Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
École Polytechnique de Montréal
$149,560.00
Electrospray-Differential Mobility Analysis System for the Analysis of Biomacromolecules, Polymeric (Bio)Materials and Nanoparticles
FY 2013-14
Summary
To effectively carry out their research projects in colloidal and polymer science, soft matter, microfluidics, and regenerative medicine, a group of researchers from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal urgently require an analytical tool that can rapidly characterize heterogeneous complex nanosized systems (biomolecules, polymers and nanoparticles) for their the size and concentration. The applicants of this proposal have identified an analytical method for rapid and precise characterization of such systems, namely Electrospray-Differential Mobility Analysis (ES-DMA). The ES-DMA instrument requested in this proposal is able to determine number concentration and size distribution of macromolecules and nanoparticles with molecular weight and size ranging from ~8 kDa to > 100 MDa and from 2.5 to 1000 nm, respectively, within a few minutes. The ES-DMA method has been recently developed and is not currently available to the academic and industrial community in Quebec. A complete and unhindered access of the applicants' group members and the local scientific community at large to ES-DMA will greatly accelerate progress in their research programs by overcoming the size characterization challenge posed by heterogeneous nanosized systems.
Program
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Recipient
Location
Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
458788-2014
Name nom
Buschmann, Michael
Department département
Génie chimique
Organization id
64
Institution établissement
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2013
Competition year année de concours
2014
Award amount
149560
Program id
EQPEQ
Program name en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
1511
Committee name en
Materials and Chemical Engineering
Committee name fr
Génie chimique et des matériaux
Area of application code
1208
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Materials sciences
Area of application fr
Sciences des matériaux
Research subject code
2006
Research subject group en
Materials science and technology
Research subject group fr
Science et technologie des matériaux
Research subject en
Biomaterials
Research subject fr
Biomatériaux
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Electrospray-Differential Mobility Analysis System for the Analysis of Biomacromolecules, Polymeric (Bio)Materials and Nanoparticles
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
To effectively carry out their research projects in colloidal and polymer science, soft matter, microfluidics, and regenerative medicine, a group of researchers from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal urgently require an analytical tool that can rapidly characterize heterogeneous complex nanosized systems (biomolecules, polymers and nanoparticles) for their the size and concentration. The applicants of this proposal have identified an analytical method for rapid and precise characterization of such systems, namely Electrospray-Differential Mobility Analysis (ES-DMA). The ES-DMA instrument requested in this proposal is able to determine number concentration and size distribution of macromolecules and nanoparticles with molecular weight and size ranging from ~8 kDa to > 100 MDa and from 2.5 to 1000 nm, respectively, within a few minutes. The ES-DMA method has been recently developed and is not currently available to the academic and industrial community in Quebec. A complete and unhindered access of the applicants' group members and the local scientific community at large to ES-DMA will greatly accelerate progress in their research programs by overcoming the size characterization challenge posed by heterogeneous nanosized systems.
