Biography
Research Grants
| Project | Funding Body | Start Date | End Date | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develoment of 3D hydrogel structures for genetic analysis | Enterprise Ireland | €100,000.00 | |||
| Coordination Support | Enterprise Irl | 30-JAN-14 | 30-SEP-14 | €8,000.00 | |
| [EI CFTD/BRI/03/123] {Brennan Dr. Des} N | Enterprise Irl | 03-NOV-03 | 30-NOV-06 | €330,000.00 |
Publications
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (1998) | 'Feasibility Study Into the use of a Micromachined Grating Spectrometer to measure Fat and Protein in Liquid Milk Products' Brennan D., Alderman J., Lane W., O'Connor B.; (1998) 'Feasibility Study Into the use of a Micromachined Grating Spectrometer to measure Fat and Protein in Liquid Milk Products'. * ((76)):314-317 [Details] | |
| (2008) | 'An integrated optofluidic platform for DNA hybridization and detection' Des Brennan, Paul Lambkin, Eric J Moore, Paul Galvin (2008) 'An integrated optofluidic platform for DNA hybridization and detection'. IEEE Sensors Journal, 8 (5):536-542 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2003) | 'Issues in development of NIR micro spectrometer system for on-line process monitoring of milk product' Brennan, D,Alderman, J,Sattler, L,O'Connor, B,O'Mathuna, C; (2003) 'Issues in development of NIR micro spectrometer system for on-line process monitoring of milk product'. Measurement, 33 :67-74 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2002) | 'A comparison of calibration methods based on calibration data size and robustness' Huang, J and Brennan, D and Sattler, L and Alderman, J and Lane, B and O'Mathuna, C (2002) 'A comparison of calibration methods based on calibration data size and robustness'. CHEMOMETRICS AND INTELLIGENT LABORATORY SYSTEMS, 62 (1):25-35 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2002) | 'Development of a micro-spectrometer system for process control application' Brennan, D and Alderman, J and Sattler, L and Walshe, J and Huang, J and O'Connor, B and O'Mathuna, C (2002) 'Development of a micro-spectrometer system for process control application'. INFRARED PHYSICS \& TECHNOLOGY, 43 (2):69-76 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2002) | 'Development of a micro-spectrometer system for process control application' Brennan, D., Alderman J., Sattler L., Walshe J., Hiang J., O'Connor B., O Mathuna C.; (2002) 'Development of a micro-spectrometer system for process control application'. Infrared Physics and Technology, 43 (2002)69-76 (*):*-* [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'SILICON MICROFLUIDIC FLOW FOCUSING DEVICES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SIZECONTROLLED PLGA BASED DRUG LOADED MICROPARTICLES' Kieran Keohane; Des Brennan; Paul Galvin; Brendan T Griffin (2014) 'SILICON MICROFLUIDIC FLOW FOCUSING DEVICES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SIZECONTROLLED PLGA BASED DRUG LOADED MICROPARTICLES'. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (1999) | 'Feasibility study into the use of a micro-machined grating spectrometer to measure fat and protein content in liquid milk products' Brennan, D,Alderman, J,Lane, W,O'Connor, B (1999) 'Feasibility study into the use of a micro-machined grating spectrometer to measure fat and protein content in liquid milk products'. Sensors and Actuators A-Physical, 76 :314-317 [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Integration of a 3D hydrogel matrix within a hollow core photonic crystal fibre for DNA probe immobilization' Rutowska, MS,Gunning, FCG,Kivlehan, F,Moore, E,Brennan, D,Galvin, P,Ellis, AD; (2010) 'Integration of a 3D hydrogel matrix within a hollow core photonic crystal fibre for DNA probe immobilization'. Measurement Science &Technology, 21 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'A hybrid approach to device integration on a genetic analysis platform' Brennan, D,Jary, D,Kurg, A,Berik, E,Justice, J,Aherne, M,Macek, M,Galvin, P (2012) 'A hybrid approach to device integration on a genetic analysis platform'. Measurement Science &Technology, 23 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'Three-dimensional hydrogel structures as optical sensor arrays, for the detection of specific DNA sequences' Kivlehan, F,Paolucci, M,Brennan, D,Ragoussis, I,Galvin, P (2012) 'Three-dimensional hydrogel structures as optical sensor arrays, for the detection of specific DNA sequences'. Analytical Biochemistry, 421 :1-8 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2008) | 'Refractive index measurements in a shallow multichannel microfluidic system' Brennan, D,Lambkin, P,Galvin, P (2008) 'Refractive index measurements in a shallow multichannel microfluidic system'. Measurement Science &Technology, 19 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2007) | 'Optically encoded silicon microbeads: Detection and characterisation in a microfluidic system' Hoffmann, D,O'Brien, J,Brennan, D,Loughran, M; (2007) 'Optically encoded silicon microbeads: Detection and characterisation in a microfluidic system'. Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical, 122 :653-658 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'A rapid polymerisation process realizing 3D biocompatible structures in a microfluidic channel suitable for genetic analysis' Brennan, D,Dillmore, S,Moore, E,Galvin, P (2009) 'A rapid polymerisation process realizing 3D biocompatible structures in a microfluidic channel suitable for genetic analysis'. Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical, 142 :383-388 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Integration of a 3D hydrogel matrix within a hollow core photonic crystal fibre for DNA probe immobilization' Rutowska, M.S.; Gunning, F.C.G.; Kivlehan, F.; Moore, E.; Brennan, D.; Galvin, P.; Ellis, A.D. (2010) 'Integration of a 3D hydrogel matrix within a hollow core photonic crystal fibre for DNA probe immobilization'. Measurement Science &Technology, 21 (9) [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2004) | 'Development and test of an integrated microsystem for HPLC separation and detection using refractive index measurements' Brennan, D,O'Brien, P,O'Brien, J,Freeman, N,Swann, M (2004) 'Development and test of an integrated microsystem for HPLC separation and detection using refractive index measurements'. Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical, 103 :184-189 [DOI] [Details] |
Professional Activities
Patents
| Patent Number | Title | Inventor | Granted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008041221 | A hydrogel deposition method | Des Brennan, Shannon Dillmore, Paul Galvin | 11-APR-08 |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (1999) | Proceedings of Automatic Control of Fod and Biological Processes, ACoFoP IV, O' Sullivan A., Brennan D., McGrath, M.J. and O'Connor J.F. (1998); (1999) Development of an NIR sensor for the determination of Fat and Protein in Milk. [N/A], Proceedings of Automatic Control of Fod and Biological Processes, ACoFoP IV, Goteborg, Sweden , 30-DEC-99 - 30-DEC-99. [Details] | |
| (1999) | Eurosensors XII, D. Brennan, J.Alderman, W.Lane, B.O'Connor, A.O'Sullivan (1998); (1999) Feasibility study into the use of a Micromachined Grating Spectrometer to measure fat and protein in liquid milk products. [N/A], Eurosensors XII, Southampton, Sept 1998 , 30-DEC-99 - 30-DEC-99. [Details] | |
| (1999) | Food Factory of the Future Conference, Brennan, D., Alderman J., O'Connor B., Sattler L. and Galvin S. (2001); (1999) Progress in development of low cost NIR for process control. [N/A], Food Factory of the Future Conference, Goteborg , 30-DEC-99 - 30-DEC-99. [Details] |
Contact details
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Staff Researcher - des.brennan@tyndall.ie
- Tyndall Microsystems
University College Cork
Cork
Ireland - +353-21-490-3000