Electrochemistry Laboratory
In this laboratory we study the chemical reactions occuring at the interface of an electricity conductor and the changes associated with the electric current through it, involving electron transfer or reduction-oxidation reactions (RedOx).
The group of Innovation in Materials and Molecular Engineering-Biomaterials for Regeneratives Therapies (IMEM-BRT) takes advantage of the great diversity of electrochemical assays to develop and study materials with electrochemical properties applied in various areas. These materials include conductive polymers that can be synthesized electrochemically and, in turn, are used as components in supercapacitors, batteries, flow cells (fuel cell), electrochemical sensors, release systems control of drugs, actuators, electroactive platforms in tissue engineering, among much others. These and more applications are evaluated by electrochemical techniques such as Galvanostatic Charge-Discharge (GCD), Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV), Chronoamperometry (CA) or Chronopotentiometry (CP). In addition, it is also possible to assess the resistivity of a material by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and its interactions with other bioactive molecules (proteins, peptides, DNA, etc.).
Service responsible:
Prof. Elaine Armelin (elaine.armelin@upc.edu)
Prof. Francesc Estrany (francesc.estrany@upc.edu)
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