Publications by Deepthy Kavungal

Nanoplasmonic Infrared Microarray Sensor Enabling Structural Protein Biomarker-Based Drug Screening for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Hilal Lashuel, Hatice Altug, Deepthy Kavungal

The misfolding of proteins from native monomers into β-sheet-rich fibrils via oligomers is a key hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). Identifying and screening drugs that inhibit protein aggregation for early disease intervention remains challeng ...

2025

Nanoplasmonic infrared biosensors enabling detection of misfolded protein biomarkers and drug screening for neurodegenerative diseases

Deepthy Kavungal

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease present a significant global health concern. The misfolding of proteins from native disordered monomeric forms into beta-sheet enriched aggregates of oligomers and fibri ...

EPFL2025

Magnesium Optrodes for Real-Time Optical Monitoring of Water Transport in Ultrathin Encapsulations for Bioelectronics

Yves Leterrier, Stéphanie Lacour, Hatice Altug, Deepthy Kavungal, Massimo Mariello

Recent studies investigated the hydrolysis of Magnesium (Mg) thin films, highlighting their potential use in biodegradable devices. Quantitatively monitoring the degradation rate and morphological changes of Mg through optical methods and light-delivery de ...

2024

Deep learning augmented nanoplasmonic infrared sensor for structural protein biomarker-based detection of neurodegenerative diseases

Hilal Lashuel, Hatice Altug, Deepthy Kavungal, Rajasekhar Kolla, Pedro José Santana Ribeiro Magalhães

We introduce an infrared metasurface sensor based on plasmonic surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy combined with immunoassay, which detects alpha-synuclein, an early structural biomarker protein for neurodegenerative diseases with clinical sp ...

SPIE2024

Artificial intelligence-coupled plasmonic infrared sensor for detection of structural protein biomarkers in neurodegenerative diseases

Hilal Lashuel, Hatice Altug, Deepthy Kavungal, Rajasekhar Kolla, Pedro José Santana Ribeiro Magalhães

Diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs) including Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease is challenging owing to the lack of tools to detect preclinical biomarkers. The misfolding of proteins into oligomeric and fibrillar aggregates plays an i ...

AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE2023

Infrared Metasurfaces Augmented by Artificial Intelligence for Monitoring Dynamics between All Major Classes of Biomolecules

Hatice Altug, Deepthy Kavungal, Aurélian Michel John-Herpin

IEEE2021

Infrared Metasurface Augmented by Deep Learning for Monitoring Dynamics between All Major Classes of Biomolecules

Hatice Altug, Deepthy Kavungal, Aurélian Michel John-Herpin, Lea Katharina Von Mücke

Insights into the fascinating molecular world of biological processes are crucial for understanding diseases, developing diagnostics, and effective therapeutics. These processes are complex as they involve interactions between four major classes of biomole ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2021