Published scientific articles

Conference presentations

 

Published scientific articles

Matica A.; Menghiu G.; Ostafe V. Antibacterial Properties of Chitin and Chitosans. New Frontiers in Chemistry 2017, 26, 39-54. 

Matica A.; Menghiu G.; Ostafe V. Antifungal Properties of Chitosans. New Frontiers in Chemistry 2017, 26, 55-63. 

Matica A.; Menghiu G.; Ostafe V. Toxicity of Chitosan Based Products. New Frontiers in Chemistry 2017, 26, 65-74. 

Matica A.; Menghiu G.; Ostafe V. Biodegradability of Chitosan Based Products. New Frontiers in Chemistry 2017, 26, 75-86. 

Moraru C, Mincea M, Frandes M, Timar B, Ostafe V, „A meta-analysis evaluating the effect of the dietary supplement chitosan on some parameters connected with body weight decrease”, Medicina, 2018, 54, 109; doi:10.3390/medicina54060109 

 

Conference presentations

Title of scientific event: BioNanoMaterials used in medical applications
Period: 21 March 2019
Location: West University of Timisoara (Advanced Environmental Research Laboratories), Timisoara (Romania)
Link to event: http://gonanobiomat.eu/results/workshops/ ‎
Title of the presented work: Polymeric NanoBioMaterials for drug delivery: developing and implementation of safe-by-design concept enabling safe healthcare solution
List of authors: Vasile OSTAFE
Title of scientific event: BioNanoMaterials used in medical applications
Period: 21 March 2019
Location: West University of Timisoara (Advanced Environmental Research Laboratories), Timisoara (Romania)
Link to event: http://gonanobiomat.eu/results/workshops/ ‎
Title of the presented work: Computational assessment of interactions between chito-oligomers and plasma proteins
List of authors: Diana Larisa ROMAN, Vasile OSTAFE, Adriana ISVORAN
Title of scientific event: BioNanoMaterials used in medical applications
Period: 21 March 2019
Location: West University of Timisoara (Advanced Environmental Research Laboratories), Timisoara (Romania)
Link to event: http://gonanobiomat.eu/results/workshops/ ‎
Title of the presented work: Prediction of the ADME-Tox profiles of oligomers of 4-hydroxybutyric acid and 4-hydroxyvaleric acid
List of authors: Mădălina FILIP, Vasile OSTAFE, Adriana ISVORAN
Title of scientific event: BioNanoMaterials used in medical applications
Period: 21 March 2019
Location: West University of Timisoara (Advanced Environmental Research Laboratories), Timisoara (Romania)
Link to event: http://gonanobiomat.eu/results/workshops/ ‎
Title of the presented work: Drug release from chitosan nanoparticles
List of authors: Daniela Dascălu, Alexandru Pahomi, Beatrice Vlad-Oros
Title of scientific event: BioNanoMaterials used in medical applications
Period: 21 March 2019
Location: West University of Timisoara (Advanced Environmental Research Laboratories), Timisoara (Romania)
Link to event: http://gonanobiomat.eu/results/workshops/ ‎
Title of the presented work: Prediction of the toxicity of 3-hydroxy-butyrate and 3-hydroxy-butyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerat oligomers on humans and the environment
List of authors: Diana Larisa Roman, Marin Roman,  Vasile Ostafe, Adriana Isvoran
Title of scientific event: BioNanoMaterials used in medical applications
Period: 21 March 2019
Location: West University of Timisoara (Advanced Environmental Research Laboratories), Timisoara (Romania)
Link to event: http://gonanobiomat.eu/results/workshops/ ‎
Title of the presented work: Applications of nanobiomaterials in medicine and the risk of toxicity on organisms
List of authors: Constantina Bianca Vulpe, Vasile Ostafe
Title of scientific event: BioNanoMaterials used in medical applications
Period: 21 March 2019
Location: West University of Timisoara (Advanced Environmental Research Laboratories), Timisoara (Romania)
Link to event: http://gonanobiomat.eu/results/workshops/ ‎
Title of the presented work: Current methodology on testing the manufactured nanomaterials using microorganisms standardized tests
List of authors: Adina Matica, Vasile Ostafe
Title of scientific event: BioNanoMaterials used in medical applications
Period: 21 March 2019
Location: West University of Timisoara (Advanced Environmental Research Laboratories), Timisoara (Romania)
Link to event: http://gonanobiomat.eu/results/workshops/ ‎
Title of the presented work: Assessment of the environmental effects of oligomers resulted from the degradation of polyhydroxyalkanoates and polylactic acid
List of authors: Marin Roman, Diana Larisa Roman, Daniela Dascalu, Vasile Ostafe, Adriana Isvoran
Title of scientific event: BioNanoMaterials used in medical applications
Period: 21 March 2019
Location: West University of Timisoara (Advanced Environmental Research Laboratories), Timisoara (Romania)
Link to event: http://gonanobiomat.eu/results/workshops/ ‎
Title of the presented work: Ecotoxicity of biopolymers with medical applications. Case study: chitosan, alginate and carboxymethyl cellulose
List of authors: Bianca-Vanesa Boros, Maria-Doriana-Otilia Ciosici, Elena-Roxana Vilceanu, Vasile Ostafe
Title of scientific event: BioNanoMaterials used in medical applications
Period: 21 March 2019
Location: West University of Timisoara (Advanced Environmental Research Laboratories), Timisoara (Romania)
Link to event: http://gonanobiomat.eu/results/workshops/ ‎
Title of the presented work: A high efficiency transformation method of yeast cells by electroporation, using chitosan nanomaterials
List of authors: Gheorghita Menghiu, Vasile Ostafe

 

Title of scientific event: 506th International Conference on Engineering and Natural Sciences (ICENS)
Period: 21-22 November 2018
Location: Venice, Italy
Link to event: http://theires.org/Tentativeprogramme.php

http://theires.org/Conference2018/Italy/5/ICENS/

Title of the presented work: Computational assessment of the pharmacokinetic profiles and environmental effects of poly L-lactate, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(3-hydroxyvalerate) oligomers
List of authors: Vasile OSTAFE, Diana Larisa ROMAN, Marin ROMAN, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: 15th National Conference of the Romanian Society of Pure and Applied Biophysics
Period: 7 – 10 September 2018
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Link to event: http://www.biophysicsnet.ro/conference-programme/
Title of the presented work: Computational evaluation of the environmental toxicity of poly L-lactate, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(3-hydroxyvalerate) small oligomers
List of authors: Alecu CIORSAC, Daniela DASCĂLU, Diana Larisa ROMAN, Marin ROMAN, Vasile OSTAFE, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: 15th National Conference of the Romanian Society of Pure and Applied Biophysics
Period: 7 – 10 September 2018
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Link to event: http://www.biophysicsnet.ro/conference-programme/
Title of the presented work: Computational assessment of the pharmacological profiles of chitin and chitosan small oligomers
List of authors: Diana Larisa ROMAN, Mădălina FILIP, Marin ROMAN, Vasile OSTAFE, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: Annual International Conference of the Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Period: 5 – 7 September 2018
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Link to event: http://www.biochim.ro/events/2018/Program-SRBBM2018.pdf
Title of the presented work: Computational Predictions of Pharmaceutical Profiles of Poly Lactic Acid and Polyhydroxybutyrate Small Oligomers
List of authors: Marin ROMAN, Diana Larisa ROMAN, Silvana CEAURANU, Vasile OSTAFE, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: Annual International Conference of the Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Period: 5 – 7 September 2018
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Link to event: http://www.biochim.ro/events/2018/Program-SRBBM2018.pdf
Title of the presented work: Computational Assessment of the Environmental Toxicity of some Polymers used as Pharmaceutical Excipients
List of authors: Marin ROMAN, Mădălina FILIP, Diana Larisa ROMAN, Vasile OSTAFE, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: 7th IAPC Meeting & PFC-J
Period: 28 – 30 August 2018
Location: Osaka, Japan
Link to event: https://www.iapchem.org/images/iapc-7/Book_of_%20abstracts.pdf
Title of the presented work: Molecular weight dependence of the ADME-Tox properties of some poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), poly(3-hydroxyvalerate) and poly(3-hydroxybutirate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) oligomers
List of authors: Adriana ISVORAN, Alecu CIORSAC, Diana Larisa ROMAN, Marin ROMAN, Vasile OSTAFE

 

Title of scientific event: 18th European Congress On Biotechnology
Period: 2-4 July 2018
Location: Geneve, Switzerland
Link to event:
Title of the presented work: http://www.ecb2018.com https://fems-microbiology.org/opportunities/18th-european-congress-biotechnology/
List of authors: Giuseppe PERALE

 

Title of scientific event: Symposium of Chemistry Students from the Department of Biology and Chemistry (Faculty of Chemistry, Biology, Geography, West University of Timisoara)
Period: 26 June 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event:
Title of the presented work: Chitosan based hydrogels with clinical applications
List of authors: Nicoleta SĂCULȚEANU, Daniela DASCĂLU, Beatrice VLAD – OROS

 

Title of scientific event: Symposium of Chemistry Students from the Department of Biology and Chemistry (Faculty of Chemistry, Biology, Geography, West University of Timisoara)
Period: 26 June 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event:
Title of the presented work: Analysis of possible toxicity of chitosan oligomers on the human body
List of authors: Mădălina FILIP, Vasile OSTAFE, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: Symposium of Chemistry Students from the Department of Biology and Chemistry (Faculty of Chemistry, Biology, Geography, West University of Timisoara)
Period: 26 June 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event:
Title of the presented work: Computational assessment of ADME-Tox profile of polylactic acid
List of authors: Silvana CEAURANU, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: WORKSHOP Green Nanochemistry – application of the safe-to-design principle for obtaining new nanomaterials
Period: 7 June 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event:
Title of the presented work: Preparation and characterization of nano chitosan
List of authors: Alexandru PAHOMI, Beatrice VLAD-OROS, Daniela DASCĂLU

 

Title of scientific event: WORKSHOP Green Nanochemistry – application of the safe-to-design principle for obtaining new nanomaterials
Period: 7 June 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event:
Title of the presented work: Environmental impact of nanoparticles: effect on soil and water microorganisms
List of authors: Adina MATICA, Vasile OSTAFE

 

Title of scientific event: WORKSHOP Green Nanochemistry – application of the safe-to-design principle for obtaining new nanomaterials
Period: 7 June 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event:
Title of the presented work: Safety assessment of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) small oligomers
List of authors: Diana Larisa ROMAN, Marin ROMAN, Silvana CEAURANU, Vasile OSTAFE, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: WORKSHOP Green Nanochemistry – application of the safe-to-design principle for obtaining new nanomaterials
Period: 7 June 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event:
Title of the presented work: Ecotoxicology test at enzymatic level. Chromatography and spectrophotometer analysis for invertase, sulphatase and acid phosphatase
List of authors: Bianca Constantina VULPE, Monica GUSA, Silviu COTREANȚI, Andra PANDELE, Vasile OSTAFE

 

Title of scientific event: WORKSHOP Green Nanochemistry – application of the safe-to-design principle for obtaining new nanomaterials
Period: 7 June 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event:
Title of the presented work: Computational assessment of ADME-Tox profiles of some polylactic acid oligomers
List of authors: Marin ROMAN, Diana Larisa ROMAN, Silvana CEAURANU, Vasile OSTAFE, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: WORKSHOP Green Nanochemistry – application of the safe-to-design principle for obtaining new nanomaterials
Period: 7 June 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event:
Title of the presented work: Ecotoxicity of nanomaterials in the aquatic and terrestrial environments
List of authors: Bianca – Vanesa BOROȘ, Vasile OSTAFE

 

Title of scientific event: WORKSHOP Green Nanochemistry – application of the safe-to-design principle for obtaining new nanomaterials
Period: 7 June 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event:
Title of the presented work: The exposure effect of organisms to nanoparticles and nanomaterials: genetic and epigenetic modifications
List of authors: Gheorghița MENGIU, Vasile OSTAFE

 

Title of scientific event: WORKSHOP Green Nanochemistry – application of the safe-to-design principle for obtaining new nanomaterials
Period: 7 June 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event:
Title of the presented work: A computational approach of the concept of safe by design. Application for chitin and chitosan oligomers
List of authors: Mădălina FILIP, Miruna GUG, Vasile OSTAFE, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: WORKSHOP Green Nanochemistry – application of the safe-to-design principle for obtaining new nanomaterials
Period: 7 June 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event:
Title of the presented work: Safe by Design Principle
List of authors: Vasile OSTAFE

 

Title of scientific event: „BIOLOGY Annual Conference”, XI Edition, “Biological Processes – theoretical aspects and practical applications”
Period: 25 May 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event:
Title of the presented work: ADME-Tox analysis of chitin and chitosan oligomers
List of authors: Mădălina FILIP, Vasile OSTAFE, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: Nano-modeling of Strategic Materials for the Knowledge Economy (NANO-MOD)
Period: 16 – 17 May 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event: https://doctorat.uvt.ro/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-Edition-I_nano-mod_Timisoara-WUT-_Invitation_First-Circular_.pdf
Title of the presented work: Prediction of ADME-Tox properties of polylactic acid oligomers
List of authors: Diana Larisa ROMAN, Marin ROMAN, Silvana CEAURANU, Vasile OSTAFE, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: Nano-modeling of Strategic Materials for the Knowledge Economy (NANO-MOD)
Period: 16 – 17 May 2018
Location: Timișoara, România
Link to event: https://doctorat.uvt.ro/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-Edition-I_nano-mod_Timisoara-WUT-_Invitation_First-Circular_.pdf
Title of the presented work: Molecular weight dependence of ADME-Tox properties of chitin and chitosan oligomers
List of authors: Madalina FILIP, Vasile OSTAFE, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: 9th International Congress Nanotechnology in Biology & Medicine – BioNanoMed 2018
Period: 25-27 April 2018
Location: Graz, Austria
Link to event: https://www.americanelements.com/9th-international-congress-nanotechnology-in-biology-medicine-bionanomed-2018
Title of the presented work:
List of authors: Gerrit BORCHARD

 

Title of scientific event: XII Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery – Tailoring drug delivery systems to the patients’ needs
Period: 14-16 January 2018
Location: Coimbra, Portugal
Program of the event: https://www.splc-crs.org/meeting-2018/; https://www.splc-crs.org/meeting-2018/docs/AbstractBook2018.pdf
Title of the presented work: GoNanoBioMat Project – Polymeric NanoBioMaterials for drug delivery: developing and implementation of safe-by-design concept enabling safe healthcare solutions
List of authors: S. Jesus, P. Marques, O. Borges, M. Zinn, G. Borchard, C. Som, G. Perale, P. Frei, U. Laubscher, V. Ostafe, Y. Popowski and P. Wick

 

 

 

Title of scientific event: National conference RoMedINF 2017 „E-Health for Smart Cities”
Period: 23 – 24 November 2017
Location: Timisoara, ROMANIA
Program of the event: http://www.srimed.ro/
Title of the presented work: Analysis of the influence of size of chitin and chitosan molecules on their pharmacokinetic profiles and environmental toxicity
List of authors: Mădălina FILIP, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: Nanosafety 2017
Period: 11-13 October 2017
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany
Link to event: http://www.nanosafety2017.de/
Title of the presented work:
List of authors: Mélanie SCHMUTZ

 

Title of scientific event: CCMX_MARVEL Annual Meeting
Period: 5 October 2017
Location: Dübendorf, Switzerland
Link to event: http://www.ccmx.ch/courses-and-events/article/2017/02/ccmx-marvel-materials-dayccmx-annual-meeting/
Title of the presented work:
List of authors: WICK Peter

 

Title of scientific event: 6th World Conference on Physico Chemical Methods in Drug Discovery and 3rd World Conference on ADMET and DMPK
Period: 4 – 6 September 2017
Location: Zagreb, CROATIA
Program of the event: http://www.iapchem.org/page.php?page_id=89
Title of the presented work: ADME-Tox profiling of some water soluble chitosan derivatives used to obtain nanomaterials
List of authors: Adriana ISVORAN, Alecu CIORSAC, Vasile OSTAFE

 

Title of scientific event: 19th International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics Congress (IUPAB) & 11th European Biophysics Congress and 11th European Biophysics Congress (EBSA)
Period: 16 – 25 June 2017
Location: Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
Program of the event: http://www.iupab2017.org/programme
Title of the presented work: Prediction of Biochemical Mechanisms of Action and Side-Effects of the Anabolic Steroids
List of authors: Diana-Larisa ROMAN, Marin ROMAN, Alecu CIORSAC, Adina MATICA, Vasile OSTAFE, Adriana ISVORAN

 

Title of scientific event: The Annual International Conference Romanian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Period: 8 – 9 June 2017
Location: Timisoara, ROMANIA
Program of the event: http://www.srbbm-banat.ro/meetings-events/annual-meeting
Title of the presented work: Preliminary results of an enzymatic test battery development for the assessment of toxicity of biopolymers
List of authors: Bianca – Vanesa BOROS, Maria – Doriana – Otilia CIOSICI, Elena-Roxana VILCEANU, Vasile OSTAFE

 

Title of scientific event: The Annual International Conference Romanian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Period: 8 – 9 June 2017
Location: Timisoara, ROMANIA
Program of the event: http://www.srbbm-banat.ro/meetings-events/annual-meeting
Title of the presented work: Computational assessment of the pharmacokinetics properties of some water soluble chitosan derivatives
List of authors: Adriana ISVORAN, Mădălina FILIP, Alecu CIORSAC, Vasile OSTAFE

 

Title of scientific event: Designer Biology: from proteins and cells to scaffolds and materials
Period: 7-9 June 2017
Location: Vienna, Austria
Link to event: http://www.efb-central.org/index.php/DesignerBiology/
Title of the presented work:
List of authors: Manfred ZINN

 

Title of scientific event: Swiss NanoConvention 2017
Period: 1-2 June 2017
Location: Fribourg, Switzerland
Link to event: http://swissnanoconvention.ch/2017/
Title of the presented work:
List of authors: Peter WICK

 

Title of scientific event: 8th Intern. Congress Nanotechnology in Medicine & Biology
Period: 20-22 March 2017
Location: Krems, Austria
Link to event: http://www.bionanomed.at/

https://www.bionanonet.at/images/BioNanoMed_2017_First_Announcement_2.pdf

https://www.scitechnol.com/peer-review/abstracts-l9in.pdf

Title of the presented work: Safe-by-Design an Interdiciplinary Challenge Facilitating Nanomedical Applications
List of authors: Wick Peter, Inge K Herrmann