Browsing by Author "Krasia-Christoforou, T."
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Adsorptive removal of U(VI) and Th(IV) from aqueous solutions using polymer-based electrospun PEO/PLLA fibrous membranes
Savva, I.; Efstathiou, M.; Krasia-Christoforou, T.; Pashalidis, I. (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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Alignment of electrospun polymer fibers using a concave collector
Savva, I.; Evaggelou, E.; Papaparaskeva, G.; Leontiou, T.; Stylianopoulos, T.; Mpekris, F.; Stylianou, K.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (2015)During recent years, electrospinning has become a powerful technique for the cost-effective production of fibrous materials with diameters ranging from a few nanometers up to a few micrometers. In a conventional electrospinning ...
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Alternating amphiphilic multiblock copolymers: Controlled synthesis via RAFT polymerization and aqueous solution characterization
Hadjiantoniou, N. A.; Krasia-Christoforou, T.; Loizou, E.; Porcar, L.; Patrickios, C. 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, M.; Krasia-Christoforou, T.; Patrickios, C. 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, T.; Patrickios, C. 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, M.; Berezin, A. A.; Koutentis, P. A.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (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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Controlled synthesis of coordination block copolymers with β-dicarbonyl ligating segment [5]
Schlaad, H.; Krasia-Christoforou, T.; Patrickios, C. S. (2001)
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Controlled synthesis of homopolymers and block copolymers based on 2-(acetoacetoxy)ethyl methacrylate via RAFT radical polymerisation
Krasia-Christoforou, T.; Soula, R.; Börner, H. G.; Schlaad, H. (2003)Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) radical polymerisation enables to synthesise well-defined homopolymers and block copolymers based on 2-(acetoacetoxy)ethyl methacrylate, which are capable to strongly ...
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Cost-Effective Polymethacrylate-Based Electrospun Fluorescent Fibers toward Ammonia Sensing
Petropoulou, A.; Christodoulou, K.; Polydorou, C.; Krasia-Christoforou, T.; Riziotis, C. (2017)The fabrication of cost-effective, polymer-based electrospun fluorescent fibrous grids and their evaluation as candidates for sensing is reported, drawing useful results on their applicability and efficiency in gas sensing ...
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Book Chapter
Cucurbituril: A Versatile “Bead” for Polyrotaxane Synthesis
Krasia-Christoforou, T.; Khodabakhsh, Saghar; Tuncel, Donus; H.G, Joachim Steinke (Springer-Verlag, 2004)
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Conference Object
Development of electrochemical nano-biosensors with distributed metal particles
Schreiner, C.; Krasia-Christoforou, T.; Bratescu, C.; Burlacu, R.; Demetriou, M.; Savva, I.; Ciobanu, R. (Affiliation: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Applied Informatics, Technical University, Iasi, RomaniaAffiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Applied Informatics, Technical University, Iasi, Romania, 2013)A new concept of hybrid nano-biosensors was developed based on well-defined methacrylic diblock copolymers and metal nanoparticles (Au and Pd). The nano-composite systems were used as surfactant for modified carbon electrodes. ...
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Electrohydrodynamic methods for the development of pulmonary drug delivery systems
Nikolaou, M.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (2018)Electrospinning and electrospraying are two highly versatile and scalable electrohydrodynamic methods, which have attracted considerable attention during the last years towards the fabrication of polymer-based drug delivery ...
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Book Chapter
Electrospun magnetoactive fibrous nanocomposites: Fabrication and applications in biomedicine
Savva, I.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2014)Materials capable of responding to external stimuli including pH, temperature, magnetic and electric field, undergoing conformational changes are considered to be one of the most exciting and emerging classes of advanced ...
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Evaluation of electrospun polymer-Fe3O4 nanocomposite mats in malachite green adsorption
Savva, I.; Marinica, O.; Papatryfonos, C. A.; Vekas, L.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (2015)Magnetoactive nanocomposite fibers, based on poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), poly(l-lactide) (PLLA) and pre-formed oleic acid-coated magnetite nanoparticles (OA·Fe3O4), were fabricated by electrospinning and evaluated for the ...
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Evaluation of novel, cationic electrospun microfibrous membranes as adsorbents in bacteria removal
Papaphilippou, P.; Vyrides, I.; Mpekris, F.; Stylianopoulos, T.; Papatryfonos, C. A.; Theocharis, C. R.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (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, I.; Kalogirou, A. S.; Achilleos, M.; Vasile, E.; Koutentis, P. A.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (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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Fabrication and characterization of magnetoresponsive electrospun nanocomposite membranes based on methacrylic random copolymers and magnetite nanoparticles
Savva, I.; Krekos, G.; Taculescu, A.; Marinica, O.; Vekas, L.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (2012)Magnetoresponsive polymer-based fibrous nanocomposites belonging to the broad category of stimuli-responsive materials, is a relatively new class of soft composite materials, consisting of magnetic nanoparticles embedded ...
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Fabrication and characterization of superparamagnetic and thermoresponsive hydrogels based on oleic-acid-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles, hexa(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate and 2-(acetoacetoxy)ethyl methacrylate
Papaphilippou, P.; Pourgouris, A.; Marinica, O.; Taculescu, A.; Athanasopoulos, G. I.; Vekas, L.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (2011)Stimuli-responsive hydrogel nanocomposites comprised of swollen polymer networks, in which magnetic nanoparticles are embedded, are a relatively new class of "smart" soft materials presenting a significant impact on various ...
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Fabrication and characterization of superparamagnetic poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)/poly(L-lactide)/Fe3O4 electrospun membranes
Savva, I.; Constantinou, D.; Marinica, O.; Vasile, E.; Vekas, L.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (2014)The fabrication of magnetoactive fibrous nanocomposite membranes based on poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP), poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) and pre-formed oleic acid coated magnetite nanoparticles (OA Fe3O4) is presented. The ...
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Fabrication, characterization, and evaluation in drug release properties of magnetoactive poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(l -lactide) electrospun membranes
Savva, I.; Odysseos, A. D.; Evaggelou, L.; Marinica, O.; Vasile, E.; Vekas, L.; Sarigiannis, Y.; Krasia-Christoforou, T. (2013)The fabrication of electrospun magnetoactive fibrous nanocomposite membranes based on the water-soluble and biocompatible poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), the biocompatible and biodegradable poly(l-lactide) (PLLA) and preformed ...