Open technology
In our laboratory, we design chemical sensors for soil, water, nutrients, food quality, and toxic contaminants.
Our approaches span from synthesising and characterising organic molecules to engineering and functionalising nanoparticles. Alongside sensor development, we also build low-cost, portable devices using standard electronics and simple programming. One example is our ESCARGOT technology, which enables the rapid and inexpensive fabrication of microfluidic devices.
Current projects include an integrated malaria-detection device developed with the Entomology group at WUR, sensors for measuring metal ions in soil, and tools for detecting toxic spores in different types of samples.
Expertise
Our expertise covers synthetic and supramolecular organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry (including spectroscopy and NMR), microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip systems, and the design of simple, affordable electronic sensing devices.