Name:

Dr. Fernando Benito López

(Team Leader in Polymer Microfluidics)

Contact details

Qualifications

April 2007:

Ph.D. Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, The Netherlands 

Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology Group

Promotor: David N. Reinhoudt

Dissertation Title: "High Pressure: a Challenge for Lab-on-a-Chip Technology"

THESIS PDF: http://doc.utwente.nl/57865/1/thesis_Lopez.pdf

September 2002:

Master (Organometallic Chemistry) Department of Inorganic Chemistry, U. Autónoma de Madrid

Advisers: Dr. María José Macazaga Porlan and Dr. Rosa María Medina Martínez

Dissertation Title:"Syntheses, Structures and Electrochemical Study of π-Acetylene Complexes of Cobalt and Osmium"

June 2000:

Master Degree in Chemistry. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Project Summary

Publications

Selected publications (2009-2010):

·       Separation Science:

1-     The Use of Scanning Contactless Conductivity Detection for the Characterisation of Stationary Phases in Micro-Fluidic Chips. Z. Walsh, M. Vázquez, F. Benito-Lopez, B. Paull, M. Macka, F. Svec, D. Diamond, Lab Chip, 10, 2010, 1777-1780.

2-     Molecular Photo-controllable Electroosmotic Pumps for Micro-fluidic Devices Achieved with Photochromic Spiropyran Monolithic Polymers, Z. Walsh, S. Scarmagnani, F. Benito-Lopez, S. Abele, F-Q Nie, C. Slater, R. Byrne, D. Diamond, B. Paull, M. Macka, Sens. Actuators B., 2010, 148,2, 569-576.

·       Sensors:

1-     ElectroChemical Transistors with Ionic Liquids for Enzymatic Sensing. S-Y. Yang, F. Cicoira, R. Byrne, F. Benito-Lopez, D. Diamond, R. M. Owens, G. G. Malliaras, Chem. Commun. 46, 2010, 7972-7974.

2-     Photoreversible Ion-Binding using Spiropyran Modified Silica Microbeads. S. Scarmagnani, Z. Walsh, C. Slater, F. Benito-Lopez, B. Paull, M. Macka, D. Diamond. Int. J. Nanomanuf., 5, 1/2, 2010, 38-52.

3-     Spiropyran Modified Micro-fluidic Chip Channels as Photonically Controlled Self-indicating System for Mmetal Ion Aaccumulation and Release.  F. Benito-Lopez, S. Scarmagnani, Z. Walsh, B. Paull, M. Macka, D. Diamond, Sens. Actuators B, 2009, 140, 295–303.

·       Smart Materials:

1-     Optically Addressable Single-use Microfluidic Valves by Laser Printer Lithography. J. L. Garcia-Cordero, D. Kurzbuch, F. Benito-Lopez, D. Diamond, L. P. Lee, A. J. Ricco, Lab Chip, 2010, 10, 20, 2680-2687. 

2-     Characterisation and Analytical Potential of a Photo-responsive Polymeric Material Based on Spiropyran R. Byrne, C. Ventura, F. Benito-Lopez, A. Walther, A. Heise, D. Diamond, Biosens. Bioelectron., 26, 2010, 1392-1398

3-     Materials Science and the Sensor Revolution. R. Byrne,^* F. Benito-Lopez,* D. Diamond, Mater. Today, July-August, 13, 7-8, 2010, 26-33 ^*Shared first author.

4-     Ionogel-Based Light-Actuated Valves for Controlling Liquid Flow in Microfluidic Manifolds F. Benito-Lopez, R. Byrne, A. M. Raduta, N. E. Vrana, G. McGuinness D. Diamond. Lab Chip, 10, 2, 2009, 195-201.

·       Wearables:

1-     “Sweat-on-a-Chip”: Analysing Sweat in Real Time with Disposable Micro-devices F. Benito-Lopez, S. Coyle, R. Byrne, V. F. Curto, D. Diamond, IEEE Sensors 2010, 1-4 November, 2010, 160-163.

2-     Simple Barcode System Based on Ionogels for Real Time pH-Sweat Monitoring. F. Benito-Lopez, S. Coyle, R. Byrne, C. O’Toole, C. Barry, D. Diamond. 7th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN 2010), Session 7-Novel Sensors and Infrastructures, 26-28 June, 2010 Biopolis, Singapore. 291-296.

3-     Pump Less Wearable Microfluidic Device for Real Time pH Sweat Monitoring. F. Benito-Lopez, S. Coyle, R. Byrne, A. Smeaton, N. E. O'Connor, D. Diamond, in Proceedings of the Eurosensors XXIII Conference, Procedia Chemistry, 1, 2009. 1103-1106.

Media & Press Outputs

1- Ce Patch Analyse la Transpiration, L’Expansion, Ed. October, 115, 2010.

2- HYDRATATION: Inspirez, Transpirez, Communiquez.  Industrie & Technologies, Ed. July, 924, 8, 2010.

3- Fluid Levels and Sporting Success. The Irish Times, 25 June, 2010.

4- Sweat Sensor has Athletes in a Lather. Sunday Times, 2 May, 2010.

5- Athletes' Sweat Test Road to Glory. New Scientist, 27 April, 2010.

Patent Applications

1-   pH Microfluidic Barcode. F. Benito-Lopez, S. Coyle, R. Byrne, D. Diamond, Dublin City University, 2010, Invention Disclosure. Submitted.

2-   Photoresponsive Ionogel. R. Byrne, F. Benito-Lopez, D. Diamond, Dublin City University, 2009, New US Patent Application No: 12/406,249. September 23rd, 2010, US-2010-0239647-A1.

3-   PH Sensor Device Comprising Ionogel Polymers. F. Benito-Lopez, R. Byrne, D. Diamond, Dublin City University, 2009, Patent Application No: GB 0904627-7.

4-   Microfluidic Single Use Valve and Microfluidic Systems Incorporating Said Valve. J. L. Garcia-Cordero, F. Benito-Lopez, J. Ducree, L. Lee, A. Ricco, Dublin City University, 6 February, 2009, Patent Application No: GB0901115.6.

Selected Demonstrator

The Smart Sweat-Band. F. Benito-Lopez, S. Coyle, R. Byrne, A. Smeaton, N. E. O'Connor, N. Moyna, D. Diamond. Smart Textiles Salon a joint European workshop, 25 September, Ghent, Belgium, 2009.

Books and Book Chapters

1-      On-body Chemical Sensors for Monitoring Sweat. S. Coyle, F. Benito-Lopez, R. Byrne, D. Diamond. In Wearable and Autonomous Biomedical Devices and Systems, Issues and Characterisation, A. Lay-Ekuakille and S. Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Eds.: Springer, 2011, pp. 177-193.

Selected Oral Presentations (2010)

1-   “Sweat-on-a-Chip”: Analysing Sweat in Real Time with Disposable Micro-devices F. Benito-Lopez, S. Coyle, R. Byrne, D. Diamond, 9^th Annual IEEE Conference on Sensors, 1-4 November, 2010. A1L-F6.

2-   Sensing Sweat in Real-Time Using Wearable Microfluidics. F. Benito-Lopez, S. Coyle, R. Byrne, D. Diamond, 14th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Micro Total Analysis Systems μ-TAS-2010, 3 - 7 October, 2010. Session 1C-1, Point-of-Care Diagnostics, 31-33.

3-   Ionogel-biosensor: Novel Ionogels Based on Ionic Liquids as a platform to measure Enzyme Activity of Glucose Oxdase in Real Time. C. Barry, F. Benito Lopez, R. Byrne, D. Diamond, Symposium : B, Functional Biointerfaces of the E-MRS 2010 Spring Meeting, 7-11 June, Strasbourg, France, 2010, 87

Selected Posters (2010)

1-   Photo-responsive Ionogels: Versatile Flow Control in Micro-fluidic Manifolds. F. Benito-Lopez, R. Byrne, D. Diamond, 20^th Polymer Networks Group Meeting PNG-2010, 29 August - 2 September, Goslar, Germany, 2010, p.149.   

2-   Incorporation of Acrylate Based Spiropyran Monoliths in Micro-fluidic Devices for Photo-controlled Electroosmotic Flow. S. Scarmagnani, Z. Walsh, F. Benito-Lopez, M. Macka, B. Paull, D. Diamond, CIMTEC-5^th Forum on New Materials, 13-18 June, Montecatini, Italy, 2010, FL:HP44, 140.

3-  Versatile Continuous pH Monitoring Barcode System Based in Ionogels. F. Benito-Lopez, R. Byrne, D. Diamond. Pittcon Conference-2010, Orlando, Florida, USA, 28 March - 5 March, 2010. 610-3P.

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