Under the NanoBioPore research project, the universities of Heidelberg and Bochum cooperate with partners from industry in order to develop faster and more precise diagnostic procedures and searches for active agents by means of nanotechnology. Important disease markers occur in very low concentrations and require sensors for particularly sensitive detection.
Nanoporous electrode systems are being developed using methods of thin film and nano structure technology to produce special NanoBioPore sensors. In this way, even pathogens and signal molecules which were difficult to detect or could previously not be detected at all can now be detected. The treatment of patients can thus be improved and treatment costs can be reduced thanks to cheaper diagnostic procedures.