Emilia Peltola
emilia.peltola@utu.fi +358 29 450 4706 +358 50 569 7548 |
bioelectric interfaces; biomaterials; sensors; carbon nanomaterials; neurotransmitters
The research focus of materials in health technology is in understanding the interface of materials in biomedical applications.
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 Master’s Degree Programme in Materials Engineering: Health Technology Materials.
Responsible teacher in MTEK0027 Biomaterials Science.
- Unmodified and multi-walled carbon nanotube modified tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) films as in vivo sensor materials for sensitive and selective detection of dopamine (vol 118, pg 23, 2018) (2019)
- Biosensors and Bioelectronics
- Electrochemical Fouling of Dopamine and Recovery of Carbon Electrodes (2018)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Pt-grown carbon nanofibers for detection of hydrogen peroxide (2018)
- RSC Advances
- Pt-grown carbon nanofibers for enzymatic glutamate biosensors and assessment of their biocompatibility (2018)
- RSC Advances
- Unmodified and multi-walled carbon nanotube modified tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) films as in vivo sensor materials for sensitive and selective detection of dopamine (2018)
- Biosensors and Bioelectronics