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Emilio Alarcon
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Latest papers
Portable, miniaturized, fibre delivered, multimodal CARS exoscope.
Optics express · 2013
Latest funding
- $956,250
LuzCornea: A light activated biomimetic material for on-the-spot repairing thinning corneas
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $150,000
Molecular and Antibody Surveillance of H5N1 in Animals and Humans using a High Throughput Diagnostic Platform
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $118,000
Nanoengineered Materials for Tissue and Organ Repair
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
1 publications.
Portable, miniaturized, fibre delivered, multimodal CARS exoscope.
Smith B, Naji M, Murugkar S, Alarcon E, Brideau C, Stys P, Anis H
LuzCornea: A light activated biomimetic material for on-the-spot repairing thinning corneas
Principal investigators: Alarcón, Emilio I; Brunette, Isabelle; Griffith, May C; Koaik, Mona
Keywords: Biomaterials; Biomedical Devices; Keratoconus; Peptide-Based Materials; Tissue Repair
Molecular and Antibody Surveillance of H5N1 in Animals and Humans using a High Throughput Diagnostic Platform
Principal investigators: Langlois, Marc-Andre
Keywords: H5n1; High Throughput Automation; Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Hpai); Molecular Detection (Pcr, Qpcr); One Health; Serosurveillance And Antibody Testing; Surrogate Viral Neutralizing Assay; Surveillance Study
Nanoengineered Materials for Tissue and Organ Repair
Principal investigators: Alarcon, Emilio
Keywords: Biomaterials; Hydrogels; Nanoparticles; Organ repair; Peptides; Tissue Engineering; Tissue repair
Living bacteria bioadhesives for chronic and infected wound care
Principal investigators: Li, Jianyu
Keywords: bioadhesives ; chronic wounds; antibacterial materials; engineered living materials ; biofilm
"On the spot" 3D bioprinting of small blood vessels
Principal investigators: Munoz Figueroa, Marcelo A
Keywords: 3d Bioprinting; Biomaterials; Cabg; Tissue Engineering; Vascular Graft
Integrated Photothermal Device for Extending Lifetime of N95 Masks-COVID-19_x000d_
Principal investigators: Alarcon, Emilio
Photocatalyst antiviral coatings - Covid 19_x000d_ _x000d_
Principal investigators: Jodoin, Bertrand
Automated Peptide Synthesizer System for Accelerating discovery of Nanomaterials, Sensors, and Bioactive Compounds
Principal investigators: Alarcon, Emilio
Hand-held bio-printing device for customized on-the-spot heart repair
Principal investigators: Alarcon, Emilio
Keywords: Bio-printing, Electroconductive fibers, Cardiac tissue, Myocardial infarction, Cardiac patch, Collagen, Nanoparticles
Injectable collagen matrices for cardiac tissue repair
Principal investigators: Suuronen, Erik
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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