My work focuses on X-ray phase contrast tomography of mammalian tissues and organs. Currently, I am developing a laboratory setup for this technique. My goal is to use the X-ray nanoprobe to address various medical issues, including tumour development in mammals and tissue disrupter caused by bullets.
As the Biology Safety Officer, I am responsible for the new biology laboratory setup. This includes making reports of all activities in the lab, equipment, and training of laboratory personnel and students, as well as documenting all standard operating procedures (SOPs) according to Swiss SAMV and ESV safety regulations.
I am also involved in the “Bench testing platform for optical blood pressure monitoring” project, in collaboration with the CSEM company and the ARTORG Centre. My main goal is to develop and test biomedical optical sensors that can simultaneously measure PPG and SPG signals, as well as integrate the sensor systems into the experimental setup and interpret the data.
Selected publications:
[1] Rita Mendes Da Silva; Anita Zeidler et al. Mapping the structural trends in zinc aluminosilicate glasses // The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023. DOI: 10.1063/5.0157790
[2] Rita Mendes Da Silva; Anita Zeidler; Henrik Bradtmüller; Hellmut Eckert; Henry E Fischer; Chris J Benmore; Philip S Salmon. Structure of amorphous materials in the NASICON system Na 1+x Ti2Si x P 3−x O12 // Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2023. DOI: 10.1088/1361-648X/acc8af
[3] Lawrence V. D. Gammond; Rita Mendes Da Silva; Anita Zeidler et al. Structure and related properties of amorphous magnesium aluminosilicates. // Physical Review Materials, 2022. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.6.125603
[4] Boram Yu; Mangalika Sinha; Rita Mendes Da Silva; Ulrike Rölleke; Manfred Burghammer; Sarah Köster. Fast scanning small angle X-ray scattering of hydrated biological cells. // Jornal of Synchrotron Radiation, 2025. DOI: 10.64898/2025.12.05.692524
