Project 3. Analysis and development of new chemical compounds with potential applications in biological and chemical technologies
The objective is to focus on the usage of chemical compounds and their application in the biology, environment and technology field, specifically in the areas of: Coordination Compounds, Catalyse, Analytical Methods, Biopolymers, Bioactive Materials, Sensors and Corrosion Inhibition. The project aims to investigate the chemical proprieties of selected compounds and their applications in several areas, such as metallo-pharmaceuticals, biosensors, catalyzers, inhibitors, trace analysis detections, green chemistry and drug delivery. Those topics have been present in over 60.000 articles over the past five years (based on databases from Web of Science). The activities included in this project will be developed in collaboration with researchers from the undergraduate program of Chemistry and Biochemistry from UFC and institutions from Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico and Scotland. Although almost all the collaboration cited here is already ongoing, new ones are expected to come. The objectives of the project are: 1) Developing metallic compound with possible application as metallo-pharmaceuticals and biosensors; 2) Synthesis of materials with a nano-structured oxide base; 3) Development of modified electrodes for application as electrochemical sensors to quantifying organic contaminants in fresh waters and food; 4) Development of new analytical methods using fast and low cost instruments to improve analytical processes, as well as fingertip impressions of chemical elements and species in different samples; 5) Usage of biopolymers (polysaccharides) in the development process of innovative pharmaceutical nano-formulations for the application in the delivery of medicine; 6) Isolation and characterization of natural bioactive products, production of semi-synthetic byproducts and synthesis of bioactive substances through biocatalysts; 7) Analysis of organic molecules applied as metals and alloys corrosion inhibitors aiming to use electrochemical techniques and molecular modeling methods to establish a computer protocol that makes it possible to classify organic molecules accordingly to its corrosion inhibition efficiency.
