Award details

Disposable, low-cost test kit for arsenic in resource limited markets

Reference	BB/L024411/1
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Anthony Cass
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Joanne Santini
Institution	Imperial College London
Department	Chemistry
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	528,411
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/05/2014
End date	30/04/2016
Duration	24 months

Abstract

unavailable

Summary

The effects of arsenic in drinking water have been called by WHO "The greatest mass poisoning of a population inhuman history" and whilst remediation is the long term solution the need for a quick, cheap, simple and accurate determination is immediate, to avoid poisoning, and necessary to prioritise and validate the remediation activities. In this project we intend to use the unique characteristics of an arsenite oxidising enzyme (specificity and catalytic activity) combined with the technology behind the glucose test strips used by millions of diabetics every day to produce a low cost and reliable arsenite biosensor suitable for field use in resource poor environments. The strips would give an accurate measure of arsenic levels at the 'well side' at a price point that will encourage widespread adoption.

Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Follow-On Fund Super (SuperFOF) [2012-2015]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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