Pankaj Vadgama
Director of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials
Queen Mary University of London
UK
Biography
Professor Pankaj Vadgama qualified in Medicine and Chemistry. He is Professor of Clinical Biochemistry and recently, Director of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials, at Queen Mary University of London. His interests are in electrochemical biosensors for near-patient and in vivo monitoring, using miniaturised sensors and microdialysis. He has adapted biosensor chemistry for direct operation in biofluids and tissue, and has over 200 publications, 20 published patents. His underpinning research is in membrane technology for device packaging, and he was one of the first to report diffusion control membranes for extended linear range enzyme electrodes. He has variously worked on spider silk as an implant material, microfluidics for diagnostics, electrochemical characterisation of bone adhesives and is currently working on biodegradable sensors and on nanosilver as an antimicrobial for urine catheters. His has recently established a sensors spinout company, Camstech Ltd., to develop optical sensors
Research Interest
His interests are in electrochemical biosensors for near-patient and in vivo monitoring, using miniaturised sensors and microdialysis