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Hire Dr. Ffion W.

United Kingdom

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Research Scientist (PhD Nanotechnology) with over 11 years experience in innovation & research and development

Profile Summary

Worked within the field of immunoassays and biosensors for over 11 years including functionalization of nanoparticles/nanomaterials and surfaces, assay design, signal enhancement strategies and innovative processes. Experience of technical report writing and reviewing, as well as writing, reviewing and editing of scientific journal articles and other research output. Current research involves design and development of highly sensitive graphene biosensors for infectious diseases as well as other disease markers. Utilising signal enhancement processes.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ★ Nanotechnology
• ★ Immunoassay
• ☆ Surface Science
• ☆ Biology/Life Sciences
• ☆ Nanobiotechnology

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Innovation Technologist

Swansea University

May 2021 - Present

Senior Research and development Scientist (Technical Consultant)

Biovici Ltd

August 2017 - Present

Research Assistant

Swansea University

October 2020 - April 2021

Research Assistant

Swansea University

August 2017 - October 2017

Senior Conjugation Scientist

BBI Holdings Plc

March 2009 - July 2017

Education

PhD Nanotechnology (Centre for Nanohealth)

Swansea University College of Engineering

October 2017 - Present

MSc Renewable Energy and Resource Management

University of Glamorgan

- November 2008

BSc (Hons) Forensic Science

University of Glamorgan

- June 2007

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Danielle M. Goodwin and Ffion Walters and Muhammad Munem Ali and Ehsaneh Daghigh Ahmadi and Owen J. Guy(2021). Graphene Bioelectronic Nose for the Detection of Odorants with Human Olfactory Receptor 2AG1 . Chemosensors. 9. (7). p. 174. {MDPI} {AG}

Ffion Walters, Danielle M. Goodwin, Muhammad Munem Ali, Ehsaneh Daghigh Ahmadi, Owen J. Guy(2021). Graphene Bioelectronic Nose for the Detection of Odorants with Human Olfactory Receptor 2AG1 . Chemosensors. 9. (7). p. 174. {MDPI} {AG}

Ffion Walters, Danielle M. Goodwin, Muhammad Munem Ali, Ehsaneh Daghigh Ahmadi, Owen Guy (2021). Graphene Bioelectronic Nose for the Detection of Odorants with Human Olfactory Receptor 2AG1 . Chemosensors.

(2020). A Facile Method for the Non-Covalent Amine Functionalization of Carbon-Based Surfaces for Use in Biosensor Development . Nanomaterials.

Ffion Walters, Muhammad Munem Ali, Gregory Burwell, Sergiy Rozhko, Zari Tehrani, Ehsaneh Daghigh Ahmadi, Jon E. Evans, Hina Y. Abbasi, Ryan Bigham, Jacob John Mitchell, et al.(2020). A Facile Method for the Non-Covalent Amine Functionalization of Carbon-Based Surfaces for Use in Biosensor Development . Nanomaterials. 10. (9). p. 1808. {MDPI} {AG}

Ffion Walters, Muhammad Ali, Gregory Burwell, Sergiy Rozhko, Zari Tehrani, Ehsaneh Daghigh Ahmadi, Jon E. Evans, Hina Abbasi, Ryan Bigham, Jacob John Mitchell, et al. (2020). A Facile Method for the Non-Covalent Amine Functionalization of Carbon-Based Surfaces for Use in Biosensor Development . Nanomaterials.

F Walters, S Rozhko, D Buckley, E D Ahmadi, M Ali, Z Tehrani, J Mitchell, G Burwell, Y Liu, O Kazakova, et al.(2020). Real-time detection of hepatitis B surface antigen using a hybrid graphene-gold nanoparticle biosensor . 2D Materials. 7. (2). p. 024009. {IOP} Publishing

(2020). Real-time detection of hepatitis B surface antigen using a hybrid graphene-gold nanoparticle biosensor . 2D Materials.

CONFERENCE POSTER

(2020). Real-time detection of viral surface antigens using hybrid graphene-gold nanosensors. Biosensors for Pandemics.

(2018). Highly sensitive multiplexed graphene biosensors for the simultaneous detection of multiple disease markers with point-of-care applications in resource limited settings. STEM For Britain.

PATENT

(2018). Solid Phase Conjugate.

WORKING PAPER

• Morgan West, Ffion Walters, Shaun Phillips and Darren Rowles; Enhanced performance of a lateral flow assay. Use of a novel conjugate blocking technology to improve performance of a gold nanoparticle-based lateral flow assay [Whitepaper].