Dr. Suman Singh | Biosensors Awards | Distinguished Scientist Award

Dr. Suman Singh | Biosensors Awards | CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation | India

Dr. Suman Singh is a Senior Principal Scientist at the Applied Materials & Instrumentation Division, CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO), Chandigarh, and serves as Coordinator and Professor at the Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad. He earned his Ph.D. from Panjab University, Chandigarh, specializing in nanotechnology and biosensors, and holds an M.Sc. in Inorganic Chemistry and a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan. Dr. Suman Singh has a distinguished professional trajectory at CSIR-CSIO, progressing from Junior Scientist to Scientist, Senior Scientist, Principal Scientist, and now Senior Principal Scientist, with extensive experience in research, development, and technology transfer. His research focuses on advanced materials, additive manufacturing, and sensor platforms to address global challenges in sustainable energy, clean water, food safety, and affordable healthcare. He develops portable bio- and chemical sensors for on-site detection of contaminants, photo- and photoelectrocatalytic systems for pollutant degradation, and engineered treatment cartridges for wastewater recycling. In diagnostics, he advances point-of-care and early disease detection through optical and electrochemical transducers, including screen-printed electrodes, thin films, paper microfluidics, and lateral flow devices for cardiac, cancer, glucose, and infectious disease biomarkers. His work in additive manufacturing targets 3D printed electrodes for sustainable energy applications, microbial fuel cells, supercapacitors, and electrochemical synthesis, emphasizing scalability, affordability, and environmental impact. Dr. Suman Singh specializes in functional nanomaterials, metal nanoparticles, semiconductors, quantum dots, 2D materials, carbon-based systems, conducting polymers, ceramic nanocomposites, and molecularly imprinted polymers. He has authored over 100 publications, holds multiple patents, copyrights, and design registrations, and has developed technologies successfully transferred to industry.

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Selected Publications

S. Singh. (2007). Sensors—An effective approach for the detection of explosives. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 144(1-2), 15–28. Citations: 627
S. Singh, P.R. Solanki, M.K. Pandey, & B.D. Malhotra. (2006). Cholesterol biosensor based on cholesterol esterase, cholesterol oxidase and peroxidase immobilized onto conducting polyaniline films. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 115(1), 534–541. Citations: 257
S. Singh, N. Kumar, M. Kumar, A. Agarwal, & B. Mizaikoff. (2017). Electrochemical sensing and remediation of 4-nitrophenol using bio-synthesized copper oxide nanoparticles. Chemical Engineering Journal, 313, 283–292. Citations: 196
S. Singh, A. Chaubey, & B.D. Malhotra. (2004). Amperometric cholesterol biosensor based on immobilized cholesterol esterase and cholesterol oxidase on conducting polypyrrole films. Analytica Chimica Acta, 502(2), 229–234. Citations: 190
S.K. Tuteja, R. Chen, M. Kukkar, C.K. Song, R. Mutreja, S. Singh, & A.K. Paul. (2016). A label-free electrochemical immunosensor for the detection of cardiac marker using graphene quantum dots (GQDs). Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 86, 548–556. Citations: 176
S. Singh, P.R. Solanki, M.K. Pandey, & B.D. Malhotra. (2006). Covalent immobilization of cholesterol esterase and cholesterol oxidase on polyaniline films for application to cholesterol biosensor. Analytica Chimica Acta, 568(1-2), 126–132. Citations: 154
R. Rani, A. Deep, B. Mizaikoff, & S. Singh. (2019). Enhanced hydrothermal stability of Cu MOF by post synthetic modification with amino acids. Vacuum, 164, 449–457. Citations: 126

Dr. Xiaoyan liu | Biosensors Awards | Young Scientist Award

Dr. Xiaoyan liu | Biosensors Awards | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong

Dr. Xiaoyan Liu, Ph.D is an accomplished researcher and Research Fellow at the City University of Hong Kong, specializing in nanoscience, nanotechnology, biomedical microfluidics, and sensing systems. She earned her Doctor of Science (Ph.D.) in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology from the Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, under the supervision of Professor Xingyu Jiang, where she developed advanced microfluidic devices for biomedical and neural applications. Her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Shandong University laid the foundation for her deep understanding of chemical materials and nanoscale systems. Professionally, Dr. Liu has held research positions at globally recognized institutions, including the Institute for Health Innovation and Technology at the National University of Singapore and the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Southern University of Science and Technology, China, where she contributed to international projects on organ-on-chip technologies, tumor microenvironments, and soft electronic neural interfaces. Her expertise encompasses flexible e-biochips, wearable biosensors, neural microelectrode design, and nanomaterial toxicity studies. Dr. Liu’s research interests focus on integrating nanomaterials with microfluidic and bioelectronic systems for real-time health monitoring, organoid drug screening, and brain-on-chip development. She has published multiple high-impact papers in IEEE Sensors Journal, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, and ACS Nano, with a growing citation record in Scopus and Google Scholar, demonstrating her scholarly influence. Her research skills include microfabrication, biointerface engineering, electrophysiological recording, and advanced imaging techniques, contributing to cutting-edge applications in smart biomedical systems.

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Featured Publications

Liu, X. (2024). Tumor Microenvironment Based on Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels for On-Chip Drug Screening. Citations: 52.
Liu, X. (2024). Coupling Nanoscale Precision with Multiscale Imaging: A Multifunctional Near-Infrared Dye for the Brain. Citations: 47.
Liu, X. (2023). Wearable Flexible Microfluidic Sensing Technologies. Citations: 61.
Liu, X. (2023). Bioeffects of Inhaled Nanoplastics on Neurons and Alteration of Animal Behaviors through Deposition in the Brain. Citations: 58.
Liu, X. (2022). A Soft and Absorbable Temporary Epicardial Pacing Wire. Citations: 43.
Liu, X. (2022). Highly Stretchable Metal-Polymer Conductor Electrode Array for Electrophysiology. Citations: 39.
Liu, X. (2021). Integrating a Concentration Gradient Generator and a Single-Cell Trapper Array for High-Throughput Screening the Bioeffects of Nanomaterials. Citations: 65.