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Open AccessEffect of different modification by gold nanoparticles on the electrochemical performance of screen-printed sensors with boron-doped diamond electrode
Screen-printed sensors with chemically deposited boron-doped diamond electrodes (BDDE) were modified with different types of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) according to a new original procedure. Physically and ele...
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Voltammetric detection of silver in commercial products on boron doped diamond electrode: strip** at lowered potential in the presence of thiosulfate ions
Bare boron-doped diamond electrode (BDDE) was applied for investigation of deposition/strip** processes of silver ions in various supporting electrolytes. The highest signal was observed in 0.1 mol dm−3 HNO3. D...
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Hospital wastewaters treatment: Fenton reaction vs. BDDE vs. ferrate(VI)
Various types of micropollutants, e.g., pharmaceuticals and their metabolites and resistant strains of pathogenic microorganisms, are usually found in hospital wastewaters. The aim of this paper was to study t...
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The influence of selected nanomaterials on microorganisms
Nanotechnologies belong to the latest technologies, which have a wide range of applications in medicine, electrotechnology or in screening methods. However, there is still a lack of information about their eff...
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Monitoring of micropollutants and resistant bacteria in wastewater and their effective removal by boron doped diamond electrode
The first part of our study is focused on the analysis of wastewaters composition from the effluence of four Slovak and three Czech wastewater treatment plants. The presence of 30 psychoactive substances and t...
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DNA-modified boron-doped diamond electrode as a simple electrochemical platform for detection of damage to DNA by antihypertensive amlodipine
The proposed paper focuses on the development of a simple electrochemical platform based on the immobilization of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) at lab-made boron-doped diamond electrode (BDDE) to explore DNA dam...
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Surface and electrochemical characterization of boron-doped diamond electrodes prepared under different conditions
In this study, physical, chemical, and electrochemical properties of lab-made boron-doped diamond electrodes (BDDE) prepared by hot filaments chemical vapor deposition under different conditions have been inve...
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Occurrence of pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, and resistant types of bacteria in hospital effluent and their effective degradation by boron-doped diamond electrodes
Wastewaters are considered as a significant source of pathogenic microorganisms and a wide spectrum of pharmaceuticals. Disinfecting agents and antibiotics in these wastewaters can directly or indirectly influ...
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A Raman spectroscopy study on differently deposited DLC layers in pulse arc system
This study is focused on Raman spectroscopy investigations of differently deposited diamond-like carbon (DLC) layers due to varying: (i) Ar and/or N2 flow rate, (ii) number of impulses, and (iii) bias voltage dur...
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Bismuth film electrodes for heavy metals determination
Bismuth film electrodes (BiFEs) have a potential to replace toxic mercury used most frequently for determination of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Zn) by anodic strip** voltammetry. We prepared a graphite disc electr...
