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RESEARCH INTERESTS

Liposomes, functional dendritic polymers, drug delivery, hybrid carbon-based nanomaterials, implants for dental and orthopentics applications, multifunctional coatings, antibacterial/antifungal nanomaterials

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 95 publications in peer reviewed journals and co-inventor in 5 international and 7 national patents. Her work has received 2,780 citations and she has an h-index of 33 (Source: Scopus, May 2026). 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.
  • Functionalization, characterization and encapsulation properties of dendritic polymers; prospected applications as controlled release and targeted drug delivery systems.
  • Preparation and characterization of liposomes and their applications as drug delivery systems.
  • 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.

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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zili-Sideratou/research

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9314-2520

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PUBLICATIONS

Gryshchuk, Liudmyla, Lyra, Kyriaki Marina, Sideratou, Zili, Katsaros, Fotios K., Grishchuk, Sergiy, Hudzenko, Nataliia, Násner, Milena, Gallego, José and Staccioli, Léo, Chemically Modified Zein- and Poly(methyl vinyl ether-co-maleic anhydride)-Based Core–Shell Sub-Micro/Nanoparticles for Essential Oil Delivery: Antibacterial Activity, Cytotoxicity, and Life Cycle Assessment Nanomaterials, Volume 16, 2026 [doi]

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]

Heliopoulos, Nikolaos S., Lyra, Kyriaki-Marina, Papavasiliou, Aggeliki, Katsaros, Fotios K., Stamatakis, Kostas, Papageorgiou, Sergios K. and Sideratou, Zili, Fabrication of Antibacterial and Ultraviolet Protective Wool Fabric Using Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Functionalized with Guanidinylated Hyperbranched Polyethyleneimine Derivative Materials, Volume 18, 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]

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]

Zygouri, Panagiota, Tsiodoulos, Grigorios, Lianou, Marilena, Athinodorou, Antrea-Maria, Papanikolaou, Eirini, Simos, Yannis V., Spyrou, Konstantinos, Subrati, Mohammed, Kaloudi, Angela S., Tsamis, Konstantinos, Lakkas, Lampros, Sideratou, Zili, Katsaros, Fotios K., Peschos, Dimitrios, Ragos, Vasileios and Gournis, Dimitrios P., In Situ Development of Quercetin-Enhanced Layered Double Hydroxides for Targeted Osteosarcoma Therapy ACS biomaterials science & engineering, Volume 11, Pages: 7180 - 7192, 2025 [doi]

Papavasiliou, Aggeliki, Lyra, Kyriaki Marina, Sakellis, Elias, Lozano Násner, Albany Milena, Gallego, Jose, Katsaros, Fotios K. and Sideratou, Zili, Engineering Mesoporous Silica Hosts for Ultrasmall ZnO Nanoparticles: A Dendritic Polymer-Assisted Strategy Towards Sustainable, Safe, and Effective Antibacterial Systems Nanomaterials, Volume 15, 2025 [doi]

Panagiotaki, Katerina N., Lyra, Kyriaki-Marina, Papavasiliou, Aggeliki, Stamatakis, Kostas and Sideratou, Zili, Synthesis of N-Sulfopropylated Hyperbranched Polyethyleneimine with Enhanced Biocompatibility and Antimicrobial Activity ChemPlusChem, Volume 90, 2025 [doi]

Subrati, Mohammed, Lyra, Kyriaki-Marina, Spyrou, Konstantinos, Magdalini Toliou, Ilektra, Petrou, George, Manganiaris, Petros, Papavasiliou, Aggeliki, Sakellis, Elias, Athanasekou, Chrysoula P., Glisenti, Antonella, Sideratou, Zili and Katsaros, Fotios, Valorization of Industrial Waste Graphite Fines into Graphene Oxide-Based Nanohybrids ChemPlusChem, Volume 90, 2025 [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]

Lyra, Kyriaki-Marina, Tournis, Ioannis, Subrati, Mohammed, Spyrou, Konstantinos, Papavasiliou, Aggeliki, Athanasekou, Chrysoula, Papageorgiou, Sergios, Sakellis, Elias, Karakassides, Michael A. and Sideratou, Zili, Carbon Nanodisks Decorated with Guanidinylated Hyperbranched Polyethyleneimine Derivatives as Efficient Antibacterial Agents Nanomaterials, Volume 14, 2024 [doi]

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