Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry
 

Academic Staff

Retired Academic Staff

LABORATORY PUBLICATIONS

• (1990-1995)
• (1996-2000)
• (2001-2005)

ONGOING RESEARCH

• Analytical applications of electrochemistry, voltammetric and stripping techniques, ion-selective electrodes, biosensors
• Applications of microcomputers in analytical techniques (interface of analytical instruments, composing of control programs). Chemometrics (statistical treatment of analytical data). Automated analytical methods by flow-injection analysis and stopped-flow technique.
• Atomic absorption spectrophotometry and molecular emission spectrophotometry, molecular absorbance spectrophotometry, application of derivative spectrophotometry in stability studies of pharmaceuticals.
• Development of sensitive fluorimetric methods in biomedical analysis. Immonoassay techniques. Analytical applications of chemiluminescence and bioluminescence.
• Kinetic studies of chemical reactions and kinetic methods of analysis.
• Liquid and gas chromatography, enironmental analysis, determination of residues of insecticides and of chlorinated solvents in foods. Study of ozon reactions with halogenated hydrocarbons.
• Clinical analysis. Analysis and quality control of drugs. Analytical applications of micellar systems. Stability studies of complexes of small molecules with large molecules (proteins, cyclodextrins).

RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

• Polarographs (Heath,Tacussel PRG-5)

• Electrometers, pH-meters (Metrohm, Orion, HACH HQ 30d)

• Electrolytic analyzer (Sargent)

• Coulometers (Sargent)

• System of Electrochemical Measurements AutoLab (Eco Chemie)

• Automatic titrators (Sargent, Radiometer)

• Ion Selective Electrodes (Orion)

• Spectrophotometers (Bauch and Lomb, Spectronic)

• Scanning UV-Vis spectrophotometers (Hitachi U-2000, Heath)

• Scanning spectrofluorimeter (Perkin-Elmer 512)

• Flame photometer  (Hitachi-Perkin Elmer 139, Seal 282)

• Atomic absorption spectrophotometers (Pekrin Elmer 403, 2380, 5000, Perkin Elmer SIMAA 6000)

• IR spectrophotometer (Perkin-Elmer 700)

• Microwave sample processing unit (CEM MARS XPress)

• Flow-injection analyzers (Tecator, FIASTAR 5020)

• Segmented-flow analyzer (Technicon)

• Gas chromatographs (Perkin Elmer 2000, Βaseline Ind. 1030 A, Fisons Ind. (GL 8000), Varian 3600, Gow Mac)

• Gas chromatograph GC-MS (Agilent 6890N-MSD 5975B)

• High performance liquid chromatographs (HPLC) (Gow Mac, Waters, Agilent 1100 Series, Shimadzu VP Series, Shimadzu Prominence Series)

• Liquid chromatograph LC-MS (Shimadzu Prominence LC-MS-2010 EV + ESI + APCI)

• Liquid chromatograph LC-MS/MS (Thermo Electron TSQ Quantum Access με ESI και APCI και U-HPLC Thermo Accela)

• Ion Chromatograph DIONEX DX-100

• Ultra-pure water unit (Μillipore Direct-Q UV)

• Laboratory refrigirators and freezers (Angelantoni FRL 360V, Angelantoni Comfort Kryolab 500V)