I-Corps: Low-cost Enrichment Kit for Fast Lead Detection in Water with Low Detection Limit

I-Corps：低成本富集套件，可快速检测水中的铅，检测限低

• 批准号: 1829360
• 负责人: Debora Rodrigues
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: University of Houston
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-04-01 至 2021-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1829360&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Low; cost; Enrichment; Kit

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is a lead enrichment kit that can allow fast detection of lead in water with low cost and low detection limit. Lead contamination in drinking water is a threat to human beings. Due to its health concern, the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) has set an action level of 15 µg/L for lead in tap water. Considering the great threat of lead to health even with low concentrations, it is necessary to have lead measurements in water at a regular basis. The proposed project aims to commercialize an inexpensive kit which would allow fast lead detection in water with low detection limit to meet Lead and Copper Rule (15 ppb). The kit provides two main benefits to customers: a lower cost ($4) than current kit ($11) for lead detection which meets Lead and Copper Rule and convenience for field sample measurements.This I-Corps project aims to evaluate the commercial adoption of our inexpensive lead enrichment kit for lead detection. Interviews will be conducted to help identify the potential customers and the market needs, evaluate the commercialization feasibility of the new technology, and optimize the technology to meet the demand of targeted customers. Inspired by findings from our current NSF-project, special enrichment kit was designed to accumulate Pb from water, allowing quick detection of lead in water with low concentrations using the inexpensive detection kit. Additionally, the proposed work will provide the basis for future development and commercialization of new enrichment kits to detect other aqueous contaminants in water with low detection limits.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该I-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是一个铅富集套件，可以快速检测具有低成本和低检测极限的水中的铅。饮用水中的铅污染是对人类的威胁。由于其健康问题，铅和铜规则（LCR）的动作水平为15 µg/L，用于自来水中的铅。考虑到较大的浓度威胁健康的威胁，也必须定期进行水的铅测量。拟议的项目旨在将廉价的套件商业化，该套件将允许在较低检测极限的水中快速铅检测以满足铅和铜规则（15 ppb）。该套件为客户提供了两个主要好处：比目前的套件（11美元）低成本（11美元）用于铅检测，该铅检测符合铅和铜规则，以及用于现场样本测量的便利性。该I-Corps项目旨在评估我们廉价的铅酶试剂盒的商业采用。将进行访谈，以帮助确定潜在客户和市场需求，评估新技术的商业化可行性，并优化技术以满足目标客户的需求。受到当前NSF项目的发现的启发，特殊的富集套件旨在从水中积聚PB，从而可以使用廉价的检测套件快速检测到浓度低的水中的铅。此外，拟议的工作将为未来开发和商业化新富集套件的开发和商业化提供基础，以检测具有较低检测限制的水中其他水性污染物。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子和广泛影响的评估来评估的珍贵支持。