Mr Patrick Capon

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

Postgraduate Student

School of Physical Sciences

Faculty of Sciences

Patrick is a PhD candidate with Prof. Andrew Abell and Dr. Malcolm Purdey, working in materials chemistry. Specifically, he functionalises fluorescent sensors onto material platforms to enhance their performance. These platforms have included nanodiamond, optical fibre, and silkworm silk.
Patrick carries out his research in a highly interdisciplinary environment as a member of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics and the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing. Previously, Patrick completed a BSc(Advanced) with a double major in Chemistry at the University of Adelaide in 2014. In 2016 he then completed his Masters of Philosophy in Chemistry with a Dean's Commendation for research on N-heterocyclic carbenes in metal-organic frameworks under the supervision of Prof. Christopher Sumby.

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My research is supervised by Prof. Andrew Abell and Dr. Malcolm Purdey, where I use fluorescent sensors to detect biologically relevant species, such as hydrogen peroxide, or to measure pH. My focus is the functionalisation of these sensors onto materials platforms for enhanced performance. The platforms I have used include nanodiamonds, optical fibres, and silkworm silk, in collaboration with researchers at RMIT University and University of Adelaide. As a member of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics and the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing I work in a highly interdisciplinary environment and love to learn about new and exciting science!

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Appointments

Date Position Institution name
2020 Research Associate The University of Adelaide
2015 - 2020 Chemistry Practical Demonstrator University of Adelaide, Adelaide

Date	Position	Institution name
2020	Research Associate	The University of Adelaide
2015 - 2020	Chemistry Practical Demonstrator	University of Adelaide, Adelaide

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2017	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	PhD
2016 - 2017	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	Masters of Philosophy
2012 - 2015	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Science (Advanced)

Research Interests

Chemical Characterisation of Materials Colloid and Surface Chemistry General Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Nanochemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry Nanomaterials Nanophotonics Organic Chemistry Sensor Technology Solid State Chemistry Solution Chemistry

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Year	Citation
2018	Purdey, M., McLennan, H., Sutton-McDowall, M., Drumm, D., Zhang, X., Capon, P., . . . Abell, A. (2018). Biological hydrogen peroxide detection with aryl boronate and benzil BODIPY-based fluorescent probes. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 262, 750-757. DOI Scopus16 WoS15
2017	Purdey, M., Capon, P., Pullen, B., Reineck, P., Schwarz, N., Psaltis, P., . . . Abell, A. (2017). An organic fluorophore-nanodiamond hybrid sensor for photostable imaging and orthogonal, on-demand biosensing. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 15967-1-15967-8. DOI Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC1
2016	Capon, P., Burgun, A., Coghlan, C., Crees, R., Doonan, C., & Sumby, C. (2016). Hydrogen adsorption in azolium and metalated N-heterocyclic carbene containing MOFs. CrystEngComm, 18(37), 7003-7010. DOI Scopus9 WoS9

Position: Postgraduate Student
Phone: 83166285
Email: patrick.capon@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: North Terrace
Building: The Braggs, floor 1
Room: 1 - pod
Org Unit: Chemistry

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