STTR Phase I: High-Sensitivity Flexible Quantum Dots/Graphene X-Ray Detectors and Imaging Systems

STTR 第一阶段：高灵敏度柔性量子点/石墨烯 X 射线探测器和成像系统

• 批准号: 2322053
• 负责人: Andrew Shultz
• 金额: $ 27.5万
• 依托单位: ZENOLEAP LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-04-01 至 2025-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2322053&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STTR; Phase; Sensitivity; Flexible; Quantum

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is a novel sensitive x-ray imaging platform based on a quantum approach to photo-detection. This project will leverage recent advancements in Quantum Dots/Graphene technology to demonstrate its suitability and superior performance for x-ray-based imaging medical capital equipment. This novel technological approach aims to provide an X-ray diagnostic imaging platform with superior performance and lower potential price points than semiconductor detector paradigms. The commercial impact is a novel detector array platform for the $16 billion annual x-ray imaging market, focusing on the $6.9 annual computed tomography (CT) scanner subset of the market. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to develop a functional prototype for a novel Quantum Dots (QD)/graphene nanohybrid x-ray array detection platform for use in medical diagnostic capital equipment. This initiative aims to design and quantify the critical attributes of a novel quantum sensor platform for x-ray capture, down-conversion, and detection of down-converted low-energy photons. During this first phase, experimental tests will be completed. The results will be used to design and develop a prototype detector array with a QD-layer design onto rigid and flexible substrates for scalability onto large X-ray imaging systems. The completed prototype system will then be tested and validated for performance versus existing platforms. This Phase 1 project will quantitatively benchmark several critical attributes (cost, sensitivity, efficiency, preliminary safety) for a novel x-ray imaging nanohybrid platform versus current hybrids for future commercial integration.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.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）I期项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是一个基于量子的光检测方法的新型敏感X射线成像平台。该项目将利用量子点/石墨烯技术的最新进步来证明其适合基于X射线成像的医疗资本设备的适用性和出色的性能。这种新颖的技术方法旨在与半导体检测器范式相比，提供具有出色性能和潜在价格点的X射线诊断成像平台。商业影响是一个新颖的探测器阵列平台，适用于160亿美元的年度X射线成像市场，重点介绍了6.9美元的年度计算机断层扫描（CT）扫描仪子集。 这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）I阶段项目旨在为新型量子点（QD）/石墨烯纳米杂交X射线阵列检测平台开发功能原型，用于医疗诊断资本设备。该计划旨在设计和量化新型量子传感器平台的关键属性，用于X射线捕获，下转换和检测下转换的低能光子。 在第一阶段，将完成实验测试。该结果将用于设计和开发具有QD层设计的原型检测器阵列，以在刚性和柔性的基板上进行可伸缩到大型X射线成像系统上。然后，将对完整的原型系统进行测试并验证性能与现有平台。对于新颖的X射线成像纳米杂化平台与当前的未来商业集成的混合动力，该奖项反映了NSF的法规任务，该奖项反映了NSF的立法任务，并认为通过基金会的知识优点和广泛的criter criter criter criter criter crietia，该奖项将在定量上基准基准基准基准基准基准的几个关键属性（成本，敏感性，效率，效率，前置安全性）。