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Tero Soukka is affiliated with the University of Turku in Finland. Their research spans multiple fields, with a particular focus on Medicine and Materials Science. Within these main areas, their subfields of study include Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, and Infectious Diseases.

The core topics of their work cover a range of advanced and specialized subjects:

  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

Their research has been published in several recognized venues, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach combining chemistry, biology, and medical sciences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Light Science & Applications
  • Nano Letters

Prominent recent papers by Tero Soukka are:

  • Upconversion FRET quantitation: the role of donor photoexcitation mode and compositional architecture on the decay and intensity based responses (2022, Light Science & Applications)
  • Understanding FRET in Upconversion Nanoparticle Nucleic Acid Biosensors (2023, Nano Letters)
  • Engineering the Compositional Architecture of Core-Shell Upconverting Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles for Optimal Luminescent Donor in Resonance Energy Transfer: The Effects of Energy Migration and Storage (2022, Small)
  • Emergency neck MRI: feasibility and diagnostic accuracy in cases of neck infection (2020, Acta Radiologica)
  • Nanoparticle-Based Bioaffinity Assays: From the Research Laboratory to the Market (2023, Advanced Materials)

They have collaborated extensively with several co-authors, indicating ongoing research partnerships. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Satu Lahtinen (18 joint publications)
  • Heikki Irjala (10 joint publications)
  • Jarno Velhonoja (9 joint publications)
  • Janne Nurminen (8 joint publications)
  • Jaakko Heikkinen (8 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Quenching of the upconversion luminescence of NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ and NaYF4:Yb3+,Tm3+ nanophosphors by water: the role of the sensitizer Yb3+ in non-radiative relaxation

    Riikka Arppe;Iko Hyppänen;Niina Perälä;Riikka Peltomaa

  • Europium Nanoparticles and Time-resolved Fluorescence for Ultrasensitive Detection of Prostate-specific Antigen

    Harri Härmä;Tero Soukka;Timo Lövgren

  • Utilization of kinetically enhanced monovalent binding affinity by immunoassays based on multivalent nanoparticle-antibody bioconjugates.

    Tero Soukka;Harri Härmä;Janika Paukkunen;Timo Lövgren

  • Homogeneous Assay Technology Based on Upconverting Phosphors

    Katri Kuningas;Terhi Rantanen;Telle Ukonaho;Timo Lövgren

  • Upconversion Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer in a Homogeneous Immunoassay for Estradiol

    Katri Kuningas;Telle Ukonaho;Henna Päkkilä;Terhi Rantanen

  • Photochemical characterization of up-converting inorganic lanthanide phosphors as potential labels.

    Tero Soukka;Katri Kuningas;Terhi Rantanen;Ville Haaslahti

  • Power-dependent upconversion quantum yield of NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ nano- and micrometer-sized particles – measurements and simulations

    Martin Kaiser;Christian Würth;Marco Kraft;Iko Hyppänen

  • Supersensitive Time-resolved Immunofluorometric Assay of Free Prostate-specific Antigen with Nanoparticle Label Technology

    Tero Soukka;Janika Paukkunen;Harri Härmä;Stefan Lönnberg

  • Fluorescence-Quenching-Based Enzyme-Activity Assay by Using Photon Upconversion

    Terhi Rantanen;Marja-Leena Järvenpää;Johanna Vuojola;Katri Kuningas

  • Integrated Acoustic Separation, Enrichment, and Microchip Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Bacteria from Blood for Rapid Sepsis Diagnostics

    Pelle Ohlsson;Mikael Evander;Klara Petersson;Lisa Mellhammar

  • Performance of fluorescent europium(III) nanoparticles and colloidal gold reporters in lateral flow bioaffinity assay.

    Etvi Juntunen;Tiina Myyryläinen;Teppo Salminen;Tero Soukka

  • Photon upconversion sensitized nanoprobes for sensing and imaging of pH

    Riikka Arppe;Tuomas Näreoja;Sami Nylund;Leena Mattsson

  • Upconverting nanoparticle to quantum dot FRET for homogeneous double-nano biosensors

    Leena Mattsson;K. David Wegner;Niko Hildebrandt;Tero Soukka

  • Photon Upconversion in Homogeneous Fluorescence‐based Bioanalytical Assays

    Tero Soukka;Terhi Rantanen;Katri Kuningas

  • Versatile Synthetic Strategy for Coating Upconverting Nanoparticles with Polymer Shells through Localized Photopolymerization by Using the Particles as Internal Light Sources

    Selim Beyazit;Serena Ambrosini;Nataliya Marchyk;Emilia Palo

  • Upconverting phosphors in a dual-parameter LRET-based hybridization assay

    Terhi Rantanen;Marja-Leena Järvenpää;Johanna Vuojola;Riikka Arppe

  • Upconversion Fluorescence Enables Homogeneous Immunoassay in Whole Blood

    Katri Kuningas;Henna Päkkilä;Telle Ukonaho;Terhi Rantanen

  • Highly sensitive immunoassay of free prostate-specific antigen in serum using europium(III) nanoparticle label technology.

    Tero Soukka;Katri Antonen;Harri Härmä;Anne-Maria Pelkkikangas

  • Zeptomole detection sensitivity of prostate-specific antigen in a rapid microtitre plate assay using time-resolved fluorescence.

    Harri Härmä;Tero Soukka;Stefan Lönnberg;Janika Paukkunen

  • Ratiometric Sensing and Imaging of Intracellular pH Using Polyethylenimine-Coated Photon Upconversion Nanoprobes

    Tuomas Näreoja;Tuomas Näreoja;Takahiro Deguchi;Simon Christ;Riikka Peltomaa

Frequent Co-Authors

Timo Lövgren
Timo Lövgren University of Turku
Jorma Hölsä
Jorma Hölsä University of Turku
Mika Lastusaari
Mika Lastusaari University of Turku
Kim Pettersson
Kim Pettersson University of Turku
Marko Virta
Marko Virta University of Helsinki
Jouko Kankare
Jouko Kankare University of Turku
Matti Waris
Matti Waris Turku University Hospital
Ilkka Julkunen
Ilkka Julkunen University of Turku
Jussi Hirvonen
Jussi Hirvonen Turku University Hospital
Tom Vosch
Tom Vosch University of Copenhagen

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