RESEARCH INTERESTS
ABOUT/BIOGRAPHY
Zili Sideratou was born in 1968 in Chios, Greece. She graduated from the University of Ioannina with a Degree of Chemistry in 1992. She completed her Ph.D. at the National Technical University of Athens in 1997, conducting her doctoral research at NCSR “Demokritos” under the supervision of Dr. C. M. Paleos, in the area of hydrogen-bonded liquid crystals. Following her Ph.D., she worked as a project chemist on a research program funded by the European Commission. From 2001 to 2006, she served as a permanent scientist at NCSR “Demokritos” and later advanced to the position of Senior Researcher. Since 2015, she has held the position of Research Director in the Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials of Organized Structure at NCSR “Demokritos.”
She is co-author in 88 publications in peer reviewed journals and co-inventor in 5 international and 7 national patents. Her work has received 2,630 citations and she has an h-index of 32 (Source: Scopus, July 2025). Over her 25-year research career, she has participated in more than 20 European and national research projects.
Dr Sideratou is currently the scientific responsible for NCSRD in the KWOSKITE-X project (HORIZON-CL4-2022-RESILIENCE-01-19, Grant Agreement No: 101091534) https://knowskite-x.eu/
Her current research interests focus on:
- Preparation and characterization of functionalized carbon-based materials with dendritic polymers; prospected applications as controlled release and targeted drug delivery systems as well as antibacterial/ antifungal agents.
- Toxicological assessment of nanoparticles and aerosols.
- Development of dendritic polymer-functionalized carbon-based nanostructured composites for water treatment applications.
- Development of super-hydrophobic nanocoatings based on functional inorganic nanoparticles and polymer functionalized carbon-based materials for aviation and marine applications.
- Functionalization, characterization and encapsulation properties of dendritic polymers; prospected applications as controlled release and targeted drug delivery systems as well as gene delivery systems.
- Preparation and characterization of liposomes and their applications as drug and gene delivery systems.