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Carlos Filipe is a Professor and Associate Dean at the Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, specializing in biotechnology, biosensors, and smart food packaging. His work integrates functional nucleic acids, DNAzyme technology, and aptamer-based detection for pathogen monitoring in food and clinical contexts.
- Developed colorimetric biosensors for Salmonella and Escherichia coli
- Innovated lab-in-a-package systems for rapid, hands-free bacterial testing
- Created thermally stable sugar films for vaccine preservation and phage antimicrobials
Research Interests: Focus on bioactive paper, point-of-care diagnostics, and integrated chemical-biomedical engineering. Key methodologies include microfluidics, surface immobilization, and environment-responsive materials.
Recent Publications highlight advancements in phage-activated DNAzyme hydrogels (2025), smart packaging (2024), and universal SARS-CoV-2 aptamers (2022). Articles span Advanced Materials, Nature Communications, and Angewandte Chemie.
Teaching Responsibilities: Instructs Chemical Engineering Principles II (CHEMENG 2F04) and co-ordinates Integrated Biomedical Capstone Design Projects across multiple engineering disciplines since 2018.
Technical Contributions: Pioneered lab-on-a-chip systems, portable electrospinning, and pullulan-encapsulated bioassay tablets, with applications in water quality, viral diagnostics, and antibody purification.
