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; Molecular diagnostics; Photon upconversion; Lanthanide luminescence.
In vitro diagnostics; Immunoassays; Molecular diagnostics; Photon upconversion; Lanthanide luminescence.
 Research community or research topic 
Biotechnology
Biotechnology
 Research 
Bioaffinity assay technology research. Photon upconversion luminescence in ultrasensitive immunoassays.
 Teaching 
Instrumentation in biotechnology; In vitro diagnostics systems.
 Publications  
  
            - 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) - Odontogenic neck abscesses caused by Streptococcus anginosus group bacteria: emergency MRI findings  (2024)  
- Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Polymer microsphere inks for semi-solid extrusion 3D printing at ambient conditions  (2024)  
- Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Spectrally separated dual-label upconversion luminescence lateral flow assay for cancer-specific STn-glycosylation in CA125 and CA15-3  (2024)  
- Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Upconversion-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for the Biomimetic Detection of the Mycotoxin Cyclopiazonic Acid  (2024)  
- Analytical Chemistry
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Upconversion Luminescence Based Direct Hybridization Assay to Detect Subfemtomolar miR-20 a DNA Analogue in Plasma  (2024)  
- Analysis & Sensing
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Frequency-Domain Method for Characterization of Upconversion Luminescence Kinetics  (2023)  
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Homogeneous immunoassay for cyclopiazonic acid based upon mimotopes and upconversion-resonance energy transfer  (2023)  
- Biosensors and Bioelectronics
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Nanoparticle-Based Bioaffinity Assays: From the Research Laboratory to the Market  (2023)  
- Advanced Materials
 
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Plasma calprotectin is extremely high in patients with lysinuric protein intolerance  (2023)  
- JIMD Reports
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Understanding FRET in Upconversion Nanoparticle Nucleic Acid Biosensors  (2023)  
- Nano Letters
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Complement C1q in plasma induces nonspecific binding of poly(acrylic acid)-coated upconverting nanoparticle antibody conjugates  (2022)  
- Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
 
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) 



