Esteban Builes

Esteban Builes is a researcher at the Institute of Microtechnology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, since 2020. He holds a M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from TU Braunschweig (2020) and a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia (2012). His work focuses on microfluidic systems and paper-based biosensors for point-of-care applications.

• Education
  • B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia (2005–2012)
  • M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig (2017–2020)

Research interests include:

• Microfluidic systems for biomedical applications
• Paper-based biosensors
• Nitrocellulose matrix fluid dynamics
• Optical/mechanical/electrical barrier triggering
• Antibody immobilization techniques (BA-LIFT)

He contributes to the research project "Paper-Based Biosensor - Calibrated biosensor On-a-Chip for small analytes in Point-of-Care devices and environmental analysis" (2020–2022), funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWi).