Articles
M. Potara, T. Nagy-Simon, A. M. Craciun, S. Suarasan, E. Licarete, F. Imre-Lucaci and S. Astilean, "Carboplatin-Loaded, Raman-Encoded Chitosan-Coated Silver Nanotriangles as Multimodal Traceable Nanotherapeutic Delivery Systems and pH Reporters inside Human Ovarian Cancer Cells", ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2017, 9 (38), pp 32565–32576, doi:10.1021/acsami.7b10075 (IF=8,097)
S. Suarasan, M. Focsan, M. Potara, O. Soritau, A. Florea, D. Maniu and S. Astilean, "Doxorubicin-Incorporated Nanotherapeutic Delivery System Based on Gelatin-Coated Gold Nanoparticles: Formulation, Drug Release, and Multimodal Imaging of Cellular Internalization", ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2016, 8 (35), pp 22900–22913, doi: 10.1021/acsami.6b07583 (IF=7,504)
A.-M. Hada, M. Potara, S. Suarasan, A. Vulpoi, S. Astilean, Chitosan-coated bimetallic gold-silver nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization and SERS activity, Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Physica (BDI indexed), vol 62 (LXII), 1-2, 2017, pp. 5‐14, doi:10.24193/subbphys.2017.01
Books/chapters
M. Potara, T. Nagy-Simon, S. Suarasan and S. Astilean, "Plasmonic-based SERS traceable drug nanocarriers in cancer theranostics" chapter in "Plasmonics in Chemistry and Biology" eds. M. Lamy de la Chapelle and N. Felidj, Publisher Jenny (Pan) Stanford Publishing, 2019, pp 157-196, ISBN: 978-981480003-7, invited contribution
M. Potara, C. Farcau, I. Botiz and S. Astilean, "Detection of environmental pollutants by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy" chapter in “Advanced Environmental Analysis: Applications of Nanomaterials” eds. C. M. Hussain and B. Kharissov, publisher Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018, pp 361-387, ISBN: 978-1-78262-144-7, invited contribution
Conferences
S. Suarasan, M. Potara, E. Licarete, A. M. Craciun, E. Gliga and S. Astilean, "Design of new chemotherapeutic delivery nano-systems with pH-controlled drug release", The 9th International Conference on advanced materials: ROCAM 2017, 10-14 July 2017, Bucuresti, Romania, poster presentation
M. Potara, T. Nagy-Simon, S. Suarasan, E. Licarete, M. Focsan, D. Zaharie-Butucel and S. Astilean, "Drug-loaded, SERS-labeled silver nanotriangles for image-guided treatment of cancer cells", 11th International Conference on Surfaces, Coating and Nanostructured Materials (NANOSMAT), 6-9 September 2016, Aveiro, Portugal, poster presentation
D. Zaharie-Butucel, A.Vasilescu, M. Potara, R. Boukherroub, S. Szunerits and S. Astilean, "Pyrene carboxylic Acid modified Reduced graphene Oxide for Raman spectroscopy", 11th International Conference on Surfaces, Coating and Nanostructured Materials (NANOSMAT), 6-9 September 2016, Aveiro, Portugal, poster presentation
Other scientific manifestations
National scientific student communication: “Pentagonul Facultatilor de Fizica”, July 2016, Cluj-Napoca
Alexandru-Milentie Hada – oral presentation "Sinteza de nanoparticule plasmonice de tipul miez&coaja (Au&Ag) invelite in chitosan si studiul interactiunii acestora cu (bio)molecule" (intermediary results of B. Sc dissertation) – 1st place for Best oral presentation
B. Sc. dissertation Alexandru-Milentie Hada - "Nanoparticule hibride aur-argint de tipul miez-coaja: preparare si marcare cu reporteri Raman" July 2017, Cluj-Napoca
Academic courses
Confocal Raman Spectroscopy data and image processing with WITEc Project, 9th November 2016, Ulm, Germany; Organizer WITEc GmbH; Participant Dr. CS II Monica Potara, project director
Advanced instrument operation training for Confocal Raman imaging, 10th November 2016, Ulm, Germany; Organizer WITEc GmbH; Participant Dr. CS II Monica Potara, project director
Confocal Raman Spectroscopy data and image processing with WITEc Project, 9th November 2016, Ulm, Germany; Organizer WITEc GmbH; Participant PhD student Diana-Zaharie Butucel, project member
Advanced instrument operation training for Confocal Raman imaging, 10th November 2016, Ulm, Germany; Organizer WITEc GmbH; Participant PhD student Diana-Zaharie Butucel, project member