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The primary research interests of the Optical Biosensing Laboratory under the direction of Dr. Gerard L. Coté within the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M include the use of optics and fiber optics for medical diagnostics and biosensing. The individuals within the lab focus on the design, development, theoretical modeling and analysis of optical sensors for both physical and chemical biomedical measurements.
In particular, the group within this lab and the collaborators develop macro-scale to nano-scale biomedical systems using lasers, fiberoptics and electronics. Some of the research applications include development of innovative, noninvasive and minimally invasive ways to test blood sugar levels in diabetes; to detect other body chemicals such as beta amyloid for Alzheimer’s disease; to detect analytes in cell culture and within cells; and to diagnose cancer.
The research within the laboratory is multidisciplinary and involves several investigators from across the world including medical doctors, the life science faculty, faculty from other engineering disciplines, national laboratory staff, and industry personnel.
The laboratory has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy (DOE), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Whitaker Foundation, and private industry.
For more information, please visit the lab's primary web site Here.
