Research Activity

Dr. Marcos Pita

Research Assistant Professor in

Prof. Evgeny Katz’s group

Laboratory of Bioelectronics & Bionanotechnology

Chemisty and Biomolecular Sciences Department

Biocomputing

       Design of enzyme logic gates able to perform Boolean logic operations upon proper chemical inputs, giving  a different chemical output.

 

       Conditioning of enzyme logic gates to operate and interact with physiological environments. Design of devices based on enzyme logic gate able to detect different critical trauma situations and act consequently.

 

       Application of enzyme logic gates to the control of chemical and physical properties in signal-responsive materials such as polymeric membranes, polymer brushes or nanomaterials.

 

       Design of systems controlled by enzyme logic gates, such as microfluidic multichannel devices or biofuel cells.

 

Synthesis of nanomaterials

       Metallic (Gold and Silver), magnetic and silica nanoparticles, as well as any combination of these materials.

 

Bionanoengineering

       Functional interfaces composed of biomaterials & nano-objects, supra-molecular hybrid systems with complex molecular/biomolecular architecture. Biofunctionalization of macroscopic and nanoscopic surfaces.

 

Electrochemistry

       biofunctionalized electrodes design with tailored interfaces and nanoscopic control. Control and switch on-off the system with enzyme logic gates.

101/245 Science Center

Box 5810

8 Clarkson Avenue

13699 Potsdam, NY

Contact me:

E-mail: mpita at clarkson.edu

News and Press Releases

July 6th 2009

 

      Dr. Marcos Pita has been declared eligible in the 2009 Ramon y Cajal Scientific Program in Spain (Europe).

 

Oct 24th 2008

      Prof. Katz’s Research group is granted from ONR with ADAPT project.

 

June 30th 2008

       Press release in Spain (Spanish)

Other Research Interests

Bioelectronics & optobioelectronics

       Switchable & tunable electrobiocatalytic and photobiocatalytic Systems.

 

Bionanotechnology for bioelectronic applications

       Electrical wiring of enzymes by nano-objects, amplification paths for bioanalytical systems, nanocircuitry generation based on biotemplates & biocatalysis.

 

Biosensors

       Based on integrated systems with complex molecular architecture, self-powered biosensors, switchable & tunable biosensors. Biosensors based on biomimetic compounds.

 

Amplified DNA-sensors and immunosensors

       Amplification systems based on bioelectronics and bionanotechnology, DNA-arrays, biorecognition arrays.

 

Biofuel cells

       Engineering, biofuel cells based on integrated bioelectrocatalytic Systems.

Dr. Marcos Pita in Clarkson University environment,

October 2008.

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