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M. Saghafi PhD (Mohammad)

Researcher
TNW-ANP-IOS
Carré C4605
m.saghafi@utwente.nl
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Postdoctoral Researcher at the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente. Currently involved in the European project PIXEurope as a representative of the Integrated Optical Systems (IOS) Group, contributing to the development of standardized and reliable PDKs and process flows for aluminum oxide integrated photonics platforms.

Since 2024, working as a postdoctoral researcher on the SepsPIC project, focused on the development of a photonic integrated biosensor for the simultaneous detection of multiple sepsis-related biomarkers. The platform is based on multiplexed microring resonators integrated on a single bus waveguide and incorporates automated optical alignment and a disposable cartridge system for blood sample introduction. Responsible for photonic chip fabrication and characterization, point-of-care device design and assembly, as well as consortium-level project coordination and management.

Completed a PhD in 2025 at the Bioelectronics (BE) Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, specializing in nanoscale high-frequency electrochemical biosensors. Conducted proof-of-concept research using a chip developed by NXP Semiconductors, exploring its application as a massively parallelized nanoelectrode array with individually addressable impedimetric sensors. This work involved biosensor development, interdisciplinary collaboration, and project coordination across engineering and nanotechnology domains.

Graduated in 2020 with an MSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tehran, Iran, with research focused on electrochemical biosensors for cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment.

Experienced in integrated photonics, biosensing, electronics, electrochemistry, microfabrication, and cell culture techniques, with a strong interest in system-level engineering.

Expertise

  • Material Science

    • Electrical Impedance
    • Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Device
    • Lipid-Protein Interaction
    • Mitochondrion
    • Self Assembled Monolayer
    • Surface (Surface Science)

  • Chemistry

    • Dielectric Spectroscopy
    • Procedure

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Publications

2025

Singleā€Virus Stochastic Biosensing: Proof of Concept for SARSā€CoVā€2 Detection in Complex Medium Using CMOSā€Based Nanocapacitor Arrays (2025)Advanced Sensor Research, 4(8). Article e00193. Tripathy, S., Saghafi, M., Dutta, S. K., van der Ham, S., Salvanos, D., Laborde, C., Martina, B. & Lemay, S. G.https://doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202400193High-frequency electrochemical impedance measurements of self-assembled monolayer formation using CMOS-based nanocapacitor arrays (2025)Sensors and Actuators Reports, 9. Article 100293. Chinnathambi, S., Saghafi, M., Tripathy, S., Widdershoven, F. P. & Lemay, S. G.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snr.2025.100293

2023

High-frequency phenomena and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy at nanoelectrodes (2023)Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 63. Article 101654. Saghafi, M., Chinnathambi, S. & Lemay, S. G.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2022.101654

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University of Twente

Carré (building no. 15), room C4605
Hallenweg 23
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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