Nanodevices

Nanodevices

The nanodevices group develops integrated sensor solutions for the biomedical, food and environment areas, as well as industrial sensing applications. In the biomedical sensor area, magnetoresistive based protein or DNA chips, and magnetoresistive cytometers (technologies previously developed at INESC MN-Lisbon), are now being tested in different clinical applications. The bioanalyte is labelled with a magnetic nanoparticle or bead, through an intervenient antibody, aptamer, complementary DNA strand, and after recognition, the signal is read in the magnetoresistive sensor array. Label-free technologies are also being developed, using direct molecular fingerprinting of compounds and molecules using microfluidics, an optical detection, starting with discrete assembly of pre-existent modules (microfluidic reactor, light source, optical spectrometer) to the full integration of components at the wafer level in collaboration with partners. The group (together with the spintronics group) is actively involved on the prototyping of tunnel magnetoresistive based sensors for industrial applications.

Research lines:

  • Magnetic tunnel junction sensor pilot line
  • Biosensors (magnetoresistive and others) 
  • Novel sensing platforms

Alumni

Projects

LEARN

DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL ASSESSMENTS FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND IMPACT ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH

ATE

ATE - Aliança para a Transição Energética

NGS

New Generation Storage

GreenAuto

Green Innovation for the Automotive Industry

HfPT

Health from Portugal

HFChip

Heart Failure-Chip: a miniaturized technology for self-monitoring of biomarkers in minimally or non-invasive body fluids

RE-EAT

RE-EAT – Ripening recovery strategies in the post-storage of Rocha pear treated with 1-MCP, aimed at different markets

Baterias 2030

Baterias 2030 – Batteries as a central element for urban sustainability | As baterias como elemento central para a sustentabilidade urbana

FoodSense

FoodSense – Desenvolvimento de sistema integrado em linha de enchimento para deteção de contaminantes em produtos alimentares // Development of integrated inline filling system for contaminant detection in food products

i-GRAPE

Integrated, Low-Cost and Stand-Alone Micro-Optical System for Grape Maturation and Vine Hydric Stress Monitoring

Phages-on-chip

An integrated phage-based microdevice for multiplex detection of bloodstream infections

CaTCh

Pre-clinical evaluation of novel chemical compounds for cancer treatment: tackling unmet clinical needs

CECs(Bio)Sensing

(Bio)sensors for assessment of contaminants of emerging concern in fishery commodities

FIM4STROKE

A Fully Integrated Magnetoresistive Biochip Platform for Stroke Patient Stratification

INFANTE

Satélite para aplicações marítimas e comunicações a partir de constelações

Micro&NanoFabs@PT

Network of Micro and Nano Fabrication Research Facilities in Portugal

NanoTRAINforGrowthII

INL Fellowship programme in nanotechnologies for nanomedicine, energy, ICT, food and environment applications

PREMICER

Premium Porcelain Hotelware Products

FROnTHERA

Frontiers of technology for theranostics of cancer, metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases

CANCER

ADVANCING CANCER RESEARCH: FROM BASIC KNOWLEDGE TO APPLICATION

Strip2Sense

Test strips for biomarker screening of venous thromboembolism in oncology

NBFS

Nanotechnology based functional solutions

MAGLINE

Development and industrial validation of TMR sensors fabrication process

Publications