About Sakandar Rauf Sakandar Rauf Research Scientist (former), Integrated Microwaves Packaging Antennas and Circuits Technology chemical sensors microfluidics Biosensors Education and Early Career Dr. Sakandar Rauf received his Ph.D (Field of Study: Biosensors) from the University of Glasgow, U.K. in 2010. He obtained an MPhil degree in Micro- and Nanotechnology Enterprise from the University of Cambridge, U.K in 2005 and MPhil in Biotechnology from the National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Pakistan in 2004. Dr. Rauf studied M.Sc. in Chemistry from Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan in 2001. He received Cambridge Commonwealth & DFID shared Scholarship from the University of Cambridge, Dorothy Hodgkin’s Postgraduate Award Articles Related News July 2025 Breakthrough Microwave Biosensor Featured on Cover of ACS Sensors 1 min read · Wed, Jul 9 2025 News PhD student Firas Fatani and the research team from Prof. Atif Shamim’s group have developed a microwave biosensor that achieves highly selective lactate detection in sweat—without the need for complex labeling or sample preparation. This innovative platform, recently featured on the cover of ACS Sensors, marks a significant milestone in wearable health monitoring. The sensor integrates a complementary split-ring resonator (CSRR) with enzymatic functionalization embedded inside a soft, microfluidic channel, enabling real-time tracking of lactate levels through permittivity shifts. This passive June 2025 Sweat-sniffing sensor could make workouts smarter 1 min read · Fri, Jun 27 2025 News Clip News No blood, no batteries — just sweat, microwaves and some seriously cool science. June 2024 Better connection for monitoring helps heart patients and healthcare staff 1 min read · Tue, Jun 11 2024 News Clip News An innovative use of screen printing to assemble the key components of wet ECG electrodes enables remote monitoring at extended range and improves the experience for patients and healthcare staff. March 2024 Dr. Sakandar Rauf's work has been selected as the Cover Article of ACS Nano 1 min read · Sun, Mar 31 2024 News Dr. Sakandar Rauf and research team from Prof Atif Shamim’s group, developed fully screen printed gentle-to-skin wet ECG electrodes integrated with a scaled-down printed circuit board (PCB) packaged inside a 3D-printed antenna-on-package (AoP). This is the first wireless ECG system employing fully screen-printed electrodes developed in Saudi Arabia. The gentle-to-skin wet ECG electrode screen printed on a plastic substrate only require 265 times less metal for the conductive part and 176 times less ECG electrode gel than the standard commercial wet ECG electrodes. In addition, the electrically November 2018 PepPrint’s 3D bioprinting technology showcased at Asbar World Forum 2018 1 min read · Wed, Nov 28 2018 News 3D bioprinting The Asbar World Forum 2018, held in Riyadh, was a meeting that focused on understanding issues associated with transitioning Saudi Arabia's oil-based economy to a knowledge-based one. The aim was to find ways to manage and execute strategies to achieve the objectives of Vision 2030.
Breakthrough Microwave Biosensor Featured on Cover of ACS Sensors 1 min read · Wed, Jul 9 2025 News PhD student Firas Fatani and the research team from Prof. Atif Shamim’s group have developed a microwave biosensor that achieves highly selective lactate detection in sweat—without the need for complex labeling or sample preparation. This innovative platform, recently featured on the cover of ACS Sensors, marks a significant milestone in wearable health monitoring. The sensor integrates a complementary split-ring resonator (CSRR) with enzymatic functionalization embedded inside a soft, microfluidic channel, enabling real-time tracking of lactate levels through permittivity shifts. This passive
Sweat-sniffing sensor could make workouts smarter 1 min read · Fri, Jun 27 2025 News Clip News No blood, no batteries — just sweat, microwaves and some seriously cool science.
Better connection for monitoring helps heart patients and healthcare staff 1 min read · Tue, Jun 11 2024 News Clip News An innovative use of screen printing to assemble the key components of wet ECG electrodes enables remote monitoring at extended range and improves the experience for patients and healthcare staff.
Dr. Sakandar Rauf's work has been selected as the Cover Article of ACS Nano 1 min read · Sun, Mar 31 2024 News Dr. Sakandar Rauf and research team from Prof Atif Shamim’s group, developed fully screen printed gentle-to-skin wet ECG electrodes integrated with a scaled-down printed circuit board (PCB) packaged inside a 3D-printed antenna-on-package (AoP). This is the first wireless ECG system employing fully screen-printed electrodes developed in Saudi Arabia. The gentle-to-skin wet ECG electrode screen printed on a plastic substrate only require 265 times less metal for the conductive part and 176 times less ECG electrode gel than the standard commercial wet ECG electrodes. In addition, the electrically
PepPrint’s 3D bioprinting technology showcased at Asbar World Forum 2018 1 min read · Wed, Nov 28 2018 News 3D bioprinting The Asbar World Forum 2018, held in Riyadh, was a meeting that focused on understanding issues associated with transitioning Saudi Arabia's oil-based economy to a knowledge-based one. The aim was to find ways to manage and execute strategies to achieve the objectives of Vision 2030.
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