Jennifer Gaughran
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Dr. Jennifer Gaughran is an Assistant Professor in the School of Physical Sciences in DCU and the Chair of the Physics with Biomedical Sciences degree programme. She graduated from DCU in 2011 with a degree in Physics with Astronomy and completed her PhD in 2016, which focused on the design and testing of microfluidic devices for rapid DNA and RNA detection. From 2016 to 2017 she was the Centre Manager of the Advanced Processing Technology (APT) research centre in DCU. She is currently the primary supervisor of three PhD students. She is the winner of the IOPI Rosse Medal, National Thesis in 3 and Tell-It-Straight competitions 2014 and was shortlisted for the IOP Bell-Burnell Early Stage Female Physicist of the year award in 2016.
Jennifer’s research has focused on the design and testing of new and innovative methods in biological analysis for disease detection. She is interested in development of a new diagnostic techniques that can be used as Point-of-Care (POC) diagnostic devices. These may be used anywhere from a physician’s office, to sub-Saharan Africa. She is particularly focused on the inclusion of nanotechnology in simple diagnostic systems for early detection of disease. In addition, Jennifer is interested in materials science and engineering for biological and environmental applications. Her research looks at the development of materials and surfaces for anti-biofouling, anti-corrosive and antimicrobial purposes, as well as new sustainably produced polymers.
Peer Reviewed Journal
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| 2025 | Urbain Ndagano; Laura Cahill ; Ciara Smullen; Jennifer Gaughran; Susan M. Kelleher (2025) 'The Current State-of-the-Art of the Processes Involved in the Chemical Recycling of Textile Waste'. Molecules, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Jennie O Loughlin; Bevin Herward; Dylan Doherty; Purabi Bhagabati; Susan M. Kelleher; Samantha Fahy; Brian Freeland; Keith D. Rochfort; Jennifer Gaughran (2024) 'Bio-based polylactic acid labware as a sustainable alternative for microbial cultivation in life science laboratories'. Heliyon, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Cannon, P.; McGlynn, E.; O'Neill, D.; Darcy, C.; Rouse, E.; O'Connor, R.; Freeland, B.; O'Connell, B.; Gaughran, J. (2024) 'Deposition of high-quality, nanoscale SiO2 films and 3D structures'. Applied Materials Today, 38 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Doherty, D.; Rochfort, K.D.; Conaghan, M.; O'Loughlin, J.; Freeland, B.; Cooling, C.; Solola, D.; Brych, Y.; Kelleher, S.M.; Fahy, S.; Gaughran, J. (2024) 'Assessing the viability of 3D-printed poly(lactic acid) petri dishes: A sustainable alternative for laboratory use'. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2024 | Granget, C.; Manikandan, N.A.; Amulya, K.; Dabros, M.; Fahy, S.; Kelleher, S.M.; Rochfort, K.D.; Gaughran, J.; Freeland, B. (2024) 'Brewer's spent grain as a self-sufficient feedstock for homofermentative production of optically pure L-lactic acid using Lactobacillus rhamnosus'. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION, 34 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Cannon, P.; McGlynn, E.; Freeland, B.; Gaughran, J. (2023) 'Development and optimisation of a SiO2 PVD technique based on the thermal decomposition of PDMS'. New Journal of Chemistry, 47 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2023 | Monu, M.C.C.; Afkham, Y.; Chekotu, J.C.; Ekoi, E.J.; Gu, H.; Teng, C.; Ginn, J.; Gaughran, J.; Brabazon, D. (2023) 'Bi-directional Scan Pattern Effects on Residual Stresses and Distortion in As-built Nitinol Parts: A Trend Analysis Simulation Study'. Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation, 12 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Cannon, P.; Freeland, B.; Jaquiery, M.; McGlynn, E.; Gaughran, J. (2022) 'Single-step functionalization of silicon nanoparticles providing efficient DNA binding'. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 648 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Gaughran, J.; Boyle, D.; Murphy, J.; Kelly, R.; Ducrée, J. (2016) 'Phase-selective graphene oxide membranes for advanced microfluidic flow control'. Microsystems and Nanoengineering, 2 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Dimov, Nikolay; Clancy, Eoin; Gaughran, Jennifer; Boyle, David; Mc Auley, Darren; Glynn, Macdara T.; Dwyer, Roisin M.; Coughlan, Helena; Barry, Thomas; Barrett, Louise M.; Smith, Terry J.; Ducree, Jens (2015) 'Solvent-selective routing for centrifugally automated solid-phase purification of RNA'. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 18 (5-6). [DOI] | |
| 2013 | Nwankire, Charles E.; Chan, Di-Sien S.; Gaughran, Jennifer; Burger, Robert; Gorkin, Robert, III; Ducree, Jens (2013) 'Fluidic Automation of Nitrate and Nitrite Bioassays in Whole Blood by Dissolvable-Film Based Centrifugo-Pneumatic Actuation'. Sensors, 13 (9). [DOI] | |
| 2013 | Nwankire, CE; Chan, DS; Gaughran, J; Burger, R; Gorkin, R; Ducrée, J (2013) 'Fluidic automation of nitrate and nitrite bioassays in whole blood by dissolvable-film based centrifugo-pneumatic actuation'. Sensors (Switzerland), 13 (9). [DOI] | |
| 2012 | Gorkin, R.; Nwankire, C.E.; Gaughran, J.; Zhang, X.; Donohoe, G.G.; Rook, M.; O'Kennedy, R.; Ducrée, J. (2012) 'Centrifugo-pneumatic valving utilizing dissolvable films'. Lab on a Chip, 12 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2012 | Czugala, M.; Gorkin, R.; Phelan, T.; Gaughran, J.; Curto, V.F.; Ducrée, J.; Diamond, D.; Benito-Lopez, F. (2012) 'Optical sensing system based on wireless paired emitter detector diode device and ionogels for lab-on-a-disc water quality analysis'. Lab on a Chip, 12 . [Link] [DOI] |
Other Publication
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| 2023 | O’Loughlin, J.; Doherty, D.; Herward, B.; McGleenan, C.; Mahmud, M.; Bhagabati, P.; Boland, A.N.; Freeland, B.; Rochfort, K.D.; Kelleher, S.M.; Fahy, S.; Gaughran, J. (2023) The Potential of Bio-Based Polylactic Acid (PLA) as an Alternative in Reusable Food Containers: A Review. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Freeland, B.; McCarthy, E.; Balakrishnan, R.; Fahy, S.; Boland, A.; Rochfort, K.D.; Dabros, M.; Marti, R.; Kelleher, S.M.; Gaughran, J. (2022) A Review of Polylactic Acid as a Replacement Material for Single-Use Laboratory Components. [Link] [DOI] |
Book Chapter
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| 2021 | Mishra, R.; Gaughran, J.; Kinahan, D.; Ducrée, J.; Ramadan, M. (2021) 'Functional Membranes for Enhanced Rotational Flow Control on Centrifugal Microfluidic Platforms' In: Encyclopedia of Smart Materials. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Yalda Afkham; Jennifer Gaughran; Verica Pavlic; Dermot Brabazon (2021) 'Laser micro- and nano-processing: applications in modern dentistry' In: Laser Micro- and Nano-Scale Processing Fundamentals and applications. UK : IOP Publishing. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Burger, R.; Kitsara, M.; Gaughran, J.; Nwankire, C.; Ducrée, J. (2014) 'Automation of immunoassays through centrifugal lab-on-a-disc platforms' In: Novel Approaches in Immunoassays. [Link] [DOI] |
Conference Publication
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2023 | Cannon, P.; McGlynn, E.; O'Neill, D.; O'Connell, B.; Freeland, B.; Gaughran, J. (2023) 2023 IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference, NMDC 2023 Deposition of ultra-thin SiO2 layers to enable core-shell nanostructure architectures for biosensing applications [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2022 | Doherty, D.; Brych, Y.; Solola, D.; Gaughran, J. (2022) MicroTAS 2022 - 26th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences Investigation of Manufacturing Approaches for Sustainable Biopolymer based Microfluidic Systems [Link] | |
| 2016 | Gaughran, J.; Kelly, R.; Kinahan, D.; Ducrée, J. (2016) 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016 Disc-embedded grinding mill towards process integtrated hydro-mechanical cell lysis on centrifugal microfluidic platforms [Link] | |
| 2016 | Gaughran, J.; Kinahan, D.; Mishra, R.; Ducrée, J. (2016) 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016 Solvent-selective membranes for automating sequential liquid release and routing of nucleic acid purification protocols on a simple spindle motor [Link] | |
| 2015 | Gaughran, J.; Ducree, J. (2015) 2015 Transducers - 2015 18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2015 Graphene-oxide enabled centrifugo-pneumatic routing of flows [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Gaughran, J.; Boyle, D.; Murphy, J.; Ducree, J. (2015) Graphene Oxide membranes for phase-selective microfluidic flow control [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Dimov, N.; Gaughran, J.; Auley, D.M.; Boyle, D.; Kinahan, D.J.; Ducree, J. (2014) Centrifugally automated solid-hase purification of RNA [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2013 | Sweeney, K.T.; Mitchell, E.; Gaughran, J.; Kane, T.; Costello, R.; Coyle, S.; O'Connor, N.E.; Diamond, D. (2013) 2013 IEEE International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2013 Identification of sleep apnea events using discrete wavelet transform of respiration, ECG and accelerometer signals [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2013 | Gaughran, J.; Dimov, N.; Clancy, E.; Barry, T.; Smith, T.J.; Ducree, J. (2013) 2013 Transducers and Eurosensors XXVII: The 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS and EUROSENSORS 2013 Multi-stage, solvent-controlled routing for automated on-disc extraction of total RNA from breast cancer cell line homogenate [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2013 | Dimov, N.; Gaughran, J.; Clancy, E.; Barry, T.; Smith, T.J.; Ducree, J. (2013) 2013 Transducers and Eurosensors XXVII: The 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS and EUROSENSORS 2013 Automated on-disc total RNA extraction from whole blood towards point-of-care for early stage diagnostics [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2011 | Gorkin, R.; Nwankire, C.; Siegrist, J.; Burger, R.; Gaughran, J.; Ducree, J. (2011) 2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, TRANSDUCERS'11 Rotationally controlled centrifugo-pneumatic valving utilizing dissolvable films [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2011 | Nwankire, C.; Gorkin, R.; Siegrist, J.; Gaughran, J.; Chan, D.S.; Ducrée, J. (2011) 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences 2011, MicroTAS 2011 Full integration and automation of immunoassay protocols by rotationally actuated dissolvable film valves [Link] |
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