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Aidan Canning

Postdoctoral Associate
Biomedical Engineering

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Recent Publications


Integrated microfluidic biosensors: shaping the future of quantitative life sciences and on-chip molecular diagnostics

Journal Article Lab on a Chip · 2026 Integrated microfluidic biosensors have rapidly evolved into powerful platforms to meet the increasing demand for ultrasensitive and high-throughput quantitative analysis. ... Full text Cite

Advancing precision photothermal therapy by integrating armored gold nanostars with real-time photoacoustic thermometry and imaging.

Journal Article Sci Adv · August 15, 2025 Nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy (PTT) is a promising strategy for cancer treatment; however, nanoparticle instability and lack of precise imaging tools for real-time temperature monitoring during therapy and nanoparticle tracking have hindered i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Tunable and scalable production of nanostar particle platforms for diverse applications using an AI-integrated automated synthesis system.

Journal Article Journal of materials science · February 2025 The tunable optical properties and exceptional electromagnetic field enhancement of nanostar-based plasmonic nanoparticles have garnered much attention for use in a wide array of biomedical applications. However, a great challenge for their widespread use ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Cascade Amplification Biosensor Technology for Detecting MicroRNA Biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease

ResearchGraduate Student · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2025 - 2027

Nanoplasmonic Biosensor Using Olfactory Receptor System: Phase 2

ResearchGraduate Student · Awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · 2022 - 2025

Molecular Biomarker Study: Duke Pilot Project-Phase II

ResearchGraduate Student · Awarded by VA San Diego Healthcare System · 2024 - 2024

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