Acoustic wave microresonators for biosensing applications

CIC nanoGUNE Seminars

Speaker

Román Fernández
Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)

When

2026/03/09
11:00

Place

CIC nanoGUNE Seminar room, Tolosa Hiribidea 76, Donostia-San Sebastian

Host

Andreas Seifert

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Conventional analytical methods currently considered as “gold standards” often rely on trained personnel, centralized laboratories, and time-consuming protocols involving large and costly instrumentation. In this context, biosensors have emerged as attractive alternatives due to their simplicity, reduced size, good sensitivity, and potential for low-cost implementation, with promising applications in health care, food safety, and environmental monitoring. Among the different transduction technologies, acoustic wave resonators stand out as direct, label-free sensing platforms that enable real-time monitoring of biological interactions. This seminar will first introduce the operating principles of acoustic wave resonators used for biosensing, highlighting their main advantages and limitations. Subsequently, recent research activities of our group in this field will be presented, including selected examples in applications such as cancer liquid biopsy and the detection of antimicrobial resistance genes.