Michael Sailor
Nanomaterials: porous silicon, chemical and biological sensors, biomaterials, electrochemistry
Nanomaterials: porous silicon, chemical and biological sensors, biomaterials, electrochemistry
Contact Information
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: Pacific Hall 4140
Phone: 858-534-8188
Email: msailor@ucsd.edu
Web: http://sailorgroup.ucsd.edu
Group: View group members
Office: Pacific Hall 4140
Phone: 858-534-8188
Email: msailor@ucsd.edu
Web: http://sailorgroup.ucsd.edu
Group: View group members
Education
1988 Ph.D., , Northwestern University
1983 B.S., , Harvey Mudd College
1988 Ph.D., , Northwestern University
1983 B.S., , Harvey Mudd College
Awards and Academic Honors
2006
Bronze Phantom Award recipient from the Boeing Company, Phantom Works Division
2004
Outstanding Faculty Mentor in the Sciences and Engineering, UC San Diego Faculty Mentor Program
2003
Grand Prize, National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Competition (shared with graduate student Jamie R. Link)
2002
Popular Science Magazine "Best of What's New" General Technology award winner
1995
University of California Presidential Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
1994-1995
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
1994
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar
1993-1998
NSF Young Investigator Award
1993
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Young Investigator Award
1988-1990
Postdoctoral position, Stanford University and California Institute of Technology
Research Interests
Research in the Sailor group involves the chemistry, electrochemistry, and photophysics of nanophase semiconductors, with emphasis on photonic crystals, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, molecular sensors, and biomaterials. Our research focuses on applications in medical diagnostics, drug delivery, cancer treatment, high-throughput screening, and low-power sensing of environmental toxins, pollutants, and chemical or biological warfare agents.
Primary Research Area
Inorganic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Interdisciplinary interests
Materials
Atmospheric and Environmental
Atmospheric and Environmental
Image Gallery
Magnetic, amphiphilic porous silicon microparticles used to carry and deliver nanoparticle, biomolecule, or drug payloads. Image: Liz Wu
This cross-sectional electron microscope image displays the porous nanostructure that was generated using a current-time etching waveform, depicted at the left. Image: Shawn O. Meade
Gradient photonic crystal etched into silicon. The porous silicon chip is used in sensing of pollutants and environmental toxins. Image: Adrian Garcia Sega
Magnetic, amphiphilic porous silicon microparticles used to carry and deliver nanoparticle, biomolecule, or drug payloads. Image: Liz Wu
This cross-sectional electron microscope image displays the porous nanostructure that was generated using a current-time etching waveform, depicted at the left. Image: Shawn O. Meade
Gradient photonic crystal etched into silicon. The porous silicon chip is used in sensing of pollutants and environmental toxins. Image: Adrian Garcia Sega
Selected Publications
- King, B. H.; Ruminski, A. M.; Snyder, J. L.; Sailor, M. J., Optical fiber-mounted porous silicon photonic crystals for sensing of organic vapor breakthrough in activated carbon. Adv. Mat. (2007), 19, 4530 - 4534.
- Maltzahn, G. v.; Harris, T. J.; Park, J.-H.; Schmidt, A. J.; Sailor, M. J.; Bhatia, S. N., Nanoparticle Self-Assembly Gated by Logical Proteolytic Triggers. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 6064-6065 (2007).
- Schwartz MP, Alvarez SD, Sailor MJ, "Porous SiO2 interferometric biosensor for quantitative determination of protein interactions: binding of protein A to immunoglobulins derived from different species.", Anal Chem, 2007, 1, 327-34 [View Abstract]
- Segal, E.; Perelman, L. A.; Cunin, F.; Renzo, F. D.; Devoisselle, J.-M.; Li, Y. Y.; Sailor, M. J., Confinement of Thermoresponsive Hydrogels in Nanostructured Porous Silicon Dioxide Templates. Adv. Funct. Mater. (2007), 17, 11531162.
- Thomas, J. C.; Pacholski, C.; Sailor, M. J., Delivery of Nanogram Payloads Using Magnetic Porous Silicon Microcarriers. Lab Chip 6, 782 - 787 (2007).
- Orosco, M. M.; Pacholski, C.; Miskelly, G. M.; Sailor, M. J., Protein-coated porous silicon photonic crystals for amplified optical detection of protease activity. Adv. Mater.18, 1393-1396 (2006).
- Park, J.-H.; Derfus, A. M.; Segal, E.; Vecchio, K. S.; Bhatia, S. N.; Sailor, M. J., Local Heating of Discrete Droplets Using Magnetic Porous Silicon-Based Photonic Crystals. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 7938-7946 (2006).
- Schwartz, M. P.; Derfus, A. M.; Alvarez, S. D.; Bhatia, S. N.; Sailor, M. J., The smart petri dish: A nanostructured photonic crystal for real-time monitoring of living cells. Langmuir 22, 7084-7090 (2006).
- Sailor, M. J.; Link, J. R., Smart Dust: nanostructured devices in a grain of sand. Chem. Commun.1375-1383 (2005).
- Meade, S. O.; Sailor, M. J., Microfabrication of freestanding porous silicon particles containing spectral barcodes. Phys. Status Solidi-Rapid Res. Lett. (2007), 1, (2), R71-R73.