Research

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Fluorescence spectroscopy (2) mass spectrometry (3) sol-gel chemistry and (4) protein immobilization and (5) high throughput screening for advancements in (a) point-of-care diagnostics, (b) biosensors, (c) bioactive paper, (d) microarrays and (e) drug screening.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Fluorescence spectroscopy (2) mass spectrometry (3) sol-gel chemistry and (4) protein immobilization and (5) high throughput screening for advancements in (a) point-of-care diagnostics, (b) biosensors, (c) bioactive paper, (d) microarrays and (e) drug screening.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Micro-scale separation design and performance (e.g. chromatography, membrane filtration, adsorption) (2) Process control and (3) Biomanufacturing for (a) environmental and (b) bio-processing and (c) high-throughput applications.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Micro-scale separation design and performance (e.g. chromatography, membrane filtration, adsorption) (2) Process control and (3) Biomanufacturing for (a) environmental and (b) bio-processing and (c) high-throughput applications.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Antimicrobial resistance (2) Bacterial DNA damage response and repair pathways and (3) Targets against drug resistant infections.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Fluorescence spectroscopy (2) mass spectrometry (3) sol-gel chemistry and (4) protein immobilization and (5) high throughput screening for advancements in (a) point-of-care diagnostics, (b) biosensors, (c) bioactive paper, (d) microarrays and (e) drug screening.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Oligonucleotide chemistry (2) DNA self-assembly and (3) drug delivery in relation to nucleic acid-based nanostructures as carriers for therapeutics.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) development of new synthetic methodologies (2) preparation of biologically active molecules and (3) small molecule libraries for use in the drug discovery and as biological probes.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Biomaterials (2) Biofouling (2) Electrochemistry (3) Separation and Purification within environmental, waste-water and biological systems and health care.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Bio-functional interfaces (2) Biomedical devices within areas of Micro-Electro-Mechanical systems, nanotechnology, smart biomaterials, cellular biology, surface chemistry, and development of ex vivo and in vivo models.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Food Engineering (2) Thermal and chemical stability of biological molecules (3) Diagnostic tools and sensors for water, food and health related applications.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Microfluidics (2) Biomaterials (3) Genetic Screening and (4) Pharmacology for discover and validation of biomarkers involved in (a) cancer cellular mechano-transduction and autophagy (b) tissue microenvironments and (c) proteomics.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Biomaterials and Biocompatibility (2) Biofilms (3) Bone implant devices, such as dental and orthopaedic devices.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Nanomaterials (2) Electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies (e.g. electrolyzers, fuel cells, supercapacitors and batteries) and (3) Surface Chemistry.

Areas of interest and expertise: (1) Hydrogels and microgels with targeted ‘smart’ properties (e.g. thermoresponsive) (2) Biomaterials (3) Drug Delivery.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Biohybrid systems (2) Bacteria and Bacteriophage (3) Hydrogels (4) Polymers (5) Nanoparticles.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Micro-scale separation design and performance (e.g. chromatography, membrane filtration, adsorption) (2) Process control and (3) Biomanufacturing for (a) environmental and (b) bio-processing and (c) high-throughput applications.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) nucleic acids structure and function (2) catalytic DNA and RNA (3) DNA and RNA aptamers and (4) bacterial toxins within areas of (a) nucleic acids engineering and nanotechnology (b) molecular high-throughput screening, diagnostics and biosensors (c) organic synthesis and (d) spectroscopy.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Allosteric conformational switches that control signaling pathways and (2) amyloid fibril formation and (3) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) within (a) cardiac tumors (b) Alzheimer’s disease (c) type II diabetes.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) micro- and nanofabrication (2) surface chemistry, and (3) high-resolution fluorescence microscopy and (4) biomolecular interactions of various materials, including nanocellulose.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Inflammation (2) Respiratory Health (3) Point of Care Diagnostics and (4) Bioactive paper to accurately quantify eosinophil and neutrophil activity in sputum and other biological fluids.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) membrane biophysics (2) blood-based vaccines (3) membrane-based sensors and (4) antibiotics within (a) infectious and neurodegenerative diseases (b) bacteria and (c) prebiotic, that is early-Earth, and early-planetary conditions.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) protein and cell interactions (2) blood/immunological and materials interactions (3) chemical, biological and topographical surface modification within areas of (a) tissue engineering (b) drug delivery (c) nanomaterials (d) membranes and (e) biosensors.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) biomaterials (2) microfluidic devices for drug discovery (3) drug delivery (4) diagnostics and (5) artificial organs within (a) micro and nano fabrication and microfluidics (2) medical and environmental diagnostics (c) drug delivery and drug discovery.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) drug delivery (2) polymeric biomaterials (3) surface modifications (4) cell and protein surface interactions within areas of ophthalmic and cardiovascular therapies.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) low voltage lysis devices (2) low current on-chip magnetic separation devices and (3) ultra-sensitive bioanalytical sensors within areas of diagnostics and biosensing.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) biomaterials (2) tissue engineering (3) hydrogel patterning (4) cell and material interactions and (5) cell and extracellular matrix interactions within stem cell and cancer migration.

Areas of Interest and Expertise: (1) Synthesis of hydroxyapatite and other bioceramics (2) Fabrication of nanoparticles and nanofibers (3) Electrodeposition of polymers, bioceramics, bioglass and composites (4) Electropolymerization and (5) Electrophoretic deposition within areas of (a) Biomedical implants (b) Electrochemical biosensors (c) Porous scaffolds and (d) Drug delivery.