Tailored Sensor Platfom for Emerging Food Contaminants (ESENSE)

Provider

Czech Science Foundation

Programme

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Call for proposals

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Main participants

Univerzita Pardubice / Fakulta chemicko-technologická

Contest type

M2 - International cooperation

Contract ID

26-26321L

Project name in Czech

Tailored Sensor Platfom for Emerging Food Contaminants (ESENSE)

Annotation in Czech

Chemical contamination of food poses a threat to human health, from mild symptoms to severe neurological disorders, reproductive problems, and risk of diseases such as cancer. To address these health risks, monitoring food contaminants is crucial. Electrochemical multi-sensor platform with electromechanical interface will be developed as a proof-of-concept for the quantification of antibiotics, mycotoxins, or their markers in food without the use of expensive equipment and lengthy procedures. Working electrodes made of carbon materials, B-doped diamond, and metals will be modified with various nanomaterials for the detection of target contaminants below maximum residue limits. Electrochemical immunoassays with magnetic particles and labeled antibodies will be designed if necessary. The proposed configuration of multi-sensor platform will integrate up to 8 different sensors with specific modifications on one device with the possibility to scale up, enabling simultaneous and high-throughput analysis of several classes of food contaminants in many samples using multichannel analyzers.

R&D category

ZV - Basic research

OECD FORD - main branch

10406 - Analytical chemistry

OECD FORD - secondary branch

20201 - Electrical and electronic engineering

OECD FORD - another secondary branch

20501 - Materials engineering

CEP - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)

CB - Analytical chemistry, separation<br>JA - Electronics and optoelectronics<br>JB - Sensors, detecting elements, measurement and regulation<br>JG - Metallurgy, metal materials<br>JP - Industrial processes and processing

Realization period - beginning

Jul 1, 2026

Realization period - end

Dec 31, 2029

Project status

Z - Beginning multi-year project

Latest support payment

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Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Data delivery code

CEP26-GA0-GF-R

Data delivery date

Jul 27, 2026

Total approved costs

6,525 thou. CZK

Public financial support

6,525 thou. CZK

Other public sources

0 thou. CZK

Non public and foreign sources

0 thou. CZK