Anitha Devadoss
Heriot-Watt University, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Dublin City University School of Chemical Sciences, Swansea University College of Engineering
Research areas: Energy · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment · Electrochemical sensors and biosensors · Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques · Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
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About
Anitha Devadoss is an Associate Professor at Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering (IB3) at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. Anitha received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from School of Chemical Sciences, Biomedical Diagnostics Institute, Dublin City University, Ireland in 2011. Before taking up her first academic position in 2022, She had several post doctoral research experience including a Brain-Korea-21 postdoctoral fellow at Hanyang University, South Korea (2011-2013), a postdoctoral researcher at Tokyo University of Science, Japan (2014-2015), a Research officer at Swansea University (2015-2017), Ser Cymru II MSCA COFUND Research fellow at Swansea University, which is funded by European Commission and Welsh Government under ERDF (2017-2021) and a senior Scientist at Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM), Edinburgh.
Anitha’s research focuses on developing nanomaterial platforms and signal amplification strategies for early point-of-care biosensors with a particular interest in the transduction science including BioFETs, Electrochemical, Electrochemiluminescence, & Photoelectrochemical sensors.
Anitha’s research interest includes:
Synthesis of Nanomaterials (nanoparticles, nanofibers, nanotubes)
Surface functionalisation
Biosensor development
Nanomaterials safety
Workplace safety
Electrochemistry and Photoelectrochemistry
Metal Enhanced Fluorescence
Employment
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Heriot-Watt University Associate Professor2024 - Present
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Heriot-Watt University Assistant Professor2022 - 2024
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Institute of Occupational Medicine Senior Aerosol Scientist2021 - 2022
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Swansea University College of Engineering Sêr Cymru II – MSCA COFUND Senior Research Fellow2017 - 2021
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Swansea University College of Engineering Post doctoral researcher2015 - 2017
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Tokyo university of science Post doctoral researcher2014 - 2015
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Hanyang University BK-21 Post doctoral researcher2011 - 2013
Education
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Dublin City University School of Chemical Sciences PhD2008 - 2011
Projects & Funding
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Electrochemical Profiling for Extracellular vesicles (Ep4EVs EPSRC2024 - 2027
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Smart electrochemical sensor for Drug Testing European Social Fund2019 - 2019
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Bipolar electrochemistry based controlled nanoparticles deposition EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account - Resaerch Impact Funds2018 - 2019
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Active membrane technology using porous silicon European Social Fund2018 - 2021
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Microneedle fabrication for drug delivery and theranostics application EPSRC2018 - 2019
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Photoelectrochemical Cancer Biosensors using Bipolar Plasmonic Nanoparticles (photoSENSE) Welsh Government2017 - 2020
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Development of a low-cost metal nanoparticle deposition technique using bipolar electrochemistry Impact Acceleration Account EPSRC- Research Impact Fund2017 - 2018
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Graphene Biosensor for Point of Care Hepatitis Diagnostic Innovate UK2017 - 2019
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Development of Graphene Biosensors for Early Detection of Cancer Biomarkers European Social Fund2017 - 2020
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Ultrahigh Sensitive Label-free Graphene Biosensor for Cancer Diagnostics" Impact Acceleration Account EPSRC- Research Impact Fund2016 - 2017
Publications (42)
- Advances in nanotechnology-based drug development and delivery for cervical cancer therapeutic strategies Save
- Emerging liquid biopsy tools to analyse cancer biomarkers: electrochemical sensors and extracellular vesicle analysis Save
- Introduction to “Advances in Nanomaterials for Sensors in Early Disease Diagnosis” Save
- Biofunctionalized CdS Quantum Dots: A Case Study on Nanomaterial Toxicity in the Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment Process Save
- Graphene based electrochemical immunosensor for the ultra-sensitive label free detection of Alzheimer's beta amyloid peptides Aβ(1-42) Save
- Assessing Surface Coverage of Aminophenyl Bonding Sites on Diazotised Glassy Carbon Electrodes for Optimised Electrochemical Biosensor Performance Save
- A Facile Method for the Non-Covalent Amine Functionalization of Carbon-Based Surfaces for Use in Biosensor Development Save
- Utilization of waste tea leaves as bio-surfactant in CdS quantum dots synthesis and their cytotoxicity effect in breast cancer cells Save
- Enhanced water oxidation catalytic performance of graphene oxide by gamma ray irradiation post-treatment Save
- Ultrathin Functional Polymer Modified Graphene for Enhanced Enzymatic Electrochemical Sensing Save
- Graphene Field Effect Transistors for Biomedical Applications: Current Status and Future Prospects Save
- Corrigendum: to “Synergistic oxidation of NADH on bimetallic CoPt nanoparticles decorated carbon nitride nanotubes’’ [Sens. Actuators B: Chem. 208 (2015) 204–211](S0925400514013756)(10.1016/j.snb.2014.11.013) Save
- Hydrogen and CO<inf>2</inf> reduction reactions: Mechanisms and catalysts Save
- Single-step electrospun TiO2-Au hybrid electrodes for high selectivity photoelectrocatalytic glutathione bioanalysis Save
- The Application of Graphene and Its Derivatives to Energy Conversion, Storage, and Environmental and Biosensing Devices Save
- A mechanically bendable superhydrophobic steel surface with self-cleaning and corrosion-resistant properties Save
- Enhanced Photoelectrocatalytic Water Splitting at Hierarchical Gd3+:TiO2 Nanostructures through Amplifying Light Reception and Surface States Passivation Save
- Facile synthesis of nanostructured monoclinic bismuth vanadate by a co-precipitation method: Structural, optical and photocatalytic properties Save
- Modulating the interaction between gold and TiO2 nanowires for enhanced solar driven photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen generation Save
- Photoelectrochemical biosensors: New insights into promising photoelectrodes and signal amplification strategies Save