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Overview

Brian T. Cunningham is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans several fields, with a significant focus on engineering and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broader areas, their work engages deeply with biomedical engineering and molecular biology as well as specialized topics related to infectious diseases, atomic and molecular physics, optics, and surface coatings and films.

Their principal research topics include biosensors and analytical detection, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, and advanced biosensing techniques and applications. They also contribute to areas of plasmonic and surface plasmon research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, photonic crystals and applications, and optical coatings and gratings.

Brian T. Cunningham has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • Rapid isothermal amplification and portable detection system for SARS-CoV-2, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Smartphone-based multiplex 30-minute nucleic acid test of live virus from nasal swab extract, 2020, Lab on a Chip
  • Photonic crystal enhanced fluorescence emission and blinking suppression for single quantum dot digital resolution biosensing, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Net-Shaped DNA Nanostructures Designed for Rapid/Sensitive Detection and Potential Inhibition of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Photonic Crystal Enhanced Fluorescence: A Review on Design Strategies and Applications, 2023, Micromachines

Frequent co-authors working alongside Cunningham include Yanyu Xiong, Skye Shepherd, Xing Wang, Weinan Liu, and Joseph Tibbs. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships in related research areas.

Their work is published regularly in high-impact journals and conference venues. Notable venues with multiple publications include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Lab on a Chip, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Applied Physics Letters.

Best Publications

  • Enhanced fluorescence emission from quantum dots on a photonic crystal surface.

    Nikhil Ganesh;Wei Zhang;Patrick C. Mathias;Edmond Chow

  • Colorimetric resonant reflection as a direct biochemical assay technique

    Brian Cunningham;Peter Li;Bo Lin;Jane Pepper

  • Photonic crystals: Emerging biosensors and their promise for point-of-care applications

    Hakan Inan;Muhammet Poyraz;Fatih Inci;Mark A. Lifson

  • Silicon micromachining to tissue engineer branched vascular channels for liver fabrication

    Satoshi Kaihara;Jeffrey Borenstein;Rahul Koka;Sonal Lalan

  • Label-free biodetection using a smartphone

    Dustin Gallegos;Kenneth D. Long;Hojeong Yu;Peter P. Clark

  • Rapid isothermal amplification and portable detection system for SARS-CoV-2.

    Anurup Ganguli;Ariana Mostafa;Jacob Berger;Mehmet Y. Aydin

  • Smartphone fluorescence spectroscopy

    Hojeong Yu;Yafang Tan;Brian T. Cunningham

  • A plastic colorimetric resonant optical biosensor for multiparallel detection of label-free biochemical interactions

    Brian T Cunningham;Bo Lin;Jean Qiu;Peter Li

  • Label-free assays on the BIND system.

    Brian T. Cunningham;Peter Li;Stephen Schulz;Bo Lin

  • Optical detection of label-free biomolecular interactions using microreplicated plastic sensor elements

    Brian T. Cunningham;Jane Pepper;Bo Lin;Peter Li

  • Label-free high-throughput optical technique for detecting biomolecular interactions

    Brian Cunningham;Jane Pepper;Bo Lin;Peter Li

  • Method and apparatus for detecting biomolecular interactions

    Brian T. Cunningham;Peter Y. Li;Frank DeFilippi

  • Nanostructured Optical Photonic Crystal Biosensor for HIV Viral Load Measurement

    Hadi Shafiee;Erich A. Lidstone;Muntasir Jahangir;Fatih Inci

  • Label-free methods for performing assays using a colorimetric resonant reflectance optical biosensor

    Bo Lin;Jane Pepper;Brian T. Cunningham;John Gerstenmaier

  • Plasmonic nanogap-enhanced Raman scattering using a resonant nanodome array.

    Hsin Yu Wu;Charles J. Choi;Brian T. Cunningham

  • Colorimetric Plasmon Resonance Imaging Using Nano Lycurgus Cup Arrays

    Manas Ranjan Gartia;Austin Hsiao;Anusha Pokhriyal;Sujin Seo

  • Heteroepitaxial growth of Ge on (100) Si by ultrahigh vacuum, chemical vapor deposition

    Brian Cunningham;Jack O. Chu;Shah Akbar

  • Guided mode resonant filter biosensor using a linear grating surface structure

    Brian T. Cunningham;Jane Pepper;Bo Lin;Peter Li

  • A new method for label-free imaging of biomolecular interactions

    Peter Y Li;Bo Lin;John Gerstenmaier;Brian T Cunningham

  • Method and apparatus for biosensor spectral shift detection

    Homer Paul Pien;William C. Karl;Derek Puff;Peter Li

  • Photonic crystal optical biosensor incorporating structured low-index porous dielectric

    Ian D. Block;Leo L. Chan;Brian T. Cunningham

  • A plastic colorimetric resonant optical biosensor for multiparallel detection of label-free biochemical interactions

    B. Cunningham;J. Qiu;B. Lin;P. Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Rashid Bashir
Rashid Bashir University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Paul J. Hergenrother
Paul J. Hergenrother University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brendan A.C. Harley
Brendan A.C. Harley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Srikanth Singamaneni
Srikanth Singamaneni Washington University in St. Louis
James Gary Eden
James Gary Eden University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lila O. Vodkin
Lila O. Vodkin University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ralph G. Nuzzo
Ralph G. Nuzzo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
William P. King
William P. King University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Utkan Demirci
Utkan Demirci Stanford University
Rohit Bhargava
Rohit Bhargava University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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