Tatjana Šafarik
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ESR 2 - Ph.D Fellow
Project Description
ImplantSens will not only contribute to the painless long term monitoring of glucose levels for diabetic patients, but also to the development of future implantable sensors for the management of other chronic diseases. In order to develop such biosensors, there is the possibility to develop co-axial porous sensor architectures following a hard template approach, which will serve as a platform for the immobilization of enzymes operating either in direct or mediated electron transfer mode. The electrocatalytic behavior in terms of charge transfer and mass transport properties will be characterized in order to optimize the performance of the sensor which will undergo in-vivo testing in order to assess toxicity and biocompatibility.
Goal at the end of the ITN project
We want to provide a perfect platform for enzyme immobilisation which will enable, due to its intrinsic properties, a better overall bio electrochemical performance of the final device. Co-axial structures will allow us attaching two enzymes and elaborating miniaturised biofuel cell which means that the final device will be not only a sensor but also an implantable, micro-scale power device.
My background
B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemistry in the field of material chemistry and nanotechnology.
“The important thing is to never stop questioning.” – Albert Einstein “What is the beautiful, if not the impossible.”- Gustave Flaubert


About Tatjana
ESR#: 2
Professional background: B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemistry
Host institute: CNRS France (Institut des Sciences Moléculaires & Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal Bordeaux
Supervisor: Alexander Kuhn and Dr. Nicolas Mano
Interests: Travelling, yoga, reading, theater, cooking, boardgames, badminton
Languages: Croatian, English, German and French

Latest publication
Tatjana's publications
Here you can find the links to Tatjana's publications during the ITN project.


23rd Doctoral School of Chemical Sciences Day
Tatjana Šafarik presented her work at the 23rd Doctoral School of Chemical Sciences Day in Bordeaux, France Tatjana Šafarik. Engineered Complex Electrode Architectures for Biosensing Applications. 23rd Doctoral School of Chemical Sciences Day. June 10. 2021, Bordeaux, France – oral presentation

XXVII International symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics
Our ITN has attende the BES 2022 conference in April presenting their work over the last two years. This was also a great experience considering we were not able to enjoy conferences during the pandemic.
All of Tatjana's publications


23rd Doctoral School of Chemical Sciences Day
Tatjana Šafarik presented her work at the 23rd Doctoral School of Chemical Sciences Day in Bordeaux, France Tatjana Šafarik. Engineered Complex Electrode Architectures for Biosensing Applications. 23rd

XXVII International symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics
Our ITN has attende the BES 2022 conference in April presenting their work over the last two years. This was also a great experience considering we were not able to enjoy conferences during the pandemic.