Research project

paraQchip - Parahydrogen-Induced Hyperpolarisation On A Chip For Microfluidic Perfusion Culture

Research groups:

Magnetic Resonance

Organic Chemistry, Synthesis, Catalysis
Lead researcher:

Professor Marcel Utz
Other researchers:

Professor Richard Whitby,

Professor Malcolm Levitt,

Professor Ilya Kuprov
Research funder:

EPSRC
Status:

Active

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Marcel Utz

Professor of Magnetic Resonance

Research interests

Marcel’s main focus lies on the integration of microfluidic lab-on-a-chip technology with NMR spectroscopy and imaging. His group believe that there is great potential for NMR in the context of LoC devices, due to its versatility, resolution, and non-invasive nature, which make it an ideal tool to study complex living systems.
In addition, they are also interested in the behaviour of complex materials. Recent examples of this include polyelectrolyte hydrogels and brick-and-mortar type micro-composites.

Email: marcel.utz@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Richard Whitby

Professor of Chemistry

Research interests

Synthesis, properties and application of atomic and molecular endofullerenes.
The use of flow chemistry for the rapid acquisition of mechanistic and process information.
The synthesis of polyaromatic molecules for optoelectronic applications.

Email: r.j.whitby@soton.ac.uk

Professor Malcolm Levitt

Professor of Chemistry

Research interests

Magnetic Resonance
Endofullerenes

Email: mhl@soton.ac.uk

Professor Ilya Kuprov FRSC

Professor of Physics

Email: i.kuprov@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Magnetic Resonance

Developing novel techniques to make magentic resonance even more widely applicable.

Organic Chemistry, Synthesis, Catalysis

We develop environmentally sustainable approaches to chemical manufacture that minimise chemical waste, improve product velocity and reduce the need to isolate intermediates.