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Jiří Barek is a researcher affiliated with Charles University in the Czech Republic whose work spans across the fields of chemistry and engineering. The scientist has a strong focus on electrochemistry and its applications, with substantial contributions to subfields such as electrical and electronic engineering, bioengineering, and biomedical engineering. Molecular biology is also part of their interdisciplinary research scope.

The core research topics covered by Jiří Barek include:

  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Analytical chemistry methods development

The publication record shows a substantial number of contributions in respected journals and platforms. Among the frequent venues are:

  • IUPAC Standards Online
  • Chemické listy
  • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
  • Talanta
  • Electrochimica Acta

Recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Jiří Barek include:

  • Terminology of electrochemical methods of analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2019), 2020, published in Pure and Applied Chemistry
  • A critical comparison of natural enzymes and nanozymes in biosensing and bioassays, 2021, published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • Cancer biomarkers and their biosensors: A comprehensive review, 2022, published in TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
  • Simultaneous voltammetric determination of Brilliant Blue FCF and Tartrazine for food quality control, 2020, published in Talanta
  • How to Improve the Performance of Electrochemical Sensors via Minimization of Electrode Passivation, 2021, published in Chemosensors

Jiří Barek collaborates frequently with several other researchers, including:

  • Ján Labuda
  • José M. Pingarrón
  • Miroslav Fojta
  • Christopher M. A. Brett
  • Maria Filomena Camões

Best Publications

  • Carbon Paste Electrodes in Modern Electroanalysis

    Ivan Švancara;Karel Vytřas;Jiří Barek;Jiří Zima

  • Boron-Doped Diamond Film Electrodes—New Tool for Voltammetric Determination of Organic Substances

    Karolina Pecková;Jana Musilová;Jiří Barek

  • Nontraditional Electrode Materials in Environmental Analysis of Biologically Active Organic Compounds

    Jiří Barek;Jan Fischer;Tomáš Navrátil;Karolina Pecková

  • Analytical Applications of Solid and Paste Amalgam Electrodes

    Bogdan Yosypchuk;Jiří Barek

  • Recent Advances in Electroanalysis of Organic Compounds at Carbon Paste Electrodes

    Jiří Zima;Ivan Švancara;Jiří Barek;Karel Vytřas

  • Polarography and Voltammetry at Mercury Electrodes

    Jiří Barek;Arnold G. Fogg;Alexandr Muck;Jiří Zima

  • Terminology of electrochemical methods of analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)

    José M. Pingarrón;Ján Labuda;Jiří Barek;Christopher M. A. Brett

  • Sensors for voltammetric determination of food azo dyes - A critical review

    O.I. Lipskikh;E.I. Korotkova;Ye.P. Khristunova;Ye.P. Khristunova;Ye.P. Khristunova;J. Barek;J. Barek

  • Mercury Electrodes–Possibilities and Limitations in Environmental Electroanalysis

    Vlastimil Vyskočil;Jiří Barek

  • A critical comparison of natural enzymes and nanozymes in biosensing and bioassays.

    Amir M. Ashrafi;Zuzana Bytesnikova;Jiri Barek;Lukas Richtera

  • Influence of boron content on the morphological, spectral, and electroanalytical characteristics of anodically oxidized boron-doped diamond electrodes

    Karolina Schwarzová-Pecková;Jana Vosáhlová;Jiří Barek;Ivana Šloufová

  • Voltammetric Determination of 4‐Nitrophenol Using a Novel Type of Silver Amalgam Paste Electrode

    Abdul Niaz;Jan Fischer;Jiří Barek;Bogdan Yosypchuk

  • Chemical Modification of Boron-Doped Diamond Electrodes for Applications to Biosensors and Biosensing.

    Jana Svítková;Teodora Ignat;Ľubomír Švorc;Ján Labuda

  • Analytical Applications of Composite Solid Electrodes

    Tomas Navratil;Jiří Barek

  • Cancer biomarkers and their biosensors: A comprehensive review

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  • Differential pulse voltammetric determination of paracetamol in tablet and urine samples at a micro-crystalline natural graphite–polystyrene composite film modified electrode

    Abdul Rauf Khaskheli;Jan Fischer;Jiří Barek;Vlastimil Vyskočil

  • Voltammetric detection of damage to DNA caused by nitro derivatives of fluorene using an electrochemical DNA biosensor

    Vlastimil Vyskočil;Ján Labuda;Jiří Barek

  • Voltammetric Determination of Selected Nitro Compounds at a Polished Silver Solid Amalgam Composite Electrode

    Vlastimil Vyskočil;Tomáš Navrátil;Aleš Daňhel;Jan Dědík

  • Electrochemical methods for monitoring of environmental carcinogens

    J. Barek;J. Cvačka;A. Muck;V. Quaiserová

  • Critical Review. High-performance liquid chromatography of nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Josef Cvačka;Jiří Barek;Jiří Zima;Arnold G. Fogg

  • Voltammetric Determination of Nitronaphthalenes at a Silver Solid Amalgam Electrode

    Karolina Pecková;Jiří Barek;Tomáš Navrátil;Bogdan Yosypchuk

  • Electrochemical DNA biosensor for detection of DNA damage induced by hydroxyl radicals.

    Andrea Hájková;Jiří Barek;Vlastimil Vyskočil

  • Voltammetric Determination of Trace Amounts of 2‐Methyl‐4,6‐Dinitrophenol at a Silver Solid Amalgam Electrode

    Jan Fischer;Jiří Barek;Bogdan Yosypchuk;Tomáš Navrátil

Frequent Co-Authors

Miroslav Fojta
Miroslav Fojta Czech Academy of Sciences
Joseph Wang
Joseph Wang University of California, San Diego
Muhammad Iqbal Bhanger
Muhammad Iqbal Bhanger University of Sindh
Greg M. Swain
Greg M. Swain Michigan State University
Josef Jampilek
Josef Jampilek University of Silesia
Anastasios Economou
Anastasios Economou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Ivan Švancara
Ivan Švancara University of Pardubice
Martin Pumera
Martin Pumera National Institute for Materials Science
Maria Valnice Boldrin Zanoni
Maria Valnice Boldrin Zanoni Sao Paulo State University
Christopher M.A. Brett
Christopher M.A. Brett University of Coimbra

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