Dr Bin Guan

Dr Bin Guan started her PhD and postdoctoral research in the University of New South Wales, Australia, working in a multidisciplinary project involving chemistry, physics and biology, where she produced 10+ publications in the fields of surface chemistry, physical chemistry, bio-conjugation and biosensors. With her expertise in silicon material and surface chemistry, she joined a nanoelectronic research team as a research fellow in Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, working on a silicon-doping project combining chemical modification with nanofabrication for nano-scale CMOS applications. She was instrumental in establishing the research project and was awarded Young Scientist Fund by Natural Science Foundation of China. During the time, she has extended her knowledge and experiences from chemistry to semiconductor physics and electronics. In 2015, she took up a research associate position in the University of South Australia. Since then she has been working on several research projects related to analytical chemistry (including biosensors), material science and engineering, and advanced manufacturing. She has rich research experience in surface functionalization, micro/nano fabrication, optics, silicon-based material science and biosensing and she is familiar with a variety of material/surface characterization tools, including XPS, FTIR, SEM, XRD, etc. 

Her research interests are mainly on silicon-based nanomaterials for biological and environmental applications, such as sensing and diagnosis. Current and past research projects include:

• Fabrication of smart microfluidic chips for point-of-care applications: from a perspective of mass production.
• Investigation of the microstructure, antimicrobial and corrosion resistant properties of Cu-bearing strip cast steel.
• Detection of bacteria contamination in cell therapy by using label-free porous silicon-based optical biosensors. 
• Functionalisation of porous silicon gradient structure for islet cell survival and function.
• Single atom doping of silicon by self-assembly of macromolecules: the development of a new silicon-doping technology that combines the existing ‘top-down’ lithography and the ‘bottom-up’ self-assembled monolayer formation.
• In vitro sensing single macrophage cell activity by functionalised porous silicon microparticle biosensors.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy University of New South Wales

• Master in Environmental Chemistry Xiamen University