Nano-Bio Laboratory
Research Works...
Nanosensors
This division of research focus on applying nanomaterials to develop fast, eco-friendly, and low-cost sensors for environmental monitoring and point-of-care diagnostics. We have developed several heavy metals, amino acids, and inorganic pollutant sensors that work on body fluids and natural water resources. The current research includes the development of a Non-invasive diagnosis of various hormonal levels using an ultrasensitive SPR-based nano-immunosensor and the development of lap-on-ship sensors for cholesterol, glucose, etc.
Photocatalysis
We work on nano-materials science for the development of various nanoheterojunctions and built several effective photocatalytic materials that are affordable, eco-friendlier, recyclable, and that are active under a wide range of solar-spectrum. The applications include 1) Hydrogen energy production using water splitting reactions that could serve as a green energy source; 2) Conversion of CO2 to value-added products like methanol, formic acid, alcohols, etc.; 3) Photo-generated reactive oxygen species is applied for degradation of pharmaceutical pollutant, dyes, beta-blockers, and pesticides, and photo-removal of Chromium (VI); 4) Liquefaction of methane to methanol.
Nanomedicine
We working on the development of an effective polymer-based nanocarrier for pH-based drug release, magnetic drug targeting, and photothermochemo therapy for targeted cancer therapy.
Development of nanomaterials with copper, zinc, titanium, magnesium, gold, alginate, silver, etc., as antimicrobial agents, to fight against antibiotic resistance species.
The nanoparticles released into the environment were investigated for their environmental and health impacts associated with the toxicology of nanomaterials. The toxicity is investigated in various biological models systems of microbes, plants, algae, crustaceans and fishes.