Tero Soukka
Biotechnology tejoso@utu.fi +358 29 450 4589 +358 50 476 5571 Kiinamyllynkatu 10 Turku Office: D6021 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1144-6724 |
Areas of expertise
In vitro diagnostics; immunoassays and immunoassay technologies; molecular diagnostics; photon upconversion; lanthanide luminescence; time-resolved fluorescence; nanoparticle-antibody bioconjugates.
In vitro diagnostics; immunoassays and immunoassay technologies; molecular diagnostics; photon upconversion; lanthanide luminescence; time-resolved fluorescence; nanoparticle-antibody bioconjugates.
Research community or research topic
Biotechnology - in vitro diagnostics (IVD) assay technologies.
Biotechnology - in vitro diagnostics (IVD) assay technologies.
Research
Research group on bioaffinity assay and reporter technologies, focusing on immunoassay platforms and photon upconversion luminescence in ultrasensitive immunoassays.
Teaching
Lecturing courses on Instrumentation in biotechnology and In vitro diagnostics systems.
Publications 
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- Label matters: comparing gold nanoparticles and nanoshells with upconversion nanoparticles for quantitative lateral flow immunoassays (2026)
- Microchimica Acta
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Amplification-Free Attomolar Detection of Short Nucleic Acids with Upconversion Luminescence: Eliminating Nonspecific Binding by Hybridization Complex Transfer (2025)
- Analytical Chemistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Long-term controlled in vitro release of FITC-dextran using polymer-based drug delivery systems manufactured by semi-solid extrusion 3D printing (2025)
- International Journal of Pharmaceutics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Material extrusion 3D printing with polymer microsphere inks: Effects of solid volume fraction and extrudate swell on the resolution and suitable processing parameters (2025)
- CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Plasma CHI3L1 associates with brain volume loss and glial activation in multiple sclerosis (2025)
- Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Risk factors and preventive measures for severe orofacial and neck infections: a three-year observational study (2025)
- BMC Oral Health
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The impact of orthodontic-surgical treatment on female patients’ temporomandibular symptoms, psychological distress, and quality of life (2025)
- European Journal of Orthodontics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Upconversion‐Linked Branched DNA Hybridization Assay for the Detection of Bacteriophage M13 (2025)
- Advanced Optical Materials
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Highly Sensitive Immunoassay for Long Forms of Cardiac Troponin T Using Upconversion Luminescence (2024)
- Clinical Chemistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Improved sensitivity and automation of a multi-step upconversion lateral flow immunoassay using a 3D-printed actuation mechanism (2024)
- Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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