Her research interests focus in:
- Study of synthetic or natural-based (e.g. polysaccharides) polymers.
- Synthesis and characterization of polymers of various architectures (e.g. linear, comb-type copolymers) with several synthetic methods (homogeneous polymerization in organic solvent or aqueous media, graft copolymerization, chemical functionalization of polymers, etc.).
- Study of ’’smart’’, functional, stimuli-responsive (that respond to external stimuli such as temperature, pH, ionic strength) materials.
- Self-assembly of polymers in aqueous media.
- Interactions of polymers with surfactants, drugs, metal ions, magnetic nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, for the preparation of hybrid organic/inorganic materials.
- Hybrid polymer/nanoparticle (e.g. magnetic or silicon dioxide nanoparticles) systems for diagnostic or therapeutic reasons.
- Controlled release of drugs or other chemical substances (e.g. biocides).
- Design and development of multifunctional, biodegradable, injectable polymeric hydrogels, for potential biomedical applications (e.g. tissue engineering).
Representative publications:
- “Self-assembly and drug delivery studies of pH/thermo-sensitive polyampholytic (A-co-B)-b-C-b-(A-co-B) segmented terpolymers,” Z. Iatridi, G. Mattheolabakis, K. Avgoustakis and C. Tsitsilianis. Soft Matter 7, 11160 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1039/C1SM06185B
- “PNIPAM-based Heteroarm Star-Graft Quarterpolymers: Synthesis, Characterization and pH-Dependent Thermoresponsiveness in Aqueous Media,” Z. Iatridi, M.M.S. Lencina and C. Tsitsilianis. Polym. Chem. 6, 3942-3955 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1039/C5PY00393H
- “Multicompartmental Microcapsules with Orthogonal Programmable Two-Way Sequencing of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Cargo Release,” W. Xu, P. A. Ledin, Z. Iatridi, C. Tsitsilianis and V. V. Tsukruk. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 55, 4908-4913 (2016). (Hot paper and highlighted as the frontispiece) https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201600383
- “Multifunctional polymeric platform of magnetic ferrite colloidal superparticles for luminescent, imaging and hyperthermia applications,” Z. Iatridi, K. Vamvakidis, I. Tsougos, K. Vasiou, C. Dendrinou-Samara and G. Bokias. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8, 35059−35070 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b13161
- “Star-Graft Quarterpolymer-Based Polymersomes as Nanocarriers for Co-Delivery of Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Chemotherapeutic Agents,” Z. Iatridi, A. Angelopoulou, E. Voulgari, K. Avgoustakis and C. Tsitsilianis. ACS Omega 3, 11896-11908 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b01437
- “Injectable self-assembling hydrogel from alginate grafted by P(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N-tert-butylacrylamide) random copolymers,” Z. Iatridi, S.-F. Saravanou and C. Tsitsilianis. Carbohydr. Polym. 219, 344-352 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.05.045
- “Alginate-g-PNIPAM-Based Thermo/Shear-Responsive Injectable Hydrogels: Tailoring the Rheological Properties by Adjusting the LCST of the Grafting Chains,” K. Safakas, S.-F. Saravanou, Z. Iatridi and C. Tsitsilianis. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22, 3824 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22083824
- “Room-Temperature Self-Healable Blends of Waterborne Polyurethanes with 2-HydroxyethylMethacrylate-Based Polymers,” I. Tzoumani, Z. Iatridi, Α. M. Fidelli, P. Krassa, J. K. Kallitsis and G. Bokias. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 24, 2575 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24032575
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