Browsing by Author "Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora"
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Adsorptive removal of U(VI) and Th(IV) from aqueous solutions using polymer-based electrospun PEO/PLLA fibrous membranes
Savva, Ioanna; Efstathiou, Maria; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora; Pashalidis, Ioannis (2013)Fibrous membranes based on poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(l-lactide) fabricated by electrospinning were evaluated for the first time as substrates for the adsorption of tetravalent thorium (Th(IV)) and hexavalent uranium ...
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Alternating amphiphilic multiblock copolymers: Controlled synthesis via RAFT polymerization and aqueous solution characterization
Hadjiantoniou, Natalie A.; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora; Loizou, Elena; Porcar, L.; Patrickios, Costas S. (2010)Four linear amphiphilic multiblock copolymers based on 2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA, hydrophilic) and methyl methacrylate (MMA, hydrophobic), bearing from two to five blocks, were synthesized using reversible ...
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Amphiphilic model conetworks based on combinations of methacrylate, acrylate, and styrenic units: Synthesis by RAFT radical polymerization and characterization of the swelling behavior
Achilleos, Mariliz; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora; Patrickios, Costas S. (2007)Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization was employed for the preparation of homopolymer and copolymer (co)networks based on four monomer units, belonging to three monomer types: methacrylates, ...
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Amphiphilic polymethacrylate model co-networks: Synthesis by RAFT radical polymerization and characterization of the swelling behavior
Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora; Patrickios, Costas S. (2006)Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) controlled radical polymerization was employed, for the first time, to prepare well-defined (model) amphiphilic polymer co-networks based on n-butyl methacrylate ...
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Benzotriazinyl-mediated controlled radical polymerization of styrene
Demetriou, Maria; Berezin, Andrey A.; Koutentis, Panayiotis Andreas; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora (2014)The stable free radical polymerization (SFRP) process based on (1,3-diphenyl-1,4-dihydro-1,2,4-benzotriazin-4-yl), the so-called 'Blatter radical', and several C-7 substituted derivatives is introduced for the first time ...
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Benzotriazinyl‐mediated controlled radical polymerization of styrene
Demetriou, Maria; Berezin, Andrey A.; Koutentis, Panayiotis Andreas; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora (2013)
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Controlled synthesis of coordination block copolymers with β-dicarbonyl ligating segment [5]
Schlaad, H.; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora; Patrickios, Costas S. (2001)
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Conference Object
Double-hydrophilic semi-interpenetrating hydrogels with tunable and predictable mechanical performance
Papaparaskeva, G,; Voutouri, C.; Gkretsi, V.; Achilleos, M.; Safarik, I.; Pospiskova, K.; Stylianopoulos, T.; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora (2018)
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Evaluation of novel, cationic electrospun microfibrous membranes as adsorbents in bacteria removal
Papaphilippou, Petri Ch; Vyrides, Ioannis; Mpekris, Fotios; Stylianopoulos, Triantafyllos; Papatryfonos, Charalambos A.; Theocharis, Charis R.; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora (2015)Electrospun microfibrous membranes comprised of poly(methyl methacrylate)-poly((2-diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) random copolymers (PMMA-co-PDEAEMA) of various chemical compositions blended together with a commercially ...
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Evaluation of PVP/Au nanocomposite fibers as heterogeneous catalysts in indole synthesis
Savva, Ioanna; Kalogirou, Andreas S.; Achilleos, Mariliz; Vasile, Eugeniu; Koutentis, Panayiotis Andreas; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora (2016)Electrospun nanocomposite fibers consisting of crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) chains and gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) were fabricated, starting from highly stable PVP/Au NP colloidal solutions with different NP ...
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Conference Object
Magnetic carbon nanofibers deriving from electrospun cellulose/Fe3O4 fibrous nanocomposites
Papaparaskeva, G.; Ioannou, P.S.; Giapintzakis, Ioannis; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora (2019)
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Near-monodisperse sodium polymethacrylates: Characterization by linear salt gradient anion-exchange chromatography
Freydank, A.; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora; Tiddy, G. J. T.; Patrickios, Costas S. (2000)A family of six near-monodisperse homopolymers of sodium methacrylate (Mn = 1100, 3200, 5500, 7200, 14100, and 21000) is characterized by linear salt gradient anion-exchange chromatography. Although the retention times ...
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PVP-crosslinked electrospun membranes with embedded Pd and Cu2O nanoparticles as effective heterogeneous catalytic supports
Savva, Ioanna; Kalogirou, Andreas S.; Chatzinicolaou, Andrea; Papaphilippou, Petri Ch; Pantelidou, Athena; Vasile, Eugeniu; Tanasǎ, Eugenia; Koutentis, Panayiotis Andreas; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora (2014)Palladium(0) (Pd) and copper(i) oxide (Cu2O) nanoparticles (NPs) were successfully embedded in electrospun polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) fibrous membranes. The fabrication process involved the synthesis of stable, PVP-capped ...
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Semi-interpenetrating polymer networks with predefined architecture for metal ion fluorescence monitoring
Christodoulou, Kyproula; Leontidis, Epameinondas; Achilleos, Mariliz; Polydorou, Christiana S.; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora (2016)The development of new synthetic approaches for the preparation of efficient 3D luminescent chemosensors for transition metal ions receives considerable attention nowadays, owing to the key role of the latter as elements ...
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Structure‐Defined 3D Nanocomposite Polymer Networks: Versatile Heterogeneous Catalytic Platforms in Organic Synthesis
Kalogirou, Andreas S.; Achilleos, Mariliz; Procopiou, Constantina; Tanasǎ, Eugenia; Koutentis, Panayiotis Andreas; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora (2016)
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Synthesis and aqueous solution characterization of amphiphilic diblock copolymers containing carbazole
Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora; Patrickios, Costas S. (2002)A series of near-monodisperse diblock copolymers of 2-(N-carbazolyl)ethyl methacrylate and 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) of relatively low molecular weights (2600-24,000 g mol-1) were synthesized by group ...
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Synthesis of hybrid polymethacrylate-noble metal (M = Au, Pd) nanoparticles for the growth of metal-oxide semiconductor nanowires
Zervos, Matthew; Demetriou, Maria; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora; Othonos, Andreas S.; Turcu, R. P. (2012)Metal-oxide semiconductor nanowires (NWs) such as ZnO, β-Ga 2O 3 and SnO 2 with diameters of tens of nanometres and lengths of many micrometres have been grown using micellar nanohybrids consisting of methacrylate-based ...
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Book Chapter
Thermoresponsive Electrospun Polymer-based (Nano)fibers
Achilleos, Mariliz; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2018)This chapter presents a brief overview of the electrospinning process followed by a literature survey on the fabrication of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM)-based electrospun (nano)fibers and their applications. It ...
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Three different types of quasi-model networks: Synthesis by group transfer polymerization and characterization
Triftaridou, Aggeliki I.; Kafouris, Demetris; Vamvakaki, Maria; Georgiou, Theoni K.; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora; Themistou, Efrosyni; Hadjiantoniou, Natalie A.; Patrickios, Costas S. (2007)Group transfer polymerization (GTP) chemistry was employed for the preparation of polymethacrylate networks of controlled structure (quasi-model networks) of three different types: (a) regular quasi-model networks, in which ...
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Tuning the Mechanical Properties of BIEE-Crosslinked Semi-Interpenetrating, Double-Hydrophilic Hydrogels
Papaparaskeva, Georgia; Voutouri, Chrysovalantis; Gkretsi, Vasiliki; Achilleos, Mariliz; Safarik, Ivo; Pospiskova, Kristyna; Stylianopoulos, Triantafyllos; Krasia‐Christoforou, Theodora (2018)Double-hydrophilic, semi-interpenetrating (semi-IPN) hydrogels are synthesized by encapsulating hydrophilic polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) linear chains in structure-defined 1,2-bis-(2-iodoethoxy)ethane (BIEE)-crosslinked ...