Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150101939

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150101939

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Early-Stage Medical Diagnostics by Plasmon-Mediated Gas Sensing. This project will investigate the use plasmonic absorption of light in metal nanostructures to activate the selective oxidation/reduction of a gas molecule on a semiconductor nanoparticle. This concept will be used with the aim of developing a sensing technique capable of measuring ultra-low concentrations (ppb) of breath markers for lung cancer detection. It is expected that porous sensing films of semiconductor and metal nanoparticles with well-defined light absorption properties will be fabricated. Superior selectivity will be achieved by matching the wavelength of the absorbed light with the required activation energy for oxidation/reduction. Successful outcomes will enable multi-analyte fingerprint identification by on-chip devices with applications ranging from portable medical diagnostics to national security.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-06-2015

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $434,300.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Functional Materials | Optical Physics | Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications | Sensor Technology (Chemical aspects)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Diagnostic Methods | Health Status (e.g. Indicators of Well-Being) | National Security |

Other Keywords

Diagnostic Methods | Functional Materials | Health Status (e.g. Indicators of Well-Being) | National Security | Optical Physics | Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications | Sensor Technology (Chemical aspects)

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