Research

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 Themes

▴ Chemical Sensors

Electrochemical, optical, and gravimetric sensors for the detection and quantification of hazardous chemicals, pollutants, and trace analytes in environmental and industrial matrices.

▴ Biomedical Diagnostics

Affordable, point-of-care diagnostic devices for detecting proteins, molecular biomarkers, and disease indicators in biological fluids such as blood serum and saliva.

▴ Imprinted & Functional Materials

Design and synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers, functional nanomaterials, and nanocomposites engineered for selective molecular recognition and sensing interfaces.

▴ Wearable & Portable Devices

Smartphone-compatible and wearable potentiostats for real-time, on-body monitoring of targeted analytes — enabling diagnostics beyond the laboratory setting.

Research Facilities

The Sensors & 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 sensing devices. General 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, and spin coaters.

Specialised Instruments