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103 years of the Republic: science as our guide
Republic Day 2026: what Atatürk told teachers in Samsun in 1924 about science as the truest guide, how the idea became universities, and why it still matters in an analytical chemistry lab.

Sibel A. OZKAN
1 day ago3 min read


How does an electrochemical sensor turn a molecule into a signal?
Redox reactions, three electrodes and a potentiostat: how a molecule becomes a measurable current, and what CV, DPV and SWV actually do.

Mehmet Altay UNAL
2 days ago3 min read


Screen-printed electrodes: a whole electrochemical cell on a disposable strip
How a working, counter and reference electrode fit on one printed strip, and why screen-printed electrodes are so useful for fast, on-site analysis.

Mehmet Altay UNAL
2 days ago3 min read


Template, monomer, cross-linker: how a molecularly imprinted polymer is made
The ingredients and three key steps of molecular imprinting, from pre-complex formation and thermal, photo- or electropolymerisation to template removal.

Ahmet CETINKAYA
2 days ago3 min read


Nanomaterials on the electrode: why graphene, MXenes and metal nanoparticles boost sensitivity
More surface, faster electron transfer and catalytic effects: how graphene, MXenes/MBenes and metal nanoparticles make electrochemical sensors more sensitive.

Mehmet Altay UNAL
2 days ago3 min read


What is a MIP-based biosensor? A guide to "plastic antibodies"
Molecularly imprinted polymers are synthetic receptors with molecule-shaped cavities. Here is how they are made and how they turn an electrode into a selective sensor.

Sibel A. OZKAN
2 days ago3 min read
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