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Biofunctionalization of water soluble CdTe quantum dots
Šibíková, Anna ; Drbohlavová, Jana (referee) ; Pekárková, Jana (advisor)
This bachelor thesis is focused on the research on biofuncionalization of water-soluble glutathione modified CdTe quantum dots (QDs). The thesis is divided into three parts. The first part is a theoretical introduction to the QDs and their synthesis, modifications and applications in biology together with an introduction to proteins and bioconjugation of QDs and BSA. In the second part I present the experimental results of water-soluble glutathione modified CdTe-GSH QDs preparation. The QDs were cleaned and bioconjugated with BSA at different concentrations. This is described in the third part of the thesis. I also discuss the obtained experimental results in the frames of available literature.
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Hybrid titania-silica layers on polymeric supports
Bednárková, Jana ; Pekárková, Jana (referee) ; Dzik, Petr (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with titania-silica photocatalytic layers on polymeric supports. The theoretical part involves the study of properties and possibilities of preparing the layer and it is mainly focused on the influence of silica on the nature of layers. The experimental part of this thesis investigates the influence of layer thickness on the degradation rate of 4 different dyes.
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Dielectric layers fabricated by material printing
Olejníková, Marie ; Pekárková, Jana (referee) ; Dzik, Petr (advisor)
This master‘s thesis deals with the use of the material printing method for fabrication of dielectric films. Final high- dielectric composite film consisted of BaTiO3 based inkjet-printed layer and spin-coated polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) layer. The effect of ball-milling on BaTiO3 suspension was studied by DLS a XRD methods. Printing formulation and parameters of inkjet printing were optimized with respect to the surface morphology of printed BaTiO3 films using contact profilometry method. Impedance analysis was used to determine the value of effective dielectric constant of the final dielectric composite film using thin film capacitor structure. Effective dielectric constant of composite dielectric film was 4,9 ± 0,4.
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Synthesis of quantum dots for in-vivo imaging
Ferdusová, Helena ; Majzlíková, Petra (referee) ; Pekárková, Jana (advisor)
The aim of this work was to synthesise water-soluble QDs using different precursors and stabilizers and to determine the toxicity of the synthesized QDs by in vivo imaging. Experiments were performed on water-soluble QDs (MPA-CdTe, MPA-CdTe/ZnS, MSA-CdTe, MSA-CdTe/ZnS, GSH-CdTe, GSH-CdTe/ZnS, TGA-CdTe, TGA-CdTe/ZnS, GSH-ZnSe and GSH-ZnSe/ZnS ) and toxicity was measured. Synthesized QDs were characterized by high intensity (fluorescence spectroscopy), FWHM and zeta potential (ZS Zetasizer) were selected due to their suitability for this task. The toxicity of QDs was determined by the MTT assay on the cell line HEK 293. The experiments show that a core/shell structure is less toxic than a core structure. The results indicate that the toxicity of our synthesized QDs is the lowest for MPA-CdTe (core structure) and MPA-CdTe/ZnS (core/shell structure).
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Study of ettringite stability depending on external conditions
Pekárková, Jana ; Brauner,, Josef (referee) ; Durica,, Tibor (referee) ; Bílek,, Vlastimil (referee) ; Gazdič, Dominik (advisor)
The doctoral thesis was focused on the study of thermodynamic stability of ettringite. Ettringite was first prepared in two different ways and then exposed in chosen environments. Furthermore, the stability of ettringite in interaction with calciumsilicates was investigated. As ettringite can be formed as a hydration product of fluidized bed fly ash, the properties of Portland fly ash cement in comparison with Portland cement and Portland slag cement were investigated at the end of the thesis.
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Photocatalytic properties of hybrid titania-silica layers
Zbořilová, Zdeňka ; Pekárková, Jana (referee) ; Dzik, Petr (advisor)
This diploma thesis is focused on the preparation of hybrid titania-silica layers. Titanium tetraisopropoxide and tetraethyl orthosilicate with Levasil were used as the precursors for TiO2 and SiO2 synthesis, respectively. The layers were deposited on substrates by material printing. Furthermore, this work is focused on study of the photocatalytic activity of prepared titania/silica hybrid layers. Photocatalytic activity of prepared layers was studied by measuring the oxidation of 2,6-dichlorindofenolu, oxidative degradation of stearic acid and oxidation of terephthalic acid. The influence of hybrid layers number on the photocatalytic activity was investigated.
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Photocatalytic activity of titania multilayer printed structures
Potočková, Lucie ; Pekárková, Jana (referee) ; Dzik, Petr (advisor)
This thesis deals with the preparation of titanium dioxide films by the sol-gel process. Films were deposited by material printing on soda-lime glass plates. The thickness of layers was directed by repeated printing. Thus were prepared multi-layered TiO2 coatings. The surface topology of films was investigated by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The photocatalytic activity of these coatings was studied on a model compound 2,6-dichlorineindophenol. The influence of the number of TiO2 layers and the intensity of UV irradiation on the size of 2,6-dichlorineindophenol degradation rate constant was monitored. The photo-induced hydrophilic properties of prepared coatings were studied as well.
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Functionalization of gold nanoparticles for imaging
Jakubechová, Jana ; Pekárková, Jana (referee) ; Drbohlavová, Jana (advisor)
The diploma thesis deals with synthesis of gold nanoparticles and their surface functionalization suitable for in vitro imaging. In this view there are requirements for optical properties such as stability, monodispersity and no presence of cytotocxicity. In order to fulfill these demands the synthesis by Turkevich method with surface modification by glutathione and polytethylenglycol was performed. Analytical methods such as DLS, SEM and Zeta potential measurement were utilized to characterize the physical and chemical properties of synthesized gold nanoparticles. Finally, MTT assay was performed to evaluate toxicity of gold nanoparticles using HEK 293 cell line.
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The effect of silver on yeasts photokilling process efficiency
Vrchovecká, Petra ; Pekárková, Jana (referee) ; Veselá, Mária (advisor)
In this diploma thesis, photocatalytic effect of titanium dioxide with addition of silver was described and demonstrated on inactivation of the yeast Candida vini. Titanium dioxide was prepared by sol-gel process and deposited by printing metod on soda-lime glasses. On the deposit of titanium dioxide was added silver in various concentrations which increased effect of TiO2. Inactivation of yeasts was examined by effectiveness of UV light with intensity 170 and 100 W/m2.
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