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52
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16785
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Overview

Jan Tkac is affiliated with the Institute of Chemistry in Slovakia and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, molecular biology, and materials science. Their work spans advanced biosensing techniques, glycosylation research, MXene materials, extracellular vesicles, and electrochemical sensor development.

The scientist's primary fields of study are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 53 publications, and Materials Science, with 32 publications. Within these fields, notable subfields include Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Immunology, and Biomedical Engineering. These subfields reflect a multidisciplinary approach encompassing biological processes, material development, and engineering applications.

Research topics frequently addressed by Jan Tkac include:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • 2D Materials and Applications
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses

Several recent publications demonstrate the breadth of their research focus, including:

  • Ultrasensitive Ti3C2TX MXene/Chitosan Nanocomposite-Based Amperometric Biosensor for Detection of Potential Prostate Cancer Marker in Urine Samples, 2020, Processes
  • Electrochemical Nanobiosensors for Detection of Breast Cancer Biomarkers, 2020, Sensors
  • Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy on 2D Nanomaterial MXene Modified Interfaces: Application as a Characterization and Transducing Tool, 2020, Chemosensors
  • Glycosylation in extracellular vesicles: Isolation, characterization, composition, analysis and clinical applications, 2023, Biotechnology Advances
  • MXene-based electrochemical devices applied for healthcare applications, 2024, Microchimica Acta

Jan Tkac frequently publishes in journals such as ChemElectroChem, Analytica Chimica Acta, Nanomaterials, Sensors, and Chemosensors. There are multiple publications in these venues, reflecting sustained contributions:

  • ChemElectroChem (4 publications)
  • Analytica Chimica Acta (4 publications)
  • Nanomaterials (3 publications)
  • Sensors (2 publications)
  • Chemosensors (2 publications)

The scientist collaborates regularly with a range of coauthors, with the most frequent being Peter Kasák, Lenka Lorencová, Tomáš Bertók, Eduard Jáné, and Anikó Bertóková. These collaborations indicate active involvement in research networks focused on chemistry and biosensing.

Best Publications

  • A Cell Cycle-Dependent Regulatory Circuit Composed of 53BP1-RIF1 and BRCA1-CtIP Controls DNA Repair Pathway Choice

    Cristina Escribano-Díaz;Alexandre Orthwein;Amélie Fradet-Turcotte;Mengtan Xing

  • Direct electron transfer between copper-containing proteins and electrodes

    Sergey Shleev;Jan Tkac;Jan Tkac;Andreas Christenson;Tautgirdas Ruzgas

  • Electrochemical biosensors and nanobiosensors.

    Jules L. Hammond;Nello Formisano;Pedro Estrela;Sandro Carrara

  • Electrochemistry of Nonconjugated Proteins and Glycoproteins. Toward Sensors for Biomedicine and Glycomics

    Emil Paleček;Jan Tkáč;Martin Bartošík;Tomáš Bertók

  • The use of single walled carbon nanotubes dispersed in a chitosan matrix for preparation of a galactose biosensor.

    Jan Tkac;James W. Whittaker;Tautgirdas Ruzgas

  • Label-Free Impedimetric Aptasensor with Antifouling Surface Chemistry: a Prostate Specific Antigen Case Study

    Pawan Jolly;Nello Formisano;Ján Tkáč;Peter Kasák

  • Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Based Biosensors: Mechanistic Principles, Analytical Examples and Challenges towards Commercialization for Assays of Protein Cancer Biomarkers

    Tomas Bertok;Lenka Lorencova;Erika Chocholova;Eduard Jane

  • Lectinomics II. A highway to biomedical/clinical diagnostics.

    Peter Gemeiner;Danica Mislovičová;Ján Tkáč;Juraj Švitel

  • HELB Is a Feedback Inhibitor of DNA End Resection

    Ján Tkáč;Ján Tkáč;Guotai Xu;Hemanta Adhikary;Jordan T.F. Young;Jordan T.F. Young

  • Improved selectivity of microbial biosensor using membrane coating. Application to the analysis of ethanol during fermentation

    Jan Tkac;Igor Vostiar;Lo Gorton;Peter Gemeiner

  • An optimised electrode pre-treatment for SAM formation on polycrystalline gold

    Jan Tkac;Jason J. Davis

  • Is graphene worth using in biofuel cells

    Jaroslav Filip;Jan Tkac

  • Glycan and lectin microarrays for glycomics and medicinal applications.

    Jaroslav Katrlík;Juraj Švitel;Peter Gemeiner;Tibor Kožár

  • Amperometric urea biosensor based on urease and electropolymerized toluidine blue dye as a pH-sensitive redox probe.

    Igor Vostiar;Jan Tkac;Jan Tkac;Ernest Sturdik;Peter Gemeiner

  • Application of Enzyme Biosensors in Analysis of Food and Beverages

    Rastislav Monosik;Miroslav Stredansky;Jan Tkac;Ernest Sturdik

  • Nanomaterial-based biosensors for detection of prostate specific antigen.

    Dominika Damborska;Tomas Bertok;Erika Dosekova;Alena Holazova

  • Membrane-bound dehydrogenases from Gluconobacter sp.: interfacial electrochemistry and direct bioelectrocatalysis.

    Jan Tkac;Juraj Svitel;Igor Vostiar;Marian Navratil

  • Ultrasensitive Impedimetric Lectin Biosensors with Efficient Antifouling Properties Applied in Glycoprofiling of Human Serum Samples

    Tomas Bertok;Ludmila Klukova;Alena Sediva;Peter Kasák

  • Label-free detection of glycoproteins by the lectin biosensor down to attomolar level using gold nanoparticles.

    Tomas Bertok;Alena Sediva;Jaroslav Katrlik;Pavol Gemeiner

  • Glycan and Lectin Microarrays for Glycomics and Medicinal Applications

    Jaroslav Katrlik;Juraj Svitel;Peter Gemeiner;Tibor Kozar

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor Krupa
Igor Krupa Qatar University
Tautgirdas Ruzgas
Tautgirdas Ruzgas Malmö University
Lo Gorton
Lo Gorton Lund University
Daniel Durocher
Daniel Durocher Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Khaled A. Mahmoud
Khaled A. Mahmoud Hamad bin Khalifa University
Mária Omastová
Mária Omastová Slovak Academy of Sciences
Sven Rottenberg
Sven Rottenberg University of Bern
Ola Blixt
Ola Blixt University of Copenhagen
Anne-Claude Gingras
Anne-Claude Gingras Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Sergey Shleev
Sergey Shleev Malmö University

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