Questions that drive the lab

Our Questions

Our research is organised around questions rather than around single diseases. These are the questions the group is working on.

Question 1

How do materials understand biology?

  • Nanoparticle–cell interactions
  • Molecular recognition
  • Protein corona
  • Membrane interactions
  • Chirality
  • Structure–function relationships
  • Biological interfaces

Question 2

Can materials recognize disease before symptoms become obvious?

  • Molecular biomarkers
  • Nucleic-acid sensing
  • Protein biomarkers
  • Amplification-free diagnostics
  • Liquid biopsy

Question 3

Can medicine become more spatially precise?

  • Targeted nanoparticles
  • Tissue-specific delivery
  • Cellular targeting
  • Image-guided delivery
  • Molecular imaging

Question 4

Can materials respond to biological context?

  • pH-responsive systems
  • Redox-responsive systems
  • Stimulus-responsive release
  • Ionizable lipid behavior
  • Closed-loop systems

Question 5

Can engineered systems reproduce biological function?

  • Artificial blood
  • Oxygen carriers
  • Biomimetic nanoparticles
  • Synthetic biological function

Question 6

Can diagnosis move outside the centralized laboratory?

  • Point-of-care testing
  • Home diagnostics
  • Wearables
  • Electrochemical sensing
  • Lateral-flow diagnostics
  • Continuous monitoring

Question 7

What makes a biomedical invention truly translatable?

  • Scalability
  • Manufacturing
  • Stability
  • Clinical workflow
  • Regulatory considerations
  • Reimbursement
  • Intellectual property
  • Commercialization