"Reducing Agents In Colloidal Nanoparticle Synthesis"
The book edited by S. Mourdikoudis came out from RSC. Ozge Cavuslar and Prof. Havva Yagci had the honour of contributing with a chapter on polymers as reducing agents for the synthesis of metallic colloidal nanoparticles.
A new and exciting journal, "In vitro models" from Springer
A new and exciting journal, “In vitro models” from Springer. Prof. Havva Yagci is honoured to serve as an Editorial Board member. “In vitro models” will be an excellent platform to disseminate exciting in vitro studies to a multi-disciplinary community.
Our group focuses on understanding the relationship between the structure and the property of materials, learn how to control these features and properties, and exploit them for various applications.
We develop tailor-made materials to be exploited in various areas ranging from medicine to appliances. Our scale is from nano to macro; hence, we can find solutions to demanding problems with the most appropriate materials.
We primarily develop inorganic theranostic nanoparticles(quantum dots, superparamagnetic iron oxide, gold, carbon-dots), polymers, and hybrid materials, nano-composites.
The main application areas that we focus on in medicine are diagnosis and therapy of cancer, tumour-specific treatments, treatment of bacterial infections, drug delivery, contrast enhancement, medical imaging (MRI, fluorescent, photoacoustic), gene delivery, phototherapy, combination therapies.
We are also working on the nano-solutions in the field of security and authentication of valuable goods, magnetorheological dampers, sensors, solar cells, etc.
We do also work with new biopolymers for drug/gene delivery and tissue engineering as well as new nanocomposites utilizing nanoparticles as photoinitiators.
These application areas are changing dynamically as new collaborations and students with unique interests, talents, and needs join us. In addition, the interdisciplinary nature of our projects provides an opportunity to expand our skills and knowledge in collaboration with other disciplines.