NANOIMAGING SERVICES, INC. — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase I: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Transmission electron microscopy is a valuable techni
NANOIMAGING SERVICES, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Health and Human Services.
- Amount
- $223,243
- Agency
- Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Solicitation
- PA13-234
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- —
Description
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Transmission electron microscopy is a valuable technique for characterizing biological therapeutics, vaccines, drug delivery vehicles, and nanoparticles. There is considerable evidence that links the physical propertiesof these samples to their bio-distribution, safety, and efficacy. TEM imaging allows direct observation and quantification of these parameters, which include size distributions, shape distributions, concentrations, aggregation states, and 2D and 3D structure determinations. This wealth of information is especially useful when researchers must troubleshoot problems of unknown origin. As bio-therapeutics and nanoparticles increase in size and complexity, TEM is becoming increasingly important as an orthogonal complement to other biophysical methods. Despite the obvious utility of TEM as a direct technique for describing the physicochemical properties of samples in a variety of relevant biological environments, the cost per sample is a significant barrier