7. APPLIED ANALYTICAL ELECTROCHEMISTRY:
SENSING AND BIOSENSING

Objectives:

In the past decade, (bio)sensors have become an increasingly attractive tool for monitoring harmful substances, for quality control and in clinical, agrifood and environmental chemistry. Chemical (bio)sensors based on electrochemical principles are very promising tools in this context. Among their main advantages it is noteworthy to mention simple instrumentation, easy preparation of the sample (almost no pre-treatment), rapidity of measurements, versatility, portability and miniaturization, among others. Moreover, surface modifications and the use of nanomaterials facilitate immobilization of all required chemicals in the (bio)sensor and increase their sensitivity and selectivity. Besides, new legislations and regulations are opening doors to (bio)sensors in many fields, such as food industry, thanks to the possibility to operate in real samples and to on-line monitoring.

The main objectives of this course consist of: i) introducing the fundamentals of electroanalytical techniques and their application for (bio)sensing devices; ii) introducing the fundamentals of electrochemical characterization (with practical situations corresponding to real cases); iii) introducing the fundamentals and implementation of nanomaterials and polymeric materials for electrochemical (bio)sensing; and iv) developing some practical and experimental sessions concerning applied analytical electrochemistry.

At the end of the course, the students will have acquired enough skills to propose a design, build, characterize and use electrochemical (bio)sensing devices, making use of different electroanalytical techniques, to tackle a real analytical problem consisting of the determination of analytes of agrifood, clinical and/or environmental interest.

PROGRAMME

 

Monday  July 3 rd

9.00 - 10.00  Introduction to electroanalysis. Principles
and applications
(Dr. Stelian Lupu, Politehnical University of Bucharest).

10.00 - 11.00  Brief introduction to electrochemical (bio)sensors (Dra. Laura Cubillana, University of Cádiz).

11.00 – 11.3o  Break.

11.30 – 13.30 Introduction to electroanalytical techniques
(Dr. José M, Palacios, University of Cádiz).

 

Tuesday July 4 th

9.00 - 11.00  Electrochemical biosensors: Principles
and Applications. Part I
(Dr. Aziz Amine, Université Hassan II).

11.00 – 11.3o Break.

11.30 – 13.30 Electrochemical characterization of materials
(Dr. José M, Palacios, University of Cádiz).

 

Wednesday July 5 th

9.00 - 11.00  Electrochemical biosensors:
Principles and Applications. Part II
(Dr. Aziz Amine, Université Hassan II).

11.00 – 11.3o  Break.

11.30 – 13.30 Nanomaterials for electrochemistry
(Dra. Laura Cubillana, University of Cádiz).

 

Thursday July 6 th

9.00 - 11.00  Conducting polymers used
in electrochemical (bio)sensors
(Dr. Stelian Lupu, Politehnical University of Bucharest).

11.00 – 11.3o  Break.

11.30 – 12.30 Conducting polymers used
in electrochemical (bio)sensors
(Dr. Stelian Lupu, Politehnical University of Bucharest).

12.30 – 13.30 Electrochemical characterization
of materials – Practical session with computers
(Dr. José M, Palacios, University of Cádiz).

 

Friday July 7 th

9.00 - 11.00  Experimental sessions in the laboratory
(Dra. Cecilia Lete, Romanian Academy and Dra. Laura Cubillana, University of Cádiz).

11.00 – 11.3o Break.

11.30 – 13.30 Experimental sessions in the laboratory
(Dra. Cecilia Lete, Romanian Academy and Dr. José M, Palacios, University of Cádiz).

 

Dates: July 3 rd-7 th

Course Director:
Dr. José M. Palacios Santander

Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Cádiz, Spain

Speakers:
Dr. José M. Palacios Santander

Department of Analytical Chemistry,
Faculty of Sciences, University of Cádiz

 

Dr. Aziz Amine

Laboratoire Génie des Procédés et Environnement,
Université Hassan II, Morocco

 

Dr. Stelian Lupu

Department of Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania

 

Dra. Cecilia Lete

Institute of Physical‐Chemistry ‘Illie Murgulescu’ of the Romanian Academy, Romania

 

Dra. Laura Cubillana Aguilera

Department of Analytical Chemistry,
Faculty of Sciences, University of Cádiz