(Founding) Editor in Chief
Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
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Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), University of Bucharest, Romania
Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
Research interests: nano and biomaterials, drug delivery and targeting, antimicrobial thin coatings, antimicrobial nanoparticles.
Assistant Editors
Alexandra Burdusel
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Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
Research interests: bone tissue engineering, drug targeting, drug delivery.
Cristina Chircov ,
Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
Research interests: drug delivery and targeting, lab-on-a-chip systems;
Adelina Niculescu ,
Faculty of Engineering in Foreign Languages, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Research interests: synthesis of organic nanoparticles; drug delivery and targeting.
Associate Editors
Michael R Hamblin,
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, United States
Research interests: new photosensitizers for infections, cancer, and heart disease;
Badal K. Mandal,
Environmental and Analytical Chemistry Division, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, India
Research interests: interaction between metal nanoparticles and toxic heavy metals, remediation of toxic heavy metals using metal nanoparticles and toxic effects of nanomaterials;
Carmen Chifiriuc,
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Microbiology Department, Romania
Research interests: investigation of antibiotic resistance at phenotypic, molecular and epidemiological level; phenotypic and genotypic investigation of bacterial virulence; investigation of host-infectious agents relationships by in vitro and experimental pathology assays; assessment of novel chemical structures for their antimicrobial activity); nanotechnology in microbiology;
Xin Zhao,
Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
Research interests: biomaterials, tissue engineering, drug delivery, cell micro-environment, microfluidics
Hassan Karimi-Maleh ,
Department of Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Research interests: Nano sensor and bio electrochemistry; Surface chemistry and electrochemical sensors; Conductive polymers in electrochemistry; Modified electrodes in electrochemistry; Environmental chemistry; Drug and food Analysis; Synthesis of nanomaterials such as nanoparticles and nanocomposite; Analysis of food compounds; DNA interaction with drug and environmental compounds; Nanobiotechnology; Drug delivery; Removal of pollutants with using nanomaterials.
Zhi-Yao He,
West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Research interests: develop and improve gene delivery strategies or gene therapy methods for diseases, especially for cancer.
Editorial Board
Hu Li ,
College of Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Research interests: Biomass conversion; Bioenergy & Biofuels; Biorefinery; Sustainable/Green chemistry; Heterogeneous catalysis; Functional catalytic materials; Reaction mechanism; Organic synthesis
Howard I. Maibach,
Department of Dermatology, 90 Medical Center Way, Surge Building Room 110, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Research interests: allergic skin disorders and skin conditions caused by exposure to toxic substances
Dan Eduard Mihaiescu,
Politehnica University of Bucharest, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Romania
Research interests: thin coatings, laser ablation, nanomaterials, drug delivery;
Veronica Lazar,
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Microbiology Department, Romania
Research interests: applied microbiology; Immunology; Virology;
Mariana Chirea,
Departamento de Química Fisica, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
Research interests: electron transfer kinetics at films composed of spherical nanomaterials and polymers, thiol and nanorods, thiol and nanostars, or films of nanodendrites for applications in electrochemical sensing, fuel cells or energy storage devices.
Evghenia Bezirtzoglou,
Democritus University of Thrace Faculty of Agricultural Development, Department of Food Science and Technology, Greece
Research interests: microbial ecology, gastrointestinal microflora, food, and environmental microbiology.
Keng-Shiang Huang,
The School of Chinese Medicine for Post-Baccalaureate, I-Shou University, Ta-Hsu Hsiang, Taiwan
Research interests: microfluidic controlling; microdroplet; microfluidic chip fabrication; antimicrobial polymers; pulsatile delivery;
Carmen Limban,
University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Faculty of Pharmacy, Romania
Research interests: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Materials Chemistry; Antimicrobials; Natural Product Chemistry; Heterocyclic Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Chemical Synthesis; IR; Pharmaceutical Chemistry;
Anton Ficai,
Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
Research interests: tissue engineering; drug delivery systems; multifunctional materials; composite materials; antimicrobial/antitumoral materials; nanoparticles synthesis and characterization; surface modification;
Victoria Samanidou,
Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Research interests: Method development and validation by HPLC, GC, IC, with applications in the analysis of organic substances in forensics, toxicology, food, biological, pharmaceutical, and samples of environmental interest using various modern sample preparation techniques.
Vladimir K. Ivanov,
Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Research interests: Material Characterization; Nanomaterials Synthesis; X-ray Diffraction; Materials; Nanomaterials; Material Characteristics; Advanced Materials; Materials Processing; Synthesis.
Santiago D. Palma,
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
Research interests:
Jose Luis Balcazar,
Catalan Institute for Water Research, Girona, Spain
Research interests: host-microbe interactions, microbial diversity, and antibiotic resistance in the environment.
George D. Mogosanu,
Department of Pharmacognosy & Phytotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania
Research interests: phytocompounds, isolation, and characterization.
Mihaela Badea,
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, Romania
Research interests: coordination chemistry, inorganic synthesis, materials chemistry, thermal analysis.
Mohammad M. Rashidi,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Research interests: Heat and Mass Transfer, Thermodynamics,Exergy and Second Law Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Nonlinear Analysis,Engineering Mathematics, Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Nanofluids Flow forIncreasing Heat Transfer, Study of Magnetohydrodynamic Viscous Flow and Study of MagneticBeads Motion (Creeping Flow Regime).
Mazeyar P. Gashti,
PRE Labs Inc., Kelowna, Canada
Research interests: Microfluidic devices for tissue and fiber production, Synthesis of composites in gels, Smart fibers, Nanocomposite Coatings with novel methods
Mu. Naushad,
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Research interests: Analytical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Environmental Science
Rabah Khenata,
Faculty of Sciences & Technology, Mascara University, Algeria
Research interests: structural, mechanical, magnetic and optoelectronic properties of crystalline materials using Density functional theory (DFT) as implemented in some computer packages.
Zivile Luksiene,
Vilnius University, Inst. Applied Research, Sauletekio10, 10223, Vilnius, Lithuania
Research interests: Application of light in life sciences; Biomedical optics: fundamental, applications, clinical investigation; Food safety and quality: development of novel non-thermal antimicrobial technologies; Biophotonic technologies for organic agriculture and food safety and quality: inactivation of pathogenic and harmful microorganisms
He Yong,
College of Biosystems Engineering & Food Science, Zhejiang University, China
Research interests:
Alina Maria Holban,
Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Romania
Research interests: antimicrobial therapy; nanostructured drugs; biofilms; host-pathogen interactions;
Florin Iordache,
Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology “Nicolae Simionescu” (ICBP), Bucharest, Romania
Research interests: Molecular biology, cell culture, cell biology.
Valentina Grumezescu,
Lasers Department, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Romania
Research interests: thin coatings; modulation of microbial biofilm; drug targeting; hard tissue engineering;
Eliana M. Barbosa Souto,
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Research interests: design, development, and characterization of new drug delivery systems. Other research interests include the controlled delivery of drugs across biological barriers, e.g. skin, gastrointestinal tract and blood-brain-barrier.
A.A. Pantazaki,
Dept. of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Research interests:
Tin Wui Wong,
Non-Destructive Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research Centre, iPROMISE, Universiti Teknologi, MARA, Malaysia
Research interests: Oral/transdermal drug delivery; Particle design; Polymeric drug delivery system; Wound dressing; Pharmaceutical analysis; Pharmaceutical processor design.
Paul Balaure,
Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Research interests: antimicrobials, nanomaterials, organic synthesis, drug targeting and delivery.
Marcello Iriti ,
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Milan State University, Italy
Research interests: Bioactive phytochemicals, foods and medicinal plants.
Nima Rezaei,
Children’s Medical Center Hospital, Dr. Qarib St, Keshavarz Blvd, Iran
Research interests: Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases; genetics & heredity; immunology; primary immunodeficiency disorders; Cancer Immunology;
Hazizan bin Md Akil,
School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Research Interests: Polymer Composites, 3D printing of polymers and Hydrogels
Elias C. Aifantis,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece / Mechanics and Optics University ITMO, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Research interests: dislocation patterning and material instabilities, gradient elasticity and plasticity, chemomechanics and nanomechanics.
Kailas L. Wasewar,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), India
Research interests: Biotechnology, Reaction Engineering, Process Intensification, Separation Technology, Environmental Engineering, Ionic Liquids, Nanotechnology, CFD, Modeling & Simulation, and Reliability Engineering;
Javed Ali,
Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, India
Research interests: Improving oral bioavailability of BCS class II and Class IV drugs using polymeric conjugates and lipid based systems like microemulsions, nanoemulsions, solid lipid nanoparticles and nanostructured lipid carriers
Iola Melissa Fernandes Duarte
CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Research interests: immune metabolic deregulations in chronic inflammatory diseases; tumour metabolism, anticancer drugs and nanomedicines, biological responses to nanomaterials.
Mustafa Turkyilmazoglu,
Department of Mathematics, University of Hacettepe, Turkey
Research interests: Fluid mechanics, Hydrodynamic stability theory, Rotating-disk flow, High-Reynolds number flows, Triple-deck asymptotic theory of compressible viscous flows, Numerical simulation.
Sibel A. Ozkan,
Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Tandogan, Turkey
Research interest: analysis of pharmaceuticals with using separation techniques especially on liquid chromatography, method development and their validation, electroanalytical techniques, novel electrode materials, nano-structured materials, surface–modified electrodes, fabrication of biosensors and nano-sensors, analysis of pharmaceuticals from their dosage forms and biological samples.
Cristobal Noe Aguilar Gonzalez,
Department of Food Research (DIA-UAdeC), School of Chemistry, University Autonomous of Coahuila, Mexico
Research interest: Tannase; Bioactive Extraction; Active Peptides; Active Oligosaccharides; Candelilla Wax; Tannins-Gallic acid-Ellagic acid; Solid-State Fermentation; Edible Films and Coatings; Bioactives and Bioactivities; Biocontrol
Rajeshwar Sinha,
Laboratory of Photobiology and Molecular Microbiology, Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, India
Research interest: UV radiation effects on aquatic ecosystems (DNA damage and repair, phycobiliproteins, mycosporine-like amino acids and scytonemin)
Hassan Vatandoost,
Department of Environmental Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides, National Institute for Environmental Research, School of Public Health , Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Research interest: Study on the identification of mosquitoes using molecular genetics; Investigation on the mechanisms involved in insecticide resistance in arthropods; Study on the functional basis of insecticide resistance on malaria vectors; Using of biological contort agents including Lagenidium giganteum, Bacillus thuringiensis for malaria vectors.
Jia-Qian Jiang,
School of Engineering and Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, Scotland, United Kingdom
Research interest: advanced water and wastewater treatment technologies and processes; pollution remediation;
Sanjay K. Jain,
Pharmaceutics Research Projects Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. H. S. Gour Central University, India
Research interest: Controlled Release, Nanoparticles, Formulations, Controlled Drug Delivery, Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Biomaterials, Liposomes, Nano Drug Delivery
Gaurav Sharma,
School of Chemistry, Shoolini University, India
Research interest: Nanocomposites, Bimetallic & trimetallics nanoparticles,Green Chemistry, Photocatalysis, Ion exchanger and Environmental remediation
Wei (Willy) Chu,
School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, China
Research interest: Energy Catalysis and Chemical Engineering, Nano Functional Materials, Petrochemicals, Carbon management (CCUS) , Environmental Engineering, Polymer & Chemical Sciences; Fischer Tropsch Synthesis, Clean Energy (Hydrogen, etc), Li Battary, Supecapacitor, CNT, GN, Plasma
Luis R. Pizzio,
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas Dr. Jorge J. Ronco (CINDECA), Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Argentina
Research interest: thin films and nanotechnology, mesoporous materials, catalyst design.
Lala Behari Sukla,
Biofuels and Bioprocessing Research Center, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Khandagiri Square, Near PNB, India
Research interest: Biodiesel from Microalgae, Biomineral processing for extraction of metal values from ores, concentrates and wastes. Bioleaching, Biobenefication, Bioadsorption, Bioprecipitation, Bioremediation, Microbial strain improvement.
Hermann Ehrlich,
Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany.
Research interest: marine biomaterials, biominerals, biocomposites and biomimetics.
Li Zhou,
Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metal & Materials (Ministry of Education), and College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China
Research interest: Surface modification of functional inorganic nanomaterials for various applications; natural polysaccharide for bio-applications; magnetic and fluorescent nanomaterials; hyperbranched polymers.
Khan Moonis,
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Research interest: analytical chemist; interfacial chemistry.
Miao Ming,
State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, China
Research interest: Food Chemistry, Food Processing and Engineering, Food and Nutrition, Food Safety, Food Technology, Enzymes.
Cacciotti Ilaria ,
Niccolò Cusano University, Rome, Italy
Research interest: Synthesis and characterization of biomaterials; Bone tissue engineering; Biomaterials for tissue engineering;
Ivo Grabchev,
Department “Chemistry and Biochemistry, Physiology and Pathophysiology”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
Research interest: Dye chemistry, dendrimers, fluorescent polymers, fluorescence, PET sensors, artificial antenna systems, biological systems
Tadeusz Hryniewicz,
Department of Engineering and Informatics Systems, Koszalin University of Technology, Poland
Research interests: Machine technology, Surface technology, Surface electrochemistry studies, Hydrogen embrittlement cases, Electrochemical corrosion studies, Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation.
Kostoglou Margaritis,
Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Research interests: Transport phenomena, Unit processes, Physicochemical Engineering, Mathematical modeling, Interfaces Science, Controlled Release modeling.
Ling Wen Ding,
Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, NUS, Singapore
Research interests: Immunotherapy and targeted therapy of cancer, cancer vaccine, cancer genome and cfDNA based cancer screening.
Minhaz Uddin Ahmed,
University Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
Research interests: analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, chemistry of nanomaterials, biosensors, next generation nucleic acids and protein biosensors, novel chemical biology and biomaterials approaches,
point-of-care micro devices, agro/food based applied biotechnology
Martin Koller,
Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Austria
Research interests: Conversion of surplus materials of (agro)industrial origin towards value-added bio-products (polyhydroxyalkanoates); Optimization of biopolyesters production regarding economics, productivity and product quality (material performance) (polyhydroxyalkanoates); Downstream processing for efficient and sustainable recovery of intracellular bio-products (polyhydroxyalkanoates)
George Aggelis,
Unit of Microbiology, Division of Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Greece
Research interests: Microbial Biotechnology; single cell oil; microbial (yeast, fungal, algal) lipid biosynthesis and biotechnology; polyunsaturated fatty acids; organic acids; degradation of phenolics; Microbial metabolism of glycerol, methanol, fatty acids; modelling.
Heinz Hendrik,
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado-Boulder, United States
Research interests: Computer simulation of inorganic-(bio)organic interfaces and biomineralization; Design of catalysts and functional materials; Development of force fields for the prediction of multiphase material properties; Hierarchical simulation of building materials and multiscale mechanics; Structure-property relationships in polymer nanocomposites.
Guardia Pablo,
Catalonia Institute for Energy Research – IREC, Spain
Research interests: Biosensors; Nanoparticles; Chemical phisycs of materials; Autoassembly;
Nanostructures; Optic materials; Semiconductors; Nanomaterials; Magnetics; Nanobiotechnology; Mini and micro robots
Baoyang Lu,
School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, China | Massachusetts Institute of Techonology, Cambridge, USA
Research interests: Design and synthesis of novel conjugated polymer-based molecular systems, and fabrication of organic optoelectronic devices; Conducting polymer hydrogels and their applications.
Morata Antonio,
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Research interests: wine technology and microbiology, anthocyanins and stable pyranoanthocyanins, emerging technologies of food processing and preservation.
Eirini Marouli,
William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
Research interests: Computational Biology, Genetics, disease prediction.
Harinder Singh Oberoi ,
Division of Post Harvest Technology and Agricultural Engineering, ICAR – Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, India
Research interests: Fermentation, Food processing and safety, Bioprocessing and Biovalorization
Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti,
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Qatar
Research interests: prepare and modify surface of adsorbents, polymers, and membranes, study the adsorption mechanisms and the influence on the chemical and physical characteristics on the remediation behavior on various environmental compartments, including areas of: environmental chemistry, membrane coating and technology, polymer and membrane modification.
Ilias Giannenas ,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
Research interests: Aromatic plants in feeding of poultry as alternative growth promoters, alternative coccidiostats and antioxidants; Natural substances such as probiotics, prebiotics, organic acids, enzymes and trace
elements in poultry nutrition; Aromatic plants in feeding of ruminants as alternative growth promoters and antioxidants.
Mohamed Bououdina,
University of Bahrain, Sakhir, Bahrain
Research interest: biosynthesis & nanotoxicology.
Hani Nasser Abdelhamid ,
Department of Chemistry, Assiut University, Egypt
Research interest: Nanotechnology: synthesis, characterization, and applications; Material Chemistry, synthesis, characterization, and applications; Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), synthesis, characterization, and applications; Inorganic and structural chemistry.
Esra Capanoglu Guven ,
Food Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey
Research interest: Food Chemistry, Fruit and Vegetable Processing, Plant Biochemistry, Antioxidants, Phenolics, In vitro Bioaccessibility, Functional Foods, Sensory Analysis Food/Plant Analyses: LC-MS, HPLC, in vitro bioaccessibility methods, Rancimat, enzyme studies, chemical and sensory analyses.
Rodica Olar,
Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Romania
Research interest: complex combinations – synthesis, psycho-chemical characterization, structure determination, biological use