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Petr Smejkal
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Petr Smejkal
Technical Officer
Room 2001 , Chemistry Building
+61 3 6226 2208 (phone)
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Fields of Research
- Separation science (340109)
- Microtechnology (401410)
- Analytical chemistry (340199)
- Instrumental methods (excl. immunological and bioassay methods) (340105)
- Analytical spectrometry (340101)
- Other chemical sciences (349999)
- Flow analysis (340104)
- Sensor technology (incl. chemical aspects) (340108)
- Surface water quality processes and contaminated sediment assessment (410504)
- Pollution and contamination (410599)
Research Objectives
- Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences (280105)
- National security (140109)
- Measurement and assessment of freshwater quality (incl. physical and chemical conditions of water) (180306)
- Coastal and estuarine systems and management (180299)
- Scientific instruments (241003)
- Ground water quantification, allocation and impact of depletion (180305)
- Expanding knowledge in the mathematical sciences (280118)
- Terrestrial systems and management (180699)
- Other environmental management (189999)
Publications
Total publications
15
Journal Article
(12 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Waheed S, Cabot JM, Smejkal P, Farajikhah S, Sayyar S, et al., 'Three-dimensional printing of abrasive, hard, and thermally conductive synthetic microdiamond-polymer composite using low-cost fused deposition modeling printer', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11, (4) pp. 4353-4363. ISSN 1944-8244 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b18232 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 45Web of Science - 47 Co-authors: Waheed S; Cabot JM; Lewis TW; Breadmore MC; Paull B | |
| 2018 | Zhang M, Phung SC, Smejkal P, Guijt RM, Breadmore MC, 'Recent trends in capillary and micro-chip electrophoretic instrumentation for field-analysis', Trends in Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 18 pp. 1-10. ISSN 2214-1588 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.teac.2018.03.001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 30Web of Science - 29 Co-authors: Zhang M; Phung SC; Guijt RM; Breadmore MC | |
| 2017 | Li F, Smejkal P, Macdonald NP, Guijt RM, Breadmore MC, 'One-step fabrication of a microfluidic device with an integrated membrane and embedded reagents by multimaterial 3D printing', Analytical Chemistry, 89, (8) pp. 4701-4707. ISSN 0003-2700 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b00409 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 90Web of Science - 86 Co-authors: Li F; Macdonald NP; Guijt RM; Breadmore MC | |
| 2017 | Macdonald NP, Cabot JM, Smejkal P, Guijt RM, Paull B, et al., 'Comparing microfluidic performance of three-dimensional (3D) printing platforms', Analytical Chemistry, 89, (7) pp. 3858-3866. ISSN 0003-2700 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b00136 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 236Web of Science - 227 Co-authors: Macdonald NP; Cabot JM; Guijt RM; Paull B; Breadmore MC | |
| 2017 | Ranjbar L, Talebi M, Haddad PR, Park S, Cabot JM, et al., 'In silico screening of two-dimensional separation selectivity for ion chromatography capillary electrophoresis separation of low molecular-mass organic acids', Analytical Chemistry, 89, (17) pp. 8808-8815. ISSN 0003-2700 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b01187 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Ranjbar L; Talebi M; Haddad PR; Park S; Cabot JM; Zhang M; Foley JP; Breadmore MC | |
| 2015 | Cabot JM, Fuguet E, Roses M, Smejkal P, Breadmore MC, 'Novel instrument for automated pKa determination by internal standard capillary electrophoresis', Analytical Chemistry, 87, (12) pp. 6165-6172. ISSN 0003-2700 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b00845 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 40Web of Science - 38 Co-authors: Cabot JM; Breadmore MC | |
| 2014 | Shallan AI, Smejkal P, Corban M, Guijt RM, Breadmore MC, 'Cost-effective three-dimensional printing of visibly transparent microchips within minutes', Analytical Chemistry, 86, (6) pp. 3124-3130. ISSN 0003-2700 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/ac4041857 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 384Web of Science - 365 Co-authors: Shallan AI; Corban M; Guijt RM; Breadmore MC | |
| 2013 | Nuchtavorn N, Smejkal P, Breadmore MC, Guijt RM, Doble P, et al., 'Exploring chip-capillary electrophoresis-laser-induced fluorescence field-deployable platform flexibility: separations of fluorescent dyes by chip-based non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis', Journal of Chromatography A, 1286 pp. 216-221. ISSN 0021-9673 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.02.060 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 22 Co-authors: Breadmore MC; Guijt RM; Macka M | |
| 2013 | Smejkal P, Bottenus D, Breadmore MC, Guijt RM, Ivory CF, et al., 'Microfluidic isotachophoresis: a review', Electrophoresis, 34, (11) pp. 1493-1509. ISSN 0173-0835 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/elps.201300021 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 63Web of Science - 62 Co-authors: Breadmore MC; Guijt RM; Macka M | |
| 2013 | Smejkal P, Breadmore MC, Guijt RM, Foret F, Bek F, et al., 'Analytical isotachophoresis of lactate in human serum using dry film photoresist microfluidic chips compatible with a commercially available field-deployable instrument platform', Analytica Chimica Acta, 803 pp. 135-142. ISSN 0003-2670 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2013.01.046 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Breadmore MC; Guijt RM; Macka M | |
| 2012 | Smejkal P, Breadmore MC, Guijt RM, Foret F, Bek F, et al., 'Isotachophoresis on a chip with indirect fluorescence detection as a field deployable system for analysis of carboxylic acids', Electrophoresis, 33, (21) pp. 3166-3172. ISSN 0173-0835 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/elps.201200141 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 13 Co-authors: Breadmore MC; Guijt RM; Macka M | |
| 2012 | Smejkal P, Breadmore MC, Guijt RM, Grym J, Foret F, et al., 'Separation of carboxylic acids in human serum by isotachophoresis using a commercial field-deployable analytical platform combined with in-house glass microfluidic chips', Analytica Chimica Acta, 755 pp. 115-120. ISSN 0003-2670 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.10.022 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Breadmore MC; Guijt RM; Macka M |
Chapter in Book
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Foret F, Smejkal P, Macka M, 'Miniaturization and Microfluidics', Liquid Chromatography: Fundamentals and Instrumentation, Elsevier, S Fanali, PR Haddad, CF Poole, P Schoenmakers, D Lloyd (ed), Massachusetts, USA, pp. 453-467. ISBN 978-0-12-415807-8 (2013) [Other Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-415807-8.00020-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3 Co-authors: Macka M |
Conference Publication
(2 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Macdonald NP, Cabot JM, Smejkal P, Guijt RM, Breadmore MC, et al., 'Microfluidics: Which type of 3D printer?', Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, 9-13 October 2016, Dublin, Ireland, pp. 1579-1580. ISBN 9780979806490 (2016) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Macdonald NP; Cabot JM; Guijt RM; Breadmore MC; Paull B | |
| 2012 | Smejkal P, Ryvolova M, Foret F, Guttman A, Breadmore MC, et al., 'The potential of Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100 for new bioanalytical applications', MSB 2012 Shanghai Proceedings, 21-24 October, Shanghai, China (2012) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Breadmore MC; Guijt RM; Macka M |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
5
Total funding
$380,793
Projects
Water monitoring systems for deployment at the Copping Waste Site (2022)$19,991
- Description
- two portable capillary electrophoresis prototype systems already developed will be replicated and deployed in collaboration with Syrinx and Southern Waste Solutions (SWS). These systems will be tested for their capability to monitor inorganic ions and heavy metals in the remediation system to provide information on design and optimisation of future remediation systems.
- Funding
- Syrinx Environmental Pty Ltd ($19,991)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Breadmore MC; Smejkal P; Amuno RM; Maya Alejandro F
- Year
- 2022
Using revolutionary real-time analyser technology to inform best practice environmental river management in Tasmania (2022 - 2024)$246,000
- Description
- This project aims to use novel in-situ real-time analyser technology to revolutionise catchment water quality monitoring in Tasmania. Current water quality monitoring programs in the State are sparse, driven by individual industries/organisations, costly, and at a low frequency that does not capture incidents, variable pollutant sources, rainfall-runoff events and biogeochemical in-stream processes. Here we will use funds from stakeholders and the Ian Potter Foundation to purchase six real-time water quality monitoring systems to measure nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, chloride, carbonate, sulphate and fluoride, as well as other key analytes and parameters. The sensors have been developed in collaboration with the University of Tasmania with the goal to provide robust, autonomous and low cost systems that provides data in real-time allowing fast and smarter decisions regarding industry operations and waterway management. We will deploy and test the six monitoring systems in the River Derwent catchment. The catchment has a history in land use change, diverse diffuse and point sources of nutrients and is home to a variety of water-dependent industries such as Hydro Tasmania and the Norkse Skog paper mill, making it a perfect test site. As an intermediate step between previously conducted R&D and future broad scale rollout of this technology, we will test the systems at industry outfalls and downstream of diffuse sources to better characterise nutrient loads from different sources. The data will allow us to calculate more accurate nutrient budgets for the catchment, allowing us to prioritise catchment management actions and help individual point source industries such as fish hatcheries and sewage treatment plants to evaluate their nutrient discharges, with the aim to improve discharge levels. We are hoping that introducing this new technology to the River Derwent catchment in Tasmania will demonstrate its effectiveness and lead to broader water quality monitoring in the State.
- Funding
- Ian Potter Foundation ($246,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Science
- Administered By
- Derwent Estuary Program
- Research Team
- Breadmore MC; Amuno RM; Smejkal P; Proemse B
- Period
- 2022 - 2024
Support on commercialisation of GreyScan (2020)$25,200
- Description
- General chemical support on the translation of GreyScan.Support on commercialisation of GreyScan's trace detection unit.
- Funding
- GreyScan Pty Ltd ($25,200)
- Scheme
- Consultancy
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Breadmore MC; Smejkal P; Sowerby DK
- Year
- 2020
GreyScan Prototype Development Support (2016 - 2017)$78,602
- Description
- GreySCAN is a new instrument for detecting explosives at airports. This was developed from funding through an ARC Linkage Grant and the National Science and Security Technology Unit. The technology was licensed to Grey Innovation in 2014 and they are now translating the outcomes.
- Funding
- Grey Innovation Pty Ltd ($78,602)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Breadmore MC; Smejkal P
- Period
- 2016 - 2017
Inexpensive in situ chemical analyzer for environmental monitoring: high resolution mapping Nox and pH distribution in surface water (2016)$11,000
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($11,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Research Enhancement (REGS)
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Zhang M; Barbante G; Craw P; Smejkal P
- Year
- 2016