Scholarship
First Author Publications
Aguirre, M. A.*, Long, K. D.*, Li, N.*, Manoto, S. L.*, and Cunningham, B. T.*, Detection and Digital Resolution of Counting of Nanoparticles with Optical Resonators and Applications in Biosensing. Chemosensors, 6 (2), 13 doi: 10.3390/chemosensors6020013 (2018).
Long, K. D., Woodburn, E. V., Le, H. M., Shah, U. K., Lumetta, S. S., Cunningham, B. T., Multimode Smartphone Biosensing: the Transmission, Reflection, and Intensity Spectral (TRI)-Analyzer. Lab on a Chip, 17, 3246-57 doi: 10.1039/C7LC00633K (2017). #10 All-time highest impact publication in Lab on a Chip, according to Altmetric rating (#1 for age), and 99th percentile of all Altmetric scores of research publications ever tracked (over 14 million).
Kwon, L.*, Long, K. D.*, Wan, Y.*, Yu, H.*, Cunningham, B. T.*, Medical Diagnostics with Mobile Devices: Comparison of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Sensing. Biotechnology Advances 34 (3), 291-304 doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.02.010 (2016).
Long, K. D., Yu, H., Cunningham, B. T. Smartphone Instrument for Portable Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assays. Biomed. Opt. Express 5, 3792-3806, doi:10.1364/BOE.5.003792 (2014).
Chen, W.*, Long, K. D.*, Lu, M.* et al., Photonic Crystal Enhanced Microscopy for Imaging of Live Cell Adhesion. The Analyst 138, 5886-5894, doi:10.1039/ C3AN01431F (2013).
Gallegos, D.*, Long, K. D.*, Yu, H.*, Clark, P. P., Lin, Y., George, S., Nath, P., Cunningham, B. T. Label-free biodetection using a smartphone. Lab Chip 13, 2124-2132, doi:10.1039/C3LC40991K (2013).
Patents
Cunningham, B. T., Long, K. D., inventors; Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, assignee. Mobile Biosensing Instrument Capable of Multiple Detection Modalities. US Patent Application No. 62/565,013. Submitted Sept. 28, 2017.
Berg I.C., Cerqua A.R., Colmone J., Long K. D., Austell B., inventors; Brooklyn Bridge to Cambodia, Inc., assignee. Single-Cylinder Treadle Pump. US Patent Application No. 13/799,497. Submitted March 13, 2013.
Conference Presentations
Long, K. D., Woodburn, E. V., Aguirre, M. A., Che, C., Cunningham, B. T. “Digital Resolution of Particle Attachment for the Development of a Point-of-Care HIV Viral Load Monitoring Platform.” Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, October 19, 2018, Atlanta, GA.
Long, K. D., Woodburn, E. V., Aguirre, M. A., Cunningham, B. T. “Light-Based Diagnostics for Point-of-Care Testing: from Proof-of-Concept Through Commercialization.” Oral Presentation, 2018 Medical Scholars Program Retreat, August 18, 2018, Champaign, IL.
Long, K. D., Woodburn, E. V., Cunningham, B. T. “Portable spectroscopy Using the Smartphone-Based Transmission, Reflection and Intensity (TRI)-Analyzer.”. Invited Presentation, PITTCON Conference and EXPO, February 2018, Orlando, FL.
Long, K. D. “Conducting Research at the Intersection of Health, Science, and Engineering.” 2-Day Invited Workshop, Njala University School of Postgraduate Education, December 7-8, 2017, Njala University, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone.
Long, K. D., Woodburn, E. V., Cunningham, B. T. “Design and Demonstration of the Transmission, Reflection, and Intensity (TRI)-analyzer instrument for portable spectroscopy.” IEEE-NIH Healthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies (HI-POCT) Conference, November 2017, Bethesda, MD.
Long, K. D., Yu, H., Cunningham, B. T. “Smartphone Spectroscopy: Three Unique Modalities for Point-Of-Care Testing.” SPIE Sensing Technology + Applications, June 3, 2015, Baltimore, MD.
Long, K. D., Wang, F., Cunningham, B. T. “Label-Free Detection of Neutrophils in Chemotactic Amoeboid Movement.” Midwest Cancer Nanotech. Training Ctr. Symposium, May 2014, Urbana, IL.
Long, K. D., Yu, H., Cunningham, B.T. Handheld Smartphone Biosensing. Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference, Symposia: Point-of-Care Diagnoistics 2014; 2014 Feb. 13-14, 2014, San Francisco, CA.
Long, K. D., Yu, H., Cunningham, B. T. “Photonic Crystal Biodetection Using a Portable Smartphone System.” IEEE Photonics Conference, Sept. 8-12, 2013.
Long, K. D., Berg, I. C. E., Austell, B., Colmone, J., Cerqua, A. “The RUDI Pump: A Locally-Manufacturable Human-Powered Irrigation Pump for Shallow Wells in Rural Cambodia.” BSBABN Summer Institute, July 30- Aug. 10, 2012, Urbana, IL.
Long, K. D., Rehn, A., Lyons, C. “Squeezing Water from Dry Land: Sustainable Agriculture for Water Catchment Protection in Ntisaw, Cameroon.” 2011 EPA National Sustainable Design Expo, April 16-17, 2011, Washington, DC.
Long, K. D., Rehn, A. “The Ntisaw Village Water Partnership: Harnessing the Power of Nature to Provide a Sustainable Water Supply.” Summit on the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges, April 21-22, 2010, Chicago, IL.
Long, K. D., Stojak, N., Shine, G., Roggerman, M. “Back So Soon? Tips on Making Your Project Assessment Trip a Success—the First Time.” Engineers Without Borders-USA Conference, Mar. 18-21, 2010, Denver, CO.