Bilkent University UNAM

Our research environment at UNAM provides a complete value chain from innovative research and development to industrial-scale production and validation for electrodes and electrochemical sensors. The technology, which we call Sensor Platform Technology (SPT), can be deployed across medical, agricultural, food, and environmental industries.  Set of our core capabilities on SPT as follows: 

Advanced Research & Technology Development

·         Fundamental and applied research in nanoscience/nanotechnology, biotechnology/nanobiotechnology and material science/engineering.

·         Transdisciplinary research integrating chemistry, physics, biology, material science, electronics engineering and mechanical engineering

·         Development of advanced sensors and device platforms for chemical, biological, and physical sensing

·         Turning scientific discoveries into functional prototypes, and products

·         Project management, including risk management, of research project

Design, Development and Engineering of Electrodes and Sensors

·         Custom design and development of flexible, wearable, invasive/non-invasive sensor architecture microfluidic platforms and microneedle systems

·         Custom design of multi-layered electrode architectures for application specific electrochemical sensing

·         Materials engineering and synthesis of advanced materials (polymers, nanomaterials, composites)

·         Ultra-fast, high precision functional surface coating capability

·         Rapid prototyping of micro-structured electrodes and sensor systems using in-house fabrication infrastructure

·         Optimization of electrode geometry, material interfaces and electrochemical performance

·         Design and prototyping of printed circuit boards for sensor monitoring

·         Integration of electrodes and electrochemical sensors with embedded electronics

·         Pilot-scale production and validation under application-relevant conditions

·         Reliability testing, aging analysis, and environmental stability studies

·         Iterative development cycles enabled by academic research infrastructure and multidisciplinary expertise 

·         Calibration methodologies and system-level performance optimization

 Testing, Validation & Performance Evaluation

·         Validation of manufacturing process and documentation

·         Design and engineering of automated bench test setup for electrochemical sensor testing by using custom hardware and software including specially designed and 3D printed reservoir to for microfluidic simulation.

·         Advanced data processing and statistical analysis of electrochemical sensor outputs

·         Analytical performance evaluation (sensitivity, selectivity, limit of detection, response time)

·         Stability, lifetime, and environmental robustness testing

·         Benchmarking against international standards and reference methods

·         Data visualization and decision-support tools

Technology Transfer & Commercialization Support

·         Intellectual property generation and patent support

·         Industry collaboration and contract research services

·         Prototype qualification for regulatory and market readiness

·         Support for spin-offs, startups, and licensing activities