Ponente: David Martín Sánchez
Afiliación: Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla (IMSE-CNM) – CSIC, Sevilla, Spain, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, UK
Título de la charla: Interferometric sensors: sensing with light and sound
Lugar: Salón de actos, cubo amarillo/ online, CPI, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia.
Fecha: 02 de octubre de 2024, 10:30 h
Abstract:
In this talk, I will share my experience developing optical sensors for both biochemical sensing and medical imaging. First, I will present my work at the Nanophotonic Technology Centre of Valencia
(NTC) about the development of lab-on-chip (LoC) solutions for non-invasive early diagnosis of cancer and affordable mass-screening programs. Here, my research was focused on using porous silicon to increase the surface-to-volume ratio within the LoC and boost sensitivity to enable earlier diagnosis. Then, I will present my work at University College London (UCL) about photoacoustic imaging, a promising technique for improving the clinical diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other major diseases. In this occasion, my goal was the development of highly sensitive optical sensors for ultrasound detection to enable deep photoacoustic imaging. Interestingly, the same sensor was used in both applications.
David received his bachelor degree in Telecommunication Engineering from University of Seville in 2014 and his master degree in Biomedical Engineering from Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) in 2016. Later, he obtained his PhD in Biophotonics also from UPV in 2019. He spent three years as a postdoctoral research fellow at University College London (UCL). Currently, he is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow at Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla (IMSE) and honorary fellow of UCL.
Fig. 1 Photoacoustic image of a fingertip acquired using a non-invasive and non-ionising technique.