Nanotechnology-Based Sensing Platforms for Illicit Drugs

Dr. Sayan Ganguly is working in University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He obtained his B.Sc degree in Chemistry (Honours) at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, University of Calcutta; and then his B.Tech in 2012 (University of Calcutta). After that, he obtained his M.Tech in polymer science and technology from the University of Calcutta. His primary research interests include superabsorbent hydrogels, fluorescence in hydrogels, nanomaterials in hydrogels, and hydrogels in the biomedical fields. Dr. Poushali Das is a senior research scientist at the Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, Canada. Before this, she held a postdoctoral position in the Department of Chemistry, at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. She completed her Ph.D. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. She has received prestigious awards including the DST INSPIRE Scholar Award (Government of India), Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Award (European Commission), and H.G. Thode Postdoctoral Fellowship (Canada). She has also worked as an international consultant for companies. Her research interests include multifunctional luminescent quantum dots and applications in sensors, biomedical fields, smart nanocomposites, polymer nanocomposites, etc.Dr. Amin Reza Rajabzadeh is an Associate Professor and former Chair of the Biotechnology Program at the School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University, Canada. Dr. Rajabzadeh specializes in the field of biochemical engineering with a focus on biosensors, bioseparation and purification, bioprocess monitoring and control, bioreactor design, and environmental engineering. Dr. Rajabzadeh is a Professional Engineer of Ontario and is a member of the Canadian Engineering Education Association and the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Rajab Zadeh was a MacPherson Leadership in Teaching and Learning (LTL) Fellow from 2017 to 2019. Dr. Seshasai Srinivasan is an Associate Professor in McMaster University's Faculty of Engineering. Prior to this, he has held a Research Scientist and a part-time instructor position in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering of Ryerson University, a postdoctoral position at the Laboratory of Food Process Engineering of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zurich) in Switzerland and a Research Associate position in the Engine Research Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

• 1. General Introduction to nanotechnology based sensors2. Classical materials for sensors3. Chemical interactive behaviors of drugs4. Drug detection methods5. Design, and fabrication strategies of drug sensors6. Characterization of various sensors7. Electrochemical detection of illicit drugs8. Colorimetric sensors for illicit drugs detection9. Fluorescence based sensors for detection of illicit drugs10. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for detection of illicit drugs11. Chromatography for detection of illicit drugs12. Devices for detection of illicit drugs13. Rapid detection of illicit drugs in saliva14. Advantages of point-of-care detections15. Commercially adoptable Nanotechnology platform for illicit drug sensing