Course: Theory and Application of Electroanalytical Methods

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Course title Theory and Application of Electroanalytical Methods
Course code ACH/PGEA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jirovský David, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Solid electrodes, chemically modified electrodes and microelectrodes, electrochemical sensors. Methods for the study of electrode reactions: cyclic voltammetry, pulse and AC voltammetry, spectroelectrochemistry, scanning electrochemical microscopy, electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance. Electrochemical flow-analysis, electrochemical detection in HPLC, amperometric detectors, coulometric detectors, multi-electrode array detectors, applications of multichannel electrochemical detection for analysis of bioactive compounds. Electrochemistry on-line with mass spectrometry (EC MS) - perspectives and application in study of redox biochemical systems.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Attendace - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 80 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Solid electrodes, chemically modified electrodes and microelectrodes, electrochemical sensors. Methods for the study of electrode reactions: cyclic voltammetry, pulse and AC voltammetry, spectroelectrochemistry, scanning electrochemical microscopy, electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance. Electrochemical flow-analysis, electrochemical detection in HPLC, amperometric detectors, coulometric detectors, multi-electrode array detectors, applications of multichannel electrochemical detection for analysis of bioactive compounds. Electrochemistry on-line with mass spectrometry (EC MS) - perspectives and application in study of redox biochemical systems.
Explain up to date novelties in electroanalytical methods, compare methods, explain results.
Prerequisites
Successfully graduation master's programme Analytical chemistry

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

To become acquainted with the subject matter according to guarantor or teacher recommendations and prove capability to explain and discuss given topic.
Recommended literature
  • Acworth, I.N., Naoi, M., Parvez, H., Parvez, S. (Eds). (1997). Coulometric electrode array detectors for HPLC. VSP BV, Utrecht.
  • Alkire, R. C., Kolb, D. M., Lipkowski, J., Ross, P. (2009). Chemically Modified Electrodes. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim.
  • Bard, A. J., Faulkner, L. R. (2001). Electrochemical Methods. Wiley, New York.
  • Cooper, J. M., Cass, A. E. G. (Eds). (2004). Biosensors. Oxford University Press.
  • Flanagan, R. J., Perrett, D., Whelpton, R. (2005). Electrochemical Detection in HPLC: Analysis of Drugs and Poisons. RSC, Cambridge.
  • Scholz F. (2002). Electroanalytical methods: Guide to Experiments and Applications. Springer, Berlín.
  • Trojanowicz, M. (2000). Flow injection analysis: instrumentation and applications. World Scientific, Singapore.
  • Wang, J. (2006). Analytical electrochemistry. Wiley-VCH, NY.
  • Wang, J. (1988). Electroanalytical Techniques in clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine. VCH Publishers, Weinheim.


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