August 2016
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Ben Metcalfe - new lecturer in bioelectronics
Dr Ben Metcalfe has recently been appointed to the post of Lecturer within the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering at the University of Bath. Ben holds a PhD in biomedical microelectronics and has research interests in many areas of low-power...
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Pedro Estrela edits book on biosensors
Dr Pedro Estrela from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering is the guest editor of the book "Biosensor Technologies for Detection of Biomolecules" published by the Biochemical Society and Portland Press as a volume of the journal Essays in...
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World first memristive biosensor with DNA aptamers
Researchers from the University of Bath, the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern publish in the journal Nano Letters the very first worldwide report on the development of an ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensor employing...
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An inexpensive and fast pathogenic bacteria screening device
While pathogenic bacteria contribute to a large number of globally important diseases and infections, current clinical diagnosis is based on processes that often involve culturing which can be time-consuming. Therefore, innovative, simple, rapid and low-cost solutions to effectively reduce the...
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feature on collaboration with Sao Paulo
As part of a special "worldwide collection of articles" devoted to links with Brazil, the University of Bath highlighted the collaboration between Dr Pedro Estrela and the University of Sao Paulo: http://www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies/developing-biosensor-devices-for-better-cancer-diagnosis/ The article describes the collaboration between Dr Estrela...