Melanthia Kafantari is currently a Master of Science candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the Laboratory of Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering at the Department of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas.
She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2015.
Education
- 2017, Master of Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Chemical Engineering
- 2015, Bachelor of Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Chemical Engineering
Interests
- Effect of anticoagulants on in vitro bone metabolism
- Cell-drug interactions including cell viability, morphology, differentiation
George Karchilakis is currently a master student in the Department of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology.
Education
- 2020, Bachelor of Science, University of Crete, Department of Materials Science and Technology
Interests
- Polymer Synthesis
- Responsive colloids
- Anisotropic patchy colloids
- Polymer coatings and films
Anna Papaioannou is currently a postgraduate student in the Interdepartmental Master Program of Biomedical Engineering of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology.
Education
- 2020, Bachelor of Science, University of Patras, Department of Physics
Interests
- Biomaterials
- Hydrogels
- Nanostructured Materials
- Nano-reinforced polymer materials
- Biomedical applications (Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery, etc)
Ms Aikaterini Kadianaki is currently a postgraduate student in the division of Advanced materials / Physical chemistry at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Crete and member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in 2021.
Education
- 2021, Bachelor of Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Chemistry
Interests
- Organic-inorganic nanohybrid materials
- Polymer nanocomposites with clays
Gaitanou Dimitra is currently a postgraduate student at the Department of Materials Science and Technology of the University of Crete and a member of the Hybrid Nanostructures Group of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas.
Education
- 2020, Bachelor of Science, University of Crete, Department of Materials Science and Technology
Interests
- Porous polymers
- CO2 capture and conversion
- Heterogeneous Catalysis
- Polymers for environmental applications
