It was born in 1994 to solve environmental problems and carry out instrumentation development. Later, the interest falls on other topics: synthesis of (nano)materials for electrochemical/optical (bio)sensors, sample preparation and treatment and use of atomic spectroscopic methods in the determination of analytes of diverse origin. In the last 10 years (2011-present) the group has published 44 JCR articles, 2 books, 9 book chapters and 8 patents; it has also participated in 88 communications to congresses, 20 R&D&i projects and 7 contracts.
Application of chemometric techniques to electroanalytical and spectroscopic data.
Electrochemical and structural characterization of nanomaterials and ceramic and composite materials.
Contribution of different analytical techniques to the resolution of real problems.
Quality control and food security.
Development of new electrode (nano)materials.
Development and characterization of new Sonogel-Carbon and derived materials for their use as (bio)sensors and for their application to the determination of analytes of environmental, biomedical and/or agrifood iinterest.
Development and evaluation of sample preparation procedures.
Potentiality of atomic spectroscopy in the analysis of real samples.
Green synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for their use in sensing and biosensing.
Electrochemistry and electroanalysis. Colloidal synthesis of metallic nanoparticles (mainly, Au, Ag, SiO2 and magnetic ones). Application of high energy ultrasound in synthesis. Sensors and biosensors. Sol-gel technology. Conductive polymers and molecularly imprinted polymers. Determination of analytes of environmental, agri-food and biomedical interest. Synthesis of electrode materials. Atomic spectroscopic techniques. Infrared and ultraviolet-visible molecular spectroscopy. Sample treatment. Microwave assisted digestion. Chemometrics: statistical data treatment and design of experiments.