Mr Paul Denman
PhD Student
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
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Synthesis and characterisation of SERS substrates for sensitive and selective detection of targeted small molecules using Raman spectrometery
Investigating a variety of approaches to forming SERS enabled substrates by utilising either random or ordered structures of gold nanoparticles containing a unique probe molecule in order to gain highly selective and sensitive detection of a targeted small molecules. The characterisation of these probes and understanding how they react in different environments as well as tuning their sensitivity and effectiveness towards their target molecule.
Completed Bachelors of Science (Hons, First Class) at the University of Queensland and current member of the RACI. Worked for Queensland Health in the Forensic Chemistry department