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At Diagnostic Nanotools, we work to ameliorate the diagnosis of diseases. On the one hand, we produce rapid assays and electrochemical biosensors, with a special emphasis on point-of-care diagnosis of infectious diseases.
In this context, we develop single-step immunoassays, classical biosensors (in which a sensor is modified with bioreceptors for the specific detection of the analyte of interest) and magneto-biosensors (in which the assay is performed on magnetic particles). We explore the implementation of nanomaterials to obtain improved transducers and as signal amplifiers to generate faster and more sensitive biosensors. We also seek to automate the tests using extremely simple and economical paper microfluidics. On the other hand, we are developing "synthrocytes," a synthetic reagent that could replace animal erythrocytes in the hemagglutination assays used currently for the global surveillance of influenza viruses and in the control of vaccine production.
IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio Collaborators: Andres Antón Pagarolas, Maria Urpí Castany, Judit Prat Trunas, Cristina Andrés Vergés, Narcís Saubí Roca Funding agency: Fundació Institut de Recerca HUVH Funding: 10000 Reference: VHIR-FIT-2024-001 Duration: 13/12/2024 - 12/12/2025
IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio Collaborators: Andres Antón Pagarolas, Tomàs Pumarola Suñé, Maria Urpí Castany, Judit Prat Trunas, Cristina Andrés Vergés, Narcís Saubí Roca Funding agency: Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Salut Funding: 99946 Reference: SLT036/24/000017 Duration: 21/12/2024 - 20/12/2025
IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio Collaborators: Romina Dieli Crimi, Cristina Andrés Vergés Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN Funding: 141875 Reference: PID2023-148950OB-C22 Duration: 01/09/2024 - 31/12/2027
IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio Collaborators: Francesc Zarzuela Serrat, Israel Molina Romero, Maria Urpí Castany, Adrián Sánchez Montalvá, Elena Sulleiro Igual, Judit Prat Trunas, Ines Mercedes Oliveira Souto, Briza Pérez López Funding agency: Fundació "La Caixa" Funding: 392205 Reference: HR23-00679 Duration: 01/12/2023 - 30/11/2026
PMID: 37027026 Journal: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY Year: 2023 Reference: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Apr 7. doi: 10.1007/s00787-023-02196-7. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Amoretti, Silvia; Ayora, Miriam; Baeza, Inmaculada; Balanza-Martinez, Vicent; Bernardo, Miquel; Bioque, Miquel; Butjosa, Anna; Casanovas, Francesc; Castro-Fornieles, Josefina; Contreras, Fernando et al. DOI: 10.1007/s00787-023-02196-7
PMID: 38039728 Journal: BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS Year: 2023 Reference: Biosens Bioelectron. 2023 Nov 26;246:115875. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115875. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abdelrahman Soliman, Dina Sameh; Al-Shemari, Salem; Alcoceba, Miguel; Alvarez-Carulla, A; Angelopoulou, Maria; Antic, Darko; Arias-Alpizar, K; Aurran-Schleinitz, Therese; Bacchiarri, Francesca; Baldrich, E et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2023.115875
PMID: 36140066 Journal: Biosensors-Basel Year: 2022 Reference: Biosensors (Basel). 2022 Aug 25;12(9). pii: bios12090680. doi: 10.3390/bios12090680. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Arias-Alpizar, Kevin; Baldrich, Eva; Bosch-Nicolau, Pau; Molina, Israel; Oliveira, Ines; Prat-Trunas, Judit; Salvador, Fernando; Sanchez-Cano, Ana; Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian; Sulleiro, Elena et al. DOI: 10.3390/bios12090680
PMID: 35917611 Journal: BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS Year: 2022 Reference: Biosens Bioelectron. 2022 Nov 1;215:114513. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114513. Epub 2022 Jun 28. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alonso, O; Arias-Alpizar, K; Baldrich, E; de la Serna Serna, E; Dieguez, A; Prat-Trunas, J; Sanchez-Cano, A; Sanchez-Montalva, A; Sulleiro, E et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114513
PMID: 34694794 Journal: ACS Sensors Year: 2021 Reference: ACS Sens. 2021 Nov 26;6(11):4067-4075. doi: 10.1021/acssensors.1c01527. Epub 2021 Oct 25. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baldrich, Eva; Dandy, David S; Geiss, Brian J; Henry, Charles S; Jang, Ilhoon; Khamcharoen, Wisarut; Samper, Isabelle C; Sanchez-Cano, Ana; Siangproh, Weena et al. DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c01527
PMID: 34496566 Journal: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Year: 2021 Reference: Anal Chem. 2021 Sep 21;93(37):12793-12800. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03242. Epub 2021 Sep 9. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baldrich, Eva; de la Serna, Erica; Molina, Israel; Ruiz-Vega, Gisela; Sanchez-Cano, Ana; Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian; Sulleiro, Elena; Vicente-Gomez, Sergi et al. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03242
PMID: 34207908 Journal: Diagnostics Year: 2021 Reference: Diagnostics (Basel). 2021 Jun 9;11(6). pii: diagnostics11061067. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11061067. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Baldrich, Eva; Del Campo, F Javier; Fernandez-Martin, Eduardo; Merazzo, Karla Jaimes; Totoricaguena-Gorrino, Joseba et al. DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11061067
PMID: 33648654 Journal: ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA Year: 2021 Reference: Anal Chim Acta. 2021 Apr 1;1152:338254. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338254. Epub 2021 Jan 30. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Arias-Alpizar, Kevin; Baldrich, Eva; Borgheti-Cardoso, Livia Neves; Bosch-Nicolau, Pau; de la Serna, Erica; Fernandez-Busquets, Xavier; Molina, Israel; Ramirez, Miriam; Salvador, Fernando; Sanchez-Cano, Ana et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338254
PMID: 31818756 Journal: BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS Year: 2020 Reference: Biosens Bioelectron. 2020 Feb 15;150:111925. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111925. Epub 2019 Nov 26. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Arias-Alpizar, Kevin; Baldrich, Eva; Borgheti-Cardoso, Livia Neves; de la Serna, Erica; Del Campo, F Javier; Fernandez-Busquets, Xavier; Molina, Israel; Ruiz-Vega, Gisela; Sanchez-Montalva, Adrian; Sulleiro, Elena et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111925
PMID: 32056969 Journal: BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS Year: 2020 Reference: Biosens Bioelectron. 2020 Apr 15;154:112074. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112074. Epub 2020 Feb 7. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alonso, O; Arias-Alpizar, K; Baldrich, E; Canals, J; de la Serna, E; Dieguez, A; Franch, N et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112074
PMID: 31817657 Journal: SENSORS Year: 2019 Reference: Sensors (Basel). 2019 Dec 6;19(24). pii: s19245388. doi: 10.3390/s19245388. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Alvarez-Carulla, Albert; Baldrich, Eva; Colomer-Farrarons, Jordi; Miribel-Catala, Pere Ll; Montes-Cebrian, Yaiza; Puig-Vidal, Manel; Ruiz-Vega, Gisela et al. DOI: 10.3390/s19245388
PMID: NOPMID0066 Journal: JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Year: 2019 Reference: Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 2019 Dec;855:113500. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.113500 Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baldrich Rubio, Eva; López Marzo, Adaris Maria et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.113500
PMID: NOPMID0050 Journal: SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL Year: 2019 Reference: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 2019 Nov;298:126897. doi:10.1016/j.snb.2019.126897 Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baldrich-Rubio, Eva; Garcia-Berrocoso, Teresa; Montaner-Villalonga, Joan; Ruiz-Vega, Gisela et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2019.126897
PMID: NOPMID011 Journal: SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL Year: 2018 Reference: doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2018.05.003 Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Colas, E; de la Serna, E; García-Berrocoso, T; Gil-Moreno, A; Martinez-García, E; Penalba, A et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2018.05.003
PMID: 29800830 Journal: BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS Year: 2018 Reference: Biosens Bioelectron. 2018 Sep 15;115:45-52. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.05.020. Epub 2018 May 11. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baldrich, Eva; Ben Ismail, Manel; Del Campo, F Javier; Garcia-Berrocoso, Teresa; Garcia-Robaina, Alicia; Montaner, Joan; Othmane, Ali; Pasamar, Helena; Ruiz-Vega, Gisela; Zourob, Mohammed et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.05.020
PMID: 29498271 Journal: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Year: 2018 Reference: Anal Chem. 2018 Mar 20;90(6):4010-4018. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b05150. Epub 2018 Mar 9. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baldrich, Eva; Hoyos-de-la-Torre, Raquel; Lopez-Marzo, Adaris M et al. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b05150
PMID: 29254566 Journal: ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA Year: 2018 Reference: Anal Chim Acta. 2018 Jan 25;999:144-154. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.11.013. Epub 2017 Nov 10. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baldrich, Eva; Ben Ismail, Manel; de la Serna, Erica; Garcia-Berrocoso, Teresa; Montaner, Joan; Othmane, Ali; Ruiz-Vega, Gisela; Zourob, Mohammed et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.11.013
PMID: NOPMID001 Journal: ChemElectroChem Year: 2017 Reference: Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Aller Pellitero, Miguel; Baldrich Rubio, Eva; del Campo, F. Javier; Kitsara, Maria; Ruiz-Vega, Gisela et al. DOI: 10.1002/celc.201600902
PMID: NOPMID002 Journal: SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL Year: 2017 Reference: Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baldrich Rubio, Eva; Ruiz-vega, Gisela et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2017.03.076
PMID: NOPMID9 Journal: SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL Year: 2016 Reference: Sens Act B, 2013, 181: 816-822. doi: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.02.066 Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: ; ; Eva Baldrich et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2013.02.066
PMID: NOPMID10 Journal: REVIEWS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Year: 2016 Reference: Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, 2016, 35: 53–85 (Invited review). doi 10.1515/revac-2016-0004. Impact factor: Publication type: Review in international publication Authors: Baldrich Rubio, Eva; de la Serna Botello, Erica; Herrasti, Zorione; Ruiz Vega, Gisela et al. DOI: 10.1515/revac-2016-0004
PMID: 26592620 Journal: TALANTA Year: 2016 Reference: Talanta. 2016 Jan 15;147:364-9. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.10.011. Epub 2015 Oct 9. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abramova, Natalia; Baldrich, Eva; Bratov, Andrey; Munoz-Pascual, Francesc-Xavier; Uria, Naroa et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.10.011
PMID: 26155767 Journal: LAB CHIP Year: 2015 Reference: Lab Chip. 2015 Jul 28;15(16):3269-73. doi: 10.1039/c5lc00573f. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baldrich, Eva; Herrasti, Zorione; Martinez, Fernando et al. DOI: 10.1039/c5lc00573f
PMID: 25791338 Journal: BIOSENS BIOELECTRON Year: 2015 Reference: Biosens Bioelectron. 2015 Jul 15;69:328-36. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.02.042. Epub 2015 Mar 6. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abad, Llibertat; Baldrich, Eva; Barallat, Jaume; Del Campo, F Javier; Galan Ortega, Amparo; Moral-Vico, Javier; Munoz-Pascual, Francesc Xavier; Olive-Monllau, Rosa et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.02.042
PMID: NOPMID0075 Journal: Procedia Engineering Year: 2014 Reference: CNT Wiring for Signal Amplification in Electrochemical Magnetosensors. Procedia Engineering. 2014;87:712-5. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baldrich, Eva; Herrasti, Zorione; Martinez, Fernando et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2014.11.637
PMID: 91000012 Journal: Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology Year: 2014 Reference: J Nanomed Nanotechnol 2014;5:243. doi:10.4172/2157-7439.1000243 Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Abdelghani A; Baccar H; Baldrich E; del Campo FJ; Mandeville R; Mejri MB; Prehn R et al. DOI: 10.4172/2157-7439.1000243
PMID: 91000007 Journal: SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL Year: 2014 Reference: SNB 17164 Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: ; ; et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2014.07.011
PMID: 24482799 Journal: ANALYST Year: 2014 Reference: Analyst. 2014 Mar 21;139(6):1334-9. doi: 10.1039/c3an02276e. Impact factor: Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Baldrich, Eva; Herrasti, Zorione; Martinez, Fernando; Munoz-Pascual, Francesc Xavier; Olive-Monllau, Rosa et al. DOI: 10.1039/c3an02276e
The Department of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya grants subsidies for carrying out validation tests on innovative projects in the field of health that are in the early stages of development.
The meeting was an opportunity to get to know projects from both institutions and to promote interaction between professionals.
The head of the Diagnostic Nanotools (DINA) group was part of a Spanish delegation that also participated in activities to establish contracts between national and international centers.
