Biography
Emmet's research involves investigating novel polymeric materials for applications in bio-sensing and pharmaceutical processing. He has extensive experience in polymer characterization and synthesis of electroactive polymeric materials. He is an active member of the Bernal Institute currently leading a group of 7 researchers at the including 2 Marie Curie Research Fellows, 1 Post-doctoral researcher and 4 postgraduate students. He as co-authored multiple peer reviewed articles and acts as an international accreditation assessor for the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Research Interests
My research focuses on the design, synthesis and characterisation of stimuli-responsive polymeric materials for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.
Specific research strands include;
- Synthesis of bio-degradable electroactive polymeric materials for in-vitro/in-vivo diagnostics and disposable electronics.
- Hydrogel/Silicone porous materials with tunable mechanical properties.
- Novel polymeric materials/processing approaches for improved pharmaceutics.
Core competencies include;
- Polymer synthesis/characterisation/functionalisation.
- Electrochemistry and Electrochemiluminescence (ECL).
- Spray-drying, NMR, Mass Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry.
Research is currently funded by Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, EU-Commission and the Irish Research Council.
Teaching Interests
Course Director: BSc. Pharmaceutical and Industrial Chemistry
Current modules:
CH4103 Organic Chemistry 2A
CH4015 Organic Chemistry 4
CH4306 Analytical Chemistry 4
BC4401 Introduction to Biochemistry
Professional Activities
Education
- 2015 University of Limerick - Specialist Diploma in Teaching, Learning and Scholarship
- 2008 Biomedical Diagnostics Institute - Dublin City University - PhD
- 2004 Dublin City University - BSc (Hons)
Committee
- 2014 S&E Research Committee,
- 2013 CES Safety Committee ,
Association
- 2013 Associate Member (AMRSC) , Royal Society of Chemistry
Award
- 2010 - Marie Curie Fellowship
Employment
- IPSEN Pharmaceuticals - Quality Control Analyst
Language
- French
Research Collaborators
- Conor Hogan - External Examiner - La Trobe University -Australia
- Lynn Dennany - Joint Publication - University of Strathclyde -Scotland
- Paolo Bertoncello - Joint Publication - Swansea University -Wales
- Paolo Bertoncello - External Examiner - Swansea University -Wales
- Patrice Mollard - Joint Publication - Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle (IGF) -France
- Paul Conroy - Joint Publication - Monash University -Australia
Publications
Conference Contribution
International Dairy Federation
Dr Akeem Olaleye, Prof Harry Van Den Akker, Prof Gavin Walker, Dr. Emmet O'Reilly, Dr Kevin Cronin
International Dairy Federation
Mahsa Naghshineh*, Harry Van den Akker, Emmet OReilly and Gavin M. Walker
5th annual NUIG-UL Postgraduate Research day
O'Reilly., E
ECL 2014 International Meeting on Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence
OReilly, E., Dennany, L., Forster. R.,
1st Lauret Imaging meeting 2012
OReilly, E.J., Molino, F., Lafont, C., Mollard, P.,
Polymers Down-under Makes Irish Sense
OReilly, E.J., Forster, R.J., Wallace, G.G.,
International Electromaterials Science Symposium, CSIRO
Dennany, L., OReilly, E.J., Innis, P.C., Wallace, G.G., Forster, R.J.,
234th American Chemical Society (ACS) International Meeting
Emmet O'Reilly
234th American Chemical Society (ACS) International Meeting
OReilly, E.J., Dennany, L., Innis, P.C., Wallace, G.G., Forster R.J.,
International Society of Electrochemistry,
OReilly, E., Dennany, L., Forster.,
210th Meeting of The Electrochemical Society,
OReilly, E.J., Dennany, L., Keyes, T.E., Forster R.J.,
International Conference on Synthetic Metals (ICSM)
OReilly, E.J., Dennany, L., Innis, P.C., Masdarolomoor, F., Wallace, G.G., Forster, R.J.,
Electrochem 2005
OReilly, E.J., Dennany, L., Griffith, D., Keyes, T.E., Forster, R.J.,
Conference Publication
Lauret Imaging,
OReilly, E.J., Molino, F., Lafont, C., Mollard, P.,
324th Meeting of the American Chemical Society
Lynn Dennany, Emmet J O'Reilly, Peter C Innis, Gordon Wallace, Robert J Forster
Peer Reviewed Journal
A rational approach towards spray drying of biopharmaceuticals: The case of lysozyme
Ziaee A.;Albadarin A.B.;Padrela L.;Ung M.T.;Femmer T.;Walker G.;O'Reilly E.
Powder Technology
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.02.057
Rapid microwave assisted synthesis and characterisation of a semiconducting polymer with pK <inf>a</inf> tuneable degradation properties
Heffernan M.;O'Reilly E.
European Polymer Journal
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.02.005
Temperature controlled shape evolution of iron oxide nanostructures in HMTA media
Zhao, B,Ryan, KM,O'Reilly, E,McCarthy, C
Rsc Advances
DOI: 10.1039/c7ra03603e
Formation of reworkable nanocomposite adhesives by dielectric heating of epoxy resin embedded Fe3O4 hollow spheres
Zhao, B,Hardiman, M,Ryan, KM,O'Reilly, E,McCarthy, C
Crystengcomm
DOI: 10.1039/c6ce01359g
Electrochemiluminescence platform for the detection of C-reactive proteins: application of recombinant antibody technology to cardiac biomarker detection
O'Reilly, E.J., Conroy, P.J., Hearty, S., Keyes, T.E., O'Kennedy, R., Forster, R.J., Dennany, L.
Rsc Advances
A Cholesterol Biosensor Based on the NIR Electrogenerated-Chemiluminescence (ECL) of Water-Soluble CdSeTe/ZnS Quantum Dots
Stewart, A.J., O'Reilly, E.J., Moriarty, R.D., Bertoncello, P., Keyes, T.E., Forster, R.J., Dennany, L.
Electrochimica Acta
The application of water soluble, mega-Stokes-shifted BODIPY fluorophores to cell and tissue imaging
Moriarty R.;Martin A.;Adamson K.;O'Reilly E.;Mollard P.;Forster R.;Keyes T.
Journal Of Microscopy
DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12111
The application of water soluble, mega-Stokes-shifted BODIPY fluorophores to cell and tissue imaging
Moriarty, R.D., Martin, A., Adamson, K., O'Reilly, E., Mollard, P., Forster, R.J., Keyes, T.E.
Journal Of Microscopy
Insights into electrochemiluminescent enhancement through electrode surface modification
O'Reilly, E.J., Keyes, T.E., Forster, R.J., Dennany, L.
Analyst
Electrochemically induced release of a luminescent probe from a rhenium-containing metallopolymer
Valenti, G., O'Reilly, E.J., McNally, A., Keyes, T.E., Marcaccio, M., Paolucci, F., Forster, R.J. ChemPlusChem
Chembiochem
Chronocoulometric determination of urea in human serum using an inkjet printed biosensor
Suman, O'Reilly, E., Kelly, M., Morrin, A., Smyth, M.R., Killard, A.J.
Analytica Chimica Acta
Ground and excited state communication within a ruthenium containing benzimidazole metallopolymer
O'Reilly, E.J., Dennany, L., Griffith, D., Moser, F., Keyes, T.E., Forster, R.J.
Pccp Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Demonstration of surface plasmon-coupled emission using solid-state electrochemiluminescence
Yuk, J.S., O'Reilly, E., Forster, R.J., MacCraith, B.D., McDonagh, C.
Chemical Physics Letters
Solid state photochemistry of novel composites containing luminescent metal centers and poly(2-methoxyaniline-5-sulfonic acid)
Dennany, L., O'Reilly, E.J., Innis, P.C., Wallace, G.G., Forster, R.J.
Journal Of Physical Chemistry B
The influence of poly(2-methoxyaniline-5-sulfonic acid) on the electrochemical and photochemical properties of a highly luminescent ruthenium complex
Dennany, L., O'Reilly, E.J., Innis, P.C., Wallace, G.G., Forster, R.J.
Electrochimica Acta
Electrochemiluminescent monolayers on metal oxide electrodes: Detection of amino acids
Dennany, L., O'Reilly, E.J., Keyes, T.E., Forster, R.J.
Electrochemistry Communications