DIRECTII DE CERCETARE - Departamentul de Bioresurse si Stiinta Polimerilor

1. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
DEPARTMENT OF BIORESOUCES AND
POLYMER SCIENCE
JUNE, 21, 2018

2. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
Team of Science and Engineering of Polymers – mostly
under Advanced Polymer Materials Group
Team of Bioresources
Team of Dyes and Pigments

3. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
Advanced Polymer Materials Group
10 years of excellence in research
2008 – only 6 members
2018 – 20 members

4. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
2018 – APMG
Top development in research infrastructure for advanced synthesis and
characterization of polymer and biopolymer-based materials
Labs in 2 locations
A.POLIZU CAMPUS
1. Laboratory for Polymer nanocomposites / biomaterials synthesis
2. Laboratory for Advanced Chromatographic and Spectroscopic analysis
3. Laboratory for Thermal Characterization
4. Laboratory for Mechanical Characterization
5. Laboratory for Biological Investigation

5. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
B. CAMPUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
1. Laboratory of advanced methods for polymers and nanomaterials processing
2. Laboratory of Nanostructured Surfaces Engineering and Biomimetics
3. Laboratory of intelligent systems for controlled release
4. Complex Imagistic Analysis Laboratory

6. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
Until 2017
Combined DSC-FTIR-FT Raman in an integrated line
Dispersive / Confocal RAMAN Microscope
Spectrophotometer UV-VIS-NIR
X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
Thermogravimetric analysis combined with mass spectrometer (TGA-MS)
Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA)
Universal testing machine for tensile, compression and bending
Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
Rheometer
Potentiostat Galvanostat
http://erris.gov.ro/APMG---UPB
XPS
Dispersive RAMANFTIR-ATR

7. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE 2017-2018 - http://erris.gov.ro/APMG---UPB
Contact Angle Measuring System
Laboratory compounder with extrusion and rheological properties system
Computerized complex electro-spinning system
Plasma system for polymers’ cleaning and activation
Tera-hertz time-domain power pulsed spectrometer
Complex equipment: liquid chromatograph, R-HPLC coupled with circular dichroism spectrometer
Complex analysis system: microbalance with quartz crystal and ellipsometer
Automated platform for determination of materials surface properties
Biodynamic testing equipment
Characterization system of particles/nanoparticles, emulsions, microemulsions, and colloidal dispersions
by dimensional distribution, Zeta potential, electrophoretic mobility, and microrheology properties
In vitro Micro & Nano CT
Bioprinter-like complex equipment for fabrication of polymeric structures
NMR Spectrometer 600 MHz
Nano CT

8. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018

9. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
RESEARCH OUTPUT
More than 130 published papers in the last 10 years
10 book chapters
5 patents
More than 30 research projects

10. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
MAJOR PROJECTS
“Innovative Technologies for Materials Quality Assurance in Health, Energy and
Environmental –
Center for Innovative Manufacturing Solutions of Smart Biomaterials and Biomedical Surfaces
(INOVABIOMED)”
16 mil. euro

11. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
MAJOR PROJECTS
“A novel graphene biosensor testing osteogenic potency; Capturing best stem cell performance
for regenerative medicine
(GRABTOP)”
improve health in society by providing a novel
potency measuring biosensor device as a cornerstone
for Advanced Therapy Medical Product (ATMP)
development
clinical applicability of adult mesenchymal
stem cells for bone repair
clinical- and business-oriented technology
1.8 mil. euro

12. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS
National:
Faculty Of Biology, University of Bucharest
The Leather And Footwear Institute
Metav R&D
Scientific Research And Technological Development In Chemical And Petrochemical Industry
(ICECHIM)
Europe:
Prof. L. AVEROUS - University of Strasbourg - France
Prof. D. CHAPPARD
GEROM : Groupe d'Etudes sur le Remodelage Osseux et les bioMatériaux
Research Group on Bone Remodeling and bioMaterials
SCIAM : Service Commun d'Imagerie et Analyses Microscopiques de l'Université d'Angers,
Angers, France
Prof. P. DUBRUEL - Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Group, University Ghent, Belgium
Prof. M. SANTIN - Brighton Studies in Tissue-mimicry and Aided Regeneration (BrightSTAR),
School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences, University of Brighton, UK
Prof. G. STAIKOS – University of Patras, Department of Chemical Engineering, Greece
Prof. Giullio MALUCELLI – Politecnico di Torino, Department of Applied Science and
Technology, Italy.

13. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
OTHER RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
TEAM OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF POLYMERS
Prof. Mircea Teodorescu
 Synthesis and charcterization of hydrogels
and thermally-responsive polymers
 Synthesis and applications of oligomers
with reactive end groups
 Living/controlled radical polymerization
 Polymeric materials with controlled
structure: block and grafted copolymers
Prof. Edina Rusen
 Controlled polymerization (block and
grafted copolymers) - ATRP, SET-LRP,
TEMPO, SARA
 Polymeric nanocomposites
 Colloidal crystals
 Synthesis of disperse systems.

14. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
TEAM OF BIORESOURCES
Team Leader Prof. Ioan Călinescu
Project: Ultrasonic/Microwave Nonconventional Techniques as new tools for non-
chemical and chemical processes – acronym ULTRA-MINT, 2016-2020
COMPETITIVENESS OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME 2014-2020, PRIORITY AXIS 1;
ACTION 1.1.4 Attracting high-level personnel from abroad in order to enhance the RD
capacity
The objective is to create a core of high level scientific and technological competence. This
will allow studies ultrasound and microwaves upon chemical and non-chemical as well as on
some biological processes.
https://erris.gov.ro/ULTRA-MINT---UPB

15. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
TEAM OF BIORESOURCES
Team Leader Prof. Ioan Calinescu
Project: Ultrasonic/Microwave Nonconventional Techniques as new tools for non-
chemical and chemical processes – acronym ULTRA-MINT, 2016-2020
COMPETITIVENESS OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME 2014-2020, PRIORITY AXIS 1;
ACTION 1.1.4 Attracting high-level personnel from abroad in order to enhance the RD
capacity
The objective is to create a core of high level scientific and technological competence. This
will allow studies ultrasound and microwaves upon chemical and non-chemical as well as on
some biological processes.
https://erris.gov.ro/ULTRA-MINT---UPB

16. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
1. Study of the influence of ultrasounds and microwaves (low intensity) on the enzymatic
reactions and living cells
2. In situ synthesis of nano-catalysts for various chemical reactions
3. Biomass pretreatment to separate important components for biorefinery uses (biofuel)
and for cosmetic/food industry use
4. Use of waste oils to obtain biodiesel on heterogenous catalyst (liquid phase reactions)
5. Fischer-Trop reaction for olephins (gas phase reactions)
6. Design of installations for the above mentioned applications.

17. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018

18. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
TEAM OF DYES AND PIGMENTS
Cristian Boscornea, Ștefan Tomas, Cristina Pop
1. Synthesis and characterization of fluorescent and phosphorescent dyes
and pigments
2. Synthesis and characterization of poly-isoindolic chromophore systems (phthalocyanine
derivatives, indigoid derivative, chinacridonic derivatives)
3. Gas sensors
4. Magnetic materials
5. Photodynamic therapy, antibacterial properties
6. Materials with optical and electrical properties
7. Photovoltaic cells

19. Universitatea POLITEHNICA din Bucureşti
Facultatea de Chimie Aplicată şi Ştiinţa Materialelor
80 de ani de „Tradiție – Ştiinţă – Continuitate”, 20-21 iunie 2018
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