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RESEARCH INTERESTS

Liposomes, dendritic polymers, carbon dots, drug delivery, biomimetic synthesis, superhydrophobic nanoparticles, 3D scaffolds, liquid crystals

ABOUT/BIOGRAPHY

Dimitris Tsiourvas was born in 1962 in Larissa, Greece. He studied Chemical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (1984) and obtained his PhD (NTUA, Chemical Engineering School, 1992) working in the area of polymeric liquid crystals under the supervision of Dr C. M. Paleos in NCSR “Demokritos”. He worked in the plastics processing industry ARGO SA, Greece (1988-1995), and then joined the Institute of Physical Chemistry of NCSR “Demokritos” in 1995 as a Researcher. He is head of the laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials of Organized Structure (2007-today) of INN. He is the co-author of more than 140 publications in peer-reviewed journals and of 2 books chapters, co-inventor of 4 international and 6 national patents and has participated in 14 European and 12 Greek research projects. His work has received more than 5900 citations and he has an h-index of 41 (Source: Scopus, May 2026). His current research interests mainly include synthetic and physicochemical aspects of liposomes, dendritic polymers, carbon dots and hybrid organic/inorganic nanomaterials for specific applications, including:

  • Preparation and characterization of liposomes and their application as drug carriers
  • Functionalization and characterization of dendritic polymers and their application as drug delivery systems or as antibacterial/antifungal agents
  • Preparation, functionalization and characterization of carbon dots and their application as imaging agents of cancerous cells
  • Synthesis of hybrid organic/inorganic nanoparticles based on an environmentally friendly biomimetic processes employing dendritic polymers
  • Superhydrophobic and oleophobic fluorinated silica nanoparticles and their application as surface coatings

Synthesis and characterization of liquid crystals and liquid crystal/nanoparticle composites

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4112-7097

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PUBLICATIONS

Lyra, Kyriaki Marina, Papavasiliou, Aggeliki, Piffet, Caroline, Gumusboga, Lara, Thomassin, Jean-Michel, Marie, Yana, Hoareau, Alexandre, Moulès, Vincent, Alcodori, Javier, Camilleri Lledó, Pau, Násner, Albany Milena Lozano, Gallego, Jose, Sakellis, Elias, Katsaros, Fotios K., Tsiourvas, Dimitris and Sideratou, Zili, Bio-Derived Cellulose Nanofibers for the Development Under Environmentally Assessed Conditions of Cellulose/ZnO Nanohybrids with Enhanced Biocompatibility and Antimicrobial Properties Materials, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), Volume 19, 2026 [doi]

Piffet, Caroline, Thomassin, Jean-Michel, Stierlin, Emilie, Tchoumtchoua, Job, Fernández, Claudio, Mateo, Marta, Hernández, Leyre, Lyra, Kyriaki Marina, Papavasiliou, Aggeliki, Sakellis, Elias, Katsaros, Fotios K., Sideratou, Zili and Tsiourvas, Dimitris, Sustainable Antibacterial Chitin Nanofiber/ZnO Nanohybrid Materials: Ex Situ and In Situ Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation Nanomaterials, Volume 15, 2025 [doi]

Panagiotaki, Katerina N., Lyra, Kyriaki-Marina, Papavasiliou, Aggeliki, Tsiourvas, Dimitris and Sideratou, Zili, Alkyltriphenylphosphonium-Functionalized Hyperbranched Polyethyleneimine Nanoparticles for Safe and Efficient Bacterial Eradication: A Structure–Property Relationship Study International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 26, 2025 [doi]

Tsiourvas, Dimitris, Sideratou, Zili, Mavrogonatou, Eleni, Kletsas, Dimitris, Sophianopoulou, Vicky and Gerostathis, Spiros, The effect of copper on the antifungal activity of polyethyleneimines against quiescent conidia and germlings of Aspergillus nidulans Scientific Reports, Nature Research, Volume 15, 2025 [doi]

Schinas, Alfredos, Atata, Stefanos Basim, Tsiourvas, Dimitris and Lelidis, Ioannis, Influence of Carbon Quantum Dots on the Orientational Order and Rotational Viscosity of 8CB Nanomaterials, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), Volume 15, 2025 [doi]

Mavroidi, Barbara, Lyra, Kyriaki Marina, Pispas, Stergios, Sideratou, Zili and Tsiourvas, Dimitris, Hyperbranched Polyethyleneimine–Coordinated Copper(II) Metallopolymers with Preferential Targeting to Prostate Cancer Cells Pharmaceuticals, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), Volume 18, 2025 [doi]

Gerostathis, Spiros, Athanasopoulos, Alexandros, Panagiotaki, Katerina N., Sideratou, Zili, Tsiourvas, Dimitris and Sophianopoulou, Vicky, Antifungal Activity of Functionalized Hyperbranched Polyethyleneimine Derivatives against Quiescent Conidia and Germlings of the Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus nidulans Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents, Volume 38, Pages: 2781 – 2794, 2024 [doi]

Mavroidi, Barbara, Kaminari, Archontia, Sakellis, Elias, Sideratou, Zili and Tsiourvas, Dimitris, Carbon Dots–Biomembrane Interactions and Their Implications for Cellular Drug Delivery Pharmaceuticals, Volume 16, 2023 [doi]

Stagni, Venturina, Kaminari, Archontia, Contadini, Claudia, Barilà, Daniela, Sessa, Rosario Luigi, Sideratou, Zili, Vlahopoulos, Spiros A. and Tsiourvas, Dimitris, A Triphenylphosphonium-Functionalized Delivery System for an ATM Kinase Inhibitor That Ameliorates Doxorubicin Resistance in Breast Carcinoma Mammospheres Cancers, Volume 15, 2023 [doi]

Kyrou, C., Ambrozic, M., Tsiourvas, D., Kralj, S., Atata, S.B. and Lelidis, I., Effect of quantum dots on the phase behavior and order of 8CB liquid crystal Journal of Molecular Liquids, Volume 387, 2023 [doi]

Bottagisio, Marta, Palombella, Silvia, Lopa, Silvia, Sangalli, Fabio, Savadori, Paolo, Biagiotti, Marco, Sideratou, Zili, Tsiourvas, Dimitris and Lovati, Arianna B., Vancomycin-nanofunctionalized peptide-enriched silk fibroin to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis-induced femoral nonunions in rats Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Volume 12, 2023 [doi]

Tournis, Ioannis, Tsiourvas, Dimitris, Sideratou, Zili, Boutsika, Lamprini G., Papavasiliou, Aggeliki, Boukos, Nikos K. and Sapalidis, Andreas A., Superhydrophobic nanoparticle-coated PVDF-HFP membranes with enhanced flux, anti-fouling and anti-wetting performance for direct contact membrane distillation-based desalination Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, Volume 8, Pages: 2373 – 2380, 2022 [doi]

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