Soraya and colleagues have recently published in Acta Biomateriala their studies demonstrating the value of cell microarray platforms to decipher the combinatorial interactions at play in stem cell niche microenvironments. Cell microarrays are a novel...
Martin and colleagues have recently published in Chemical Communications a novel surface modification for porous silicon (pSi). Hydroxyl-terminated pSi surfaces are modified with a hydrosilane via Si–H activation using the Lewis acid catalyst tris(pentafluorophenyl) borane....
Roshan and colleagues have recently published in Journal of Materials Chemistry B their work employing surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerisation (ATRP) to graft thermo-responsive copolymers of oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylates from the surface of diatom biosilica...
Steven and colleagues have recently published in Journal of Materials Chemistry B their work demonstrating the capabilities of pSi microparticles (pSi MPs) for the controlled release of Infliximab to disease environments, such as chronic...
Taryn and colleagues work in Chemical Communications has been highlighted in the recent issue with a cover image. In their work, desorption ionisation on porous silicon mass spectrometry imaging (DIOS-MSI) was used to map...
Angela and colleagues have recently published in Chemical Research in Toxicology their work revealing a connection between DNA-nanoparticle (NP) binding and in vitro DNA damage induced by citrate- and branched polyethylenimine-coated silver nanoparticles (c-AgNPs and...
Morteza and colleagues have recently published in Nano Research their work on new non-viral vector by means of chitosan coated oligonucleotide-loaded porous silicon (pSi) nanoparticles (NPs) for therapeutic oligonucleotide delivery. The results suggest that...
Hashim and colleagues have recently published in Advanced Functional Materials a new method to fabricate size- and shape- controlled porous silicon (pSi) nanoparticles to be used as targeted anticancer drug delivery carriers. The method,...
Eli’s work on new anti-fouling surface treatments has just been published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/am503570v?journalCode=aamick
We have published a new approach to enhancing luminescence effects in porous silicon microcavities: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/am500983r
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.
