Eurostars project E!6143 MiniTEM Vironova AB
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| Coordinator | Vironova AB (publ) |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 2 543 000 |
| Project duration | May 2011 - September 2014 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
To develop a table-top electron microscope (EM) tool that is capable of rapid automatic detection and characterization of nano-sized biological particles and viruses. EM can offer fast identification of virus based on structural characteristics which enable identification of new or mutated viruses. This vision has been achieved with automated miniTEM for detection and characterization of biological samples as well as other nano-sized particles.
Results and expected effects
To developed a new portable technique for cost-effective characterization of nano-sized particles with on-site fast and objective identification of viruses. The primary users will be scientists at universities and biotech companies, as well as hospital and veterinary diagnostic laboratories worldwide. These results have been accomplished with miniTEM for automated, fast, simple and cost-effective imaging and analysis of biological samples as well as other nano-sized particles.
Approach and implementation
The goal of the project will be achieved by combing state-of-the-art techniques in miniaturized electron microscopy (DELONG) with image analysis (Vironova, CBA) and GPGPU (General Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units) to accelerate processing (Vironova). The consortium has been well-designed and operated well with three partners that complement each other´s specific expertise perfectly.