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...
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...
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...
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...
Siti and colleagues have recently published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics their work on the development of l-lactate dehydrogenase biosensor based on porous silicon resonant microcavities as fluorescence enhancers. The up-regulation of l-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), an...
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.
