Electrochemical Nanobiosensors Group (Elena Ferapontova)
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The research of the group is focused on studies of electron transfer reactions and interfacial properties of nucleic acids and enzymes and on the development of advanced technologies for biosensors development. In close collaboration with other groups at iNANO we design and electrochemically study nucleic acids and their conformational transitions at electrodes and further apply the obtained knowledge to develop technologically relevant electrochemical biosensors for cancer diagnostics and neurotransmitter research. We study electron transfer reactions and bioelectrocatalytic properties of proteins and enzymes for the development of electrochemical enzymatic biosensors for clinically important analytes and sustainable energy production, by using enzymes in the biofuel cell and biobatteries design.
Key research directions: Electrochemical DNA- and RNA-based biosensor development; Electrochemical aptamer biosensors; Nanobiosensors; Enzymatic biofuel cell and enzyme biosensor development; Electron transfer reactions and interfacial behaviour of nucleic acids and proteins.
