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Carbon - based electrodes: From detection of biologically significant compounds to application in neurodegenerative diseases
Jarošová, Romana ; Zima, Jiří (advisor) ; Vyskočil, Vlastimil (referee) ; Navrátil, Tomáš (referee)
CARBON BASED ELECTRODES: FROM DETECTION OF BIOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT COMPOUNDS TO APPLICATION IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES By Romana Jarošová Carbon is a truly remarkable element that is essential to life on Earth, and its unique properties have made it an indispensable component in an astonishingly diverse array of applications. Whether serving as a fuel source or as a key component in electronic devices, carbon's ability to exist in different forms, each with their distinct physical and chemical properties, contributes to its widespread and continued use. Electrode production is one of the areas where carbon found its significant use. This thesis represents a unique combination of fundamental and applied electrochemistry using carbon-based electrodes. It explores a wide range of topics, from evaluating electrode microstructure as a critical factor affecting its electroanalytical behavior, to the use of carbon- based electrodes in Alzheimer's disease (AD) research. The first part of this Thesis focuses on the electrochemical performance of carbon-based electrodes with distinct microstructures. Specifically, this section discusses two novel electrode materials: boron-doped diamond and nitrogen-incorporated tetrahedral amorphous carbon. The microstructure of each electrode was investigated, and the...
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