PhD thesis supervisor: dr. Šarūnas Žukauskas (apply for recommendation)
Development, characterization and the application of molecurarly imprinted polymers in sensing systems
Stable, selective and sensitive detection of molecules and macromolecules remains a central challenge in analytical chemistry. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are artificial receptors that address all of the aforementioned challenges, and lack the shortcomings of analogous systems that use endogenous receptors.
During the doctoral research, the student will aim to develop a polymer-based MIP for the detection of relevant analytes and characterise the MIP using electrochemical methods. The student will focus on the investigation of polymer behaviour using electrochemical and vibrational spectroscopy methods.