Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0556694
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Quantum Dot Nanocrystals: Smart Materials for Microbiology. Quantum dots were originally developed for computers but have many advantages over fluorescent dyes currently in use. They can be coupled to larger structures and a excitation with a laser allows simultaneous multiple analyses ("multiplexing"). We propose to adapt these structures for use in microbial ecology because this field is one of the least understood areas in biology. The technology we will develop will have far broader uses, and will create new diagnostic tools for monitoring and understanding microbial ecosystems would be invaluable in a number of fields. Examples are medical diagnostics, waste-water treatment, bioremediation, food and agriculture, bioprotection and biodiscovery.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2005
End Date: 12-2008
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $230,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Microbial Ecology | Microbial Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Microbiology Not Elsewhere Classified | Microbiology
