Daniel Nieto
Current Position Visiting Scholar
Supervisor Cathy Ye
Contact Information
CRMI Technology Centre, IBME
Old Road Campus Research Building,
off Roosevelt Drive, Headington,
Oxford, OX3 7DQ
Old Road Campus Research Building,
off Roosevelt Drive, Headington,
Oxford, OX3 7DQ
Tel: 01865-617914
E-mail: daniel.nieto@usc.es
E-mail: daniel.nieto@usc.es
Research Interests
3D Bioprinting, Biofabrication, tissue engineering, Organ on a chip, laser microfabrication.
Background
Education
PhD on Photonics and Laser Technologies, University of Santiago de Compostela
Master on Experimental Physics, National University of Ireland, NUI Galway
Work Experience
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Kadenhoseeini Lab, Harvard-MIT's Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) and Harvard Medical School (HMS)
- Postdoctoral researcher, National Centre for Laser Applications-NCLA
- Associated Researcher, Laser Acceleration and Applications Laboratory -L2A2
- Project Manager Research, Centre for Electrochemical Technologies
- Lab. Manager, Micro-optics and GRIN Optics Group
- Visiting Researcher, National Centre for Laser Applications (NUI-Galway)
Awards and Scholarships
- Posdoctoral Research fellowship -Galician Programme for Research Innovation and Growth 2011-2015 (I2C Plan). University of Santiago de Compostela.
- European Marie Curie International fellowship (9/2009 - 7/2010) National Centre for Laser Applications - National University of Ireland.
- Award Distinct doctoral dissertation, University of Santiago de Compostela (2012)
- Research fellowship for training specialists for research. Program Co-Xunta de Galicia, Spanish Goverment, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela and National University of Ireland.
- Erasmus Training fellowship activities specified under LLP/Erasmus fellowship programme.
Publications
Journal Papers
- Alberto Jorge de Mora, Daniel Nieto and Jesus Pino, Hidroxyapatite powder converts fibroblastic response in osteoblastic differentiation when is added to Polymethyl methacrylate, The bone& joint Journal, submitted
- Maria Aymerich, Daniel Nieto, et.al. “Laser Surface Microstructuring of Biocompatible Materials Using a Microlens Array and the Talbot Effect: Evaluation of the Cell Adhesion” Materials 2017, 10(2), 214
- Amir K. Miri, Daniel Nieto, Luis Iglesias, et. al. “Microfluidics-Enabled Multi-Material Maskless Stereolithographic Bioprinting” Advance materials, Submitted
- Daniel Nieto, Ferran Cambronero, M.T, Flores-Arias, Nazard Farid Gerad M. O’connor “ Aluminum thin film enhanced IR nanosecond laser-induced frontside etching of transparent materials”, Optics and Laser Enginnering, 88, 233-24 (2017)
- Tamara Delgado, Daniel Nieto and Maria Teresa Flores-Arias “Soda-lime glass microlens arrays fabricated by laser: Comparison between a nanosecond and a femtosecond IR pulsed laser” Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 86 29–37, (2016)
- Daniel Nieto, Ramiro Couceiro , Maria Aymerich, Rafael Lopez-Lopez, Miguel Abal and María Teresa Flores-Arias “A laser-based technology for fabricating a soda-lime glass based microfluidic device for circulating tumour cell capture”. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces , 363-369 (2015)
- Maria Aymerich, Daniel Nieto and María Teresa Flores-Arias “Laser-based surface multistructuring using optical elements and the Talbot effect, Optics Express. 23(19), 24369-82 (2015)
- Huiyan Zhang, Yuping Feng, Daniel Nieto, Eva García-Lecina, Clare Mcdaniel, Jordi Díaz-Marcose, María Teresa Flores-Ariasb, Gerard M. O’connord, Maria Dolors Baró, Eva Pellicer, Jordi Sort Sub-micron magnetic patterns and local variations of adhesion forceinduced in non-ferromagnetic amorphous steel by femtosecondpulsed laser irradiation, Applied Surface Science, 371 (2016) 399–406
- Daniel Nieto, Ana Isabel Gómez-Varela, Yolanda Castro Martín, Gerard M. O’Connor and María Teresa Flores-Arias “Improvement of the optical and morphological properties of microlens arrays fabricated by laser using a sol-gel coating” Applied Surface Science, 351, 697–703 (2015)
- Tamara Delgado, Daniel Nieto, and María Teresa Flores-Arias “Fabrication of microlens arrays on soda-lime glass using a laser direct-write technique and a thermal treatment assisted by a CO2 laser” Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 76,1-6 (2015).
- Daniel Nieto, Justo Arines and María Teresa Flores-Arias “Fluence ablation threshold dependence on tin impurities in commercial soda-lime glass” Applied Optics , 53, 24, 5416-20 (2014)
- Yasser A. Attia, M. Teresa Flores-Arias, Daniel Nieto, Carlos Vázquez-Vázquez, Germán F. De La Fuente, and M. Arturo López-Quintela, “Transformation of Gold Nanorods in Liquid Media Induced by nIR, Visible, and UV Laser Irradiation”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2015, 119 (23), pp 13343–13349
- Daniel Nieto, Tamara Delgado and María Teresa Flores-Arias, “Fabrication of microchannels on soda-lime glass substrates with a Nd:YVO4 laser” Optics and Lasers in Engineering 63, 11–18 (2014)
- J. Fornell, E. Pellicer, E. Garcia-Lecina, D. Nieto, S. Surinach, M.D. Baró and J. Sort “Structural and mechanical modifications induced on Cu47.5Zr47.5Al5 metallic glass by surface laser treatments”, Appl. Surf. Sci. 290(30), 188–193 (2014)
- Daniel Nieto, Gemma Vara , Jose Antonio Diez , Gerard O'connor , Justo Arines , Carlos Gomez-Reino , Maite Flore-Arias, "Laser-based microstructuring of surfaces using low-cost microlens arrays", J. Micro/Nanolith. MEMS MOEMS 11, 023014 (2012)
- Daniel Nieto, Justo Arines, Carlos Gomez-Reino, G. M. O’Connor and M. T. Flores-Arias “ Fabrication and characterization of microlens arrays on soda-lime glass using a combination of direct laser write and thermal reflow techniques”, Journal of Applied Physics, 110, 023108 (2011)
- Daniel Nieto, M.T Flores-Arias, G. O’Connor and Carlos Gomez-Reino, “A Laser direc-write technique for fabricating microlens arrays on soda lime glass with a Nd:YVO4 laser” Applied Optics, 49, 26, 4979-4983 (2010)
- M.T.Flores-Arias, Carmen Bao-Varela, Daniel Nieto, M. Victoria Pérez y C. Gómez-Reino “Design of reconfigurable GRIN planar optical interconnects”, Óptica Pura y Aplicada, 43 (1) 23-26 (2009)
- Daniel Nieto, M.T. Flores-Arias and C.Gomez –Reino “Fabricación de microlentes con un láser de Nd:YVO4”, Óptica Pura y Aplicada, 42 (4) 241-244 (2009)
- Castelo, D. Nieto, C. Bao, M.T. Flores-Arias, M. V. Perez, C.Gomez-Reino, C. Lopez Gascona and G.de la fuente. “Laser Back writing process on glass via ablation of metal targets” Optics Communications, 273, 193 -199 (2007)
- M. Rivas-Moscoso, D. Nieto, C. Gomez-Reino and C. R. Fernandez-Pousa “ Focusing of Ligth by zone plates in selfoc gradient GRIN lens” Optics Letters, 28, 1180-1182 (2004)
Book Chapters
- Laser based fabrication of microfluidics devices on glass for biomedical applications”. Advances in Microfluidics - New Applications in Biology, Energy, and Materials Sciences ISBN 978-953-51-2785-7
- Sol-gel glass coatings synthesis for different applications: active GRadient-INdex materials, microlens arrays and PDMS channels Sol-Gel ISBN 978-953-51-5388-7
- Fabrication of a Cell Electrostimulator using pulse laser deposition and laser thin film removal. Laser Ablation - From Mechanisms to Applications ISBN 978-953-51-5565-2 (Accepted)
- In vitro evaluation of laser induced periodic surface structures on new zirconia/tantalum biocermet for hard tissue replacement. Laser Ablation - From Mechanisms to Applications ISBN 978-953-51-5565-2 (Accepted)
Conference Proceedings
- M. Blanco, D. Nieto and M. T. Flores-Arias “ Fabrication of a microlens array in BK7 through laser ablation and thermal treatment techniques” Journal of Physics: Conference Series (ICO-23
- Nieto. D, Vara, G., Diez, J. A., et al., "Laser-based microstructuring of surfaces materials using low-cost microlens arrays," Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8248, 82480K (2012).
- Arines, J., Nieto, D., Flores-Arias, M. T., et al., "Laser ablated glass microlens arrays: aberrations dependence on reflowing temperature," Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8011, 801105 (2011).
- Nieto, D., Arines, J., Gomez-Reino, C., et al., "Microlenses fabrication on glass by combining laser with thermal-reflow technique," Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8011, 80110T (2011).
- Nieto, D., Flores-Arias, M. T., O'Connor, G. M., et al., "Fabrication of microlenses arrays on soda-lima glasses with a Nd:YVO4 laser," Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8001, 80010Q (2011).
- Gomez-Reino, C., Flores-Arias, M. T., Perez, M. V., D. Nieto., "Design of reconfigurable GRIN planar optical interconnects," Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6992, 699211 (2008).
- Castelo, A., Nieto, D., Flores-Arias, M. T., et al., "Temperature dependence of laser backwriting process on glass," Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6185, 61851B (2006).
- Castelo, A., Nieto, D., Flores-Arias, M. T., et al., "Laser backwriting process on glass via ablation of metal targets," Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5958, 59582H (2005).
- Garcia-Allegue, M. C., Nieto, D., Flores-Arias, M. T., et al., "Lau effect in GRIN media," Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 5956, 595614 (2005).
Conference Presentations
- T. Delgado, D. Nieto and M. T. Flores-Arias “Fabrication of mmicrolens arrays on soda-lime glass using a combination of laser irradiation and roller furnace” International Commission for Optics (ICO) Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (2014)
- D. Nieto, Ana Gómez, Ramiro Couceiro and M. T. Flores-Arias “Surface roughness reduction of optical elements by sol-gel coatings” International Commission for Optics (ICO) Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (2014)
- D. Nieto, Sara Perches, M.V. Collados, Jorge Ares and M.T. Flores-Arias “Bagolini lens fabrication by direct laser writing” International Commission for Optics (ICO) Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (2014)
- M. Blanco, D. Nieto and M. T. Flores-Arias, “Fabrication of a microlens array in BK7 through laser ablation and thermal treatment techniques” International Commission for Optics (ICO) Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (2014)
- M. Blanco, D. Nieto and M. T. Flores-Arias. “Fabrication of microlens arrays on borosilicate glass using a combination of laser direct-write and thermal reflow techniques” II International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, Aveiro, (Portugal) (2014)
- Nieto, Daniel, Gerard M. O’connor, and M. Flores-Arias, " Influence of Sn impurities as enhancement mechanism of the laser ablation process of commercial soda-lime glass," Photonic West 2012, , San Francisco, EE.UU (2012)
- M. T. Flores-Arias and D. Nieto, “ Laser microstructuring of glass materials”, VIII Iberoamerican Conference on Optics XI Latinamerican meeting on Optics, Lasers and Applications (RIAO-OPTILAS), O Porto, Portugal (2013)
- D. Nieto, Gerard M. O’Connor and M.T. Flores-Arias, “Submicron Structuring of Glass Materials by Enhanced Laser Ablation” International Conference on Laser Ablation (COLA 2013) Schia, Italy, (2013)
- D. Nieto, Gerard M. O’Connor and M.T. Flores-Arias, “Fabrication of microlens arrays on soda-lime glass using a laser direct-write and a thermal reflow techniques”, 8º Reunión Española de Optoelectrónica, Madrid, Spain (2013)
- Nieto, Daniel, Vara, G., Diez, J., Gerard M. O’connor, Justo Arines, C. Gomez-Reino and M. Flores-Arias, "Laser-based microstructuring of materials surfaces using low-cost microlens arrays," Photonic West 2012, , San Francisco, EE.UU (2012)
- M.T. Flores-Arias, Daniel Nieto, Justo Arines, Carlos Gómez-Reino, Pablo M. Romero and Nerea Otero, “Microstructurado de superficies mediante efecto Talbot” Reunión Nacional de Óptica, Zaragoza, (Spain) (2012)
- Daniel Nieto, Justo Arines, Carlos Gómez-Reino, Ana I. Gomez-Varela, Gerard M.O’Connor, G. Vara and María Teresa Flores-Arias, “Fabricación de microlentes por ablación láser: aplicación en microstructurado de superficies” Reunión Nacional de Óptica, Zaragoza, (Spain) (2012)
- Daniel Nieto, Justo Arines, M. Teresa Flores-Arias, Carlos Gomez-Reino and G. M. O’Connor. -ICO-22 “Microlens fabrication on glass by combining laser with thermal reflow techniques” General Congress of International Commission of Optics , Puebla, Mexico, 15-19 (2011)
- Justo Arines, Daniel Nieto, M. Teresa Flores-Arias Carlos Gomez-Reino and G. M. O’Connor. -ICO-22 “Laser ablated glass microlens arrays: Aberrations dependence on reflowing temperatures”, General Congress of International Commission of Optics , Puebla, Mexico, (2011)
- Nieto, Daniel, Flores-Arias, M. Teresa, O'Connor, Gerard; Gomez-Reino, Carlos “Fabrication of microlens arrays on soda-lima glasses with a Nd:YVO4 laser” -International conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, Braga, (2011)
- Daniel Nieto, Gerard M. O’Connor, M.T Flores-Arias, and Carlos Gomez-Reino “ Laser micro-structuring of glass using laser processing for applications on micro-optics and microfluidics” -Laser Precision Micro-fabrication (LPM2011) Takamatsu, Japan, (2011)
- Daniel Nieto, Justo Arines, Carlos Gomez-Reino, G.M. O’Connor, and M.Teresa Flores-Arias. “Laser micro-structuring of glass materials-4th Workshop, Marie Curie Actions: TRAINING IN METHODS AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE HIGH RESOLUTION OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS AND IMAGING (HIRESOMI)”, LOA, UMR 7639 du CNRS, laboratoire commun de l'ENSTA-ParisTech et de l'Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, (2010)
- Daniel Nieto, M.T Flores-Arias, Gerard M. O. O’Connor and Carlos Gomez-Reino, “Microstructuring of glass using laser processing: Micro-Optics and Microfluidics” -2nd International workshop on "Laser-surface interactions for new materials production" Venice ( Italy), (2010)
- F. Rey-García, D. Nieto, C. Gómez-Reino, M.T. Flores-Arias, G.F. De la Fuente, W. Assenmacher, W. Mader, “Fabricación de recubrimientos de substratos de vidrio plano mediante láser de CO2” XLIX -Congreso Anual de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio, Linares, (2009)
- M.T. Flores-Arias, Carmen Bao-Varela, D. Nieto, M.V. Pérez, C. Gómez-Reino, “Diseño de un Interconector óptico GRIN reconfigurable” IX Reunion Nacional de Optica. Orense, (Spain), (2009)
- F. Rey-García, D. Nieto, M.T. Flores-Arias, C. Gómez-Reino, M.V. Pérez, A. Duran, Y. Castro and G.F. De la Fuente “Fabricación de guias de onda mediante tecnología sol-gel sobre sustratos de vidrio plano”, IX Reunion Nacional de Optica. Orense, (Spain), (2009)
- D. Nieto, María Teresa Flores-Arias and Carlos Gómez-Reino “Fabrication of Microlens by Nd:YVO4 laser”. 6º Spanish Optoelectronics conference -OPTOEL 09 Malaga, (Spain), (2009)
- D. Nieto, María Teresa Flores-Arias and Carlos Gómez-Reino “Fabrication of Microlens by Nd:YVO4 laser irradiation of glass frit layers”. CLEO Europe. Munich, (Deutschland), (2009)
- F. Rey-García, D. Nieto, C. Gómez-Reino, M.T. Flores-Arias, G.F. De la Fuente, A. Durán, Y. Castro “Fabricación de guías de onda en substratos de vidrio planos mediante tecnología Sol-Gel” XLVIII Congreso Anual de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio Oviedo, (Spain ), (2008)
- D. Nieto. M. T. Flores-Arias, Antonio Castelo, Carlos Gómez-Reino “Replication of SI moulds microlenses with glass” 14 Microoptics Conference, MOC08. Brussels (Belgium), (2008).
- Albero, L. Nieradko, C. Gorecki, H. Ottevaere, V. Gomez, S. Van Overmeire, N. Passily, B. Paivanranta, D. Nieto, M. T. Flores-Arias, C. Gómez-Reino. “Silicon moulds of microlenses for different replicación techniques” 14 Microoptics Conference-MOC08. Brussels (Belgium), (2008).
- C. Gómez-Reino, M.T. Flores-Arias, M.V. Pérez, C.Bao, A.Castelo, and D. Nieto “Design of reconfigurable GRIN planar optical interconnects” Photonics Europe, Strasbourg (France), (2008)
- F. Rey-García, D. Nieto, C. Gómez-Reino, M.T. Flores-Arias, M.V. Pérez, V. Lennikov and G.F. De la Fuente “Fabrication and characterisation of glassing engraved waveguides” Congreso Franco-Español de Química y Física del Estado Sólido, Clermont-Ferrand (France), (2008)
- F. Rey-García, D. Nieto, C. Gómez-Reino, M.T. Flores-Arias, M.V. Pérez, C. Bao, V.V. Lennikovy G.F. De la Fuente.
- “Fabricación de guías de onda en substratos de vidrio planos”, Congreso Anual de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio, Toledo (Spain), (2007)
- . Rey-García, D. Nieto, C. Gómez-Reino, M.T. Flores-Arias, M.V. Pérez, V. Lennikov and G.F. De la Fuente “Fabricación de guías mediante el recubrimiento de sustratos de vidrio planos con fritas cerámicas”. Optoelectronics conference 2007, Bilbao (Spain), (2007).
- F. Rey-García, D. Nieto, C. Gómez-Reino, M.T. Flores-Arias, M.V. Pérez, V. Lennikov and G.F. De la Fuente “Preparation of planar waveguides on planar substrates”. Conference on Solid State Chemistry XI, Caen (France), (2007)
- F. Rey-García, D. Nieto, C. Gómez-Reino, M.T. Flores-Arias, A. Castelo, M.V. Pérez, C. Bao, V. Lennikov y G.F. De la Fuente “of planar waveguides via coating of planar glass substrates with ceramic frits”. Second General Scientific Networking Meeting, Florence (Italy), (2007).
- A. Castelo; D. Nieto; M.T.Flores-Arias; C.Bao; M.V.Perez; C.Gomez-Reino; C.I. López-Gascón; X. de la Fuente; R. Rangel-Rojo. “Temperature dependence of laser backwriting process on glass”,Photonics Europe 2006: Photonics Applications, Proc. SPIE vol. 6185, Strasbourg (France), (2006)
- García Allegue Miguel C, Nieto Daniel, Flores Arias María Teresa, Gómez-Reino Carnota Carlos. “Efecto Lau en medios GRIN: Sistema ABCD”. Reunión Nacional de Óptica, Alicante (España), (2006)
- Castelo Porta Antonio, Nieto Daniel, Flores Arias María Teresa, Bao Varela Carmen, Pérez Martín María Victoria, Gómez-Reino Carnota Carlos, López Gascón Clara Isabel, de la Fuente G., Rangel-Rojo R. “Nuevas técnicas de fabricación de guías de onda planas sobre substratos de vidrio”. Reunión Nacional de Óptica, Alicante (España), (2006)
- Castelo, D. Nieto, C. Bao, M. Flores-Arias, C. Gomez-Reino, G.F. De la Fuente, “Escritura Laser en Vidrio mediante ablacion de muestras metalicas: Estudio para diferentes velocidades de trabajo”, XXX Reunión Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Física y 15º encuentro Ibero para la enseñanza de la Física, Orense (Spain), (2005)
- Miguel Garcia-Allegue,D. Nieto,Maria Teresa Flores-Arias and Carlos Gomez-Reino “Lau effect in GRIN media”, International Congress on Optics and Optoelectronics,Warsaw (Poland) (2005).
- Castelo,D. Nieto, M.T. Flores-Arias, M.V. Perez, C. López-Gascón, G.F. de la Fuente, “Laser Backwriting Process on Glass via Ablation of Metal Targets”, Congress on Optics and Optoelectronics, Warsaw (Poland), del 28/08/2005 al 02/09/2005.
- Castelo, D. Nieto, M.T. Flores-Arias, C. Gómez-Reino y G. De La Fuente, “Escritura láser en vidrio por ablación de muestras metálicas”, Española de Optoelectronica, Alicante (Spain), del 13/07/2005 al 15/07/2005.
- A.Castelo, D.Nieto, C.Bao, M.T. Flores-Arias and M.V. Perez, “Fabrication and caracterization of phase gratings on PbO-SiO2 glasses by laser irradiation”. Microoptics conference, Jena (Germany) del 28/08/2004 al 01/09/2004
Funding
EMBO Short-Term Fellowship (3 months)
Research project: Manufacturing 3D complex tissues for modelling cancer metastasis with heterogeneous tumor microenvironments.