Researchers:
Darko Makovec
Juraj Nikolić
Katja Drobež
Jošt Tručl
Lucija Drempetić
Coordinator Darja Lisjak
HYBRID MATERIALS = INORGANIC NANOCRYSTALS + ORGANICS
Interaction inorganic « organic
Chemical stability and assembly of nanoparticles
Multifunctional-magnetic and fluorescent nanoparticles
Applications: sensorics, nanotheranostics, water purification
Selected papers:
* 10.1364/OL.470646
* 10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157890
* 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113198
* 10.1039/D4NA01035C
* 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04500.x,
* 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02675,
* 10.1021/acsomega.0c01597,
* 10.1039/c7dt00529f,
* 10.1088/2050-6120/ac41ba,
* 10.1038/s41598-023-28431-4
LIQUID FERROICS = LIQUID DISPERSIONS OF FERROIC NANOPARTICLES
Development of liquid alternatives to solid-state ferroics:
ferromagnetic liquids, magneto-electric liquids, multiferroic liquids
Colloidal interactions and ferroic coupling
Applications: sensorics, microfluidics, smart-grids, service robotics
Selected papers:
* 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.138806
* 10.1039/D5DT00281H
* 10.1002/admt.202500795
* 10.1002/adma.202508406
* 10.1038/nature12863, 10.1038/ncomms10394,
* 10.1126/sciadv.1701336, 10.1039/C9SM00949C,
* 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.118038,
* 10.1002/smll.202304387
Research projects:
ARIS, J2-60038, Interactions of nanoparticles with complexants from biomass: environmental fate and reuse
ARIS, GC-0003, Nanostructured Hybrid Semiconducting Materials and Devices
H2020-FETOPEN, 899285 MAGNELIQ, A Magneto-Electric Liquid – Better Sensing
WEAVE, N2-0367, Multifunctional hybrid materials with controllable ferroic properties
J2-50061, Novel materials based on lignin from biomass with enhanced luminescent activity
JSI-CNR, NanoFer, Nanodriven ferroic coupling in hexaferrites
HORIZON-MSCA-2022-DN-01, 101119614 — MAESTRI, Magnetic soft matter for robotics