{"id":1070,"date":"2013-04-04T22:19:39","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T22:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kriesi.at\/themes\/enfold\/?page_id=1070"},"modified":"2025-12-06T00:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T00:18:09","slug":"home-v4-small-slider","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nanodevice.its.sfu.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-3831 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3831 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/nanodevice.its.sfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NanodeviceBanner-1030x328.png\" alt='' title='nanodevicebanner' height=\"328\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nanodevice.its.sfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NanodeviceBanner-1030x328.png 1030w, https:\/\/nanodevice.its.sfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NanodeviceBanner-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/nanodevice.its.sfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NanodeviceBanner-768x245.png 768w, https:\/\/nanodevice.its.sfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NanodeviceBanner-705x225.png 705w, https:\/\/nanodevice.its.sfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NanodeviceBanner-450x143.png 450w, https:\/\/nanodevice.its.sfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NanodeviceBanner.png 1130w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div   class='hr hr-default   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_one_third '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_two_third  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_image  avia-builder-el-last  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-3837 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3837 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/nanodevice.its.sfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/20161108_124307-845x684.jpg\" alt='' title='20161108_124307' height=\"684\" width=\"845\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nanodevice.its.sfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/20161108_124307-845x684.jpg 845w, https:\/\/nanodevice.its.sfu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/20161108_124307-495x400.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_two_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_hr  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The SFU Nanodevice Fabrication Group is located on Burnaby campus in the School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada.\u00a0 We fabricate low-cost biosensors for the detection of fluid biomarker of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, sensors for volatile organic compound and industrial gas detection, and new optoelectronic devices.<\/p>\n<p>Our facilities consist of the shared Engineering Science cleanroom where we fabricate devices using nanoscale semiconductors. We functionalize the sensors with antibodies or aptamers for specific detection of biomarkers and test the device performance. Facilities include optical characterization, electrical characterization, device characterization. We also access shared facilities at SFU&#8217;s 4DLABs and other labs on campus.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the multi-disciplinary nature of our research we work with collaborators in the Departments of Physics and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, and partners in industry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div   class='hr hr-default   avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_one_third '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_third  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_left    avia-builder-el-9  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue849' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >NEWS<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><ul>\n<li>Congratulations to Dr. Amin Abnavi (PhD graduate) who was recognized with the Dean&#8217;s Convocation Medal 2024-2025 as one of SFU&#8217;s most outstanding graduate students from the Faculty of Applied Sciences. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/gradstudies\/life-community\/news-events\/news\/2025\/graduate-convocation-medalists\/amin-abnavi.html\">The news article is featured here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Congratulations to Dr. Mohammad Reza Mohammadzadeh (PhD graduate) who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/fas\/news-events\/news\/2025\/06\/meet-our-june-2025-graduands.html\">featured here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div   avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  \" ><article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_left    avia-builder-el-11  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue803' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >RESEARCH TOPICS<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>2D materials present exciting material properties that may enable new sensing and electronic technologies.\u00a0 Our research projects include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sensors to detect fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer&#8217;s disease and other conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Sensors for the detection of gases and volatile organic compounds.<\/li>\n<li>New electronic device architectures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling ' ><a href='https:\/\/nanodevice.its.sfu.ca\/index.php\/research\/'  class='avia-button   avia-icon_select-no avia-size-small avia-position-left '  style='background-color:#a6192e; 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