Sandia’s biotech initiative

OCTOBER 21, 2002

Sandia pursues biotechnology as new technology focus
Sandia Interfacial Bioscience Grand Challenge seeks to understand protein interactions
- Membrane proteins play role in causing healthy cells to get sick, Sandia scientists learn
Sandia Molecular Integrated Microsystems grand challenge pursues revolutionary approach to microsystems
- Sandia researchers study microchannels in chips that speed protein sorting
- Sandia researcher explores way to develop “smart” materials that behave like living systems
Sandia researching new way to power small devices using living biological systems
- How Sandia’s bio-microfuel cell works
Sandia/UNM researching microarray technology for new ways to diagnose, prevent illnesses
New Sandia-developed miniaturized lipid biosensor has promise of rapidly detecting biological agents