As a chemist and a spectroscopist, I study molecules and nanoparticles in liquids (water, for example). Over the years, I have developed a keen interest in combining this with microfluidics to control and observe the dynamics of these systems.
I like how modern technology (micro/nanofabrication, optoelectronics, advanced signal and image processing, modern computer chips) can be used to extract useful information from chemical, biological and environmental systems, especially when this is mediated by light (spectroscopy).
This work may find applications in biomedical and environmental diagnostics and could also lead to new materials for application in solar energy or information technologies.
Contact
Martinus WERTS
MOLTECH-Anjou
Faculté des Sciences - Université d'Angers
2 Bd Lavoisier
F-49045 Angers Cedex, France
e-mail: firstname.lastname@univ-angers.fr
room | *pièce* Db105
phone | *phone* ++33 2 41 73 52 76
Bio
Martinus Henricus Valentinus WERTS (b. 1972, Westerhoven, The Netherlands) is a tenured CNRS research fellow at the MOLTECH-Anjou laboratory at the Université d’Angers.
He studied chemistry at the University of Amsterdam, with M. Sc. work on single molecule spectroscopy carried out at ETH-Zürich (Switzerland). He obtained a doctorate from the University of Amsterdam for a thesis on the luminescence of rare-earth compounds in liquid and plastic media with applications in medical diagnostics and optoelectronics. After post-doctoral work in molecular electronics and nanotechnology at CEA-Saclay (France), he was appointed by CNRS as a research fellow in 2002.
His present research interests evolve around custom-made nanoparticles, their behavior in aqueous and biological fluids, and their interaction with light. The intended applications are in health care, environmental monitoring and energy conversion.