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Laboratory 4. Functional Polymers
Head of laboratory: Dr. Marcela MIHAI
Description Research Groups Publications Projects Infrastructure

1. M.-M. Zaharia, C.-A. Ghiorghita, M.A. Trofin, F. Doroftei, I. Rosca, M. Mihai, Multifunctional composites of zwitterionic resins and silver nanoparticles for point-of-demand antimicrobial applications. Mater. Chem. Phys. 275, 125225, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.125225

2. M.-M. Zaharia, F. Bucatariu, A.-L. Vasiliu, M. Mihai, Stable and reusable acrylic ion-exchangers. From HMIs highly polluted tailing pond to safe and clean water. Chemosphere, 304, 135383, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135383

3. I. Morosanu, C. Paduraru, F. Bucatariu, D. Fighir, M. Mihai, C. Teodosiu, Shaping polyelectrolyte composites for heavy metals adsorption from wastewater: Experimental assessment and equilibrium studies. J. Environ. Manage. 321, 115999, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115999

4. A.L. Vasiliu, M.-M. Zaharia, M.M. Bazarghideanu, I. Rosca, D. Peptanariu, M. Mihai, Hydrophobic composites designed by a nonwoven cellulose-based material and polymer/CaCO3 patterns with biomedical applications.  Biomacromolecules 23, 89-99, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01036

5. M.A. Trofin, S. Racovita, S. Vasiliu, A.L. Vasiliu, M. Mihai, Porous crosslinked zwitterionic microparticles based on glycidyl methacrylate and N-vinylimidazole as possible drug delivery systems.  Int. J. Mol. Sci. 23, 14999, 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314999

6. D.-F. Loghin, M.M. Bazarghideanu, S. Vasiliu, S. Racovita, M.-M. Zaharia, T. Vasiliu, M. Mihai, Hydrogel Beads of Amidoximated Starch and Chitosan as Efficient Sorbents for Inorganic and Organic Compounds.  Gels 8, 549, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8090549

7. F. Bucatariu, M.-M. Zaharia, L.-M. Petrila, F. Simon, M. Mihai, Sand/polyethyleneimine composite microparticles: Eco-friendly, high selective and efficient heavy metal ion catchers.  Colloids Surf. A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 649, 129540, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129540

8. F. Bucatariu, L.-M. Petrila, M.-M. Zaharia, F. Simon, M. Mihai, Sand/polyethyleneimine composites with enhanced sorption/desorption properties toward pollutants. Water 14, 3928, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14233928

9. F. Bucatariu, L.-M. Petrila, C. Teodosiu, M. Mihai, Versatile nanostructured SiO2/cross-linked polyelectrolyte composites for emerging pollutants removal from aqueous media. Comptes Rendus Chimie 25, 95-108, 2022. 10.5802/crchim.171

10. A.I. Gugoasa, S. Racovita, S. Vasiliu, M. Popa, Grafted microparticles based on glycidyl methacrylate, hydroxyehyl methacrylate and sodium hyaluronate: Synthesis, characterization, adsorption and release studies of metronidazole. Polymers 14, 4151, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14194151

11. C.-A. Ghiorghiță, M.V. Dinu, E.S. Drăgan, Burst-free and sustained release of diclofenac sodium from mesoporous silica/PEI microspheres coated with carboxymethyl cellulose/chitosan layer-by-layer films. Cellulose 29, 395–412, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-021-04282-y

12. I.A. Dinu, L. Ghimici, I.E. Răschip, Macroporous 3D chitosan cryogels for Fastac 10 EC pesticides adsorption and antibacterial applications. Polymers 14, 3145, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14153145

13. M.V. Dinu, I. Humelnicu, C.A. Ghiorghiță, D. Humelnicu, Aminopolycarboxylic acids-functionalized chitosan-based composite cryogels as valuable heavy metal ions sorbents: fixed-bed column studies and theoretical analysis. Gels 8, 221, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8040221

14. E.S. Drăgan, M.V. Dinu, C.A. Ghiorghiță, Chitosan-based polyelectrolyte complex cryogels with elasticity, toughness and delivery of curcumin engineered by polyions pair and cryostructuration steps, Gels 8, 240, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8040240 

15. D. Humelnicu, M. Ignat, M.V. Dinu, E.S. Drăgan, Optimization of arsenic removal from aqueous solutions using amidoxime resin hosted by mesoporous silica, ACS Omega 7, 31069−31080, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c03140 

16. C.-A. Ghiorghiță, M.V. Dinu, M.M. Lazăr, E.S. Drăgan, Polysaccharide based composites as sustainable materials for removal of pollutants from wastewaters. Molecules 27, 8574, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27238574 

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