Design of Nanostructures for Versatile Therapeutic Applications

Dr. Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, in the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, with a second affiliation to the Faculty of Medical Engineering, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania. He is an experienced and oft-published researcher and editor in the field of nano and biomaterials, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of three journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience, and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He also serves as editor or guest editor for several notable journals. Dr. Grumezescu has published 150 peer-reviewed papers, 20 book chapters, 6 co-authored books and 11 edited books.

• 1. Development of environmentally benign polymer doped silver nanoparticles and the study of their antimicrobial activity in combination with Methicillin2. Nanostructures for modulation of microbial biofilm3. Metal oxide nanoparticles for antimicrobial therapy4. Iron oxide/oleic acid magnetic nanoparticles bearing lipid-like choline derivatives: synthesis, morphology, antitumour and antimicrobial properties5. Issues and challenges in the use of silver nanoparticles as antimicrobial agent6. Nano silver compounds in the research of new antimicrobial agents against eskape pathogens7. Microbially synthesized nanoparticles as next generation antimicrobials - Scope and applications8. Potential of encapsulated phenolics in hydrogel particles 9. Nanotechnological approaches for colon specific drug delivery for modulating the quorum sensing of gut-associated pathogens10. Pharmaceutical nanotechnology in the treatment of Acanthamoeba infections11. Biosynthesis of silica nanoparticles by Fusariumoxysporum and Lactobacillus sp. and antimicrobial activity against biofilm forming mrsa12. Bio and phytochemical mediated synthesis of different metal nanoparticles for possible antimicrobial applications13. Synergising Nanotherapy with immunomodulation for Infectious disease therapy14. Nanostructures for improved delivery of antibiotics15. Metal nanoparticles as potent antimicrobial nanomachetes with emphasis on nanogold and nanosilver