Nanotechnology Biosensors Cluster

 

Team Overview

Nanotechnology “biosensors”  detect materials in biological  systems and the environment at  ultra-low levels of concentration.

The team aims to help detect  diseases and environmental  threats early, allowing for more cost-effective interventions.

Faculty

 

 

 

 

         

         M. Porter, Ph.D.  L. Zang, Ph.D.

 

Promising Research Projects

• Quick and affordable environmental mercury detection

• Sensing of dangerous chemicals, such as explosives, at ultra-low levels, allowing better protection against terrorism

• Highly sensitive “immuno assays” for cancer in bodily fluids, such as urine and blood

• Novel uses for spherical, cubic, and rod-shaped gold nanoparticles that are used in early detection of disease

 

 Results So Far

• New hazardous chemical detection company: Metallosensors

• New explosives detection company: Vaporsens

• New invention disclosures: 19

• New patent filings: 17