RESEARCH INTERESTS

sorption and diffusion in polymer membranes; polymeric controlled release systems; permeability, mechanical and thermal properties of polymers and polymer blends; polymer-based chemical sensors

ABOUT/BIOGRAPHY

Merope Sanopoulou received her B.Sc degree in Chemistry from the University of Athens and her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the same institution in 1984, having conducted her thesis at the Inst. of Physical Chemistry at NCSR “DEMOKRITOS’ under the supervision of Dr. J.H. Petropoulos. She then joined the same Institute as a researcher, being Head of the Laboratory of Transport of Matter Phenomena in Polymers at the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology from 2005 to 2020. She has been engaged in extensive experimental and modelling studies of sorption and diffusion in polymer films and membranes, with emphasis to the elucidation of underlying mechanisms responsible for non-Fickian transport kinetics of vapors or liquids in glassy polymers. Her research interests also include release mechanisms and kinetics of controlled drug delivery systems, the permeability, mechanical and thermal properties of polymers and polymer blends, and polymer-based chemical sensors for VOC detection and monitoring. She is the author/co-author of more than 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has been key researcher or project leader in various National and EU research projects.

PUBLICATIONS

Oikonomou, P., Sanopoulou, M. and Papadokostaki, K.G., Blends of Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone): Interrelation between the Degree of Hydration and Thermal and Mechanical Properties Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Volume 60, Pages: 14203-14212, 2021 [doi]

Oikonomou, P., Botsialas, A., Papanikolaou, N., Kazas, I., Ntetsikas, K., Polymeropoulos, G., Hadjichristidis, N., Sanopoulou, M. and Raptis, I., Gas Sensitivity Amplification of Interdigitated Chemocapacitors through Etching IEEE Sensors Journal, Volume 20, Pages: 463-470, Article Number: 8822731, 2020 [doi]

Nika, A., Oikonomou, P., Manouras, T., Argitis, P., Vamvakaki, M., Sanopoulou, M., Raptis, I. and Chatzichristidi, M., Reversible chemocapacitor system based on PDMAEMA polymers for fast sensing of VOCs mixtures Microelectronic Engineering, Volume 227, Article Number: 111304, 2020 [doi]

Tsoka, M., Oikonomou, P., Papadokostaki, K.G. and Sanopoulou, M., Properties of Polydimethylsiloxane Modified by Blending with Polyvinylpyrrolidone and a Poly(ethylene oxide)-Poly(propylene oxide) Triblock Copolymer Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Volume 59, Pages: 5797-5807, 2020 [doi]

Wang, Z., Syed, A., Bhattacharya, S., Chen, X., Buttner, U., Iordache, G., Salama, K., Ganetsos, T., Valamontes, E., Georgas, A., Raptis, I., Oikonomou, P., Botsialas, A. and Sanopoulou, M., Ultra miniaturized InterDigitated electrodes platform for sensing applications Microelectronic Engineering, Volume 225, Article Number: 111253, 2020 [doi]

Sanopoulou, M. and Papadokostaki, K.G., Controlled drug release systems: Mechanisms and kinetics Pages: 1-33, 2017 [doi]

Panou, A.I., Mantes, N., Papadokostaki, K.G. and Sanopoulou, M., Solute permeability of elastomeric films containing dispersed swellable hydrophilic particles: A composite material approach European Polymer Journal, Volume 93, Pages: 471-479, 2017 [doi]

Oikonomou, P., Botsialas, A., Olziersky, A., Hadjigeorgiou, E.P., Katsikas, S., Dimas, D., Sotiropoulos, G., Raptis, I. and Sanopoulou, M., A self-calibrated Wireless Sensing System for monitoring the ambient industrial environment. From lab to real-time application Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, Volume 237, Pages: 509-520, 2016 [doi]

Oikonomou, P., Botsialas, A., Olziersky, A., Kazas, I., Stratakos, I., Katsikas, S., Dimas, D., Mermikli, K., Sotiropoulos, G., Goustouridis, D., Raptis, I. and Sanopoulou, M., A wireless sensing system for monitoring the workplace environment of an industrial installation Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, Volume 224, Pages: 266-274, 2016 [doi]

Tzialla, O., Labropoulos, A., Panou, A., Sanopoulou, M., Kouvelos, E., Athanasekou, C., Beltsios, K., Likodimos, V., Falaras, P. and Romanos, G., Phase behavior and permeability of Alkyl-Methyl-Imidazolium Tricyanomethanide ionic liquids supported in nanoporous membranes Separation and Purification Technology, Volume 135, Pages: 22-34, 2014 [doi]

Oikonomou, P., Botsialasa, A., Olziersky, A., Stratakos, I., Katsikasc, S., Dimas, D., Sotiropoulos, G., Goustouridis, D., Raptis, I. and Sanopoulou, M., Wireless sensor network based on a chemocapacitive sensor array for the real-time monitoring of industrial pollutants Volume 87, Pages: 564-567, 2014 [doi]

Oikonomou, P., Raptis, I. and Sanopoulou, M., Monitoring and evaluation of alcoholic fermentation processes using a chemocapacitor sensor array Sensors (Switzerland), Volume 14, Pages: 16258-16273, 2014 [doi]

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