3D Printed sustainable microfluidic biosensor for rapid detection of Salmonella spp.
Supervisors:
Dimitrios A. Lamprou, School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast
Gail McConnell, Pharmacy and Biomedicial Sciences, University of Strathclyde
Summary:
3D Printing technologies will be used for the manufacturing of sustainable Lab-on-a-chip biosensor portable system for the rapid detection of Salmonella spp. The student will be working in a multi-disciplinary environment in the laboratories of both institutions, who have a wide range of interests in new and emerging healthcare and diagnostic technologies; these are strategic priorities for UKRI and for both academic institutions. The experimental program will include: manufacturing and characterization of lab-on-a-chip, in vitro and in vivo characterization of the biosensors, and Computational Fluid Dynamics.
The techniques that will be used during the project include: atomic force microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, rheology, scanning electron microscopy, contact angle goniometry, optical mesoscopy with the Mesolens, light microscopy including Raman microscopy, cell culture, and simulation studies. This will equip the student with thorough training in highly transferrable computational, laboratory and analytical skills, which are in high demand across research, biotechnology, and data science sectors.