Dr LauraMadalina Popescu Laboratory of Nanostructured Materials National

Dr. Laura-Madalina Popescu Laboratory of Nanostructured Materials National Research-Development Institute for Non-Ferrous and Rare Metals, Pantelimon, Ilfov, Romania http: //www. mdpi. com/2079 -4991/6/1/11 https: //link. springer. com/article/10. 1007/s 10853 -015 -9509 -8/fulltext. html https: //www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pubmed/23877879 http: //journals. sagepub. com/doi/abs/10. 1177/0021998312443396? journal. Code=jcma http: //www. sciencedirect. com/science/article/pii/S 0167577 X 12004600 Expertise in: • Hydrothermal synthesis of hybrid organic – inorganic nanostructured materials with controlled composition and architecture: hydroxyapatite-polyurethane, iron oxide – polymers (PAMAM dendrimers, PEI branched polymer) with potential application in tissue engineering or other areas of Regenerative Medicine. • Preparation of new high-viscous/ pasty materials for 3 D Printing via material extrusion; 3 D printing of hybrid organic-inorganic nanostructured materials. • Hydrothermal-electrochemical deposition of thin films on various substrates (Au-CNT on Gold-coated Si Wafers; Aupolymer or organic molecules on interdigitated gold electrodes with potential application as biosensors for diagnosis. • Fourier transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) of powders, liquids and thin films using ABB MB 3000 spectrometer. • Surface zeta potential measurement using surface zeta potential cell kit of Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZS 90 (which gives inform about the zeta potential at the surface of a flat material in an aqueous environment) - important for attachment and proliferation of cells on solid materials.

Expected benefits and activities during participation in BIONECA: • Share experience and knowledge with groups involved in synthesis of new biomaterials based on synthetic polymers and inorganic nanoparticles • Share experience and compare fabrication techniques of 3 D printed scaffolds for tissue engineering constructs (obstacles, advantages and drawbacks) • Would like to learn about new characterization techniques of biomaterials and their accumulation in organism • Would like to learn about and propose visualization methods which offer information about cell – biomaterial interactions • Would like to benefit from modeling to design new organic-inorganic nano-bio-materials with controlled properties for cardiovascular applications and / or brain diseases • Would like to cooperate with groups involved in this Action to write joint peer reviewed scientific papers and H 2020 project proposals IMNR / Laboratory of Nanostructured Materials is interested to participate in WG 1 – Processing of biomaterials.