Dr Finlay Walton

  • Research Associate (Electronic & Nanoscale Engineering)

telephone: 0141 330 7680
email: Finlay.Walton@glasgow.ac.uk

528 James Watt South Building, University Avenue, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ

Import to contacts

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4739-1649

Biography

Dr Walton is an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Research Fellow in the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow. He is co-director of the Microelectronics Lab (meLAB) and his research focuses on the design and nanofabrication of flexible implantable neural devices. He has been a recipient of funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, University of Glasgow, Royal Society of Chemistry and ScotCHEM.

Publications

List by: Type | Date

Jump to: 2023 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017
Number of items: 14.

2023

Cerezo-Sanchez, M. et al. (2023) Bioresorbable insertion aids for brain implantable flexible probes: a comparative study on silk fibroin, alginate, and disaccharides. Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 3(9), 2200117. (doi: 10.1002/anbr.202200117)

Zhao, J., Parvizi, R., Ghannam, R. , Law, M.-K., Walton, F. , Imran, M. A. and Heidari, H. (2023) Self-powered implantable CMOS photovoltaic cell with 18.6% efficiency. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 70(6), pp. 3149-3154. (doi: 10.1109/TED.2023.3268630)

2022

Cerezo-Sanchez, M., Yalagala, B., McGlynn, E., Russell, E., Walton, F. and Heidari, H. (2022) Flexible Neural Probe Modelling for Optimal Microelectrode-Tissue Interaction. In: 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS 2022), Glasgow, UK, 24-26 October 2022, ISBN 9781665488235 (doi: 10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9971129)

Ge, C., Walton, F. , Xu, W. and Heidari, H. (2022) Orientationally Selective micro-Coil Design of Intracortical Magnetic Neurostimulation. In: 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS 2022), Glasgow, UK, 24-26 October 2022, ISBN 9781665488235 (doi: 10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9970955)

Walton, F. , Cerezo-Sanchez, M., Ge, C. and Heidari, H. (2022) A Multi-Parametric Finite Element Analysis of Heat Distributions in Implanted Micro-LEDs. In: 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS 2022), Glasgow, UK, 24-26 October 2022, ISBN 9781665488235 (doi: 10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9970997)

Zhao, J., Zhang, J., Walton, F. , Ghannam, R. , Wang, C. and Heidari, H. (2022) A Comparative Study of Fault Diagnosis Methods of Photovoltaic Cells. In: 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS 2022), Glasgow, UK, 24-26 October 2022, ISBN 9781665488235 (doi: 10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9971101)

McGlynn, E., Walton, F. , Das, R. and Heidari, H. (2022) Neural microprobe modelling and microfabrication for improved implantation and mechanical failure mitigation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 380(2228), 20210007. (doi: 10.1098/rsta.2021.0007)

Walton, F. , McGlynn, E., Das, R. , Zhong, H., Heidari, H. and Degenaar, P. (2022) Magneto-optogenetic deep-brain multimodal neurostimulation. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 4(3), 2100082. (doi: 10.1002/aisy.202100082)

2020

Walton, F. , Bolling, J., Farrell, A., MacEwen, J., Syme, C. D. , Gonzalez Jimenez, M. , Senn, H. M. , Wilson, C. , Cinque, G. and Wynne, K. (2020) Polyamorphism mirrors polymorphism in the liquid-liquid transition of a molecular liquid. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(16), pp. 7591-7597. (doi: 10.1021/jacs.0c01712) (PMID:32249557)

2019

Walton, F. and Wynne, K. (2019) Using optical tweezing to control phase separation and nucleation near a liquid–liquid critical point. Soft Matter, 15(41), pp. 8279-8289. (doi: 10.1039/C9SM01297D) (PMID:31603454)

González Jiménez, M. et al. (2019) Prediction of mosquito species and population age structure using mid-infrared spectroscopy and supervised machine learning. Wellcome Open Research, 4, 76. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15201.3) (PMID:31544155) (PMCID:PMC6753605)

2018

Wynne, K. and Walton, F. (2018) Control Over Phase Separation and Nucleation Using a Optical-Tweezing Potential. In: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering 2018, San Diego, CA, USA, 19-23 Aug 2018, 107230O. ISBN 9781510620179 (doi: 10.1117/12.2324119)

Walton, F. and Wynne, K. (2018) Control over phase separation and nucleation using a laser-tweezing potential. Nature Chemistry, 10, pp. 506-510. (doi: 10.1038/s41557-018-0009-8) (PMID:29507366)

2017

Syme, C. D. , Mosses, J., González-Jiménez, M. , Shebanova, O., Walton, F. and Wynne, K. (2017) Frustration of crystallisation by a liquid–crystal phase. Scientific Reports, 7, 42439. (doi: 10.1038/srep42439) (PMID:28209972) (PMCID:PMC5314399)

This list was generated on Fri Apr 19 13:37:15 2024 BST.
Jump to: Articles | Conference Proceedings
Number of items: 14.

Articles

Cerezo-Sanchez, M. et al. (2023) Bioresorbable insertion aids for brain implantable flexible probes: a comparative study on silk fibroin, alginate, and disaccharides. Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 3(9), 2200117. (doi: 10.1002/anbr.202200117)

Zhao, J., Parvizi, R., Ghannam, R. , Law, M.-K., Walton, F. , Imran, M. A. and Heidari, H. (2023) Self-powered implantable CMOS photovoltaic cell with 18.6% efficiency. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 70(6), pp. 3149-3154. (doi: 10.1109/TED.2023.3268630)

McGlynn, E., Walton, F. , Das, R. and Heidari, H. (2022) Neural microprobe modelling and microfabrication for improved implantation and mechanical failure mitigation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 380(2228), 20210007. (doi: 10.1098/rsta.2021.0007)

Walton, F. , McGlynn, E., Das, R. , Zhong, H., Heidari, H. and Degenaar, P. (2022) Magneto-optogenetic deep-brain multimodal neurostimulation. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 4(3), 2100082. (doi: 10.1002/aisy.202100082)

Walton, F. , Bolling, J., Farrell, A., MacEwen, J., Syme, C. D. , Gonzalez Jimenez, M. , Senn, H. M. , Wilson, C. , Cinque, G. and Wynne, K. (2020) Polyamorphism mirrors polymorphism in the liquid-liquid transition of a molecular liquid. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(16), pp. 7591-7597. (doi: 10.1021/jacs.0c01712) (PMID:32249557)

Walton, F. and Wynne, K. (2019) Using optical tweezing to control phase separation and nucleation near a liquid–liquid critical point. Soft Matter, 15(41), pp. 8279-8289. (doi: 10.1039/C9SM01297D) (PMID:31603454)

González Jiménez, M. et al. (2019) Prediction of mosquito species and population age structure using mid-infrared spectroscopy and supervised machine learning. Wellcome Open Research, 4, 76. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15201.3) (PMID:31544155) (PMCID:PMC6753605)

Walton, F. and Wynne, K. (2018) Control over phase separation and nucleation using a laser-tweezing potential. Nature Chemistry, 10, pp. 506-510. (doi: 10.1038/s41557-018-0009-8) (PMID:29507366)

Syme, C. D. , Mosses, J., González-Jiménez, M. , Shebanova, O., Walton, F. and Wynne, K. (2017) Frustration of crystallisation by a liquid–crystal phase. Scientific Reports, 7, 42439. (doi: 10.1038/srep42439) (PMID:28209972) (PMCID:PMC5314399)

Conference Proceedings

Cerezo-Sanchez, M., Yalagala, B., McGlynn, E., Russell, E., Walton, F. and Heidari, H. (2022) Flexible Neural Probe Modelling for Optimal Microelectrode-Tissue Interaction. In: 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS 2022), Glasgow, UK, 24-26 October 2022, ISBN 9781665488235 (doi: 10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9971129)

Ge, C., Walton, F. , Xu, W. and Heidari, H. (2022) Orientationally Selective micro-Coil Design of Intracortical Magnetic Neurostimulation. In: 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS 2022), Glasgow, UK, 24-26 October 2022, ISBN 9781665488235 (doi: 10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9970955)

Walton, F. , Cerezo-Sanchez, M., Ge, C. and Heidari, H. (2022) A Multi-Parametric Finite Element Analysis of Heat Distributions in Implanted Micro-LEDs. In: 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS 2022), Glasgow, UK, 24-26 October 2022, ISBN 9781665488235 (doi: 10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9970997)

Zhao, J., Zhang, J., Walton, F. , Ghannam, R. , Wang, C. and Heidari, H. (2022) A Comparative Study of Fault Diagnosis Methods of Photovoltaic Cells. In: 29th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS 2022), Glasgow, UK, 24-26 October 2022, ISBN 9781665488235 (doi: 10.1109/ICECS202256217.2022.9971101)

Wynne, K. and Walton, F. (2018) Control Over Phase Separation and Nucleation Using a Optical-Tweezing Potential. In: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering 2018, San Diego, CA, USA, 19-23 Aug 2018, 107230O. ISBN 9781510620179 (doi: 10.1117/12.2324119)

This list was generated on Fri Apr 19 13:37:15 2024 BST.

Grants

£108,051 Scalable Controlled Optogenetic Treatment impLAntables for Neurological Disorders (SCOTLAND - EPSRC Doctoral Prize Research Fellowship -PI, 2020-22)

£4,000 Sculpted electric fields to control phase separation and nucleation in critical mixtures (ScotCHEM ECR Grant - PI, 2022)

£4,154 Prototyping a flexible implantable optogenetic device (EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account Fast Track, PI, 2022

£22,499 Computational modelling of an MRI-compatible in-vitro stimulation system for brain cancer treatment (EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account, Co-I, 2022)

£500 Co-creation workshop for the development of technological treatments for epilepsy (Chancellor's Fund, PI, 2022)

 

 

 

Supervision

Current PhD Supervision

Oct 2021: Maria Cerezo-Sanchez

Oct 2021: Changhao Ge

Research datasets

Jump to: 2020 | 2018 | 2017
Number of items: 3.

2020

Walton, F. , Bolling, J., Farrell, A., MacEwen, J., Syme, C. , Gonzalez Jimenez, M. , Senn, H. , Wilson, C. , Cinque, G. and Wynne, K. (2020) Polyamorphism mirrors polymorphism in the liquid–liquid transition of a molecular liquid. [Data Collection]

2018

Gonzalez Jimenez, M. , Babayan, S. , Khazaeli, P., Doyle, M., Walton, F., Reedy, E., Glew, T., Viana, M. , Ranford-Cartwright, L. , Niang, A., Siria, D. J., Okumu, F., Diabaté, A., Ferguson, H. , Baldini, F. and Wynne, K. (2018) Prediction of malaria mosquito species and population age structure using mid-infrared spectroscopy and supervised machine learning. [Data Collection]

2017

Syme, C. , Mosses, J., Gonzalez-Jimenez, M., Shebanova, O., Walton, F. and Wynne, K. (2017) Frustration of crystallisation by a liquid-crystal phase. [Data Collection]

This list was generated on Thu Apr 18 18:52:08 2024 BST.

Staff photo - Finlay Walton