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Probing bio-molecular interactions and nanomechanics

Reference	REI18491
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Rachel McKendry
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Gabriel Aeppli, Professor Michael A Horton
Institution	University College London
Department	Medicine
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	133,516
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/01/2004
End date	01/01/2005
Duration	12 months

Abstract

We request funding to upgrade two AFMs to operate in liquid and acquire the first cantilever array sensor in the UK for biodetection and surface stress measurements. The importance of our research goals is reflected in the BBSRCs strategic priorities in bionanotechnology, biomolecular sciences, biomembranes and tissue engineering. The work is highly multidisciplinary - involving chemists, physicists, theoreticians, biochemists, life scientists and clinicians - and includes currently funded collaborations and innovative exploratory projects between UCL, Imperial College and Cambridge. We hope that these fundamental studies will provide valuable insights into the complex workings of cells and may lead to important applications for biomedicine.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Research Equipment Initiative 2002 (REI) [2002]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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