Institution

Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and  Nanotechnology

Current Position

Full Professor

Department

Nanobiosensors and Nanoanalytical Applications Group

ORCID

0000-0001-5187-5358

Scopus-ID

6603774181

H-Index

43

 JCR Articles

175

Total Citations

7711

280

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• B. Sepúlveda, P.C. Angelomé, L.M. Lechuga, L.M. Liz-Marzán. LSPR based biosensors. NanoToday 4, 244-251 (2009).
• M.A. Otte, B. Sepúlveda, W. Ni, J. Pérez-Juste, L.M. Liz-Marzan, L.M. Lechuga. Identification of the optimal spectral region for plasmonic and nanoplasmonic sensing. ACS Nano 4 (1), 349-357 (2010).
• K.E. Zinoviev, A.B. González-Guerrero, C. Domínguez, L. M. Lechuga. Integrated Bimodal Waveguide Interferometric Biosensor for Label-free Analysis. J. Lightwave Tech. 29(13), 1926-1930 (2011).
• M.C. Estevez, M. Álvarez, L.M. Lechuga. Integrated Optical devices for lab-on-a-chip biosensing applications. Laser & Photonics Reviews 6(4), 463-487 (2012).
• D. Duval, A. B. González-Guerrero, S. Dante, J. Osmond, R. Monge, L.J. Fernández, K. E. Zinoviev, C. Domínguez, L.M. Lechuga. Nanophotonic lab-on-a-chip platforms including novel bimodal interferometers, microfluidics and grating couplers. Lab on chip 12 (11), 1987-1994 (2012).
• M. Soler, P. Mesa-Antúnez, M.C. Estévez, A. J. Ruiz-Sánchez, M. A. Otte, B. Sepúlveda, D. Collado, C. Mayorga, M. J. Torres, E. Perez-Inestrosa, L.M. Lechuga. Highly Sensitive Dendrimer-based Nanoplasmonic Biosensor for Drug Allergy Diagnosis. Biosens. Bioelect. 66, 115-123 (2015).
• C. S. Huertas, D. Fariña, L.M. Lechuga. Direct and label-free quantification of micro-RNA-181a at the attomolar level in complex media using a nanophotonic biosensor. ACS Sensors 1, 748−756 (2016).
• G.A. López-Muñoz, M.C. Estevez, E.C. Peláez-Gutierrez, A. Homs-Corbera, M.C. García-Hernandez, J. Ignacio Imbaud, L.M. Lechuga. A Label-free Nanostructured Plasmonic Biosensor based on Blu-ray Discs with integrated microfluidics for sensitive biodetection. Biosens. Bioelec. 96, 260–267 (2017).
• B. Chocarro-Ruiz, S. Herranz, A. Fernández Gavela, J. Sanchís, M. Farré, M.P. Marco, L.M. Lechuga. Interferometric nanoimmunosensor for label-free and real-time monitoring of Irgarol 1051 in seawater. Biosens. Bioelect. 117, 47-52 (2018).
• P. Dey, N. Fabri-Faja, O. Calvo, R. Terborg, F. Yesilkoy, A. Fàbrega, J.C. Ruiz-Rodriguez, J.J. González-López, M.- C. Estévez, H. Altug, V. Pruneri, L.M. Lechuga. Label-free bacteria quantification in blood plasma by a bioprinted microarray based interferometric Point-of-care device. ACS Sensors. 4 (1), 52–60 (2018).

• FP7-ICT-2013-10-610389. “POCKET Development of a low-cost point-of-care test for Tuberculosis detection”. Duration: 2013-2016. I.P: Laura M. Lechuga.
• FP7-OCEAN-201-614010. “BRAAVOO Biosensors, Reporters and Algal Autonomous Vessels for Ocean operation”. Duration: 2013-2016. I.P: Laura M. Lechuga.
• H2020-ICT-2014-1-644956. “RAIS  Scalable, point-of-care and label free microarray platform for rapid detection of Sepsis”. Duration: 2015-2018. I.P: Laura M. Lechuga.
• TEC2016-78515-R. “PREDICT Nanoplastomic point-of-care platforms as an innovative diagnostic and therapy monitoring system”. Duration: 2017-2019. I.P: Laura M. Lechuga.
• RTC-2014-1518-1. “COLONTEST:  Design and development of kits for the diagnosis of colon cancer in blood-based on multiplex platform”. Duration: 2014-2017. I.P: Laura M. Lechuga.
• RTC-2016-5452-1. “URINETEST: Fast Methods for the Analysis of Food Immunogenetic Peptides in Urine”. Duration: 2016-2018. I.P: Laura M. Lechuga.
• RTC-2017-6222-5. “DIONISOS: Development of Inmunoreagents and Biosensors for the analysis of tracers in oil fields”. Duration: 2018-2021. I.P: Laura M. Lechuga.
• ERA-NET EuroNanoMed III. “ABISens: Monitoring of Acquired Brain Injury and recovery biomarkers by the combined label-free nanoSensing of multiple circulating molecules”. Duration: 2019-2022. I.P: Laura M. Lechuga.

• WO2003094173. “Device for controlling an excitation signal from a resonant mechanical oscillating element, measuring device, method of controlling the excitation signal, method of taking measurements, computer program and storage device”. Inventors: Mar Álvarez, Laura M. Lechuga, Javier Tamayo. Year of registration: 2002. Country: International, Australia.
• WO2005086172. “System and method for detecting the displacement of a plurality of micro- and nanomechanical elements, such as microcantilevers”. Inventors: Mar Álvarez, Laura M. Lechuga, Javier Tamayo. Year of registration: 2004. Country: International, EU, USA, Australia, Japan
• WO2005121754. “Device and method for detecting changes in the refractive index of a dielectric medium”. Inventors: Gaspar Armelles, Ana Calle, Laura M. Lechuga, Borja Sepúlveda. Year of registration: 2004. Country: International, Europe, USA, Canada, China, Japan.
• “Cantilever-based detector device and method of manufacturing such a device”. Inventors: Laura M. Lechuga, Kirill Zinoviev, Carlos Domínguez, José A. Plaza, Víctor Cadarso. Year of registration: 2005. Country: Europe.
• WO2009010624. “Interferometer and sensor based on bimodal optical waveguide and SENSING method”. Inventore: Kirill Zinoviev, Laura M. Lechuga, Carlos Domínguez. Year of registration: 2007. Country: EU, USA, Japan, China, Canada.
• WO2009133228. “Diffraction network coupler, system and method”. Inventors: Kirill Zinoviev, Laura M. Lechuga, Carlos Domínguez. Year of registration: 2008. Country: EU, USA, Japan, China, Canada, China.
• WO/2010/031890. “Synthesis of catalytic subnanometer Au particles supported on surfaces having amine groups”. Inventors: Laura M. Lechuga, Ernest Mendoza, Miguel A. Correa, Luis Liz Marzán, Marcos Sanles. Year of registration: 2008. Country: International.
• WO2011098649. “Method for the analysis of the refractive index of a dielectrium médium adjacent to a plasmonic device, and corresponding device”. Inventors: Borja Sepúlveda, David Regatos, Gaspar Armelles, Laura M. Lechuga, David Fariña. Year of registration: 2010. Country: Spain.

• OSA Fellow Members Committee. 01 January 2018 to 31 December 2019. Optical Society of America (US).
• Member of Scientific Advisory Committee of the GADEA Science Foundation.  Since its foundation (2017). Coordinator of Engineering Area of the GADEA Foundation.
• President  of Evaluation Committee  of the Emerging Talent Award  SRUK/CERU 2018
• Founding member of AEAC ( Spanisch Assosiation for the Advencement of Science). 2018.
• Member of the jury of BBVA-RSEF Foundation Awards (2018).
• She belongs to the StemTalent Girld y Sedooptic Mentoring Program (since 2018)
• Advisory Scientific Board of the Andalusian Centre for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology, (BIONAND) since 2012.
• Scientific Advisory Committe of the Biomedical Institute of Vigo since its creation.
• External advisory board of the RMIT’s Micro/Nano Research Facility, Melbourne (Australia)
• International Scientific Advisory Committe of the Center for Optical Research  (CIO). León, Guanajuato (Mexico)

• 1st Prize in the“II Contest Ideas for Madrid+d researchers Spin-off ”,  in the business plans category, for the creation of the company SENSIA, SL in November 2004. Award convened Madri+d Foundation for Knowledge. Madrid province.
• OSA Fellow. Elected as Fellow of the Optical Society (OSA) in 2014 due to her significant research leadeship and pionering development of novel and compact biomedical sensors based on advanced integrated photonic techniques and plasmonic devices, combining science with real-life applications and technology transfer
• PIONEER 2015 (Generalitat de Catalunya) for the PhD Thesis “Nanoplasmonic Biosensors for Clinical Diagnosis at the Point of Care” (Maria Soler Aznar) dirigida por la Prof. Laura M. Lechuga y la Dra. M. Carmen Estevez
• SPANISH  SCIENCE SELECTION 2016. Annual selection for the most relevant Spanish scientists of the year. Organized by QUO magazine (Hearst group), with the collaboration of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Government of Spain) and the CSIC.
• Award for the Royal Spanish Physics Society (RSEF)  and BBVA Foundation. Prize in the category of  “Physics, Innovation y Tecnhnology”. 2016.
• CSIC Tribute 2017. Selected for the Tribute to CSIC staff who have received awards or distinctions  in 2016.
• Selected for the Academia.Net network(2017). Database of profiles of excellent female researchers from all disciplines. (more info at https://www.academia-net.org/)