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Johan Bobacka, D.Sc. (Tech.), is Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the Laboratory of Molecular Science and Engineering, Åbo AkademiUniversity. His main research activities are in the area of electroanalytical chemistry and electrochemical sensors with special emphasis on the development of solid-contact ion-selective electrodes, solid-state reference electrodes and novel transduction principles for ion sensors. Research activities are also directed towards sodium-ion batteries and wearable chemical sensors. He is a co-founder and senior scientific advisor of the company GlucoModicum Oy developing a platform for non-invasive glucose monitoring. He is an editor of Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical (Elsevier) and a member ofthe editorial advisory board of Electrochimica Acta (Elsevier). He is also a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry (Springer), Chemosensors (MDPI) and Current topics in electrochemistry (Research Trends). He is a member of the board of the profiling area Technologies for a sustainable future and chairman of the board of the Johan Gadolin Process Chemistry Centre (PCC) at Åbo Akademi University. He has co-supervised 15 doctoral theses and 52 MSc theses. His publications include 185 peer-reviewed articles with an H-index of 46 (Web of Science).
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PII: Printed Intelligence Infrastructure
Toivakka, M. (Principal Investigator), Xu, C. (Co-Principal Investigator), Bobacka, J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Viitala, T. (Co-Principal Investigator), Rosenholm, J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Österbacka, R. (Co-Principal Investigator), Anttu, N. (Co-Principal Investigator), Huynh, T. P. (Co-Principal Investigator), Peltonen, J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Wang, X. (Co-Principal Investigator), Zhang, H. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Wilen, C.-E. (Co-Principal Investigator)
01/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research Council of Finland/Other Research Councils
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SUSTEC: Development of sustainable technologies for electrical energy storage based on biomaterials and 3D printing
Bobacka, J. (Principal Investigator) & Xu, C. (Co-Investigator)
Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation
01/09/22 → 31/08/26
Project: Foundation
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Nordic POP (Patient-Oriented Products)
Rosenholm, J. (Principal Investigator), Zhang, H. (Co-Principal Investigator), Viitala, T. (Co-Investigator), Filppula, A. (Co-Investigator), Salo-Ahen, O. (Co-Principal Investigator), Bobacka, J. (Co-Principal Investigator), Salminen, T. A. (Co-Investigator), Johnson, M. (Co-Principal Investigator), Peltonen, J. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Wang, X. (Co-Investigator)
01/01/18 → 31/12/25
Project: Ministry / Government Agency
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PRECISE: Novel signal transduction principle enabling high-precision ion sensing
Bobacka, J. (Principal Investigator), Bakker, E. (Co-Investigator), Lindner, E. (Co-Investigator) & Riistama-Laari, S. (Co-Investigator)
01/09/18 → 31/08/22
Project: Research Council of Finland/Other Research Councils
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FennoFlakes: Identification of potential flake-graphite ores in the Fennoscandian shield and utilization of graphene
Bobacka, J. (Principal Investigator) & Eklund, O. (Principal Investigator)
01/01/15 → 31/12/20
Project: Research Council of Finland/Other Research Councils
Publications
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Determination of benzoate in cranberry and lingonberry by using a solid-contact benzoate-selective electrode
Manandhar, S., Yrjänä, V., Leito, I. & Bobacka, J., 1 Jul 2024, In: Talanta. 274, 8 p., 125996.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Methods for automating and improving the robustness of linear Kramers–Kronig tests for the purposes of validating immittance spectra
Yrjänä, V. & Bobacka, J., 10 Nov 2024, In: Electrochimica Acta. 504, 15 p., 144951.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Coulometric Response of H+-Selective Solid-Contact Ion-Selective Electrodes and Its Application in Flexible Sensors
Han, T., Song, T., Han, D., Bobacka, J., Niu, L. & Ivaska, A., 15 Jan 2023, In: Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 41, 2, p. 207-213Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Expanding the possibilities for an instrument-free method to reproducible resetting of the standard potential (E°) of solid-contact ion-selective electrodes
Han, T., Mattinen, U., Song, T. & Bobacka, J., 1 Sept 2023, In: Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 390, 1, 7 p., 134005.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Fast and sensitive coulometric signal transduction for ion-selective electrodes by utilizing a two-compartment cell
Han, T., Song, T., Bao, Y., Wang, W., He, Y., Liu, Z., Gan, S., Han, D., Bobacka, J. & Niu, L., 1 Sept 2023, In: Talanta. 262, 9 p., 124623.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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The innovation prize of the Finnish chemical industry 2001 for the application of electrically conducting polymers in chemical sensors
Lindfors, T. (Recipient), Ivaska, A. (Recipient), Lewenstam, A. (Recipient), Bobacka, J. (Recipient) & Öst, J. (Recipient), 13 Nov 2001
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