The research area is within the field of Lab-on-a-chip and is focused on using carbon nanotubes for chemical analysis (microchip electrochromatography) in e.g. environmental and forensic science. Carbon nanotubes have a very strong interaction with hydrophobic molecules that can be used in the chips for analysis of e.g persistent organic pollutants, POPs (PCBs, dioxins, pesticides etc) and poly aromatic hydrocarbons (combustion products from incomplete burning of fuels that caused cancer).

Furthermore expertise in integration of optical elements, such as planar waveguides, photonic crystals, lenses and fiber-couplers for detection in microfluidic devices.