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James K. Nolan

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2013

Publications

23

Citations

367

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

14

Publishing since 2013

Research summary
AI-generated

James K. Nolan's research focuses on developing electrochemical biosensors and microfluidic devices to measure chemical signals from living cells, such as glutamate release, glucose levels, and hydrogen peroxide, often for applications in neuroscience and injury research. Work includes designing flexible and printable sensor materials and microelectrode arrays for lab-on-a-chip systems used to monitor cell cultures. Note that a subset of the listed publications concern unrelated topics such as rural crime and policing, which appear to be from a different individual or a distinct secondary research interest.

Electrochemical biosensorsMicrofluidic lab-on-a-chip devicesNeurotoxicity and neuroscience sensingFlexible/printable sensor fabricationCell culture monitoring

Publication output has been modest and somewhat variable over the last decade, with a peak of 3-4 papers per year around 2018-2020 followed by a slower, intermittent pace in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.4/year recently
172018: 3 publications182019: 4 publications4192020: 4 publications4202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 3 publications232024: 2 publications24252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Biosensors and Bioelectronics×3
  • Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University)×3
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials×1
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces×1
  • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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