The research group Functional and Nanostructured Polymers is part of the Department Polymeric Biomaterials at the Institute of Polymers - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The Team
Petar Dimitrov Petrov
Group Leader
Petar Dimitrov Petrov, DSc, is professor of Polymers and Polymeric Materials at the Institute of Polymers of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. His work has recently focused on the synthesis and co-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers, photochemical crosslinking of natural and synthetic polymers, fabrication of super-macroporous cryogels, polymeric complexes, nanoparticles and nanocomposites for applications in medicine, pharmacy and biotechnology.
P. Petrov graduated from the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Bulgaria, with M.Sc. degree in chemical technology (1996) and Ph.D. in macromolecular chemistry (2001) under the supervision of Prof. R. Mateva.After completing a postdoctoral study focused on carbon nanotubes modification by (non)covalent grafting of polymers at the University of Liege in Belgium (2002-2003, Prof. R. Jerome) he joined Prof. C.B. Tsvetanov’s group at the Institute of Polymers - BAS. In 2012 he was promoted to head of research group at the same institute. P. Petrov is recipient of Alexander v. Humboldt fellowship (2006, Prof. A.H.E. Muller, University of Bayreuth) and several national awards including Special prize-trophy by the Union of Inventors in Bulgaria in 2015 and Pitagor (Pythagoras) Prize for Distinguished Scientist in Natural Science and Engineering by the Ministry of Science and Education of Bulgaria in 2019. P. Petrov (H-index 21) has co-authored 112 publications, including 91 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 12 papers in proceedings, 5 book chapters, 2 patents and 2 utility models.
Georgy Grancharov
Senior Researcher
Georgy Grancharov, PhD, is Associate Professor at the IP-BAS. His research contributions are related to the synthesis and characterization of block and graft copolymers and preparation of innovative (nano)materials for organic photovoltaics, microelectronic devices, nanosensors and drug delivery systems. G. Grancharov graduated from the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Bulgaria, in 1997 and obtained his PhD degree in Polymer Chemistry in 2002 from the IP-BAS. Then he has specialized in United Kingdom (Marie Curie Research Fellowship, University of Durham) and in Belgium ( University of Liege and University of Mons). G. Grancharov has co-authored 28 publications.
Georgi Georgiev
Researcher
Georgi L. Georgiev, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the IP-BAS. His research activities involve synthesis of polymers and cryogels, nanocomposites, modification of carbon nanotubes and graphene. G. Georgiev obtained his M.Sc. degree from the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Bulgaria, in 2007 and his Ph.D. degree from the IP-BAS in 2012. Then he has specialized for 6 months at Delft University of Technology, The Nederlands. G. Georgiev has co-authored 8 publications amd 1 utility model.
Katya Kamenova - Stoyanova
Researcher
Katya Kamenova-Stoyanova, Ph.D., works on the synthesis of functional copolymers for nanomedicines. Katya obtained her M.Sc. in Polymer Engineering in 2013 from the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Bulgaria, and then joined Petrov’s team at IP-BAS. She has co-authored 4 research papers in peer reviewed journals.
Stiliyana Stoyanova
Student
Stiliyana Stoyanova is a Master's student at the University of Chemical Technology and Matallurgy - Sofia. Since 2021 she has worked in IP-BAS on the synthesis of polymeric hydrogels.
Siyka Stoilova
Student
Siyka Stoilova is a Master’s student at the Medical Univirsity of Sofia. She joined the team in 2021 and currently works on polymer nanogels for drug delivery.