At the Sensors & Diagnostics Lab, our research focuses on the design and synthesis of materials with tailored functionalities and properties, as well as the development of smart devices to address challenges in environmental monitoring, healthcare, and industrial applications.
Research Facilities
The Sensors and Diagnostics Lab is equipped with comprehensive facilities for materials chemistry research, enabling the synthesis of functional and imprinted polymers, nanomaterials, and nanocomposites, as well as the fabrication of advanced devices. Key equipment includes analytical balances, pH meters, hotplates and magnetic stirrers, electrochemical workstations, ultrasound sonicators, vortex mixers, centrifuges, temperature-controlled water baths, peristaltic pumps, ovens and high-temperature furnaces, air dryers, spin coaters, etc.
In addition, the lab boasts specialized equipment for the development and analysis of sensors and diagnostic devices, including:
- CH Instruments CHI400C: Electrochemical workstation
- PalmSens4: Potentiostat/galvanostat/impedance analyzer
- Metrohm DropSens µStat400: Portable bipotentiostat/galvanostat
- PalmSens Sensit BT: Handheld and wireless dual-channel potentiostat
- PalmSens Sensit Smart: Smartphone-compatible potentiostat
- Sensit Wearable: Potentiostat for wearable biosensors
- Plasmetrix CORGI IIF: Surface Plasmon Resonance portable device
- OpenQCM: Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) with dissipation monitoring
Funding
The Sensors & Diagnostics Lab has been generously supported by the following organizations:
- University of the Punjab, Pakistan
- Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
- Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- University of Hafr Al Batin, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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