Structure

Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials performs investigations in a few directions:

1. Development of new composites of functional nanomaterials and their electrochemical investigation;
2. Development of conducting polymers from natural monomers and their investigation;
3. Development of electrochemical sensors for medical, food analysis, and other applications employing natural polymers and graphene;
4. Electrochemical investigations of cell metabolites.

Mission of the Laboratory is development of electrochemical sensors using naturally abundant compounds. A new methodology was created for the development of minimised biosensors for ascorbate, glucose, glutamate, cholesterol and hypoxanthine in food and beverages in the Laboratory. Electrochemically polymerised B-group vitamins were used together with graphene flakes. Miniaturised sensors were fabricated employing laser lithography on graphene-chitosan composite glass. Furthermore, an extremely stable biosensor for glutamate was obtained on conventional glassy carbon electrode using polymerised riboflavin.