Titre : Development of Nanomaterials for (Bio-)Analytical Applications
Endroit : Pavillon J.-Armand Bombardier, salle 1035 à 10 h 30.
Hôte : Professeur Jean-François Masson
Cette conférence sera prononcée (en anglais) par le Professeur Thomas Hirsch de l'Université de Ratisbonne.
Résumé :
In the development of (bio-)analytical applications one of many other challenges is still the sensitive as well as selective detection or targeting of an analyte of interest. In order to decrease the detection limits nanomaterials are promising candidates, as these materials offer the possibility to immobilize receptor units at large numbers at reduced volumes. Second, nanomaterials can act as transduction elements themselves, enabling new strategies in analyte detection. Among such nanomaterials, upconversion nanoparticles, carbon-dots, graphene, photonic crystals, and nanostructured gold films are intensively studied in our group. This talk will summarize our latest strategies in designing, fabricating and applying nanomaterials which provide further advantages than just an enhanced surface area. Examples from lactate sensing by the use of upconversion nanoparticles to intracellular theranostic applications will be discussed.
