John Ciubuc
University of Texas at El Paso
17 Papers
43 Citations
John Ciubuc is an academic researcher from University of Texas at El Paso. The author has contributed to research in topics: Raman spectroscopy & Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 14 publications. Previous affiliations of John Ciubuc include Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center & Texas Tech University.
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Papers
Raman Computational and Experimental Studies of Dopamine Detection.
TL;DR: Through coordinated experiment and theory, valuable insights into changes observed in the vibrational signatures of this important neurotransmitter can be achieved for a better understanding of its detection at physiological levels, which is crucial if further optovoltammetric medical device development is envisioned.
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Simultaneous Detection of Dopamine and Serotonin-A Comparative Experimental and Theoretical Study of Neurotransmitter Interactions.
Felicia S. Manciu,Marian Manciu,John Ciubuc,Emma M. Sundin,Katia Ochoa,Michael P. Eastman,William Durrer,Jose Guerrero,Brayant Lopez,Mahendra Subedi,Kevin E. Bennet +10 more
TL;DR: This research constitutes an important contribution toward better understanding of neural processes, as well as toward possible future development of label-free biosensors.
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Label-free Raman imaging to monitor breast tumor signatures
Felicia S. Manciu,John Ciubuc,Karla Parra,Marian Manciu,Kevin E. Bennet,Paloma Valenzuela,Emma M. Sundin,William Durrer,L. Reza,Giulio Francia +9 more
TL;DR: Although not yet ready for clinical application, methods based on Raman spectroscopy have shown significant potential in identifying, characterizing, and discriminating between non-cancerous and cancerous cells as mentioned in this paper.
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Ultrasensitive Detection of Neurotransmitters by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Biosensing Applications
Katia Ochoa,Kevin E. Bennet,Jonathan R. Tomshine,Seth A. Hara,Malcolm McIntosh,John Ciubuc,Emma M. Sundin,Chao Qiu,William Durrer,Michael P. Eastman,Felicia S. Manciu +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, surfaceenhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been used to detect serotonin, adenosine, and dopamine in very low sub-nanomolar concentrations.
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Label-free Raman Imaging to Monitor Breast Tumor Signatures
John Ciubuc,Giulio Francia,Karla Parra,Marian Manciu,Emma M. Sundin,Kevin E. Bennet,Felicia S. Manciu +6 more
TL;DR: This study demonstrates that Raman can be used as a label-free method to evaluate epidermal growth factor activity in tumor cells, and lays the foundation for further label- free optical tools to diagnose the disease.