The research at the Department of Analytical Chemistry is very wide, including studies from molecules in the gas phase to sophisticated analyses of complex biosystems. In research projects, not only high-end chromatographic (GC-, LC-MS), electrochemical and spectroscopic (UV-VIS, IR, CD, ROA, NMR) techniques are used but also original optical and electrochemical sensors or unique spectroscopic systems in microwave to terahertz regions, which are able to distinguish even the hyperfine effects caused by nuclear spins, are used to solve complicated problems. These include development of new diagnostic methods for serious and degenerative diseases (cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, etc.), development of new techniques for forensic science (offender profile by odor trace, digitization of odor signatures, drug profiling, drug counterfeiting analysis, etc.), stability analysis and dosage forms of pharmaceuticals, identifying new free radicals and molecular fragments for astrophysical research or developing and validating new methods of analyzing specific samples.
Research groups
Name | Leader | Contact |
Forensic Olfactronics | Prof. Š. Urban | Stepan.Urban(at)vscht.cz |
Electroanalytical Methods | Assoc. Prof. T. Šiškanova | Tatjana.Siskanova(at)vscht.cz |
Microwave and Terahertz Spectroscopy | Prof. Š. Urban | Stepan.Urban(at)vscht.cz |
NMR and Molecular Recognition | Assoc. Prof. B. Dolenský | Bohumil.Dolensky(at)vscht.cz |
Atomic Spectrometry | Prof. O. Mestek | Oto.Mestek(at)vscht.cz |
Vibrational Spectrometry | Prof. V. Setnička | Vladimir.Setnicka(at)vscht.cz |
Chiroptical Methods | Prof. V. Setnička | Vladimir.Setnicka(at)vscht.cz |
Separation Methods | Assoc. Prof. D. Sýkora | David.Sykora(at)vscht.cz |
Radioanalytical methods | Assoc. Prof. P. Řezanka | Pavel.Rezanka(at)vscht.cz |