Functional and Nanostructured Polymers

Department Polymeric Biomaterials - Institute of Polymers

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Research

The research activities are focused in the following sub-areas of polymer science:

Functional block copolymer nanocarriers for controlled delivery of hydrophobic bioactive substances and biomolecules;
Super-macroporous polymer cryogels from natural, thermo- and pH-sensitive polymers for topical anti-cancer therapy and tissue engineering;
Conjugated polymers and active polymer films for organic solar cells;
Polymer-inorganic hybrid nanoparticles and nanocomposites.

Centre of Competence -Sustainable utilization of bio-resources and waste from medical and aromatic plants for innovative bioactive products - European Regional Development Fund under "Research Innovation and Digitization for Smart Transformation" program 2021-2027
National Centre of Excellence Mechatronics and Clean Technologies - European Regional Development Fund under "Research Innovation and Digitization for Smart Transformation" program 2021-2027
Fluorogenic Nanostructured Biocompatible Polymer Materials for Nucleic acids Analysis-PolyFluorNA - Bulgarian Science Fund
Modification of conventional niosomes with Ph-sensitive copolymers - Joint research project with the Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences
Tissue regenerating product design: Can different nano-systems effect wound healing?- Joint research project with Ege University, Türkiye
Synthesis of biocompatible cryogels via photochemical crosslinking - budgetary subsidy