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Project title: Increasing the biodetection capacity by using innovative yttrium-based nanomaterials with tunable optical properties
Acronim: BioYDetect
Programme/ Project type: PNCDI IV - Program 5.2. Human Resources, Subprogram 5.2.1.Start in Research Research projects to stimulate young independent teams (TE 2023)
Contract no. 30TE⁄ 2025 (ID PN-IV-P2-2.1-TE-2023-0417)
Project Duration: 08/01/2025 - 31/12/2026
Project Budget: 500.000 lei
Contractor: National Institute of Research and Development in Microtechnologies – IMT Bucharest (www.imt.ro)
Contracting Authority: Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding – UEFISCDI (www.uefiscdi.gov.ro)
Project manager: Dr. Vasilica ȚUCUREANU (vasilica.tucureanu@imt.ro)
The BioYDetect project involves the development of nanotechnologies for a new generation of yttrium-based materials, demonstrating their viability in making fluorescent markers and biosensors. For the implementation of the project, we propose (i) the synthesis of nanostructured fluorescent materials from the yttrium family, the improvement of the emissive properties by (co)doping with ions of transition metals, and the modification of the surface for the development of fluorescent markers, and (ii) the compatibility with carbon materials to obtain of nanocomposites and deposition on the substrate to development of sensitive materials for integration into biosensors. The characterization of the newly synthesized nanomaterials and the demonstration of their applicability in fluorescent markers and biosensors fields will be carried out.
The scope of the project: BioYDetect project is to establish and consolidate an independent and competitive team, through the accumulation of scientific, technological, applicative, and administrative knowledge and experience as a result of the introduction in the flow of interdisciplinary research from Romania, of some categories of nanostructured fluorescent materials from the yttrium family, activated with transition metals ions, with the modified surfaces for the development of fluorescent markers and compatible with carbon materials for the development of nanocomposites in order to integrate as sensitive materials for biosensors.
Ob.1: Synthesis of yttrium-based fluorescent markers with improved optical properties;
Ob.2: Development of yttrium-based nanocomposites and their compatibility with the substrate in order to integrate them into applications for biodetection;
Ob.3: Characterization of the developed nanomaterials and demonstration of their applicability in the field of fluorescent markers and biosensors;
Ob.4: The sustainability of the project by dissemination activities and presentation of results through scientific articles, patent requests, and the web page.