Publications

Screen-Printed Electroluminescent Lamp Modified with Graphene Oxide as a Sensing Device

Abdulhadee Yakoh, Ruslan Álvarez-Diduk, Orawon Chailapakul, Arben Merkoçi. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018, Vol 10 (24), pp 20775-20782
A screen-printed electroluminescent display with different sensing capabilities is presented. The sensing principle is based on the direct relationship between the light intensity of the lamp and the conductivity of the external layers. The proposed device is able to detect the ionic concentration of any conductive species. Using...

Nanomaterial-based devices for point-of-care diagnostic applications

Daniel Quesada-González, Arben Merkoçi. Chemical Society Reviews, 2018, Vol 47, pp 4697-4709
In this review, we have discussed the capabilities of nanomaterials for point-of-care (PoC) diagnostics and explained how these materials can help to strengthen, miniaturize and improve the quality of diagnostic devices. Since the optical, electrochemical and other physical properties of nanomaterials are dictated by their composition,...

2D Materials‐Based Platforms for Electroanalysis Applications

Georgina Alarcon-Angeles, Manuel Palomar-Pardavé, Arben Merkoçi. Electroanalysis, 2018, Vol 30, pp 1271
A new class of nanomaterials called “2D materials” (2DMs) is attracting recently the electrochemical sensing field due to the unique physicochemical properties associated to their chemical structure, formed by ultra‐thin layers. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in the electroanalysis area using 2DMs giving first...

Graphene Oxide-Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-Based Lab-on-a-Chip Platform for Heavy-Metals Preconcentration and Electrochemical Detection

Andrzej Chalupniak, Arben Merkoçi. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, Vol 95 (1), pp 44766-44775
Herein, we present the application of a novel graphene oxide-poly(dimethylsiloxane) (GO-PDMS) composite in reversible adsorption/desorption, including detection of heavy metals. GO-PDMS was fabricated by simple blending of GO with silicon monomer in the presence of tetrahydrofuran, followed by polymerization initiated upon the addition...

In situ monitoring of PTHLH secretion in neuroblastoma cells cultured onto nanoporous membranes

Alfredo de la Escosura-Muñiz, Marisol Espinoza-Casteñeda, Alejandro Chamorro-Garcia, Carlos J. Rodríguez-Hernández, Carmen de Torres, Arben Merkoçi. Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 2018, Vol 107, pp 62-68
In this work, we propose for the first time the use of anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) nanoporous membranes for in situ monitoring of parathyroid hormone-like hormone (PTHLH) secretion in cultured human cells. The biosensing system is based on the nanochannels blockage upon immunocomplex formation, which is electrically monitored through...

Architecting Graphene Oxide Rolled-Up Micromotors: A Simple Paper-Based Manufacturing Technology

Luis Baptista Pires, Jahir Orozco, Pablo Guardia, Arben Merkoçi. Small, 2018, Vol 14, pp 1702746
A graphene oxide rolled-up tube production process is reported using wax-printed membranes for the fabrication of on-demand engineered micromotors at different levels of oxidation, thickness, and lateral dimensions. The resultant graphene oxide rolled-up tubes can show magnetic and catalytic movement within the addition of magnetic...

Nanomaterials connected to antibodies and molecularly imprinted polymers as bio/receptors for bio/sensor applications

Alejandro Zamora, Eden Morales-Narváez, Carmen C. Mayorga-Martínez, Arben Merkoçi. Applied Materials Today, , 2017, Vol 9, pp 387-401,
Nowadays, nanomaterials are considered a pivotal tool for different fields such as textiles, energy, environment, electronics, photonics, food, agriculture, biomedicine and health care. This is due to their advantageous properties coming from their high surface area, among other physicochemical properties, compared to their respective...

Photoluminescent lateral flow based on non-radiative energy transfer for protein detection in human serum

Alejandro Zamora, Eden Morales-Narváez, Arben Merkoçi. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, , 2018, Vol 100, pp 208-213
A new paper-based lateral flow immunoassay configuration was engineered and investigated. The assay is intended for the detection of a model protein in human serum, that is, human immunoglobulin G, with the aim to demonstrate a virtually universal protein detection platform. Once the sample is added in the strip, the analyte is selectively...

Nanocellulose in Sensing and Biosiensing

Hamed Golmohammadi, Eden Morales-Narváez, Tina Naghdi, Arben Merkoçi. Chemistry of Materials, 2017, Vol 29 (13), pp 5426-5446
Because of its multifunctional character, nanocellulose (NC) is one of the most interesting nature-based nanomaterials and is attracting attention in a myriad of fields such as biomaterials, engineering, biomedicine, opto/electronic devices, nanocomposites, textiles, cosmetics and food products. Moreover, NC offers a plethora of...

Bioluminescent nanopaper for rapid screening of toxic substances

Jie Liu, Eden Morales-Narváez, Jahir Orozco, Teresa Vincent, Guohua Zhong, Arben Merkoçi. NanoResearch, 2018, Vol 11 (1), pp 114-125
Environmental pollution is threatening human health and ecosystems as a result of modern agricultural techniques and industrial progress. A simple nanopaper-based platform coupled with luminescent bacteria Aliivibrio fischeri (A. fischeri) as a bio-indicator is presented here, for rapid and sensitive evaluation of contaminant toxicity....