Research2022-06-21T22:01:15-05:00

Overview

Led by Professor Gilbert C. Walker, the Laboratory for Advanced Nanoscience at Surfaces and BioInterfaces (LANSBI) integrates chemistry, optics, mechanics and biology to investigate fundamental and applied nanoscale phenomena at surfaces and biointerfaces. Our work has involved synthetic polymers, perovskites, 2D materials, cells, and in vivo models. We are applying our findings address needs in the aquaculture industry, biomedical diagnostics, and human diseases that involve a disregulated immune response. For more information, click on the research area keywords below.

Research Areas

Nanoscale Mechanics

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force spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, hydrophobic hydration, polymers, proteins

Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy

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scanning near-field optical microscopy, homodyning, boron nitride, surface phonon polaritons

Nanoparticles for Disease and Therapeutics

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optical contrast nanoparticles, liposomes, lipid nanoparticles, transfection, flow cytometry, immunogenic cell death, lung injury

Biofouling Control

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zwitterionic coatings, block copolymers, nanopatterning, marine aquaculture, biomedical devices

News

Congratulations to Samantha McWhirter and Caroline Pao!

Doctoral students Samantha McWhirter and Caroline Pao are recent recipients of Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS)! This program provides merit-based scholarships to Ontario’s best graduate students in all disciplines of academic study. Recipients are chosen based [...]

Maria Karcz awarded the Joseph Bazylewicz Fellowship

Congratulations to Maria Karcz for being awarded the Joseph Bazylewicz Fellowship by the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) at the University of Toronto! This award is given to graduate students with Polish citizenship on the [...]

Overview

Led by Professor Gilbert C. Walker, the Laboratory for Advanced Nanoscience at Surfaces and BioInterfaces (LANSBI) integrates chemistry, optics, mechanics and biology to investigate fundamental and applied nanoscale phenomena at surfaces and biointerfaces. Our work has involved synthetic polymers, perovskites, 2D materials, cells, and in vivo models. We are applying our findings address needs in the aquaculture industry, biomedical diagnostics, and human diseases that involve a disregulated immune response. For more information, click on the research area keywords below.

Research Areas

Nanoscale Mechanics

keywords

force spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, hydrophobic hydration, polymers, proteins

Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy

keywords

scanning near-field optical microscopy, homodyning, boron nitride, surface phonon polaritons

Nanoparticles for Disease Diagnostics

keywords

gold nanoparticles, liposomes, surface-enhanced Raman scattering, dark-field microscopy, flow cytometry, cancer cells

Biofouling Control

keywords

zwitterionic coatings, block copolymers, nanopatterning, marine aquaculture, biomedical devices

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