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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 10, 2008 FBO #2510
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A -- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Near-Instantaneous Microwave Heating and Cooling for Microfluidic Applications - Image of device

Notice Date

10/8/2008
 

Notice Type

Image of device
 

NAICS

238990 — All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
 

Contracting Office

Department of Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (DOE Contractor), Industrial Partnerships & Commercialization, 7000 East Avenue, L-795, Livermore, California, 94550
 

ZIP Code

94550
 

Solicitation Number

FBO193-08
 

Response Due

11/10/2008
 

Archive Date

11/11/2008
 

Point of Contact

Connie L Pitcock, Phone: 925-422-1072
 

E-Mail Address

pitcock1@llnl.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Near-Instantaneous Microwave Heating and Cooling for Microfluidic Applications Opportunity : Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), seeks collaborative research and development partner(s) to further develop and commercialize its near-instantaneous microwave heating technology. Background : "Microfluidic devices" loosely describes a generation of miniaturized instruments that mix, react, count, fractionate, detect, and characterize complex gaseous or liquid-solvated samples. Microfluidic devices are revolutionizing environmental, chemical, biological, medical, and pharmaceutical reactors, detectors, and diagnostics. Most devices perform reactions that require a heating step. Heat transfer rates are the limiting factor in reaction times and therefore the time to results. Description : LLNL has developed a technology that provides near-instantaneous heating of aqueous samples in microfluidic devices. The method heats samples in a focused area within a microfluidic channel on miniaturized chips. The microwave heating device is composed of a waveguide or microstrip transmission line embedded in a microfluidic channel. Aqueous solution microwave heating allows extremely fast heat transfer for both heating and cooling. See attachment for image of the device. Advantages : The LLNL device and method provide a major advantage over current heating methods such as joule-heating from trace resistors which are time-consuming and provide an associated whole device heat build-up. The LLNL microwave heating method provides focused-area heating on an instantaneous time scale. The LLNL method provides a cost incentive by cutting processing times by an order of magnitude. This time savings makes popular on-chip processes such as PCR, in vitro protein translation, immunoassay analysis, etc. truly real time. Potential Applications : Devices that require fast heating are used in numerous industries: •Ø Biomedical, forensic, and defense applications •o Identifying, tracking, and monitoring infectious disease outbreaks and bio-threat agents •o Automated processing, amplification, and detection of host or microbial and viral DNA or RNA •o High-throughput genetic screening for point-of-care diagnostics or forensics •o Cell cytometry or viral cytometry •o •Ø Food and Beverage •o Automated food testing for bacterial or viral contamination •o Water and milk supply testing •o •Ø Microscale chemistry •o Chemical processing and assembly of novel nano-structures, probes, and other endothermic reaction products of interest Development Status: The device is in development stage. LLNL is seeking industry partners with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information. Please visit the IPO website at http://ipo.llnl.gov/workwithus/partneringprocess.php for more information on working with LLNL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process. Note: THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT. Companies interested in commercializing LLNL's Near-Instantaneous Microwave Heating and Cooling for Microfluidic Applications should provide a written statement of interest, which includes the following: 1. Company Name and address. 2. The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. •3. A description of corporate expertise and facilities relevant to commercializing this technology. Written responses should be directed to: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Industrial Partnerships Office P.O. Box 808, L-795 Livermore, CA 94551-0808 Attention: FBO 193-08
 

Web Link

FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=f83c7e9413e29ee86e7743294ac0e53b&tab=core&_cview=1)
 

Document(s)

Image of device
 

File Name: Image of the Near-Instantaneous Microwave Heating and Cooling device. (Image of device.doc)

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Record

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