ARTICLES:
1. Cationic Composite Cryogels as Potential Filters for Removal of Metallic Pollutants, Anionic Dyes, and Bacteria from Water. Maria Valentina Dinu, Doina Humelnicu, Maria Marinela Lazar, and Ecaterina Stela Dragan, ACS Appl. Eng. Mater. 2025, 3, 3271−3284 (Q2, FI = 3.5).
2. Superelastic Chitosan/Laponite Nanocomposite Sponges with Tunable Functional Properties as Promising Biomaterials for Wound Management, Ecaterina Stela Dragan, Maria Marinela Lazar, Maria Valentina Dinu, Ioan Andrei Dascalu, Isabella Nacu, Liliana Verestiuc, ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2025, 8, 7699−7714 (Q2, FI = 4.7).
3. Adsorption of zinc ions from aqueous solutions on polymeric sorbents based on acrylonitrile-divinylbenzene networks bearing aminophosphonate groups, Lavinia Lupa, Aurelia Visa, Adriana Popa, Maria Valentina Dinu, Ionela Fringu, Ecaterina Stela Dragan, Molecules 2025, 30, 4805 (Q1, FI = 4.6).
4. Nitrogen based synthetic polycations as ubiquitous items of composites with environmental and biomedical applications. Ecaterina Stela Dragan, Maria Valentina Dinu, React. Funct. Polym, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2025.106608 (Q1, FI = 5.1).
5. Floatable Chitosan-Based Cryogels Loaded with Heavy Metal Ions as Efficient, Reusable Heterogeneous Catalysts for Sustainable Waste Minimization, Claudiu-Augustin Ghiorghita, Maria Marinela Lazar, Dana Bejan, Doina Humelnicu, Ionel Adrian Dinu, Maria Valentina Dinu, J. Env. Chem. Eng. Trimis la publicare (Q1, FI = 7.2).
PROCEEDINGS:
Multifunctional Polysaccharide-Based Hybrid Hydrogels with Porosity Tailored by Cryotropic Gelation. M. V. Dinu, M. M. Lazăr, C. A. Ghiorghiță, I. E. Răschip, I. V. Platon, Proceedings of International Conference Progress in Organic and Macromolecular Compounds, Iași, ISSN 2810–2126 ISSN– L2810–2126, 53-55, 2025
PARTICIPATION AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:
1. Novel biomaterials based on thiourea functionalized chitosan and Hypericum perforatum L. extract for biomedical applications. Ioana-Victoria Platon, Claudiu-Augustin Ghiorghita, Ana Clara Aprotosoaie, Maria Marinela Lazar, Maria Valentina Dinu, Congresul Internațional al Universității „Apollonia” din Iași, Pregătim viitorul promovând excelența -Ediția a XXXV-a, 27 februarie -1 martie 2025, IAȘI, ROMANIA. – oral presentation
2. Cryogenically-structured composites based on chitosan derivatives. Maria Valentina Dinu, Ioana-Victoria Platon, Claudiu-Augustin Ghiorghita, Maria Marinela Lazar. EPF European Polymer Congress 22 -27 June 2025, Groningen, The Netherlands. – poster
3. Design of antioxidant and antimicrobial bioactive hydrogels based on dextran. Maria Marinela Lazar, Claudiu-Augustin Ghiorghita, Maria Valentina Dinu, EPF European Polymer Congress 22 -27 June 2025, Groningen, The Netherlands. – poster
4. Polysaccharide nanocomposite cryogels for adsorption of heavy metal ions and catalytic hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol. Claudiu-Augustin Ghiorghita, Maria Marinela Lazar, Maria Valentina Dinu, Materials, Methods & Technologies 27th International Conference, Burgas, Bulgaria, 14-17.08.2025. – oral presentation
5. Multifunctionality of Xanthan-Based Cryogels Enriched with Anthocyanins. Ioana-Victoria Platon, Irina Elena Raschip, Nicusor Fifere, Maria Valentina Dinu, International Conference Progress in Organic and Macromolecular Compounds, 23-26 septembrie 2025, IAȘI, ROMANIA. – oral presentation
6. Multifunctional Polysaccharide-Based Hybrid Hydrogels with Porosity Tailored by Cryotropic Gelation. Maria Valentina Dinu, International Conference Progress in Organic and Macromolecular Compounds, 23-26 septembrie 2025, IAȘI, ROMANIA. – invited lecture
7. Functionalization of sodium alginate via Ugi multicomponent reaction and the self-associative behavior of the obtained derivative. Raluca Elena Avram, Claudiu-Augustin Ghiorghiță, Gabriela Liliana Ailiesei, Maria Marinela Lazăr, Maria Valentina Dinu. 7th Edition of the IasiCHEM Conference, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, 30-31 October 2025, Romania. – poster |
