Center for sensing technologies

The Center for sensing technologies focuses on the development of sensors that can detect and measure different parameters and processes in biosystems, and as such be applied agri-food sector, environmental monitoring, and medical applications. To address these challenging tasks, the Center brings together researchers with a range of expertise, spanning from physics and biology to electrical engineering and materials science.

Themes

Silica nanomaterials

Due to their small diameter (ca. 100 nm) and highly...

Medical and healthcare applications

Heart-on-chip based on induced pluripotent stem cell technology for patient...

Environmental monitoring applications

Biosensors for toxin and pathogen detection Water purification based on functionalized...

Agri-food applications

FastMast – instrument for early detection of mastitis

Mastitis is the most common disease in cows, but also...

Microwave Soil Moisture Sensor

Exact measurement of soil moisture is of crucial importance in...

Energy Harvesting & Storage Systems

Energy Harvesting Next generation technologies, such as the IoT and 5G...

Agrobot for in-field soil analysis

With the advancement of variable rate technologies (VRT) used for...

Optical sensors

Optical sensing and measurements methods in agriculture, environmental monitoring, and...

Plant-O-Meter - low-cost portable multispectral optical device for precise plant status assessment

Precise plant status assessment is one of the biggest challenges...

Biosensors

Biosensors are analytical devices for detection of the biologic material...

Mass spectrometry

Mass spectrometry (MS) is the gold-standard analytical laboratory technique that...

Nanomembranes

Nanomembranes are artificial, freestanding structures with thickness in range of...

Microfluidics

Microfluidics deals with manipulation and control of small quantity of...

Microwave circuits and devices

Microwave circuits and components have been around for decades, being...

Metamaterials

Due to their structure, metamaterials have allowed arbitrary wave manipulation,...

Metal oxide nanomaterials

Metal oxides stand out as a landmark in materials science...

Lead selenide based materials

Due to extensive use of pesticides and fertilizers in food...

Carbon nanomaterials

Since carbon atomic lattice has high physical and chemical stability,...

Composite films

Composite films and coatings utilize the combined properties of more...

Biopolymers and hydrogels

Due to their availability, biodegradability, biocompatibility, and nontoxicity, biopolymers present...

Projects

Horizon Europe

Know4Nano

Science Fund of the Republic Serbia

MULTISENSE - A new approach for multiple gas sensing with high sensitivity and selectivity

Science Fund of the Republic Serbia

EnviLife - Sustainable environmental monitoring and prediction of pollutants spread

Horizon Europe

iMERMAID - Innovative solutions for Mediterranean ecosystem remediation via monitoring and decontamination from chemical pollution

National

CleanNanoCatalyze - In situ pollutants removal from waters by sustainable green nanotechnologie

National

MicoLabAptaSens- Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip platform for fast detection of pathogenic bacteria using novel electrochemical aptamer-based biosensors

BILATERAL

Development of plant-based edible microcarriers and scaffolds for use in cellular agriculture i.e. cultivated meat tissue engineering

BILATERAL

Development of magnetic sensors for rapid detection of the Salmonella serotype common in Serbia and Portugal

EUREKA

EUREKA WaQuMoS - Water Quality Monitoring System with Multi-Parameter IoT Sensor Nodes for Proactive Water Resource Management, 2019-2022, E!13044

Horizon 2020

Code: Re-farm – Consumer-driven demands to reframe farming systems

THE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE GRANTS

REALSENSE2- FROM LAB-ON-A-CHIP TO CUSTOM BIOREACTOR: SCALE UP MODELING STUDY, 2019-2021; Good Food Institute 2018 Competitive Grant Program

THE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE GRANTS

REALSENSE1 - Monitoring of cell culture parameters using sensors for biomass and nutrients/metabolites in media: Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) approach, 2019-2021; Good Food Institute 2018 Competitive Grant Program

National

Novel Active Ingredients for Health- and Enviroment-friendly UV-Blocking Based on Enriched Organosilica Nanomaterials

National

DIBMES- Development and Integration of Microfluidic Biosensors for Meat Safety monitoring in farm-to-slaughterhouse continuum

National

Water quality monitoring in aquaculture using portable mass spectrometry

Horizon 2020

FLEXIGROBOTS-Flexible robots for intelligent automation of precision agriculture operations

THE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE GRANTS

The BioSense Alt. Protein Project – Student group

National

PRECAST - Prediction of Cancer Treatment Effectiveness with Stimuli-responsive Nanomaterials

Horizon 2020

SHEALTHY- Non-Thermal physical technologies to preserve fresh and minimally processed fruit and vegetables

Horizon 2020

PROTEIN - PeRsOnalized nutriTion for hEalthy living

Horizon 2020

NOCTURNO -Non-Conventional Wave Propagation for Future Sensing and Actuating Technologies

Horizon 2020

NANOFACTS - Networking Activities for Nanotechnology-Facilitated Cancer Theranostics

Horizon 2020

IPANEMA - Integration of PAper-based Nucleic acid testing mEthods into Microfluidic devices for improved biosensing Applications

Horizon 2020

CISTEM- Heart on chip based on induced pluripotent stem cell technology for personalized medicine

Horizon 2020

ANTARES- Centre of Excellence for Advanced Technologies in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

Horizon 2020

agROBOfood- Business-Oriented Support to the European Robotics and Agri-food Sector, towards a network of Digital Innovation Hubs in Robotics

BILATERAL

Biocompatible nanocomposites based on polyurethane networks and mesoporous silica nanoparticles for application as antimicrobial coatings for medical devices and implants

Green Innovation Vouchers

Smart eco-friendly irrigation system based on advanced machine learning

Green Innovation Vouchers

Iron reduction filtration unit for agriculture irrigation

National

Nanostructured multifunctional materials and nanocomposites

National

Physics of nanostructured oxide materials and strongly correlated systems

National

Zero- to Three-Dimensional Nanostructures for Application in Electronics and Renewable Energy Sources: Synthesis, Characterization and Processing

National

Sensing technologies for integrative monitoring of agricultural production

National

Development of the device for measurement and mapping of nitrogen as the most important parameter in sustainable agriculture

National

Development of a device for somatic cells measurement

National

Development of low-cost microfluidics sensor to monitor algae chlorophyll in surface waters

National

Application of remote sensing in water quality assessment and vegetation mapping

National

Wearable electronics for application in precision agriculture

National

Contribution of urban greenery in mitigation of climate changes and pollution

National

AgroSense APV

National

Aflatoxin “from farm to fork” – monitoring the occurrence of aflatoxins throughout the complete production chain

FP7

INNOSENSE-Reinforcement of BioSense Center – ICT for Sustainability and Eco-Innovation

COST

WiPE- Wireless power transmission for sustainable electronics

BILATERAL

Development of 3D-printing functional materials and magnetic components prototyping

BILATERAL

New intelligent nanomaterials for diagnostic and drug delivery

BILATERAL

New intelligent silicate and organosilicate nanostructures for drug diagnostics and delivery

People

Head of the Center for Sensing Technologies

Senior research associate

Goran Kitić

Junior Research Assistant in Centre of Sensor Technologies

Junior research assistant

Milica Govedarica

Junior Research Assistant in Centre of Sensor Technologies

Junior research assistant

Jelena Đerić

Junior Research Assistant in Centre of Sensor Technologies

Junior research assistant

Jovana Paskaš

Research Associate in CST

Research associate

Marko Radenković

Junior Research Assistant in Centre of Sensor Technologies

Mirjana Odanović

Junior Research Assistant in Centre of Sensor Technologies

Marija Lemić

Research Assistant in CST

Research associate

Alan Fidarov

Junior Research Assistant in Centre of Sensor Technologies

Junior research assistant

Teodora Despotovski

Junior Research Assistant in Centre of Sensor Technologies

Junior research assistant

Ivana Milošević

Expert Associate in CST

Expert associate

Dunja Turusković

Research Associate in CST

Research associate

Venkatadivakar Botcha

Research Associate in CST

Research associate

Elizaveta Pavlova

Research trainee

Marija Kostić

Expert Advisor in CST

Expert advisor

Nemanja Tanasković

Research Associate in CST

Research Associate

Vitaly Efremov

Junior Research Assistant in Centre of Sensor Technologies

Junior Research Assistant

Ana Kuprešanin

Senior research associate CST

Senior research associate

Brankica Kartalović

Junior Research Assistant in Centre of Sensor Technologies

Junior Research Assistant

Zorica Novaković

Junior Research Assistant in Centre of Sensor Technologies

Daria Ilić

Research Assistant in CST

Research assistant

Sara Joksović

Research Associate in CST

Research Associate

Zoran Pavlović

Principal Research Fellow in CST

Prinicpal Research Fellow in the field of natural-mathematical sciences - physics

Vesna Bengin

Principal Research Fellow in CST

Principal Research Fellow

Vasa Radonić

Research assistant

Research Assistant in the field of natural-mathematical sciences -physics

Stefan Jarić

Senior research associate

Senior research associate in the field of technical / technological sciences, telecommunications and information technology

Snežana Đurić

Senior research associate in CST

Senior research associate

Slobodan Birgermajer

Principal research fellow

Principal research fellow in the field of technical/technological sciences - material science

Slavica Savić Ružić

Senior research associate

Senior research associate in the field of technical-technological sciences, telecommunications and information technologies

Nikolina Janković

Full research professor

Full research professor in the field of natural and mathematical sciences -chemistry

Nikola Knežević

Research Assistant in CST

Research assistant

Mirjana Mundžić

Expert Associate in CST

Expert advisor

Nejra Omerović

Research Assistant in CST

Research assistant

Minja Mladenović

Junior Research Assistant in Centre of Sensor Technologies

Junior research assistant

Mina Mirović

Research Assistant in CST

Research assistant

Milena Aleksić

Senior research associate CST

Senior research associate

Marko Radović

Research Associate in CST

Research associate

Jovana Stanojev

Research Associate in CST

Research associate in the field of technical-technological sciences - electronics

Ivana Kundačina

Senior research associate in CST

Senior research associate

Georges Dubourg

Junior Research Assistant in Centre of Sensor Technologies

Junior research assistant

Đorđe Vujić

Professional Associate in CST

Professional associate

Đorđe Dragojević

Research Associate in CST

Research associate

Damir Krklješ

Expert Advisor in CST

Expert advisor

Čaba Peteš

Senior research associate in CST

Senior research associate

Branimir Bajac

Senior research associate in CST

Senior research associate

Boris Brkić

Research Assistant in CST

Research Assistant

Aleksandra Pavlović