JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM
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Course: Biosensors and Environmental Monitoring

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Course title Biosensors and Environmental Monitoring
Course code KECHT/0BEM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Not filled in
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kuncová Gabriela, Ing. CSc.
  • Trögl Josef, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Žižková Lenka, Ing.
Course content
1. Introduction. A comparison of Sensors and Biosensors with Chemical Analysis. 2. History of biosensors. Examples of practical application of biosensors. 3. Basic concepts of electrical and optical sensors. 4. Optical sensors - characterization and production of optical fibers. 5. Extrinsic optical fiber sensors. 6. Intrinsic optical fiber sensors. 7. Biological components and supportive materials of biosensors. 8. Immobilisation of sensitive parts of biosensors. 9. Whole-cell biosensors I. 10. Whole-cell biosensors II. 11. Sensors of pH. 12. Oxygen sensors. 13. Bioluminescent bioreporters. Semiquantitative sensing of organic pollutants. Practical demonstration in the laboratory. 14. Bioluminescent bioreporters. Sensing of hormonally active chemicals. Practical demonstration in the laboratory. 15. The students´ presentations of involvement of sensors and biosensors in their professional projects.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • CLOSE, D. M., RIPP, S., SAYLER, G. S. Reporter proteins in whole-cell optical bioreporter detection systems, biosensor integrations, and biosensing applications. Sensors, 9 (11), 2009, 9147-9174.
  • ELTZOV, E., MARKS, R. S. Whole-cell aquatic biosensors. Anal. Bioanal. Chem, 400 (4), 2011, 895-913.
  • KUNCOVÁ, G., POSPÍŠILOVÁ, M., TRÖGL, J. Fiber optic sensors and fiber optic biosenzors. Sensors, 15, 2015 25208-25259.
  • LAWSON, R., GRUNDEN, A., SAYDE, CH. Biosensor Advancements for Addressing Agricultural and Environmental Challenges: A Review, Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Envieonment, 2025, pages 2-17.
  • LEVEAU, J. H. J., LINDOW, S. E. Bioreporters in microbial ecology. Curr. Opin. Microbiol., 5, 2002259-265.
  • RASOOLY, A., PRICKRIL, B. eds. Biosensors and Biodeterioration, Methods and Protocols in Molecular Biology ,Volume 1 Second Eddition Optical-Based Detectors. Humana Press 233 Spring Street, New York..
  • SANSEVERINO, J., ELDRIDGE, M.L., LAYTON, A.C., EASTER, J.P., YARBROUGH, J., SCHULTZ, T.W., SAYLER, G.S. Screening of Potentially Hormonally Active Chemicals Using Bioluminescent Yeast Bioreporters. TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES 107(1), 122-134 (2009).
  • SPRINGER, T., BOCKOVA, M., SLABÝ, J., SOHRABI, F., CAPKOVA, M., HOMOLA, J. Surface plasmon resonance biosensors and their medical applications. Biosensors and Biolectronics 278 (2025).
  • YOUTUBE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTJwmRK3oZ4.
  • YOUTUBE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZHlFANnxRE.


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JAN EVANGELISTA PURKYNĚ UNIVERSITY IN ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM, date of update: 01.05.2026 23:50. Data created for academic year 2026/2027