Assistant Professor
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (State University of Ponta Grossa, Brazil)
Bachelor of Education in Chemistry (Cruzeiro do Sul University, Brazil)
Master of Science in Applied Chemistry (State University of Ponta Grossa, Brazil)
Doctorate in Inorganic/Analytical Chemistry (State University of Ponta Grossa, Brazil/University of Toronto, Canada)
Post-doctoral fellowship (University of Manitoba, Canada)
Office: Evaristus C212
Lab: Evaristus 241
902-457-5794
dhesmon.lima1@msvu.ca
Research Interests:
My research group specializes in designing and developing electrochemical sensors utilizing inorganic nanomaterials for the detection of environmental contaminants and disease biomarkers, while also investigating biomolecular interactions through electroanalytical methods. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach, we aim to demonstrate the potential of Electrochemistry as a powerful tool for addressing pressing environmental and public health challenges.
Selected Publications:
S. Thind, D. Lima, E. Booy, D. Trinh, S. McKenna, S. Kuss. Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency Detection in Human Fibroblasts Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 121, 1 (2024) e2310288120. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2310288120.
N. M. Thomas, D. Lima, D. Trinh, S. Kuss. Temperature Effect on the Electrochemical Current Response during Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy of Living Cells. Analytical Chemistry, 95, 49 (2023) 17962-17967. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03716.
L. C. Lopes, D. Lima, M. Hayat, Y. Li, A. Kumar, S. Kuss. Electrochemical quantification of tobramycin retention in Pseudomonas aeruginosa as antimicrobial susceptibility indicator. Analytical Chemistry, 94, 37 (2022) 12553-12558. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02287.
D. Lima, A. Ribicki, L. Gonçalves, A. C. M. Hacke, L. C. Lopes, R. P. Pereira, K. Wohnrath, S. T. Fujiwara, C. A. Pessôa. Nanoconjugates based on a novel organic-inorganic hybrid silsesquioxane and gold nanoparticles as hemocompatible nanomaterials for promising biosensing applications. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 213 (2022) 112355. DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112355.
D. Lima, A. C. M. Hacke, J. Inaba, C. A. Pessôa, K. Kerman. Electrochemical detection of specific interactions between apolipoprotein E isoforms and DNA sequences related to Alzheimer’s disease. Bioelectrochemistry, 133 (2020) 107447. DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.107447.
M. Steinmetz, D. Lima, A. G. Viana, S. T. Fujiwara, C. A. Pessôa, R. M. Etto, K. Wohnrath. A sensitive label-free impedimetric DNA biosensor based on silsesquioxane-functionalized gold nanoparticles for Zika Virus detection. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 141 (2019) 111351. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.111351.
D. Lima, J. Inaba, L. C. Lopes, G. N. Calaça, P. L. Weinert, R. L. Fogaça, J. F. de Moura, L. M. Alvarenga, B. C. de Figueiredo, K. Wohnrath, C. A. Pessôa. Label-free impedimetric immunosensor based on arginine-functionalized gold nanoparticles for detection of DHEAS, a biomarker of pediatric adrenocortical carcinoma. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 133 (2019) 86-93. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2019.02.063.
A. C. M. Hacke, D. Lima, F. de Costa, K. Deshmukh, N. Li, A. M. Chow, J. A. Marques, R. P. Pereira, K. Kerman. Probing the antioxidant activity of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol in Cannabis sativa extracts. Analyst, 144 (2019) 4952-4961. DOI: 10.1039/C9AN00890J.