Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00454, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Dalton, Colin (University of Calgary), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Reproducible and reliable electrode manufacturing for water quality sensors is essential to ensuring accurate,_x000D_
low cost, consistent measurements. FREDsense Technologies Corp. has developed a novel, low cost system for_x000D_
the detection of trace levels of contaminants in water samples using engineered bacteria. The bacteria produce a_x000D_
quantifiable electrical signal that indicates the amount of a compound present in the water sample. The_x000D_
electrical output from the bacteria is both fast and sensitive and is detected by the electrodes, making them an_x000D_
essential part of the biosensor system. Therefore, a method to fabricate them reliably, quickly and at a low cost_x000D_
are essential for the successful implementation of the FREDsense system into current water monitoring_x000D_
workflows. This study will determine the optimized electrodes parameters using a sputter deposition approach_x000D_
to their manufacture., program purpose french : Reproducible and reliable electrode manufacturing for water quality sensors is essential to ensuring accurate,_x000D_
low cost, consistent measurements. FREDsense Technologies Corp. has developed a novel, low cost system for_x000D_
the detection of trace levels of contaminants in water samples using engineered bacteria. The bacteria produce a_x000D_
quantifiable electrical signal that indicates the amount of a compound present in the water sample. The_x000D_
electrical output from the bacteria is both fast and sensitive and is detected by the electrodes, making them an_x000D_
essential part of the biosensor system. Therefore, a method to fabricate them reliably, quickly and at a low cost_x000D_
are essential for the successful implementation of the FREDsense system into current water monitoring_x000D_
workflows. This study will determine the optimized electrodes parameters using a sputter deposition approach_x000D_
to their manufacture., agreement title english : Investigating reproducible and reliable electrode fabrication for water quality testing, agreement title french : Investigating reproducible and reliable electrode fabrication for water quality testing, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 24550.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada