On 9 November the Minister for Health Sussan Ley has announced the Results of the 2015 NHMRC Grant Application Round. This included Anna’s 3 year project entitled: “Next-generation glioblastoma multiforme therapies based on multistage delivery nanovectors”....
Nico and Beatriz were successful in the latest round of grants from the Australian Research Council through their Discovery Project: Harnessing high-precision silicon nanofabrication methods ot create the next generation of bio-inspired viral biosensors....
Roey and colleagues have recently published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces their work on the production of tunable nonclose packed particle arrays by using self-assembly at liquid–liquid interfaces (SALI) deposition, and its application as...
Tong and colleagues have recently published in Biomaterials their study on subcutaneous optical biosensors based on thermally hydrocarbonised porous silicon. Advanced biosensors in future medicine hinge on the evolvement of biomaterials. Porous silicon (pSi), a...
As the establishment of the Future Industries Institute (FII) continues, we are glad to announce the appointment of the Strand Leaders at UniSA’s Future Industries Institute (FII): – Professor Enzo Lombi: Environmental Science and...
Anzhela and colleagues have recently published in Nature Nanotechnology their Perspective on the analytical techniques for the detection and characterization of engineered nanoparticles in both human and environmental toxicology. The need to assess the human and...
Soundarrajan and colleagues have recently published in Nano Energy their work highlighting the potential of nanostructured silicon in solar water splitting. Inspired by photosynthesis, solar water electrolysis uses sunlight to produce hydrogen, a clean,...
Morteza and colleagues have recently published in Biomaterials Science their study on thermally hydrocarbonised porous silicon nanoparticles (THCpSiNPs) capped with polyethylenimine (PEI) fabrication, and their potential for small interfering RNA (siRNA) delivery in an in...
Morteza and colleagues have recently published in Nanomedicine their review on silicon nanostructures applied to nanomedicine. Zero-valent, or elemental, silicon nanostructures exhibit a number of properties that render them attractive for applications in nanomedicine....
Soundarrajan and colleagues have recently published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces their work on the development of an effective solar-powered silicon device for hydrogen production from water splitting. There is increasing demand for nanostructuring...
In the Voelcker lab, we aim to gain a deeper understanding of the interactions between nanostructured materials and human cells and tissues, and their biomolecular products. To that effect, we are developing nanostructured materials and surface chemistries, with a focus on electrochemically etched meso- and macroporous materials. These systems are then optimised for applications in biosensing, drug delivery, regenerative medicine and others.
