Name 
Kostas Karatasos

 
Address 

University of Thessaloniki, Department of Chemical Engineering
Section of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Lab,P.O. BOX 420, 54124 Thessaloniki GREECE 
Telephone 
+30-2310995850
Fax 
+30-2310996222
E-mail 
karatas.AT.eng.auth.gr, kkaratas.AT.auth.gr
Home Research Teaching Funding Publications In Greek

 

Research Areas

 

  • Static, Dynamic and Thermodynamic Properties of Polymeric Materials (polymer blends, homopolymers, copolymers, hyperbranched polymers, complexes)
  • Self-Assembly Phenomena in Polymer Ssystems (Self-Organization, Complexation etc)
  • Polymer-Based Composite Materials
  • Drug and Gene Delivery Based on Polymeric Nanocarriers

Techniques

 




Computational Techniques
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Brownian Dynamics
  • Monte Carlo
  • Languages  :  C, Fortran, Pascal
  • Op. Systems:  Unix, VMS, MS-Windows


Experimental Techniques 
  • Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy 
  • Dynamic Light Scattering - Photon Correlation Spectroscopy 
  • Neutron Scattering 
  • X-Ray Diffraction 
  • Rheology 

 

Current Research Projects

 

PENED 2003 (No. 03ED716), Greek General Secretariat for Reasearch and Technology(25%), and European Union(75%) “Study of polyelectrolytic solutions of dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers ,as solubility enhancement agents and as vehicles for drug delivery and controlled/release purposes ” 2005-2008 Budget: 198000 € (Scientific coordinator)

 

“Colloidal Systems in Non-Ergodic States” (COSINES) 2006-2010 (ToK Marie Curie Grant) , Coordinator : FORTH (Dr. G. Petekidis)

 

“Biomedical Applications of Dendrimers” TD0802 2008-2012 (ESF Grant, Member of the Management Committee)

 

PhD Students

1. G. Dalakoglou (Chemical Engineer), Chemical Engineering Dept., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
(Principal Advisor, PhD Awarded, 2009)

2. I. Tanis (Physicist), Chemical Engineering Dept., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
(Principal Advisor, PhD Awarded, 2009)

3. S. Fotiadou (Physicist), Chemical Engineering Dept., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
(Principal Advisor)

4. A. Kakkalis (Chemical Engineer), Chemical Engineering Dept., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
(Co-advisor)

5. V. Floros (Chemical Engineer), Chemical Engineering Dept., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
(Co-advisor)


MSc Students

1. M. Krystallis (Principal advisor, MSc Awarded, 2009)
Graduate student who attented the interdepartmental graduate course "Nanotechnology and Nanosciences",
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

2. D. Tragoudaras (Co-advisor, MSc Awarded, 2009)
Graduate student who attentedthe interdepartmental graduate course "Technology and processes in Advanced Materials", Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

 


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