Bin Guan

Research Interests

3D printers and printing Biomedical Engineering Medical biotechnology diagnostics (incl. biosensors) Microfluidics and nanofluidics Sensor technology (incl. chemical aspects)

Dr Bin Guan

Research Fellow

Future Industries Institute

Future Industries Institute

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

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Dr Bin Guan is a Research Fellow at the Future Industries Institute, where she conducts interdisciplinary research spanning materials science, nanoelectronics, micro/nanofabrication and bioengineering within the SOMA group (Soft Organic Materials & Applications).
She completed her PhD in Chemistry at the University of New South Wales, working across surface chemistry, bioconjugation and biosensing. She subsequently joined Shanghai Jiao Tong University as a Research Fellow, where she applied surface chemistry and nanofabrication to silicon nanoelectronics. In 2015, she was awarded a Young Scientists Fund by the National Natural Science Foundation of China to support this research.
Since joining the Future Industries Institute, Bin has expanded her research into microfluidics, advanced manufacturing, functional biomaterials and bioelectronics. Her current research brings these capabilities together, combining microfluidics and sensing with micro/nanoscale engineering and soft functional materials to develop new technologies for interfacing with biological systems. She collaborates across disciplinary boundaries and with academic and industry partners to translate fundamental research into practical technologies.

My research focuses on engineering micro- and nanoscale structures for microfluidic platforms and sensing technologies and combining them with soft functional materials to develop bioelectronic interfaces with living systems.

Micro/nanofabrication for engineered biointerfaces

  • Two-photon polymerisation 3D printing of micro/nanostructures for cell and tissue applications
  • Integration of soft functional materials, including organic semiconductors, with engineered structures
  • Bioelectronic interfaces for monitoring and modulate cell behaviours

Micro/nanostructures for microfluidics and sensing

  • Micro/nanofluidic platforms for biological and point-of-care sensing
  • Development of diagnostic technologies for infectious diseases

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2025 Award 2025 FII Director's Mid-Career Researcher Award Future Industries Insitute Australia -
2025 Achievement SA Women in Innovation Awards (Engineering Category) Finalist Women in Innovation Australia -
2023 Award IEEE Sensors 2023 Best Paper Award IEEE United States -
2022 Award IEEE Sensors 2022 Best Paper Award IEEE United States -

Language Competency
Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
UNSW Sydney Australia PhD

Year Citation
2026 Guan, B., de la Perrelle, J., Zhang, J., Tunnadine, R. J., Malik, M., Li, R., . . . Griffith, M. J. (2026). Nanoengineering conductive soft interfaces for electrogenic cell interactions: a review of materials, fabrication and functionalisation strategies. Biofabrication, 18(2), 022010-1-022010-38.
DOI
2025 Guan, B., Mills, S., Liu, T., Yang, C. T., & Priest, C. (2025). Integration of 3D-Printed Micro/Nanostructures with Interdigitated Electrodes for Low-Matrix-Effect Sensing. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 17(26), 38678-38688.
DOI Scopus2 WoS3
2024 Guan, B., Kok, T. -W., Riesen, N., Lancaster, D., Suu, K., & Priest, C. (2024). Microsphere-Enabled Micropillar Array for Whispering Gallery Mode Virus Detection. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16(9), 12042-12051.
DOI Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC5
2022 Riesen, N., Peterkovic, Z. Q., Guan, B., François, A., Lancaster, D. G., & Priest, C. (2022). Caged-Sphere Optofluidic Sensors: Whispering Gallery Resonators in Wicking Microfluidics. Sensors, 22(11), 4135-1-4135-11.
DOI Scopus7 WoS8 Europe PMC4
2022 Guo, K., Alba, M., Chin, G. P., Tong, Z., Guan, B., Sailor, M. J., . . . Prieto Simón, B. (2022). Designing electrochemical biosensing platforms using layered carbon-stabilized porous silicon nanostructures. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14(13), 15565-15575.
DOI Scopus26 WoS24 Europe PMC12
2022 Guan, B., Pai, J. H., Cherrill, M., Michalatos, B., & Priest, C. (2022). Injection moulding of micropillar arrays: a comparison of poly(methyl methacrylate) and cyclic olefin copolymer. Microsystem Technologies, 28(9), 2083-2091.
DOI Scopus12 WoS12
2022 Palinski, T. J., Guan, B., Bradshaw Hajek, B. H., Lienhard, M. A., Priest, C., & Miranda, F. A. (2022). Reversible colorimetric sensing of volatile analytes by wicking in close proximity to a photonic film. RSC Advances, 12(55), 36150-36157.
DOI
2021 Gill, K. K., Riesen, N., Priest, C., Phillips, N., Guan, B., & Lancaster, D. G. (2021). On-chip absorption spectroscopy enabled by graded index fiber tips. Biomedical Optics Express, 12(1), 181-190.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2021 Guan, B., Guo, K., Prieto Simon, B., & Voelcker, N. H. (2021). Formation and biofunctionalisation of polymer photonic crystals by replica moulding from porous silicon. Materials Letters, 284(128907), 1-5.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2020 Gao, X., Kolevatov, I., Chen, K., Guan, B., Mesli, A., Monakhov, E., & Dan, Y. (2020). Full activation of boron in silicon doped by self-assembled molecular monolayers. ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2(1), 268-274.
DOI Scopus14 WoS14
2020 Guan, B., Hong, S. H., Schulz, C., & Stanford, N. (2020). The microstructure, antimicrobial properties, and corrosion resistance of Cu-bearing strip cast steel. Advanced Engineering Materials, 22(3, article no. 1901265), 1-8.
DOI Scopus10 WoS10
2020 Orlowska, M. K., Guan, B., Sedev, R., Morikawa, Y., Suu, K., & Priest, C. (2020). Evaporation-driven flow in micropillar arrays: transport dynamics and chemical analysis under varied sample and ambient conditions. Analytical Chemistry, 92(24), 16043-16050.
DOI Scopus9 WoS10 Europe PMC6
2019 Jiang, L., Marceau, R. K. W., Guan, B., Dorin, T., Wood, K., Hodgson, P. D., & Stanford, N. (2019). The effect of molybdenum on clustering and precipitation behaviour of strip-cast steels containing niobium. Materialia, 8(article no. 100462), 1-11.
DOI Scopus22 WoS20
2019 Gao, X., Guan, B., Mesli, A., Chen, K., Sun, L., & Dan, Y. (2019). Toward defect-free doping by self-assembled molecular monolayers: the evolution of interstitial carbon-related defects in phosphorus-doped silicon. ACS omega, 4(2), 3539-3545.
DOI Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC3
2019 Guan, B., Cherrill, M., Pai, J. H., & Priest, C. (2019). Effect of mould roughness on injection moulded poly (methyl methacrylate) surfaces: Roughness and wettability. Journal of manufacturing processes, 48, 313-319.
DOI Scopus22 WoS15
2019 Jiang, D., Marceau, R. K. W., Guan, B., Dorin, T., Wood, K., Hodgson, P. D., & Stanford, N. (2019). The Effect of Molybdenum on Clustering and Precipitation Behaviour of Strip-Cast Steels Containing Niobium.
2018 Gao, X., Guan, B., Mesli, A., Chen, K., & Dan, Y. (2018). Deep level transient spectroscopic investigation of phosphorus-doped silicon by self-assembled molecular monolayers. Nature Communications, 9(1), 10 pages.
DOI Scopus41 WoS40 Europe PMC9
2017 Wu, H., Guan, B., Sun, Y., Zhu, Y., & Dan, Y. (2017). Controlled doping by self-assembled dendrimer-like macromolecules. Scientific reports, 7(41299), 1-10.
DOI Scopus23 WoS22 Europe PMC2
2017 Cheng, X., & Guan, B. (2017). Optical biosensing and bioimaging with porous silicon and silicon quantum dots. Progress in electromagnetics research, 160, 103-121.
DOI Scopus25 WoS23
2015 Qiao, H., Soeriyadi, A. H., Guan, B., Reece, P. J., & Gooding, J. J. (2015). The analytical performance of a porous silicon Bloch surface wave biosensors as protease biosensor. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 211, 469-475.
DOI Scopus23 WoS23
2015 Guan, B., Siampour, H., Fan, Z., Wang, S., Kong, X. Y., Mesli, A., . . . Dan, Y. (2015). Nanoscale Nitrogen Doping in Silicon by Self-Assembled Monolayers. Scientific Reports, 5(article no. 12641), 9 pages.
DOI Scopus39 WoS38 Europe PMC10
2015 Wang, J., Yin, Y., Wang, X., Pei, H., Kuai, S., Gu, L., . . . Guan, B. (2015). Ratio of monocytes to lymphocytes in peripheral blood in patients diagnosed with active tuberculosis. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 19(2), 125-131.
DOI WoS77
2014 Guan, B., Magenau, A., Ciampi, S., Gaus, K., Reece, P. J., & Gooding, J. J. (2014). Antibody modified porous silicon microparticles for the selective capture of cells. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 25(7), 1282-1289.
DOI Scopus25 WoS21 Europe PMC12
2013 Gupta, B., Zhu, Y., Guan, B., Reece, P. J., & Gooding, J. J. (2013). Functionalised porous silicon as a biosensor: emphasis on monitoring cells in vivo and in vitro. Analyst, 138(13), 3593-3615.
DOI Scopus56 WoS46 Europe PMC24
2013 Zhu, Y., Gupta, B., Guan, B., Ciampi, S., Reece, P. J., & Gooding, J. J. (2013). Photolithographic strategy for patterning preformed, chemically modified, porous silicon photonic crystal using click chemistry. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5(14), 6514-6521.
DOI Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC9
2012 Guan, B., Ciampi, S., Luais, E., James, M., Reece, P. J., & Gooding, J. J. (2012). Depth-resolved chemical modification of porous silicon by wavelength-tuned irradiation. Langmuir, 28(44), 15444-15449.
DOI Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC5
2012 Ciampi, S., Guan, B., Darwish, N., Reece, P. J., & Gooding, J. J. (2012). Redox-active monolayers in mesoporous silicon. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116(30), 16080-16088.
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2012 Ciampi, S., Guan, B., Darwish, N., Zhu, Y., Reece, P. J., & Gooding, J. J. (2012). A multimodal optical and electrochemical device for monitoring surface reactions: redox active surfaces in porous silicon Rugate filters. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14(47), 16433-16439.
DOI Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC2
2011 Ciampi, S., James, M., Darwish, N., Luais, E., Guan, B., Harper, J. B., & Gooding, J. J. (2011). Oxidative acetylenic coupling reactions as a surface chemistry tool. Physical chemistry chemical physics, 13(34), 15624-15632.
DOI Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC8
2011 Guan, B., Ciampi, S., Le Saux, G., Gaus, K., Reece, P. J., & Gooding, J. J. (2011). Different functionalization of the internal and external surfaces in mesoporous materials for biosensing applications using "click" chemistry. Langmuir, 27(1), 328-334.
DOI Scopus51 WoS45 Europe PMC27
2011 Guan, B., Magenau, A., Kilian, K. A., Ciampi, S., Gaus, K., Reece, P. J., & Gooding, J. J. (2011). Mesoporous silicon photonic crystal microparticles: Towards single-cell optical biosensors. Faraday discussions, 149, 301-317.
DOI Scopus47 WoS44 Europe PMC23
2011 Pham, A., Qiao, H., Guan, B., Gal, M., Gooding, J. J., & Reece, P. J. (2011). Optical bistability in mesoporous silicon microcavity resonators. Journal of Applied Physics, 109(9, article no. 093113), 1-8.
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2010 Guan, B., Qiao, H., Böcking, T., Gal, M., Gooding, J. J., & Reece, P. J. (2010). Optical properties of II-VI colloidal quantum dot doped porous silicon microcavities. Applied Physics Letters, 96(16, article no. 161106), 1-3.
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2010 Guan, B., Qiao, H., Gooding, J. J., & Reece, P. J. (2010). Protease detection using a porous silicon based Bloch surface wave optical biosensor. Optics express, 18(14), 15174-15182.
DOI Scopus50 WoS44 Europe PMC16
2008 Li, Q., Yuan, D., Guan, B., Lin, Q., & Wang, X. (2008). Removal of metal catalyst in multi-walled carbon nanotubes with combination of air and hydrogen annealing followed by acid treatment. Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 8(11), 5807-5812.
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2007 Guan, B., & Yuan, D. X. (2007). Determination of neomycin in water samples by high performance anion chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection. Chinese Chemical Letters, 18(2), 201-204.
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2007 Ma, J., Yuan, D., Guan, B., Yang, R., & Ge, L. (2007). Determination of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid in recycle-cooling water by ion chromatography. Chinese Journal of Chromatography Se Pu, 25(2), 245-247.
Scopus6 WoS5
  • Additive Manufacturing of Soft Electroactive Neural Interfaces for Improved Treatment of Neurological Disorders, Neurosurgical Research Foundation, 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2027
  • A Robust Chemical Sensing Platform for Optimized Process Control in Mineral Processing Operations, Australia's Economic Accelerator Ignite Grant, 30/06/2025 - 29/06/2026

Jul. 2021 – Nov. 2023   Engineering Honours course (ENGG4009) at UniSA STEM

  • Preparing and delivering workshop materials to Engineering Honours students on how to conduct research and write research proposals.

  • Evaluating students’ literature reviews and research proposal assignments.

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2026 Co-Supervisor Bioelectronic rescue of the degenerating cerebellum via controlled Purkinje neuron fusion Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Nathania Earlene Belinda
2025 Co-Supervisor Wound Healing Efficacy of Therapeutic Extracellular Vesicles Generated by a Two-Photon Printed Nanodevice Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Yohannes Wondmkun
2025 Co-Supervisor Organic Semiconducting Nanoparticles Incorporated with Bio-active Molecules for Neuromodulation. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Mansi Malik

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2022 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Micro-pillared interfaces for enhanced electrochemical biosensing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Sruthi Choppalli

Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
2023 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Electrochemical sensing technique for detecting analytes in harsh or disruptive environment. University of South Australia Bachelor of Medical Science Program Other - YihanDong, Jiyuan Cao
2023 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Preparation and functionalization of whispering gallery mode (WGM) polystyrene microspheres for optical sensing University of South Australia Bachelor of Science/ Bachelor of Medical/Biomedical Science Program Other - Siying Fang, Xinyi Feng
2023 - 2023 Principal Supervisor Integrated electro-optical sensors for microfluidic vapour monitoring University of South Australia - Honours - Kym Wilson
2022 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Micro-pillared interfaces for enhanced electrochemical biosensing University of South Australia - Doctorate - Sruthi Choppalli

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2024 - ongoing Member MicroSANZ Committee Microfluidics Society of Australia & New Zealand (MicroSANZ) Australia

Date Role Membership Country
2023 - ongoing Member IEEE Australia

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