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  1. Alginate-based Composite Hydrogels Formed by In Situ CaCO3 Crystallization

    Article • Crystal Growth & Design, March 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  2. The potential emulsions of xanthan gum and Daucus carota macerated oil in functional textiles for skincare applications: Formulation, characterization, and performance evaluation

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, February 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  3. Zein/Polysaccharide Nanoscale Electrostatic Complexes: Preparation, Drug Encapsulation and Antibacterial Properties

    Article • Nanomaterials, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  4. Removal of Diclofenac and Heavy Metal Ions from Aqueous Media Using Composite Sorbents in Dynamic Conditions

    Article • Nanomaterials, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  5. Versatile Zwitterionic Beads for Heavy Metal Ion Removal from Aqueous Media and Soils by Sorption and Catalysis Processes

    Article • ACS Applied Polymer Materials, September 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  6. Optimization of Lead and Diclofenac Removal from Aqueous Media Using a Composite Sorbent of Silica Core and Polyelectrolyte Coacervate Shell

    Article • Polymers, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  7. Life Cycle Assessment as Support Tool for Development of Novel Polyelectrolyte Materials Used for Wastewater Treatment

    Article • Nanomaterials, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  8. Sand/Polyethyleneimine Composites with Enhanced Sorption/Desorption Properties toward Pollutants

    Article • Water, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  9. Porous Crosslinked Zwitterionic Microparticles Based on Glycidyl Methacrylate and N-Vinylimidazole as Possible Drug Delivery Systems

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  10. Shaping polyelectrolyte composites for heavy metals adsorption from wastewater: Experimental assessment and equilibrium studies

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, November 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  11. Polymer/Enzyme Composite Materials—Versatile Catalysts with Multiple Applications

    Article • Chemistry, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  12. Stable and reusable acrylic ion-exchangers. From HMIs highly polluted tailing pond to safe and clean water

    Article • Chemosphere, October 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  13. Multifunctional composites of zwitterionic resins and silver nanoparticles for point-of-demand antimicrobial applications

    Article • Materials Chemistry and Physics, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  14. Hydrophobic Composites Designed by a Nonwoven Cellulose-Based Material and Polymer/CaCO3 Patterns with Biomedical Applications

    Article • Biomacromolecules, December 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  15. In situ CaCO3 mineralization controlled by carbonate source within chitosan-based cryogels

    Article • Materials Chemistry and Physics, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  16. Recent developments in layer-by-layer assembled systems application in water purification

    Article • Chemosphere, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  17. Removal and Separation of Heavy Metal Ions from Multicomponent Simulated Waters Using Silica/Polyethyleneimine Composite Microparticles

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, July 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  18. Green synthesis of Ag nanoparticles with uncommon behaviour towards NaBH4 in presence of Congo red using polyelectrolyte multilayers containing sodium carboxymethyl cellulose

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  19. Composite materials based on chitosan/amidoximated starch beads and CaCO3

    Article • Journal of Crystal Growth, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  20. Layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte architectures with ultra-fast and high loading/release properties for copper ions

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, October 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  21. Complex calcium carbonate/polymer microparticles as carriers for aminoglycoside antibiotics

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  22. Autotemplate Microcapsules of CaCO3/Pectin and Nonstoichiometric Complexes as Sustained Tetracycline Hydrochloride Delivery Carriers

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, October 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  23. Superparamagnetic Composites Based on Ionic Resin Beads/CaCO3/Magnetite

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  24. - Applications of Selective Ion Exchange for Perchlorate Removal, Recovery, and Environmental Forensics

    Article • April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  25. Design of high sorbent pectin/CaCO3 composites tuned by pectin characteristics and carbonate source

    Article • Materials & Design, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  26. Composite materials based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) hydrogels and calcium carbonate

    Article • High Performance Polymers, July 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  27. Highly Efficient Copper(II) Ion Sorbents Obtained by Calcium Carbonate Mineralization on Functionalized Cross-Linked Copolymers

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, February 2015, Wiley

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  28. Calcium Carbonate/Polymers Microparticles Tuned by Complementary Polyelectrolytes as Complex Macromolecular Templates

    Article • Crystal Growth & Design, October 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  29. Calcium carbonate microparticle growth controlled by a conjugate drug–copolymer and crystallization time

    Article • Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials, March 2014, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  30. Aβ1–16 conformational changes induced by heavy metals, antioxidants, and corn zeins: CD, AFM, SEM, and FT-IR studies

    Article • January 2014, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  31. Calcium carbonate microparticle templates using a PHOS-b-PMAA double hydrophilic copolymer

    Article • Journal of Applied Crystallography, September 2013, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  32. Calcium Carbonate–Magnetite–Chondroitin Sulfate Composite Microparticles with Enhanced pH Stability and Superparamagnetic Properties

    Article • Crystal Growth & Design, July 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  33. Nonstoichiometric Polyelectrolyte Complexes Versus Polyanions as Templates on CaCO3-Based Composite Synthesis

    Article • Crystal Growth & Design, June 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  34. Silica microparticles surface coating by layer-by-layer or polyelectrolyte complex adsorption

    Article • Journal of Polymer Research, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  35. Synthesis and characterization of a new oxadiazole-functionalized maleic anhydride-N-vinylpyrrolidone copolymer and its application in CaCO3 based microparticles

    Article • Reactive and Functional Polymers, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  36. Influence of the comonomer structure and of the initial pH on the characteristics of polyelectrolyte complexes based on maleic acid copolymers

    Article • Journal of Polymer Research, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  37. Calcium Carbonate Microparticles Growth Templated by an Oxadiazole-Functionalized Maleic Anhydride-co-N-vinyl-pyrrolidone Copolymer, with Enhanced pH Stability and Variable Loading Capabilities

    Article • Crystal Growth & Design, August 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  38. Synthesis and characterization of new CaCO3/poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid–co-acrylic acid) polymorphs, as templates for core/shell particles

    Article • Journal of Crystal Growth, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  39. Composite multilayer thin films morphology and their interactions with proteins as a function of polyanion structure

    Article • Macromolecular Research, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  40. Hybrid organic/inorganic composites based on silica and weak synthetic polyelectrolytes

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  41. pH-sensitive nanostructured architectures based on synthetic and/or natural weak polyelectrolytes

    Article • Colloid & Polymer Science, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  42. New polyelectrolyte complex particles as colloidal dispersions based on weak synthetic and/or natural polyelectrolytes

    Article • eXPRESS Polymer Letters, January 2011, Department of Polymer Engineering, Scientific Society of Mechanical Engineering

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  43. Comparative study on the formation and flocculation properties of polyelectrolyte complex dispersions based on synthetic and natural polycations

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  44. Conformational changes of strong polycations in the presence of divalent counterions and their influence upon the flocculation efficiency

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  45. Chitosan based nonstoichiometric polyelectrolyte complexes as specialized flocculants

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, August 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  46. ChemInform Abstract: Molecular and Supramolecular Systems Containing Azobenzene Chromophores

    Article • ChemInform, July 2009, Wiley

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  47. Complex Nanoparticles Based on Chitosan and Ionic/Nonionic Strong Polyanions: Formation, Stability, and Application

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, May 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  48. Dependency of Particle Sizes and Colloidal Stability of Polyelectrolyte Complex Dispersions on Polyanion Structure and Preparation Mode Investigated by Dynamic Light Scattering and Atomic Force Microscopy

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, June 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  49. Polyelectrolyte complex dispersions with a high colloidal stability controlled by the polyion structure and titrant addition rate

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, November 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  50. Thermochemically induced binding of methyl orange to polycations containing primary amine groups

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, September 2006, Wiley

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  51. PAN composite membrane with different solvent affinities controlled by surface modification methods

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, January 2005, Wiley

    Dr Marcela Mihai

  52. Viscometric study of poly(sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonate) and two random copolymers

    Article • European Polymer Journal, September 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Marcela Mihai