Utilization of magnetic nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes for the fabrication of electrochemical sensors for the determination of some important biological and pharmaceutical compounds

This project focuses on the development of new electrochemical sensors based on nano materials. Nano materials offer many advantages due to their unique properties, including a high surface area density, so that a larger number of binding sites for a specific analyte is created. Within this project, magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) and carbon nanotubes (CNT) will act as a sensing platform for the detection of biomedical and pharmaceutical components. Magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) already have some applications in various fields such as biology and diagnostics. On the other hand, the subtle electronic properties of CNTs suggest that they, when used as electrode material in electrochemical sensors, have the ability to promote electron transfer reactions. The functionalization of nano materials offers many perspectives, such as an improved dispersion in various processes. The electrochemical and morphological characterization of such electrode material is the main focus of this PhD-project, next to the study of the activity of these sensors towards biologically and pharmaceutically relevant substances such as neurotransmitters, proteins, etc.

Keywords:ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS, MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES, NANOTECHNOLOGY

Disciplines:Analytical chemistry, Physical chemistry, Pharmaceutical analysis and quality assurance

Project type:Collaboration project