical devices from Tyndall, Microsaic, VTT and CSEM will be combined into powerful, multi-sensing tools capable of identifying trace quantities of the chemical species of interest (e.g. pesticides, disease biomarkers) in complex biological matrices such as tissue, food and drinking water. Microsaic Systems will develop a MS based on patented ionchip technology.
CE/LC/MS is a universal technique and analytical applications are unlimited. Initially, ARROWS will focus on two applications: (a) detection of cancer biomarkers in fractional spots found on tissue, and (b) screening of imported food for contamination. End-users Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and DEFRA will evaluate the platform.
ARROWS utilizes the consortium's 'best-in-class' capabilities to exploit the scaling laws associated with microfluidics, chip-based chromatography and electrophoresis and microengineered advanced mass spectrometry to minimise analysis time, sample volume and reduce manufacturing costs. These scaling laws address the cross-cutting issue of sustainability by reducing solvent consumption, waste and power consumption by orders of magnitude.
Dziedzina nauki
Klasyfikacja projektów w serwisie CORDIS opiera się na wielojęzycznej taksonomii EuroSciVoc, obejmującej wszystkie dziedziny nauki, w oparciu o półautomatyczny proces bazujący na technikach przetwarzania języka naturalnego.
Klasyfikacja projektów w serwisie CORDIS opiera się na wielojęzycznej taksonomii EuroSciVoc, obejmującej wszystkie dziedziny nauki, w oparciu o półautomatyczny proces bazujący na technikach przetwarzania języka naturalnego.
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesclassical mechanicsfluid mechanicsmicrofluidics
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processes
- natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectrophoresis
- natural scienceschemical sciencesanalytical chemistrymass spectrometry
- social scienceslaw
Zaproszenie do składania wniosków
FP7-ICT-2009-5
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System finansowania
CP - Collaborative project (generic)Koordynator
T12 YN60 Cork
Irlandia