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Recognition for International Scientific Research: Prof. Dr. Saša Mićin Awarded by the University of Banja Luka

The Steering Committee of the University of Banja Luka has adopted a Decision on granting financial awards to teachers and associates of the University for achieved international results in scientific research, educational work, and artistic creation for the year 2024. Special recognition and awards were given to teachers and associates who are the first authors of scientific papers published in indexed scientific journals.

Among the awarded authors is Associate Professor Dr. Saša Mićin from the Faculty of Security Sciences.

Prof. Dr. Saša Mićin was awarded as the first author for the paper titled: “Characterization of wine polyphenols with a carbon/nanoparticle TiO2 electrode”

This paper was published in the prestigious journal “JOURNAL OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING,” which possesses an Impact Factor (IF) of 2.6.

The paper is the result of team collaboration, and the co-authors are:

  • Saša Mićin (First Author)

  • N. Ivošević De Nardis

  • S. Martinez

  • V. Špada

  • B. Malinović

This result emphasizes the importance of international and interdisciplinary cooperation in scientific research work.

The Decision on granting financial awards was adopted at the 54th session of the Steering Committee of the University of Banja Luka held on October 24, 2025, under number: 03/04-3.2261-7/25.

This Decision was made based on the Law on Higher Education, the Statute of the University, the Rulebook on Granting Recognitions and Awards, and after considering the Opinion of the Commission for Granting Recognitions and Awards.

The Faculty of Security Sciences congratulates Prof. Dr. Saša Mićin on this significant international success, which contributes to the reputation and promotion of scientific research work at our Faculty and the University as a whole.

ABSTRACT

Polyphenols are the most common organic compounds in wine. They improve both the sensory aspects of wine and human health by activating antioxidant systems. Therefore, there is a great need for a simple, rapid, and easily accessible method for determining polyphenol content in wine.

The aim of this study is the characterization of polyphenol compounds in natural wine samples using an electrochemical method and a modified carbon paste electrode with TiO2 nanoparticles. This paper is motivated by the promising improvement of the sensing properties of the carbon paste electrode modified with TiO2 nanoparticles observed during the electrooxidation of various polyphenols.

Since the voltammetric response of wine is largely irreversible, a second motivation was the possibility of improving the processing of voltammograms to obtain data indicating wine polyphenols, based on the approach described in the foundational work of Espinoza et al.

An analysis of the voltammetric response of dominantly presented polyphenols in real wine samples was performed. The studied modified electrode provides an improved and reproducible voltammetric response of gallic acid in wine samples and offers a good basis for the further development of an integrated sensor/data system with the possibility of wider application for the quantification of gallic acid as a parameter relevant to taste and the visual aspect in wine production.

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