Project description
Photonics devices harness the exotic properties of 2D materials for biosensing
We typically think of a material's properties in relation to its chemical composition – for example, metals as conductors due to free electrons – but the size and structure of the material plays a unique and magical role. Materials on the nanoscale behave quite differently than they do in bulk form. The experimental demonstration of graphene as a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a 2D lattice is an excellent example of a material whose exotic properties emerge from its nanoscopic 2D organisation. Research into 2D materials is flourishing. The EU-funded NanoIP-BioS project is taking it to new heights with a study of some of the most cutting-edge 2D materials and their integration with photonics technologies in new devices for biosensing.
Objective
The key research goal of the project “Advanced 2D-material integrated photonics technologies for bio sensing (NanoIP-BioS)” is to enhance the leadership and research capability of the Marie Curie Fellow Dr Bing Sun, via implementing a highly challenging and innovative research project focused on the development of high sensitive and selective photonic biosensors by exploring two-dimensional (2D)-nanomaterial, i.e. graphene oxide (GO), black-phosphorus (BP) and MXene, and fibre microsensor structures for applications in food and water safety, environmental monitoring, and healthcare sectors. 2D-material have received significant attentions due to their unique mechanical, electronic, optical and chemical properties. Especially, black-phosphorus and MXene are a new family of 2D transition-metals that are analogous to graphene oxide. Because of their easy availability, hydrophilic behaviour, and tunable chemistry, graphene oxide, black-phosphorus and MXene have been recently explored for environmental pollution remediation such as heavy metal ions detection in water, soil, air and so on. This project will exploit new emerging opportunities with the integration of photonic technologies (fibre gratings, fibre tapers, photonic crystal fibres, fibre lasers) and advanced 2D-material (GO , MXene , BP ) to develop a range of new, highly sensitive, label-free, rapid and promising performance photonic biosensors to address EU and WHO raised issues in water and food safety and general public health care. The Fellow Dr Bing Sun from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), China, will be trained in the fast growing photonics science, technology and application area at the host - Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AIPT, supervisor: Prof Lin Zhang, Female), Aston University, UK, with further two EU academic institutes (Aalto University Finland, Valencia University Spain) and two industry companies (Arden Photonics UK and VTT Finland).
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- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors biosensors
- medical and health sciences health sciences public health
- engineering and technology nanotechnology nano-materials two-dimensional nanostructures graphene
- engineering and technology other engineering and technologies food technology food safety
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering information engineering telecommunications
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Programme(s)
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2019
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B4 7ET Birmingham
United Kingdom
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