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Chemical Sensors and Biosensors: Fundamentals and Applications, by Florinel-Gabriel Banica

John Wiley and Sons, 2012  >>

Recent publications in periodicals

F.G. Banica,  M. Galik, I. Svancara, K. Vytras, "Electrochemical Investigation of Metal Sulfides at Mercury Electrodes Using Thiourea as a Source of Sulfide Ion". Electroanalysis, 21(2009) 332.

M. Galik, F.G. Banica, Ana Banica , I. Svancara, K. Vytras,"New Electrocatalytic Reactions at a Mercury Electrode in the Presence of Homocysteine or Cysteine and Cobalt or Nickel Ions". Electroanalysis,  21(2009)130 .

Ana Banica, Alina Culetu and F.G. Banica, “Electrochemical and EQCM investigation of L-selenomethionine in adsorbed state at gold electrodes”J. Electroanal. Chem., 599 (2007) 100-110.doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2006.09.023

T. Mikysek, I. Svancara, K. Vytras, F.G. Banica, ”Functionalised resin-modified carbon paste sensor for the voltammetric determination of Pb(II) within a wide concentration range. Electrochemi. Commun., 10 (2008) 242–245. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2007.11.032 .

F. G. Banica, Beata Kafar, Slawomira Skrzypek, W. Ciesielski, “Selenomethionine-catalyzed nickel ion reduction at a mercury electrode: applications in the analysis of nutritional supplements”. Electroanalysis, 18 (2006). 2269. Full paper.

Bente-Jeanette Foss, Ana Ion, Vassilia Partali, H.-R.Sliwka, and F. G. Banica, ”Electrochemical and EQCM investigation of a selenium derivatized carotenoid in the self-assembled state at a gold electrode”, J. Electroanal. Chem., 593 (2006) 15-28.  Full paper

Bente Jeanette Foss, Ana Ion, Vassilia Partali, H -R Sliwka and F. G. Banica,  "1-(7-Selenaoctanoyl)-glycerol as an Anchor for Self-Assembly of Biological Compounds at the Gold Surface",  Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.,69 ( 2004) 1971-1996. Abstract

Ana Ion, V. Partali, H. R. Sliwka, F. G. Banica,"Electrochemistry of a carotenoid self-assembled monolayer", Electrochem. Commun. 4 (2002 ) 674. Post print

Ana Ion, F. G. Banica, "Direct electrochemistry of bovine hearth cytochrome c promoted by cysteine derivatives and analogous. Some effects of promoter structure",  J. Solid State Electrochem., 5(2001) 431.Abstract

Ana Ion, T. Ljones, F. G. Banica, "Eectrochemistry of dopamine beta-hydroxylase in adsorbed state at a gold electrode",  Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 69 (2004) 759. Abstract

F. G. Banica,  A. Ion, "Kinetics: Electrocatalysis-based Determination" (invited contribution), in R. A. Meyers, Ed.,  Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry: Instrumentation and Applications, J. Wiley, New York, 2000, pp. 11115-11144. EAC on line

N. Spataru, F. G. Banica, "Catalytic hydrogen evolution in cathodic stripping voltammetry on a mercury electrode in the presence of cobalt(II)  ion and phenylthiourea or thiourea". Analyst, 126 (2001) 1907.

Ana Ion, M. B. Costache, I. V. Grecu, F. G. Banica, "Alternating Current tensammetry of tetraphenylborate (TPB) and its application for potassium determination", Electroanalysis, 15 (2003) 1415.

F. G. Banica, " A simple hanging mercury drop electrode". J. Chem. Educ., 77 (2000) 98. See an application of this device

F. G. Banica, Ana Ion, "On the voltammetric determination of the stability constants for some metal ions complexes with the hydrogen sulfide anion". Talanta,  45 (1998) 1031 (doi:10.1016/S0039-9140(97)00190-2 ). Includes comments on the paper entitled "Determination of Metal (Bi)Sulfide Stability Constants of Mn²⁺, Fe²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, and Zn²⁺ by Voltammetric Methods" by G.W. Luther III et al, Environ. Sci. Technol. 30 (1996), 671 (DOI: 10.1021/es950417i). See also comments by W. Davison , Environ. Sci. Technol. 30 (1996), 3638 (DOI: 10.1021/es960420h).