Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
University of British Columbia
$190,180.00
Microfluidic point-of-care immunoassay
FY 2017-18
Summary
Point-of-care tests are medical diagnostic tests performed outside of clinical laboratories and in close proximity of patients receiving care, such as at homes, doctor's offices, and emergency departments in hospitals. The ability to perform diagnostic tests without requiring sophisticated laboratory equipment and infrastructure is important for many health conditions including cancer, heart disease, and viral infections. This proposal aims to develop a new technology to perform point-of-care diagnostic tests utilizing methods developed for manufacturing silicon microchips, which can be adapted to enable precise control over the flow of extremely small volumes of liquid. This capability enables sophisticated biochemical analyses to be performed in portable, low-cost, and automated system, which can be utilized by patients and care providers at the point of care.
Program
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
508308-2016
Name nom
Ma, Hongshen
Department département
Mechanical Engineering
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2017
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
190180
Program id
CRDPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
1101
Area of application group en
Health, education and social services
Area of application group fr
Santé publique, éducation et services sociaux
Area of application en
Human health (including medically-related psychological research)
Area of application fr
Santé publique (y compris recherche psychologique liée à la médecine)
Research subject code
2109
Research subject group en
Mechanical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie mécanique
Research subject en
Mechanical systems and instrumentation
Research subject fr
Instrumentation et systèmes mécaniques
Partie
1
Nb partie
3
Application title
Microfluidic point-of-care immunoassay
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Point-of-care tests are medical diagnostic tests performed outside of clinical laboratories and in close proximity of patients receiving care, such as at homes, doctor's offices, and emergency departments in hospitals. The ability to perform diagnostic tests without requiring sophisticated laboratory equipment and infrastructure is important for many health conditions including cancer, heart disease, and viral infections. This proposal aims to develop a new technology to perform point-of-care diagnostic tests utilizing methods developed for manufacturing silicon microchips, which can be adapted to enable precise control over the flow of extremely small volumes of liquid. This capability enables sophisticated biochemical analyses to be performed in portable, low-cost, and automated system, which can be utilized by patients and care providers at the point of care.
