Neka and colleagues have recently published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics their work on the development of a porous silicon (pSi) membrane-based electrochemical biosensor for the label-free detection of bacteriophage MS2. A proof of concept for...
Roshan and colleagues have recently published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces their work demonstrating microwave-induced heating of gold nanoparticles and nanorods. An appreciably higher and concentration-dependent microwave-induced heating rate was observed with aqueous dispersions...
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...
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...
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...
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.
