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Researcher
Karolien De Wael
- Research Expertise:photo-electrocatalysis, (bio)sensor development, electrochemical sensors,fundamental electrochemical studies,material degradation studies,organic electrochemistry,bio-electrochemistry,analytical characterization of inorganic air pollutants
- Keywords:ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY, ELECTROCHEMISTRY, BIOANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS, ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS, APTAMERS, BIOSENSORS, Chemistry (incl. biochemistry)
- Disciplines:Analytical chemistry, Physical chemistry, Sustainable chemistry, Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution, Environmental science and management
- Research techniques:electrochemical methods, environmental-SEM-EDX-WDX, XRF, IC, Raman
- Users of research expertise:scientists
Affiliations
- Antwerp engineering, PhotoElectroChemistry & Sensing (A-PECS) (Research group)
Member
From1 Jun 2024 → Today - Antwerp Electrochemical and Analytical Sciences Lab (A-Sense Lab) (Research group)
Responsible
From1 Sep 2021 → 31 May 2024 - AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation) (Research group)
Responsible
From28 Mar 2011 → 31 Aug 2021
Projects
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- Signal amplified photoelectrochemistry.From1 Dec 2025 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Engineering microneedle array patches for detecting breast cancer mutations in interstitial fluid (MicroMut).From1 Nov 2025 → TodayFunding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Intraoperative assessment of resection margins in breast cancer surgery by Raman spectroscopy (BE‐RIGHT).From1 Jul 2025 → TodayFunding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Microfluidics for sustainable photo(electro)catalysis and sensing.From1 Jan 2025 → TodayFunding: BOF - postdoctoral mandates
- Wearable electrochemical microsensors based on nanostructured surfaces for monitoring plant nutrition (ELECTROPLANT).From1 Jan 2025 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Novel single-domain antibody-based photoelectrochemical concepts for the detection of active human and animal parasite infections (BIOPHOTOSENS);From1 Jan 2025 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Flexible electrodes based on a zeolitic imidazolate framework and cellulose nanofibers composite: towards wearable energy storage (FLEXSTORE).From1 Dec 2024 → TodayFunding: HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie-actions (MSCA)
- Printing of electrodes.From27 Nov 2024 → 26 Nov 2025Funding: Foreign public sponsor
- Microfluidic multi-drug sensor based on electrochemical super-fingerprinting.From1 Nov 2024 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- Meeting the challenges of DPYD genotyping through a methodology involving strand displacement, hybridization chain reaction and photoelectrochemical detection.From1 Nov 2024 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
Publications
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- A hierarchical nickel organic framework confers high conductivity over long distances in cable bacteria(2025)Series: 2025Pages: 1 - 68
- Electrochemical “super-fingerprinting” in combination with machine learning for the on-site detection of illicit drugs(2025)Published in: ACS sensorsISSN: 2379-3694Volume: 10Pages: 7778 - 7786
- Evaluating singlet oxygen-generating photoresponsive materials and their cross-reactivity for photoelectroanalysis(2025)Published in: Sensors and actuators : B : chemicalISSN: 0925-4005Volume: 432Pages: 1 - 10
- Effect of sulfide concentrations and feeding regimes on sludge properties and biological phosphorus removal(2025)Published in: Journal of Water Process EngineeringISSN: 2214-7144Volume: 80Pages: 1 - 14
- Wearable 3D-printed solid microneedle voltammetric sensors based on nanostructured gold for uric acid monitoring(2025)Published in: Biosensors and bioelectronicsISSN: 0956-5663Volume: 289Pages: 1 - 12
- When the past meets the present: new insights into the synthesis and photoelectrochemical stability of mosaic gold(2025)Published in: Dyes and pigmentsISSN: 0143-7208Volume: 239Pages: 1 - 9
- Oxygen removal strategies for the electroanalysis of explosives: a comparative study(2025)Published in: Talanta : the international journal of pure and applied analytical chemistryISSN: 0039-9140Volume: 291Pages: 1 - 7
- Electrochemistry and electroanalytical approaches(2025)Published in: The analystISSN: 0003-2654Volume: 150Pages: 219 - 219
- Integration of the photoelectrochemical sensor in an aqueous flow system for continuous phenol monitoring(2025)Published in: Microchemical journalISSN: 0026-265XVolume: 218Pages: 1 - 7
- Bridging the gap: multi-stakeholder perspectives of molecular diagnostics in oncology(2025)Published in: Molecular OncologyISSN: 1574-7891Volume: 99
Patents
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- Electrochemical device comprising electrode coated with crosslinked polymeric coating
- Photo-electrochemical particle assay
- Interpreting an electrochemical response
- Photo-electrochemical particle assay
- Method for determining the presence of an analyte
- Electrochemical measurement of primary or secondary amines
- Method and system for the electrochemical detection of microbial growth or the inhibition thereof
- Electrochemical measurement of primary or secondary amines
- Electrochemical measurement of primary or secondary amines
- Methods and Apparatus for Detection of Analytes using Fluorinated Phthalocyanines