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A new sensor for detecting mRNA in crops

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Dr Lorraine Williams

Associate Professor

Professor Otto Muskens

Professor of Physics

Research interests

  • Programmable photonic circuits using ultralow loss phase change materials.
  • Infrared metasurfaces for radiative cooling and defence applications.
  • Deep learning and AI enabled nanophotonic design.

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Plants and Food Security

We study the response of plants to the environment at the molecular, whole plant and ecological levels. This includes interactions with nematodes, insects and microbes.

Quantum, Light and Matter Group

Our research group examines the connections between physics, chemistry and engineering.

Research outputs

The role of ligands in the chemical synthesis and applications of inorganic nanoparticles
Amelie Heuer-Jungemann,
Neus Feliu,
Ioanna Bakaimi,
Majd Hamaly,
Alaaldin Alkilany,
Indranath Chakraborty,
Atif Masood,
Maria F. Casula,
Athanasia Kostopoulou,
Eunkeu Oh,
Kimihiro Susumu,
Michael H. Stewart,
Igor L. Medintz,
Emmanuel Stratakis,
Wolfgang J. Parak,
& Antonios G. Kanaras
, 2019 , Chemical Reviews , 119 (8) , 4819–4880
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00733
Type: article
DNA
Maria Eleni Kyriazi,
Otto L. Muskens,
& Antonios G. Kanaras
, 2019
DOI: 10.1117/12.2502724
Type: conference
Multiplexed mRNA sensing and combinatorial-targeted drug delivery using DNA-gold nanoparticle dimers
Maria Eleni Kyriazi,
Davide Giust,
Afaf H. El-Sagheer,
Peter M. Lackie,
Otto L. Muskens,
Tom Brown,
& Antonios G. Kanaras
, 2018 , ACS Nano , 12 (4) , 3333--3340
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b08620
Type: article
Graphene oxide–upconversion nanoparticle based portable sensors for assessing nutritional deficiencies in crops
Davide Giust,
Maria I Lucio benito,
Afaf El-Sagheer,
Tom Brown,
Lorraine E. Williams,
Otto Muskens,
& Antonios Kanaras
, 2018 , ACS Nano , 12 (6) , 6273–6279
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b03261
Type: article
Interactions of DNA coated upconversion nanoparticles with 2D materials
Davide Giust,
Maria Isabel Lucio,
Otto L. Muskens,
& Antonios G. Kanaras
, 2018
DOI: 10.1117/12.2282413
Type: conference