Name of institution: Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences

Department: Biosensors

Address: Tuwima 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland

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Contact person:

Jerzy RADECKI

Assoc. Professor

phone: 5234612

fax: 524 0124

e-mail: radecki@pan.olsztyn.pl

Keywords: Ion selective electrodes, modified gold electrodes, molecular recognition processes, calix[4]pyrroles, macrocyclicpolyamines, corroles.

Research profile:

The application of intermolecular recognition processes occurring at the border of aqueous and organic phase for developing of new electrochemical sensors is our main research field. We are dealing with anions and cations selective electrodes, in which the macrocyclicpolyamines, calix[4]pyrroles and corroles are applied as sensitive elements. We have developed the electrodes, which are able to recognize the undissociated forms of phenol derivatives.We are working on ion channel mimetic amperometric sensors based on chemically modified gold electrodes.

The following methods are used in our laboratory:

· Potentiometry

· Cyclic voltammetry

· Impedance spectroscopy

· Capillary electrophoresis

· Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM)

Domains of applications:

Our sensors could be applied in environmental analysis, food quality controlling and medicine diagnosis