Application of magnetron sputtered WOx and MoOx thin films as hole transport layers in polymer solar cells M. Sendova-Vassileva, R. Gergova, Hr. Dikov, G. Popkirov, P. Vitanov, G. Grancharov, V. Gancheva AIP Conference Proceedings 2075, 140003, 2019 https://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.5091318
Functional amphiphilic block copolyethers as carriers of caffeic acid phenethyl ester Valchanova, M., Yordanov, Y., Tzankova, V., Yoncheva, K., Turmanova, S., Rangelov, S. Polym. Int. 2019, 68: 1881-1890. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pi.5898
Hierarchical chemomechanical encoding of multi-responsive hydrogel actuators via 3D printing Jérémy Odent, Sophie Vanderstappen, Antoniya Toncheva, Enzo Pichon, Thomas J. Wallin, Kaiyang Wang, Robert F. Shepherd, Philippe Dubois Jean-Marie Raquez J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019,7, 15395-15403 https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/ta/c9ta03547h
Melting of 1-octadecene inside the pores of open-morphology silica gel: thermodynamic model and experimental studies K. I. Hnatiuk, R. V. Dinzhos, M. S. Simeonov, A. N. Alekseev, S. A. Alekseev, V. V. Sirko, Yu. F. Zabashta, N. S. Koseva, M. M. Lazarenko J Therm Anal Calorim 2019 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10973-019-09133-4
Functional block copolymers bearing pendant cinnamyl groups for enhanced solubilization of caffeic acid phenethyl ester Georgy Grancharov, Mariya-Desislava Atanasova, Denitsa Aluani, Krassimira Yoncheva, Virginia Tzankova, Boryana Trusheva, Aleksander Forys, Barbara Trzebicka, Petar D. Petrov Polym J 52, 435–447, 2020 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41428-019-0297-x
Electrospun fibers from polylactide-based stereocomplex: why? Dilyana Paneva, Mariya Spasova, Nikoleta Stoyanova, Nevena Manolova, Iliya Rashkov International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials https://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2019.1706516
Optical Sensing of Humidity Using Polymer Top-Covered Bragg Stacks and Polymer/Metal Thin Film Structures Lazarova, K.; Christova, D.; Georgiev, R.; Georgieva, B.; Babeva, T. Nanomaterials 9(6), 875 (2019); DOI: 10.3390/nano9060875; https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/9/6/875
Polymer top covered Bragg reflectors as optical humidity sensors K. Lazarova, R. Georgiev, D. Christova, T. Babeva Proceedings 3 (1), 12 (2019); DOI: 10.3390/IOCN_2018-1-05478; https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/3/1/12
The influence of annealing on optical and humidity sensing properties of poly(vinyl alcohol-co-vinyl acetal) thin films K. Lazarova, S. Bozhilova, S. Ivanova, D. Christova, T. Babeva Paper in 6th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications, session Physical Sensors, 15-30 November 2019; DOI: 10.3390/ecsa-6-06555 https://sciforum.net/paper/view/conference/6555
Electrospun 5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline-loaded cellulose acetate/polyethylene glycol antifungal membranes against ESCA (open access) Spasova M., Manolova N., Rashkov I., Naydenov M.. Polymers 2019, 11(10), 1617 https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11101617
Ecotoxicological impact of selected polyethylenimines toward their potential application as nitrogen fertilizers with prolonged activity Rychter, P., Christova, D., Lewicka, K., Rogacz, D. Chemosphere 2019, 226, 800-808 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.128 Highlights: • Buried in soil polyethylenimines (PEIs) provide a nitrogen fertilizer for plants. • PEIs may play role a controlled release fertilizer with prolonged activity. • Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline), LPEI and BPEI promoted the growth of oat and radish. • Polyethylenimines are harmful to plants only at high concentrations. • Tested polyethylenimines was classified as not toxic against Allivibrio fischeri.
Biodegradation of crude oil hydrocarbons by a newly isolated biosurfactant producing strain Christova, N., Kabaivanova, L., Nacheva, L., Petrov, P., Stoineva, I. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2019, 33(1), 863–872. https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2019.1625725
Linear Amphiphilic Polyglycidol/Poly(ε-caprolactone) Block Copolymers Prepared via “Click” Chemistry-Based Concept Toncheva-Moncheva, N., Bakardzhiev, P., Rangelov, S., Trzebicka, B., Forys, A., Petrov, P.D. Macromolecules 2019, 52(9), 3435-3447 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b00366
Multifunctional Polymer Nanocarrier for Efficient Targeted Cellular and Subcellular Anticancer Drug Delivery Babikova, D., Kalinova, R., Momekova, D., Ugrinova, I., Momekov, G., Dimitrov, I. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng. 2019, 55, 2271-2283 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00192
Poly(ε-caprolactone) based nanocarriers of kaempferol: A comparative study Yoncheva, K., Galabov, D., Hristova-Avakumova, N., Hadjimitova, V., Petrov, P. Comptes rendus de l'Académie bulgare des sciences 2019, 72(3), 333-340. https://doi.org/10.7546/CRABS.2019.03.07
Impedance spectroscopy of PTB7-Fx:PC70BM bulk heterojunction solar cells prepared in ambient environment Gergova, R., Sendova-Vassileva, M., Popkirov, G., Grancharov, G., Gancheva, V. AIP Conference Proceedings 2019, 2075, 140006 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5091321
Biobased polyamide ecomaterials and their susceptibility to biodegradation (Book Chapter) Kyulavska, M., Toncheva-Moncheva, N., Rydz, J. In: Martínez L., Kharissova O., Kharisov B. (eds) Handbook of Ecomaterials. Springer, Cham, 2019, pp. 2901-2934 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68255-6_126
Overpotential analysis of alkaline and acidic alcohol electrolysers and optimized membrane-electrode assemblies. Sapountzi, F.M., Di Palma, V., Zafeiropoulos, G., Penchev, H., Verheijen, M.A., Creatore, M., Ublekov, F., Sinigersky, V., Arnold Bik, W.M., Fredriksson, H.O.A., Tsampas, M.N., Niemantsverdriet, J.W. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2019, 44(21), 10163-10173 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.02.205
Micellar propolis nanoformulation of high antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity (Open Access) Tzankova, V., Aluani, D., Yordanov, Y., Kondeva-Burdina, M., Petrov, P., Bankova, V., Simeonova, R., Vitcheva, V., Odjakov, F., Apostolov, A., Tzankov, B., Yoncheva, K. Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy, Available online 19 January 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjp.2018.12.006
Evaluation of antioxidant activity of caffeic acid phenethyl ester loaded block copolymer micelles (Open Access) Yoncheva, K., Tzankova, V., Yordanov, Y., Tzankov, B., Grancharov, G., Aluani, D., Bankova, V., Popova, M., Trusheva, B., Kondeva-Burdina, M., Petrov, P. Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 2019, 33, 64-74 https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2018.1537753
Alkaline water electrolysis facilitated via non-precious monometallic catalysts combined with highly KOH doped polybenzimidazole membrane Borisov, G., Penchev, H., Maksimova-Dimitrova, K., Ublekov, F., Lefterova, E., Sinigersky, V., Slavcheva, E. Materials Letters, 2019, 240, 144-146 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2018.12.141 Highlights: ► Anion-exchange membrane water electrolysis with non-precious Ni and Co catalyst. ► Highly alkali doped para-polybenzimidazole membrane. ► High performance of non-carbon supported Ni and Co catalysts for water electrolysis. ► Stable electrochemical behavior at elevated temperature.
Phosphorus and Silicon Containing Inorganic Polymer Poly(dimethylsilane H-phosphonate): Synthesis and NMR Spectroscopic Characterization Mitova, V., Shestakova, P., Koseva, N., Troev, K. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2019, 11, 1679-1687 https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201801359
Trimethoxysilyl end-capped hyperbranched polyglycidol/polycaprolactone copolymers for cell delivery and tissue repair: synthesis, characterisation and aqueous solution properties González-Chomón, C., Garamus, V.M., Rangelov, S., Ebdon, J.R., Novakov, C., Halacheva, S.S European Polymer Journal, 2019, 112, 648-659 https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2018.1537753
Modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles coated by polymer complex as novel curcumin delivery carriers Szegedi, Á., Shestakova, P., Trendafilova, I., Mihayi, J., Tsacheva, I., Mitova, V., Kyulavska, M., Koseva, N., Momekova, D., Konstantinov, S., Aleksandrov, H.A., St Petkov, P., Koleva, I.Z., Vayssilov, G.N., Popova, M. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 2019, 49, 700-712 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2018.12.016