Our Technologies
At Aperture Innovations, we use nature as an inspiration to structurally design nanomaterials for applications in Health and the Environment. Nanomaterials possess unique physico-chemical features, including remarkable optical and catalytic properties.
Core-shell designed multi-metallic nanoparticles can be used as natural enzyme replacements, to catalyse the reaction of chromogenic ELISA substrates (such as TMB, ABTS, OPD and DAB). These nano-catalysts have a much wider thermal and chemical stability window, thus boosting the ability to re-use an ELISA plate for optimisation of protocols (i.e. raising the assay temperature, exposure to harsher chemical/pH), saving assay development time, labour costs and materials.
Oxidation of TMB (from colourless to blue-green) using a nano-catalyst and HRP.
Interested in using Aperture's nano-catalyst in your immunoassay? Please contact us here.
Our Capabilities
Experts in:
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Synthesis and characterisation of various metal nanoparticles
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Surface functionalisation/modification of metal nanoparticles and carbon nanomaterials
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Rational nano-architectural design of chemical and bio-sensing interaces
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Development of optical, electrochemical and photoacoustic sensing platforms
Our Facilities
Our facilities at Lindfield, NSW are at the heart of Australia’s most dynamic physical and chemical science campus as well as a driver of multidisciplinary research. Our facilities and expertise in the synthesis and characterisation of nanomaterials sit alongside those in biosciences, engineering, medicine, and environmental sciences.
Learn more about our facilities here.