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
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)
Vasiliki Koutrouli is currently a Ph.D. student at the Department of Physics of the University of Crete and a member of the Quantum Magnetometry at the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas. She received her Bachelor's Degree and her Master's Degree from the Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in 2020 and 2022 respectively.
Education
- 2020, Bachelor of Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physics
- 2022, Master of Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physics
Interests
- Quantum optics
- Atomic-optical Physics
- Strain sensors for bioelectronic applications
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
Kalliope Plexousaki is currently an undergraduate student at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Crete and an undergraduate trainee at the Hybrid Nanostructures Laboratory of the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas. She is expected to receive her Bachelor’s Degree, from the Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, in September 2022.
Interests
- Organic-Inorganic Nanohybrid Materials
Varvara Platania is currently a PhD candidate 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 Biological Applications and Technology, University of Ioannina in 2016.
Education
- 2019, Master of Science, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine
- 2016, Bachelor of Science, University of Ioannina, Department of Biological Applications and Technology
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- Biomaterials for bone and vascular tissue engineering and growth factor delivery
- Cell-biomaterial interactions including cell viability, morphology, differentiation - Bioprinting
Danai Papadogianni is currently (from Dec. 2020-Jan. 2022) a PhD candidate 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 Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete in 2018.
Education
- 2020, Master of Science, University of Crete, School of Medicine
- 2018, Bachelor of Science, University of Crete, Department of Materials Science and Technology
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- Biomaterials for bone and cartilage tissue engineering
- Cell-biomaterial interactions including cell viability, morphology, differentiation - Bioprinting
Georgia-Ioanna Kontogianni is currently a PhD candidate 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 Chemistry, University of Crete in 2017.
Education
- 2019, Master of Science, University of Crete, Department of Biology
- 2017, Bachelor of Science, University of Crete, Department of Chemistry
Interests
- Biomaterials for bone tissue engineering
- Cell-biomaterials interactions including cell viability, morphology, differentiation
- Dynamic cell cultures, co-cultures
