| Sensacoil, Inc. was founded in 2005. The company is in the development stage with promising innovations in sensors using microcantilevers and microcoils. The extreme sensitivity of these microcantilever and microcoil sensors is due to the use of adsorption-induced surface tension. These novel sensors have several unique features and advantages, including extremely good sensitivity, miniature size, automatic operation, low-power consumption, and low cost. It is anticipated the sensor product will be used widely for homeland security, environmental, and biomedical applications.
Sensacoil recently received a phase 1 SBIR grant from the Center for Disease Control (NIH) for detecting and measuring organophospates. Research on this project has progressed well and the company has applied for a follow-on phase 2 SBIR grant. Sensacoil has also received a phase 1 STTR grant from the National Science Foundation concerning the detection of deadly biohazards. |
