Category: NEWS

Review published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Xavier and colleagues have recently published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics their review on bioelectronic tongues and their applications in water and food analysis. Over the last years, there has been an increasing demand for...

New paper in Analyst

Taryn and colleagues have recently published in Analyst their work on direct detection of illicit drugs from biological fluids by desorption/ionization mass spectrometry with nanoporous silicon microparticles. Surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (SALDI-MS) is...

New paper in Nature Communications

Bahman and colleagues have recently published in Nature Communications their work on targeted delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs to cancer cells using diatom microalgae-derived nanoporous biosilica, demonstrating the versatility and capabilities of such an approach. The...

NHMRC Early Career Fellowship awarded

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”....

Discovery Project awarded

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....

New paper in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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...

New paper in Biomaterials

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...

New manuscript in Nature Nanotechnology

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...

Review published in Nano Energy

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,...