The main goal of the group is to develop new experimental setups based on atomic force microscopy and new theoretical frameworks enabling the quantification of the electrical properties of biological systems at the nanoscale (including biomembranes, single viruses, single bacteria cells and eukaryotic cells). The main aim is to contribute to develop new label-free biological nanoscale characterization methods and new electronic biosensors. Furthermore, the group objective is to develop the multiparametric atomic force microscopy for the simultaneous, label-free biophysical characterization (mechanical and electrical) of clinical samples at meso and nanoscales.
Gabriel Gomila Lluch (Full Professor) gabriel.gomila(at)ub.edu
Analisa Caló (Tenure-Track Lecturer)
Nanoscale wetting of single viruses. Calò A., Eleta-Lopez A., Ondarçuhu T., Verdaguer A., Bittner A.M. Molecules. 2021, 26(17), 5184
Bioelectronic Recordings of Cardiomyocytes with Accumulation Mode Electrolyte Gated Organic Field Effect Transistors. Kyndiah A., Leonardi F., Tarantino C., Cramer T., Millan-Solsona R., Garreta E., Montserrat N., Mas-Torrent M., Gomila G. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 150, 111844 (2020).
Mapping the capacitance of self-assembled monolayers at metal/electrolyte interfaces at the nanoscale by In-liquid scanning dielectric microscopy, R. Millan-Solsona, M. Checa, L. Fumagalli, G. Gomila, Nanoscale 12, 20658 (2020).
Spatial mapping of the collagen distribution in human and mouse tissues by force volume atomic force microscopy. Calò, A., Romin, Y., Srouji, R., Zambirinis, C. P., Fan, N., Santella, A., Feng, E., Fujisawa, S., Turkekul, M., Huang, S., Simpson, A. L., D’Angelica, M., Jarnagin, W. J., Manova-Todorova, K. Sci. Rep. 10, 15664 (2020).
Spatial defects nanoengineering for bipolar conductivity in MoS2. Zheng, X. Calò, A., Cao, T., Liu, X., Huang, Z., Masih Das, P., Drndic, M., Albisetti, E., Lavini, F., Narang, V., King, W. P., Harrold, J. W., Vittadello, M., Aruta, C., Shahrjerdi, D., Riedo, E. Nat. Commun. 11, 3463 (2020).
Ajut a la Recerca Transversal 2020 (IN2UB): “Routine characterization of clinical samples with a multiparametric SPM design” (IP: Annalisa Calò)
Metodos de datos masivos aplicados a la microscopia de sonda de barrido para estudios electricos funcionales en ciencias de la vida” Convocatoria 2019 Proyectos de I+D+i. MINECO. IP: Gabriel Gomila)
1. The Manchester University, Manchester, UK (Dr. Laura Fumagalli)
2. Italian Institute of Technology, Milan, Italy (Dr. Adrica Kyndiah)
3. New York University (NYU), New York, USA (Professor Elisa Riedo)
4. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (USA) (Dr. Katia Manova Todorova)