Qualifications
- 2008: Bachelor in Physics, Faculty of Physics, Hanoi University of Education
- 2010: Master in Physics, Faculty of Physics, Hanoi University of Education
- 2014: Doctorate in Materials Chemistry, Pharmacochemistry, and pharmacology for development (PHARM-DEV), University of Toulouse, Paul Sabatier, France.
Achievements
- Intellectual woman representative in Vietnam (2016)
- Asian Nanotechnology Forum (ANF) representative (2015, 2016)
Teaching interests
- Solid-State-Physics, Physicochemistry of Interfaces, General Physics, Biosensors, Microfluidics
- Others: Fundamentals of Materials; Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications; Materials Characterization and Spectrocopics
Research interests
- Biosensors and Microfluidics
Description: My research interests are concerned with electrochemical biosensing microsystems for addressing rising problems in food safety, environment monitoring, in-situ diagnosis, and precise agriculture. The electrochemical sensors and microfluidic elements (for handling liquid flow at micro-scale) are integrated together on the same platform in order to ensure automatic handling as well as continuous analysis of targeted molecules. The configuration of the system was built up to fit the targeted applications. Different biomolecules (enzyme, antigens, antibodies, DNA…) can be attached on the surface of the electrode for specific recognition of targeted molecules. Various nanomaterials (gold nanoparticles, carbon nanotube, graphene and its derivatives…) and conducting polymers (PANi, PEDOT) were incorporated onto the electrode for improving conductivity of the electrode surface, enhancing charge transfer at the electrode and lowering working potential; thus improving biosensing performances of the system. Several passive elements (channels, mixers…) and active ones (heaters, magnets) were integrated on the microfluidic platform for handling the liquid flow as desired. Such bioanalytical microsystems are very promising for monitoring toxins in foods, water sources; determining biochemical indexes, viruses, infectious pathogens; and monitoring parameters of air, water, soil … in precise agriculture.
Keywords: Biosensors, Microfluidics, graphene, nanomaterials, electrochemistry, field-effect-transistor, surface-enhanced raman scattering,capillary electrophoresis microchip
Selected publications
1. Nguyen Tien Dat, Tran Vinh Hoang, Phan Thi Quyen, Dau Thi Ngoc Nga, Vu Thi Thu, Improved sensing performances with the use of electrochemically grown Cu,Ni-BTC film for electrochemical detection of caffeic acid in fruits, RSC Advances, 2026,16, 3950-3964. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ra08073h
2. Ranjit Singh, Vu Thi Thu, Loc T Nguyen, Moderate electric field-assisted enzymatic hydrolysis of jackfruit starch: Kinetics, Structural and functional characteristics, submitted 2025.
3. Thai Hoang Nhi Le, Minh Tam Phan, Duy Hai Bui, Hien Anh Truong, Thi Thu Vu, Thi Thanh Ngan Nguyen, Field-effect-transistor sensor based on aminated graphene flakes decorated with gold nanoparticles for highly sensitive detection of uric acid, Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology, 2025, accepted.
4. Nguyen Ngoc Tien, Nguyen Tien Dat, Nguyen Ba Manh, Nguyen Thi Thanh Ngan, Magdalena Osial, Marcin Pisarek, Olga Chernyayeva, Vu Thi Thu*, A simple one-pot approach to prepare composites based on bimetallic metal-organic frameworks M, Ni-BTC (M = Cu, Fe) and carbon nanotubes for electrochemical sensing applications, Journal of Nanoparticles Research, 2025, 27, 87.Electronic ISSN: 1572-896X. Print ISSN: 1388-0764 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-025-06287-1
5. Duy Hai Bui, Thi Thu Vu, Benoit Piro, Thi Thanh Ngan Nguyen, Printable FET sensors with using GNH/MnO2 as channel material for non-enzymatic detection of bilirubin, Diamond and Related Materials, 2025, 154, 112187. Online ISSN: 1879-0062. Print ISSN: 0925-9635 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2025.112187
6. Pierre Guermonprez, Le Tu Anh, Louis Renaud, Pierre Nioche, Eric Krejci, Aurélie Alleaume-Butaux, Nicolas Battaglini, Vu Thi Thu, Sébastien Sanaur, Benoît Piro*, An Electrolyte-Gated Transistor for the Monitoring of a CRISPR/Cas Activity, Biosensors and Bioelectronics:X, 2025, 23, 100590. Online ISSN: 2590-1370 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosx.2025.100590
7. Cao Thi Thanh, Nguyen Thi Huyen, Vu Thi Thu, Pham Van Trinh, Nguyen Van Tu, Bui Hung Thang, Tran Van Hau, Do Tuan, Mai Thi Phuong, Pham Thanh Binh, Phan Ngoc Minh, Hiroya Abe, Nguyen Van Chuc*, Improved electrochemical sensor based on 3D porous Gra-DCNTs-AuNPs-PANi hybrid film for fenitrothion detection, Materials Letters, 2025, 386, 138209. Print ISSN: 0167 577X. Online ISSN: 1873-4979 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138209
8. Cao Thi Thanh, Nguyen Thi Huyen, Pham Van Trinh, Nguyen Van Tu, Vu Thi Thu, Vu Cam Tu, Dao Ngoc Nhiem, Pham Thanh Binh, Nguyen Ngoc Anh, Vu Xuan Hoa, Pham Ngoc Minh, Hiroya Abe, Nguyen Van Chuc*, 3D bloom-like GrNFs/DWCNTs-CeO2NPs porous film for development of electrochemical malathion sensor, Diamonds and Related Materials, 2025, 152, 111889. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2024.111889
9. Cao Thi Hong, Nguyen Thi Thom, Pham Thi Nam, Nguyen Thu Phuong, Vu Thi Thu, Dinh Thi Mai Thanh, Ngo Van Hoanh, Tran Dai Lam, The effect of HF concentration and ultrasound time on 2D-Mxene-Ti3C2 material synthesized by we chemical method, Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology, 2025, 67 (2), 35-39. DOI: 10.31276/VJST.67(2).35-39
10. Hoang Thuy An Nguyen, Dieu Linh Nguyen, Minh Thu Vu, Thi Thanh Ngan Nguyen, Philippe Decorse, Thi Thu Phuong Tran, Do Chung Pham, Thi Thu Vu*, Highly durable aminated reduced graphene oxide@AuNPs@PDA composite towards impedimetric detection of A549 cells, Diamonds and Related Materials, 2025, 151, 111795. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2024.11179511. Le Thi Phuong Thuy, Nguyen Thi Nguyet Anh, Vu Thi Thu, Aubert Pierre-Henri, Pokpas Keagan, Pham-Truong Thuan-Nguyen, Pt Nanoparticles Electrodeposited on Ultrathin Nitrogen-Rich Underlayer for Methanol Sensors, ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2024, 7, 12, 14174-14184. DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.4c01675
12. Dau Thi Ngoc Nga, Vu Thi Thu, Vincent Noël, Giorgio Mattana, Benoît Piro, A Non-Enzymatic Ascorbic Acid Sensor obtained by Direct Writing of a AuNP-based Ink for Monitoring Vitamin C in Sweat, Flexible and Printed Electronics, 2024, 9, 025013. DOI: 10.1088/2058-8585/ad5029
13. Bui Duy Hai, Pham Do Chung, Magdalena Osial, Marcin Pirasek, Anna Tycova, Pham Thi Nam, Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong, Nguyen Thi Thanh Ngan, Vu Thi Thu, Ag/Fe3O4 bifunctional nanocomposite for SERS detection of non-steroidal anti-inflammation drug diclofenac, Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology, 2024, 62 (4) 931-941. DOI: 10.15625/2525-2518/20157. ISSN (Print): 2525-2518 , ISSN (Online): 2815-5874.
14. Nguyen Thi Thom, Hoang Thai Ha, Vu Thi Thu, Pham Thi Nam, Nguyen Tuan Anh, Dinh Thi Mai Thanh, Raa Khimi Shuib, Tran Dai Lam, Preparation of composite based on MXene-Ti3C2 and coconutshell-derived activated carbon for desalination of brackish water, Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2024, 96 (8). DOI: 10.1515/pac-2024-0107
15. Nguyen Ngoc Tien, Nguyen Tien Dat, Nguyen Ba Manh, Nguyen Dinh Hieu, Vu Cam Tu, Nguyen Thi Thanh Ngan, Vu Thi Thu Ha, Philippe Decorse, Benoit Piro, Vu Thi Thu, Cu,Zr-BTC/CNT composite for electrochemical detection of endocrine disruptor Bisphenol A, Journal of Materials Science, 58, 16699–16713, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-09083-1
16. Dau Thi Ngoc Nga, Vu Thi Thu, Vincent Noel, Benoit Piro, Giorgio Mattana, All-Printed Smart Dressing for Chronic Wound Monitoring, IEEE International Flexible Electronics Technology Conference (IFETC), 2023.
17. Vu Minh Thu, Nguyen Thi Thanh Ngan, Tran Quang Hung, Pham Truong Thuan Nguyen, Osial Magdalena, Decorse Philippe, Nguyen Thi Thom, Benoit Piro, Vu Thi Thu, Insights in structural behaviors of thiolated and aminated reduced graphene oxide supports to understand their effect on MOR efficiency, Langmuir, 2023, 39, 13897–13907. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01446
18. Rasri Wanwipa, Vu Thu, Corpuz Angelica, Nguyen Loc, Preparation and Characterization of Cellulose Nanocrystals from Corncob via Ionic Liquid [Bmim][HSO4] Hydrolysis: Effects of Major Process Conditions on Dimensions of the Product, RSC Advances, 2023, 13, 19020-19029. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3RA02715E
19. Nguyen Dieu Linh, Nguyen Thi Trang Huyen, Nguyen Hai Dang, Benoit Piro, Vu Thi Thu, Electrochemical interface based on polydopamine and gold nanoparticles/reduced graphene oxide for impedimetric detection of lung cancer cells, RSC Advances, 2023, 13, 10082-10089. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3RA00793F
20. Nguyen Tien Dat, Nguyen Ngoc Tien, Nguyen Thi Thanh Ngan, Vu Thi Thu, Sensing interface based on electrodeposited Cu-BTC microporous film for electrochemical detection of pain killer paracetamol, Analyst, 2023, 148, 1777-1785. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3AN00110E
21. Vu Thi Thu, Mai Hai Trieu, Nguyen Hoang Thuy An, Nguyen Tien Dat, Nguyen Dieu Linh, Nguyen Ba Manh, Mussel – inspired biosorbent combined with graphene oxide for removal of organic pollutants from aqueous solutions, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023, 255, 114793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114793
22. Loc Thai Nguyen, Angelica Corpuz; Tabkrich Khumsap; Suwussa Bamrungsap; Vu Thi Thu, Epitope-imprinted Polydopamine and Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Sensing Interface for Label-free Detection of Gliadin, Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2023, 117, 105090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2022.105090
23. Manh B. Nguyen; Nguyen Hai Anh; Vu Thi Thu; Pham Thi Hai Yen; Pham Hong Phong; Le Quoc Hung; Nguyen Thi Thanh Ngan; Tran Quang Hai, Vu Thi Thu Ha, A novel bimetallic MOFs combined with gold nanoflakes in electrochemical sensor for measuring bisphenol A, RSC Advances, 2022, 12, 33825. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA06300J
24. Cao Thi Thanh; Phan Nguyen Duc Duoc; Nguyen Thi Huyen; Vu Thi Thu; Nguyen Xuan Nghia; Nguyen Hai Binh; Pham Van Trinh; Nguyen Van Tu; Cao Tuan Anh; Vu Cam Tu, Phan Ngoc Minh; Hiroya Abe; Elena D Obraztsova; Nguyen Van Chuc, Development of electrochemical sensor based on polyalanine/CuCl-Gr/DWCNTs for highly sensitive detection of glyphosate, Diamonds and Related Materials, 2022, 128, 109312. ISSN: 0925-9635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2022.109312
25. Tabkrich Khumsap; Suwussa Bamrungsap; Vu Thi Thu; Loc Thai Nguyen; Development of Epitope-Imprinted Polydopamine Magnetic Nanoparticles for Selective Recognition of Allergenic Egg Ovalbumin, Chemical Papers, 2022, 76, 6129–6139. ISSN 0366-6352 (print) and 2585-7290 (electronic). DOI: 10.1007/s11696-022-02291-0.
26. Thi Thanh Ngan Nguyen*, Thanh Giang Bui, Hoang Long Nguyen, Duc Thanh Nguyen, Danh Thanh Nguyen, Tuan Hong Nguyen, Van Hiep Nguyen, Thi Thu Vu, Pyrolytic carbon electrodes and their potential applications in electrochemical sensors, Communications in Physics, 2022, 32(4), 389-399. ISSN 0868-3166. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15625/0868-3166/16829
27. Effect of cellulose nanocrystals on the properties of the photoactive aloe emodin poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) packaging film, Le, Truong Dang; Phasupan, Pimonpan; Thu, Vu Thi; Bora, Tanujjal; Nguyen, Loc Thai, Applied Research, 2022, e2021000150. ISSN: 2702-4288 (online). DOI: 10.1002/appl.202100015
28. Thi Thanh Ngan Nguyen*, Nguyen Danh Thanh, Thi Lan Nguyen, Thanh Tung Duong, Cao Thi Thanh, Nguyen Van Chuc, Thi Thu Vu, Liquid-gated field-effect transistor based on chemically reduced graphene oxide for sensing neurotransmitter acetylthiocholine, Communications in Physics, 32 (3) , 2022, 253-263. ISSN 0868-3166.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15625/0868-3166/16737
29. Nguyen Tien Hoang, Pham Do Chung, Vu Thi Thu Ha, Pham Truong Thuan Nguyen, Pham Thi Nam, Tran Quang Hung, Vu Thi Thu*, Electrochemical preparation of monodisperse Pt nanoparticles on a grafted 4-aminothiophenol supporting layer for improving the MOR reaction, RSC Advances, 2022, 12, 8137-8144. ISSN: 2046-2069. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA00040G
30. Dau Thi Ngoc Nga, Giorgio Mattana, Vu Thi Thu, Benoît Piro, A Simple Flexible Printed Capacitive Pressure Sensor for Chronic Wound Monitoring, Sensors and Actuators A, 2022, 338, 113490. ISSN: 0924-4247. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2022.113490
31. Vu Thi Thu Ha*, Manh B Nguyen, Tran Nhu Tam, Vu Thi Thu, Pham Thi Hai Yen, Pham Hong Phong, Dao Ngoc Nhiem, Le Quoc Hung, Tran Quang Hai, Highly Sensitive Electrochemical Sensor based on Zirconium Oxide-Decorated Gold Nanoflakes Nanocomposite for 2,4-dicholorophenol detection, Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 2022, 52, 607-616, ISSN (electronic) 1572-8838. ISSN (Print) 0021-891X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-021-01655-w
32. Vu Cam Nhung, Nguyen Ngoc Tien, Dau Thi Ngoc Nga, Pham Do Chung, Nguyen Thi Thanh Ngan, Vu Cam Tu, Vu Thi Thu*, Facile preparation of uniform and stable AuNPs/rGO-PEDOT:PSS hybrid film for electrochemical detection of pharmaceutical residue in water, Journal of Nanoparticles Research, 2021, 24:34. ISSN (electronic) 1572-896X. ISSN (Print) 1388-0764
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-022-05416-4
33. Hoai Linh Pham, Van Hao Nguyen, Thi Thu Vu, Van Khien Nguyen, Ngoc Bach Ta, Tien Thai Le, Van Dang Nguyen, Thi Oanh Phung, Novel 3D hierarchical nanostructure of Fe3O4/ZnO hybrid composites for enhanced solar light photocatalytic performance, Journal of Materials Science, 2021, 32, 25018–25032. ISSN (print): 0022-2461. ISSN (electronic): 1573-4803
34. Truong Dang Le, Pimonpan Phasupan, Kanet Visaruthaphong, Patcharida Chouwatat, Thu Thi Vu, Loc Thai Nguyen, Development of an antimicrobial photodynamic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) packaging film for food preservation, Food Packaging and Shelf life, 2021, 30, 100749. ISSN: 2214-2894
35. Ly Cong Thanh, Dau Thi Ngoc Nga, Nguyen Viet Bao Lam, Pham Do Chung, Le Thi Thanh Nhi, Le Hoang Sinh, Tran Dai Lam, Vu Thi Thu*, Acetylcholinesterase sensor based on PANi/rGO film electrochemically grown on screen-printed electrodes, Vietnam Journal of Chemistry, 2021, 59 (2), 253-262. ISSN (print): 2525-2321. ISSN (online): 2572-8288.
36. Cao Thi Thanh, Nguyen Van Chuc, Nguyen Hai Binh, Phan Nguyen Duc Duoc, Pham Van Trinh, Nguyen Ngoc Anh, Nguyen Viet Tuyen, Nguyen Van Quynh, Vu Thi Thu, Vu Cam Tu, and Hiroya Abe, Electrochemical sensor based on graphene oxide/double walled carbon nanotubes/octahedral Fe3O4/chitosan composite modified screen-printed gold electrodes for the determination of glyphosate, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2021, 106, 1017–1023. ISSN (print): 0007-4861. ISSN (electronic): 1432-0800
37. Tabkrich Khumsap, Suwussa Bamrungsap, Thu Thi Vu, Loc Thai Nguyen, Epitope-imprinted polydopamine electrochemical sensor for ovalbumin detection, Biochemistry, 2021, 140, 107805. ISSN (print): 0006-2960. ISSN (electronic): 1520-4995
38. Nguyen Van Khien; Pham Do Chung; Le Thi Mai Oanh; Ta Ngoc Bach; Nguyen Manh Hung; Lam Thi Hang; Vu Thi Thu; Pham Hoai Linh, A simple approach for controlling the morphology of g-C3N4 nanosheets with enhanced photocatalytic properties, Diamonds and Related Materials, 2021, 111, 108214. ISSN: 0925-9635
39. Manh B Nguyen, Dau Thi Ngoc Nga, Vu Thi Thu*, Giang H Le, Vu Thi Hong Nhung, Pham Thi Hai Yen, Tuan A Vu, Dao Ngoc Nhiem, Vu Thi Thu Ha*, Novel nanoscale Yb-MOF used as highly efficient electrode for heavy metal ions detection, Journal of Materials Science, 2021, 56, 8172–8185. ISSN (print): 0022-2461. ISSN (electronic): 1573-4803
Research projects
1. SENS Flex-FET, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH), 2025-2027, PI, coded SENS. on-going
2. Microfluidic CE-SERS system for monitoring of narrow therapeutic index drugs, CAS-VAST bilateral program, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 2025-2026, PI, coded QTCZ01.02/24-25. on-going
3. Microfluidic CE-SERS (capillary electrophoresis coupled with surface-enhanced Raman scattering) for biomedical applications, National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED), 2024-2027, PI, coded 103.02-2023.124. on-going
4. 2D inks based on graphene and metal/metal oxide nanoparticles for ink-jet printing sensors to detect biochemical indexes related to metabolism disorders, Secretary, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), CNRS-VAST bilateral program, coded QTFR01.04/23-24
5. GFET for monitoring treatment process in lung cancer patients, Secretary, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH), coded USTH.AMSN.01/23-24
6. Functionalized graphene for electrochemical sensing applications and energy storage, 2021-2023, PI, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH), Coded USTH.AMSN.01/21-23.
7. Electrochemical sensors based on hybrid structures of graphene towards in-situ detection of pharmaceutical residues in water environment, 2021-2022, PI, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Coded VAST.07-05/21-22.
8. 3D microstructures for on-chip isolation and protein analysis of circulating tumor cells in liquid biopsy, National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED), 2019-2021, PI, Coded NAFOSTED 103.02-2018.360
9. Development of highly sensitive optical and electrochemical based methods for tracing diclofenac in surface water, CAS-VAST bilateral program, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 2020-2021, PI, Coded QTCZ01.02/20-21.
10. All ink-jet printed FET device using carbonaceous nanomaterials for early diagnosis of Sepsis, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 2019-2020, Secretary, Coded QTFR01.02/19-20
11. Development of multiplex sensing system integrated with wireless module for detection of toxins in agricultural products, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 2017-2018, PI, Coded VAST.ĐLT.01.17-18
For further publications of Assoc. Prof. Vu Thi Thu, please read below:
| ORCID ID | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1634-5348 |
| Google Scholar | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KQyTNrgAAAAJ&hl=en |
| Research Gate | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thi-Thu-Vu?ev=hdr_xprf |
