Dalibor M. Stanković

Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade · Department of Analytical Chemistry

In this work, CeBTC (a cerium(III) 1,3,5-benzene-tricarboxylate), was used as a precursor for obtaining CeO2 nanoparticles (nanoceria) with better sensor performances than CeO2 nanoparticles synthesized by the solvothermal method. Metal–organic framework-derived nanoceria (MOFdNC) were functionalized with spheric gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to furth...

Electrogenerated chemiluminescence, also called electrochemiluminescence (ECL), has attracted much attention in various fields of analysis due to its high sensitivity, extremely wide and dynamic range and excellent control of space and time of the light emission. The great success of ECL for in vitro detection results from the advantages of combini...

The extensive use of the alkaloid quinine (QN) in the cosmetic and food industries has induced major concerns relating to its impact on human health, considering its potential toxicity. Therefore, developing sensitive and selective electrochemical sensors is crucial for monitoring QN in environmental, food, and pharmaceutical samples. To respond to...

Nanostructured iron (III) oxide was prepared by a facile hydrothermal method using poly(triazine imide) (PTI) as a sacrificial template. The physicochemical properties of pristine iron oxide and its analogue obtained in the presence of PTI confirmed strong effect of the latter as the morphology improving agent. Moreover, application of nitrogen ric...

Due to the urgent need for a transition to sustainable, zero-waste green technology, the extraction of bioactives from food and agricultural by-products and waste has garnered increasing interest. Traditional extraction techniques often involve using organic solvents, which are associated with environmental and health risks. Natural deep eutectic s...

Propranolol, a beta-blocker, is a widely used drug for cardiovascular diseases. A synthetic sample containing propranolol (PRO) solution at native pH was recirculated up to ten times through an original coaxial non-thermal plasma reactor with a water falling film. Different discharge conditions, feed gasses, and power greatly influenced the extent...

Here, we present the preparation and electrochemical evaluation of a vitamin B2-riboflavin (RF) sensor based on hierarchically structured zinc oxide (ZnO) of the wurtzite type. The highly crystalline ZnO obtained under hydrothermal conditions from a zinc peroxocomplex has the appearance of “micro-stars,” with an average size of 10 μm. Development o...

This study employed a novel synthetic approach involving a modified reverse co-precipitation method utilizing glacial acetic acid to synthesize α-Bi2O3. X-ray powder diffraction and scanning and transmission electron microscopy analyses revealed the formation of a rod-like α-Bi2O3 microstructure. The prepared material was utilized to modify a glass...

The development of a rapid and straightforward electrochemical approach for the quantification of the anticonvulsant drug carbamazepine (CBZ) is herein presented. Carbon paste electrode (CPE) was bulk modified with a type of two-dimensional conjugated polymer, i.e., graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), and additionally with an ionic liquid tetrabutyl...

The last ten years have seen a tremendous change in the photography industry due to the speed at which technology is developing. Metol (MTL) is used as a monochrome photographic developer, corrosion inhibitor, antioxidant, and antimicrobial [1]. Since it is used in the photographic industry, it is released into the water where it contaminates groun...

To better understand the mechanism of action of the compounds in the ethanolic extracts of J. nigra leaves and green husks, their binding to CT-DNA was investigated. This study was conducted to elucidate the in vitro protective effect of extracts against chromosomal damage in mitogen-induced human lymphocytes and investigate the possible applicatio...

The rapid advancement of technology over the past decade has resulted in significant transformations within the photography sector. In photographic processes, photosensitive materials are used by photographers to convert latent images into visible ones. Among other photographic developers, Metol has been used as a monochrome photographic chemical f...

Quick and robust analytical methods are of vital necessity in medicine and biology, making the synthesis of the electroactive substrates for the sensing of medically relevant chemicals a promising area of material science. Rare earth cuprates, mostly famous for high-temperature superconductivity, continue to exhibit encouraging electroactivity towa...

The consistent expansion of the lithium-ion battery (LIB) market, coupled with their relatively brief lifespan, necessitates the development of efficient and sustainable LIB recycling strategies. Recycling is crucial not only for the recovery of critical metals like Co(II) and Li(I) from the cathode material as a secondary resource but also from an...

New dynamic, wireless and cost-effective analytical devices are developing rapidly in biochemical analysis. Here, we report on a remotely-controlled rotating electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensing system for enzymatic detection of a model...

Electrochemical sensing is an excellent analytical means with multiple applications. Most of the electrochemical developments are based on the novel electrochemically active substrates. A lot of them have been adopted from other fields of material science. Every new class of functional materials has affected the development of electroanalytical che...

In this work, we successfully prepared a modified cobalt oxide (Co3O4) carbon paste electrode to detect Levofloxacin (LEV). By synthesizing Co3O4 nanoparticles through the chemical coprecipitation method, the electrochemical properties of the electrode and LEV were thoroughly investigated using CV, SWV, and EIS, while material properties were scrut...

In this study, we propose an eco-friendly method for synthesizing cerium tungstate nanoparticles using hydrothermal techniques. We used scanning, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction to analyze the morphology of the synthesized nanoparticles. The results showed that the synthesized nanoparticles were uniform and highly crystallin...

Citation: Sentic, M.; Trajkovic, I.; Manojlovic, D.; Stankovic, D.; Nikolic, M.V.; Sojic, N.; Vidic, J. Luminescent Metal-Organic Frameworks for Electrochemiluminescent Detection of Water Pollutants. Materials 2023, 16, 7502. https://doi. Abstract: The modern lifestyle has increased our utilization of pollutants such as heavy metals, aromatic compo...

In the present work, a nanocomposite, based on embedding Co-doped CeO2 nanoparticles into graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), was applied to functionalize commercial glassy carbon paste. This is the first application of the electrochemical sensor, developed through the proposed procedure, in electrochemical sensing. The sensor was utilized for the e...

Modern lifestyle has increased our utilization of pollutants such as heavy metals, aromatic compounds, and contaminants of emerging concern including pharmaceutical and personal products and other materials that may have an important environmental impact. Especially, the ultimate results of intense use of highly stable materials, such as heavy meta...

Adjusting the morphological characteristics of a material can result in improved electrocatalytic capabilities of the material itself. An example of this is the introduction of rare-earth elements into the borate structure, which gives a new perspective on the possibilities of this type of material in the field of (bio)sensing. In this paper, we pr...

The interactions of drugs with iron are of interest in relation to the potential effects of iron-rich foods and iron supplements on sorption and bioavailability. Doxycycline (DOX), a member of the tetracycline class of broad-spectrum antibiotics, is frequently administered by oral route. In the digestive tract, DOX can be exposed to iron at differe...

Antibiotics are widely used in human medicine worldwide because of their effectiveness in treating bacterial infections. Fluoroquinolones are among the most important classes of synthetic antibacterial agents used in human and veterinary medicine since the 1980s. Levofloxacin (LEV) is one of the most promising fluoroquinolones, and its antibacteria...

Pad printing is not a widely used printing technique, but it offers the possibility of a simple, fast, and low‐cost production of various high‐resolution electrode structures. Here, the pad‐printed reduced graphene oxide (rGO) electrodes are prepared from pad‐printable inks containing rGO powder and different concentrations of two cellulose‐based p...

Vitamin K refers to a group of vitamins that play an important role in blood coagulation and regulation of bone and vascular metabolism. However, vitamin K3 may give severe side effects in animal and humans when improperly added to food and feed due to its toxicity. Here, an electrochemical biosensor, based on the YaiB NADPH-dependent quinone reduc...

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are emerging as promising sensing materials due to their controllable structure and function properties, as well as excellent physicochemical characteristics. Here, specific interactions between a triazine-based COF and a mass-used herbicide - glyphosate (GLY) have been utilized to design a disposable sensing plat...

In present work, the enzyme cholesterol oxidase (ChOx) was immobilized by Nafion® (Naf) on Pt,Ru-C nanocomposite and an ionic liquid (IL)-modified carbon paste electrode (CPE) in order to create cholesterol biosensor (Naf/ChOx/Pt,Ru-C/IL-CPE). The prepared working electrodes were characterized using scanning electron microscopy-energy-dispersive sp...

In this work we successfully prepared a modified cobalt oxide (Co3O4) carbon paste electrode to detect Levofloxacin (LEV). By synthesizing Co3O4 nanoparticles through the chemical coprecipitation method, the electrochemical properties of the electrode and LEV were thoroughly investigated using CV, SWV, EIS, while material properties were scrutinize...

Quinine is a natural white crystalline cinchona alkaloid that belongs to the aryl amino alcohol group of drugs, and it has antipyretic (fever reducing), antimalarial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory properties and a bitter taste. Today, quinine is considered as the best antimalarial drug since it is chiefly used in the treatment of falciparum malaria...

Vitamin K refers to a group of vitamins that play an important role in blood coagulation and regulation of bone and vascular metabolism. However, vitamin K3 may give severe side effects in animal and humans when improperly added to food and feed due to its toxicity. Here, an electrochemical biosensor, based on the YaiB NADPH-dependent quinone reduc...

Despite extensive research on the anticancer properties of Ru complexes with dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine (dppz) ligands, their in vivo efficacy is rarely investigated. Aiming to understand whether the coordination of certain half-sandwich Ru(II)-arene fragments might improve the therapeutic potential of dppz ligands, we prepared a series of Ru...

The following investigation presents the thermal treatment of geopolymer at 300 °C, 600 °C and 900 °C. We investigated what happens to the geopolymer base when incorporated with 1% and 5% of neodymium in the form Nd2O3. A total of six samples were synthesized. Geopolymer 1 contained 1% and geopolymer 2 contained 5% Nd2O3, and these samples were tre...

In this work, an advanced electrochemical platform was developed for the simple, rapid and sensitive determination of the polyphenolic compound tannic acid in various beverages using the combination of batch injection analysis with amperometric detection on a screen-printed carbon electrode. Several experimental parameters (pH of supporting electro...

In this work, we investigated the morphological and electrochemical properties of gallium/bismuth mixed oxide. The bismuth concentration was varied from 0 to 100%. The correct ratio was determined with inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), while surface characteristics were determined using scanning electron microscopy...

Partial cation substitution can significantly change the physical properties of parent compounds. By controlling the chemical composition and knowing the mutual relationship between composition and physical properties, it is possible to tailor the properties of materials to those that are superior for desired technological application. Using the po...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an organic pollutant that is widely spread in waterbody with effluents as a result of its extensive use in the plastics industry. It posses to the class of compounds that are endocrine disruptors and has a great negative impact on living organisms. Therefore, the progress in development of green technology for BPA removal from...

In this paper, electrochemical degradation of Reactive Black 5 (RB5) textile azo dye was examined in regard to different synthesis procedures for making PbO2–graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) electrode. The reaction of with ClO− in the presence of different surfactants, i.e., cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and tetrabutylammonium phosphate (T...

The research presented in this paper is focused on blackberry leaf extract (BLE) as a environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitor for copper in 0.5 M NaCl. The caffeic acid, quercetin-3-O-glucoside and kaempferol-3-O-glucoside were identified in BLE by using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC-DAD). The BLE functional groups were identifi...

There are ten million people in the world who have Parkinson’s disease. The most potent medicine for Parkinson’s disease is levodopa (L-DOPA). However, long-term consumption of L-DOPA leads to the appearance of side effects, as a result of which the control and monitoring of its concentrations are of great importance. In this work, we have designed...

Stable, water-soluble titanium complexed with mandelic acid was used as a precursor for titanium phosphorus double oxide obtained in hydrothermal conditions in the presence of phosphoric acid. Surprisingly, hydrolysis of organic complexes provided a microstructured sphere with narrow size distribution, low aggregation and a small fraction of morpho...

Herein, a screen–printed diamond electrode (SPDE) coupled with a “point-of-care” platform (30 µL-drop concepts, single-drop-detection approach) was successfully applied for the electrochemical determination of pterostilbene (PTS). Cyclic voltammetry identified irreversible oxidation of PTS, where oxidation peak was shown to be strongly dependent on...

This study aimed to determine the phenolic compound content, in vitro antioxidative potential, and cytotoxic effects of four red wine samples: a commercial (V) and three clonal wines (V1, V2, and V3). LC/MS-MS, cyclic voltammetry, and MTT assay techniques were employed for this purpose. Results revealed that all wines were rich in phenolic compound...

Nanoparticles of TiO2 are suitable for many catalytic and photocatalytic applications due to their extraordinary properties such as superhydrophobicity, semiconductivity, electron-rich, and environmental compatibility. The main crystalline phases of TiO2, anatase, and rutile possess different crystal structures, crystallinity, crystalline sizes, an...

Metabolism of metals in microalgae and the adaptation to metal excess are of significant environmental importance. We report here a three-step mechanism that the green microalga Chlorella sorokiniana activates during the acquisition of and adaptation to manganese (Mn), which is both, an essential trace metal and a pollutant of waters. In the early...

Gallic acid (GA) is one of the most important and present natural phenolic compounds due to its well-known biological properties, and its detection and monitoring is of great importance. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are one of the most studied metallic nanomaterials used in various fields, from biomedical applications to electrochemical sensing dev...

Morphine (MORPH) is natural alkaloid and mainly used as a pain reliever. Its monitoring in human body fluids is crucial for modern medicine. In this paper, we have developed an electrochemical sensor for submicromolar detection of MORPH. The sensor is based on modified carbon paste electrode (CPE) by investigating the FexW1-xO4 ratio in iron tungst...