Emilia Peltola
bioelectric interfaces; biomaterials; sensors; sustainability; neurotransmitters; female hormones
The research focus of materials in health technology is in understanding the interface of materials in biomedical applications.
I am passionate about advancing women’s health and sustainable healthcare through technology. I advocate for diversity and equality in tech, striving to inspire more women to enter the field. I am also committed to shaping education that equips future change-makers with the skills to make a real impact.
The research focus of materials in health technology is in understanding the interface of materials in biomedical applications. One of the main focus areas is developing sensor technologies for health care. Improved sensor technologies will be a crucial modulator in changing disease-focused health care to preventive health care. To this aim, sensitivity, selectivity, temporal resolution, stability and biocompatibility of the sensors need to be improved. Moreover, the clinical success of an implantable medical device is determined by the interaction between the implanted material and the human body. Therefore we need to develop implant surfaces that generate the most beneficial cellular or tissue response in the specific application. We strive to understand how the properties of the materials could be assigned to their performance. Fundamental characterization of the materials and in situ measurements of interfacial phenomena provide novel essential information about materials and their reactivity.
I serve as the vice director of our department, overseeing the educational activities in materials engineering. Additionally, I am the responsible professor for the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Materials Engineering and Master’s Degree Programme in Materials Engineering: Health Technology Materials.
Responsible teacher in MTEK0027 Biomaterials Science and MTEK0036 Sustainable Health Technologies.
- Controlled Debundling of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) by Au@Pt Nanorods Enables Mechanism-Dependent Electrochemical Sensing and Biofouling Response (2026)
- Analytical Chemistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Durable Copper Nanowires for Flexible Curvature Sensors (2026)
- Chemical Engineering Journal Advances
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Electrochemically modulating the geometry of gold nanostructures for enhanced electrochemistry and antifouling performance (2026)
- Analytica Chimica Acta
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Toward sustainable strips: a review of materials and environmental considerations for future health monitoring (2026)
- RSC Sustainability
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Electrochemical Design of Gold Nanostructures for Controllable Electrochemical Performance and Scalable Aptamer Sensing Application (2025)
- ACS Applied Nano Materials
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Save Your Tears for the Toxicity Assays─Carbon Nanotubes Still Fooling Scientists (2025)
- ACS Omega
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Single-chirality single-wall carbon nanotubes for electrochemical biosensing (2025)
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The climate impacts of healthcare digitalization: A scoping review (2025)
- Digital health
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Various Configurations of Au@Pt Nanostructures on Modified Electrochemical Sensors for H2O2 Detection (2025)
- ACS Applied Nano Materials
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Electrochemical sensors based on green molecularly imprinted polymers (2024) Green Imprinted Materials: From Design to Environmental and Food Applications Mostafiz, Bahar; Banan, Kamran; Arjomand Bigdeli, Sara; Soofiani, Ava; Keshavarz, Azadeh; Afsharara, Hanif; Hatamabadi, Dara; Ghalkhani, Masoumeh; Asadian, Elham; Ghorbani-Bidkorbeh, Fatemeh; Peltola, Emilia
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)



