Optical Biosensors & Biophotonics

The Optical Biosensors and Biophotonics Group is led by Dr Tracy Melvin. The group's research is focused on the area of micro and nanofabricated devices for bioanalysis or for biomedical applications. These are either optical, microfluidic (Biological Micro Electro Mechanical Systems abbreviated as BioMEMS), or self-assembled devices.

• Quantum dot switches for biomolecular sensing
• BioMEMS
• Submicron fabrication of biomolecular patterns using optical methods
• Optical selection of stem cells: application to human embryonic germ cells
• Photonic and microfluidic strategies for the detection of single DNA sequences in serum as methods toward clinical diagnosis
• Optical waveguide sensors for highly sensitive detection and quantification of cytokines in biological fluids

Click here to see a list of key publications from this group.

Click here to find out more about postgraduate research projects with this group.

The approaches we use are highly multi-disciplinary and involve significant collaborations with researchers in medicine, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, maths, engineering and, of course, electronics and optoelectronics.

For more information on vacancies or any other queries relating to the Optical Biosensors and Biophotonics group please contact Dr Tracy Melvin (Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 6505).