Our Lab

hunter lab building

We are part of the Department of Chemistry, one of the largest departments on the Clemson campus. We offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate studies to prepare future chemists for successful careers in exciting fields that include traditional chemical industries such as pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and analytical research and services, as well as related fields including engineering, health care, education, forensics and national security. which provides over 50,000 square feet of laboratory space for research and teaching. Our department has 24 T/TT faculty members and we have the largest Ph.D. program at Clemson (~120 students). 

where to find us

  • Dr Garcia’s office is located in the third floor of Hunter Laboratories (# 363).
  • The laboratory occupies 1000 sq. ft. and is distributed in two laboratories (#201 and #236).

Mailing address: Dr. Carlos D. Garcia, 211 S. Palmetto Blvd, Hunter Rm. 235, Clemson, SC 29634, (864) 656-3128

We are getting ready for AMIC (11/2025)

Instrumentation

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Functional Deep Eutectic Solvents to Boost Antioxidant Synergism in Edible Fats

Emmanuel Dike, Lucas Ayres, Tomas Benavidez, Jorge Barroso, Vagner dos Santos, and Carlos D. Garcia
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 13 (2025) 4427–4438 (cover article)

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Combining Digital Imaging and Quantum Dots for Analytical Purposes

João P. B. de Almeida, Thomas F. F. Tributino dos Santos, José R. Sabino Júnior, Elias V. Ferreira do Amaral, Claudinéia R. S. Oliveira, Matheus V. Maia, Willian T. Suarez, Lucas B. Ayres, Carlos D. Garcia, Vagner B. dos Santos
Analytical Methods 17 (2025) 916 – 938

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Deciphering Antioxidant Interactions via Data Mining and RDKit

Lucas B. Ayres, Justin T. Furgala, and Carlos D. Garcia
Scientific Reports 15 (2025) 670

 Authors acknowledge the support from the Open Access Publishing Fund

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Ultra-Dense Electrochemical Chips with Arrays of Nanostructured Microelectrodes to Enable Sensitive Diffusion-Limited Bioassays

Gabriel J. C. Pimentel, Lucas B. Ayres, Juliana N. Y. Costa, Waldemir J. Paschoalino, Kristi Whitehead, Lauro T. Kubota, Maria H. O. Piazzetta, Angelo L. Gobbi, Flávio M. Shimizu, Carlos D. Garcia, and Renato S. Lima
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 17 (2025) 13037–13049 (
cover article)

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vagner paper

Detection of Surfactants using a Hydrophobic Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent and Smartphone

Vagner B. dos Santos, Lucas B. Ayres, Helayne Santos de Sousa, Carlos D. Garcia and Willian Toito Suarez
Sensors and Diagnostics 3 (2024) 1467 – 1475 (cover article)

2024 eutXG

eutXG: A Machine Learning Model to Understand and Predict Melting Point of Novel X-Bonded Deep Eutectic Solvents

Lucas B. Ayres, Madhushi Bandara, ColinMcMillen, William Pennington and Carlos D. Garcia
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 12 (2024) 11260–11273

2024 sensors

Ultra-Dense Array of On-Chip Sensors for High-Throughput Electrochemical Analyses

Lucas B. Ayres, Gabriel J. C. Pimentel, Juliana N. Y. Costa, Maria H. O. Piazzetta, Angelo L. Gobbi, Flávio M. Shimizu, Carlos D. Garcia, Renato S. Lima
ACS Sensors 9 (2024) 4089-4097 – (cover article)

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