PřF:F9410A Bioelectrochemistry - Course Information

F9410A Bioelectrochemistry

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2004

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Vladimír Vetterl, DrSc. (lecturer)

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Timetable

Wed 12:00–13:50 BFU

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

Syllabus

1. Electrocapillary curves, potential of electrocapillary maximum. 2. Electrode double layer. 3. Electrochemical methods. 3.1. Polarography. 3.2. Impedance measurements, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. 3.3. Measurement of electrocapillary curves. 4. Adsorption 4.1. Effect of adsorption on electrocapillary curves 4.2. Adsorption isotherms. 5. Two-dimensional condensation, Avrami equation. 6. Electrochemical properties of nucleic acids. 6.1. Faradayic properties, reduction, oxydation. 6.2. Tensammetric properties. 6.3. Electric field effect on the conformation of adsorbed nucleic acids.

Literature

J.Kůta and E.Paleček: J. Electroanal,. Chem. 536: 19-35, 2002
Brabec, V.Kleinwächter and V.Vetterl: Structure, chemical reactivity and electromagnetic properties of nucleic acids., Bioelectrochemistry: Principles and Practice 1997, p.1-104.
S. Hasoň and V. Vetterl: Application of carbon electrodes modified with mercury layer of a different thickness for studies of the adsorption and kinetics of phase transients of cytidine, J. Electroanal,. Chem. 536: 19-35, 2002
Hasoň, J. Dvořák, F. Jelen and V. Vetterl: Impedance analysis of DNA and DNA-drug interactions on thin mercury film electrodes, Crit. Rev. Anal. Chem. 32: 167 - 169, 2002.
V.Brabec, V.Vetterl and O.Vrána:Bioelectrochemistry: Principles and Practice Vol.3 1996, p.287-359
E. Paleček, M. Fojta, F. Jelen and V. Vetterl: Electrochemical analysis of nucleic acids., in Encyclopedia of Electrochemistry Vol.9. Bioelectrochemistry Chapter 13 2002, p.365 - 430.
S. Hasoň, S.-P. Simonaho, R. Silvennoinen and V. Vetterl: On the adsorption and kinetics of phase transients of adenosine at the different carbon electrodes modified with a mercury layer. Electrochim. Acta 48: 651-668, 2003.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.