Novel and Improved Nanomaterials, Chemistries and Apparatus for Nanobiotechnology: The NACBO Project

Abstract

This article outlines the nature and activities of the recently completed EU Framework Programme 6 Integrated Project, Novel and Improved Nanomaterials, Chemistries and Apparatus for Nanobiotechnology (NACBO). This project was designed to yield new nanomaterials, surface activation and synthetic nucleic acid chemistries, procedures and hardware for applications in forensics and diagnostics. It provides details on the project‘s structure and partnership along with its principal objectives and successes in terms of publications and commercial exploitation.

Keywords::

• contrasting
• diagnostics
• forensics
• nanoparticulate
• surface chemistry

Financial & competing interests disclosure

This work was supported by the European Commission and the Integrated Project NACBO (contract number NMP4-CT-2004-500804). The author has no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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Funding

This work was supported by the European Commission and the Integrated Project NACBO (contract number NMP4-CT-2004-500804). The author has no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.