NSF Org:	AGS Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
Recipient:	DUKE UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date:	July 3, 2008
Latest Amendment Date:	July 3, 2008
Award Number:	0827422
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	William (Bill) C. Keene AGS  Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	July 1, 2008
End Date:	June 30, 2011 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$159,761.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$159,761.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2008 = $159,761.00
History of Investigator:	Andrey Khlystov (Principal Investigator) andrey@dri.edu Richard Fair (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Duke University 2200 W MAIN ST DURHAM NC  US  27705-4640 (919)684-3030
Sponsor Congressional District:	04
Primary Place of Performance:	Duke University 2200 W MAIN ST DURHAM NC  US  27705-4640
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	04
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	TP7EK8DZV6N5
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Atmospheric Chemistry
Primary Program Source:	01000809DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, 9237, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	152400
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

This research will focus on the development of an ambient aerosol sampling system based on Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) technology. The advantage of this new technology is the size of the sampling system, low cost, and the ability to provide in situ analysis of certain chemical characteristics using a colorimetric detector. The analytical detector will be housed in a single microchip, along with the microfluid component that actually captures and transports the aerosol particles to the detector. The entire chip unit is placed in an aerosol collection system (impactor).

The goal of this research is to produce an integrated unit that can be used for in situ analysis of ambient aerosol samples. While the technology of microfluidics has been demonstrated over the past several years, as well as that for the detector, an integrated system has not been attempted yet. This high risk research project is potentially transformative to the atmospheric sciences community in that its success may ultimately lead to the development of a new generation of lab-on-a-chip systems that will be extremely small, lightweight, portable, inexpensive, and have fast, in situ analysis response times.

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