Research Highlights

Our paper "Ultrasensitive thin film infrared sensors enabled by hybrid nanomaterial " has been published by Analyst !

 

Dr. Que's first invention "Micromechanical phase-shifting gate optical modulator" has been licensed by Intel recently through WARF !

 

Our paper "Fluorescence detection and imaging of biomolecules using the micropatterned nanostructured aluminum oxide " has been published by Langmuir !

 

Our paper "Optical and thermal response of single-walled carbon nanotubes-copper sulfide nanoparticles hybrid nanomaterials " has been published by Nanotechnology ! Also featured as LAB TALK by nanotechweb.org !

 

Dr. Que has been invited to serve as an associate editor for Reviews in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology !

 

Two papers on nanoenergy technology have been accepted by Power MEMS 2012 !

 

Our paper "Aluminum oxide nanostructure-based substrates for fluorescence enhancement " has been published by Optics Express ! Also selected for the October 2012 issue of the Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics !

 

Our paper "Controlled release of drugs with nanostructured capsules in microdoplets " has been accepted as oral presentation by IEEE Sensors 2012 !

 

Our paper "A micromachined carbon nanotube film cantilever-based energy cell" has been published online 07/31/2012 by Nanotechnology !

 

Our paper "Nanostructured optical microchips for cancer biomarker detection" has been published by Biosensors and Bioelectronics !

 

Our paper "Fabrication and characterization of lithographically patterned and optically transparent anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) nanostructure thin film " has been published by Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology !

 

Two papers have been accepted as oral presentations by IEEE Nano 2012  !

 

Our lab receives invention award from the University Research Foundation !

 

Our paper "Studies of self-reciprocating characteristic of carbon nanotube film-based cantilevers under light and thermal radiation" has been published by Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology !

 

Our paper "A polymer nanostructured Fabry-Perot interferometer based biosensor" has been published by Biosensors and Bioelectronics !

 

Dr. Que gave an invited talk on "Nanomaterial-enabled renewable energy harvesting technologies" at IEEE Southeast Symposium on Contemporary Engineering Topics !

 

Our paper "Real-time monitoring of cell viability using direct electrical measurement with a patch-clamp microchip" has been published by Biomedical Microdevices !

 

Two students received travel support funds/awards from 51th EIPBN 2011, the premier conference on the science and technology of nanopatterning !

 

Two papers have been accepted by 51th EIPBN 2011, the premier conference on the science and technology of nanopatterning !

 

Our paper "Biological Cell Controllable Patch-Clamp Microchip" has been selected for the January 1, 2011 issue of Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research !

 

Energy harvesting technology developed in our lab has been named top 10 renewable energy technology breakthroughs in 2010 by Ecofriend.Org !

 

Our paper "Biological Cell Controllable Patch-Clamp Microchip" has been published by Applied Physics Letters !

 

Nanostructured biosensing platform developed in our lab is highlighted by Laser Focus World Magazine !

 

Energy harvesting technology developed in our lab is featured on a weekly podcast by Boston Museum of Science !

 

Our paper "Drug Effects Analysis on Cells Using a High Throughput Microfluidic Chip" has been published by Biomedical Microdevices !

 

A feature story about our work on Light and Thermal Energy Cell entitled "Cantilever bends repeatedly under light exposure for continuous energy generation" by PhysOrg.com!

 

Our paper "Light and Thermal Energy Cell Based on Carbon Nanotube Films" has been selected for the September 27, 2010 issue of Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology !

 

Our paper "Light and Thermal Energy Cell Based on Carbon Nanotube Films" has been published by Applied Physics Letters !

 

Our paper "A Nanostructured Fabry-Perot Interferometer" has been published by Optics Express !

 

Our paper "Biochemical sensing with a polymer-based micromachined Fabry-Perot sensor" has been published by Optics Express ! Also selected for the October 2010 issue of the Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics !

 

 



Our 4 papers have been accepted as oral presentations by IEEE SENSORS Conference 2010 !

 

Our research on patch-clamp microchip for single cell analysis has been highlighted in IEEE Nanotechnology Magzine !

 




One paper has been accepted by IEEE MEMS 2010 !

 

Our group received the research award from College of Engineering and Science (COES) at Louisiana Tech !

 

Our lab has been awarded the prestigious 2009 NSF CAREER Award !

 

 



Our three papers have been accepted by Transducers 2009 ! One is oral presentation.

 

 



Our four papers have been accepted by IEEE NEMS 2009! One of the papers has been nominated for the best student paper award !