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NANOBIOMATERIALS AND TISSUE ENGINEERING RESEARCH GROUP

G.Lutzweiler, A. Ndreu Halili, N.E.Vrana. The Overview of Porous, Bioactive Scaffolds as Instructive Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration and Their Clinical Translation, Pharmaceutics 12, 602. Open Access, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12070602

RESEARCH GROUP IN MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Ariola Bacu, Vjollca Ibro and Magdalena Nushi. Compared salt tolerance of five local wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars of Albania based on morphology, pigment synthesis and glutathione content. The EuroBiotech Journal, Vol4, Issue 1, January 2020.

Ana Rotter, Ariola Bacu et al. A New Network for the Advancement of Marine Biotechnology in Europe and Beyond. May 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science 7(278), DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00278

A. Bacu, V. Ibro, M. Nushi, M. Krekaj, K. Kristollari. Rubisco Genes Expression and Pigment Synthesis at Early Stages of Development of Wheat Cultivar Dajti under Saline Stress Conditions. Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, Vol 21, No 4, 1239–1246 (September 2020).

SUSTAINABLE, NANOSTRUCTURED BUILDING MATERIALS

Korpa A. Ultra High Performance Concrete containing colloidal pyrogenic oxides, July 2020, (monograph)

Korpa A., Dhamo N., Kowald T., Pritzel C., Trettin R., 2020. A coupled nanoindentation/X-ray diffraction assessment of volume fractions of phase-constituents in ultra high performance concrete containing nanoscale pozzolan (Submitted to Cement and Concrete Composites, October 2020)

Korpa A., Dervishi S., Volavšek J., Gjyli S. A NMR investigation of the nanomolecular structure of pyrogenic oxides containing Ultra High Performance Concrete (Submitted to Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, December 2020)

Korpa A., Gjyli S., Andoni A. 2020. Parameters affecting the synthesis of X and A zeolites from coal fly ash (Submitted to Chemical Papers Journal, 2020)

Gjyli, S., Korpa, A., 2020. High catalytic activity of a seawater fly ash based zeolite for phenol alkylation. Kinetics and Catalysis, vol 62. Nr. 2, pp. 1-10

Gjyli S., Korpa A. “Fly ash treatment techniques for obtaining artificial zeolites” Journal of Natural and Technical Sciences” (JNTS) accepted for publication, vol. XXV (1), 2020 JNTS.

SURFACE MODIFICATION OF MATERIALS WITH NANOMETRIC ORGANIC LAYERS

N. Orqusha, S. Phal, A. Berisha*, S. Tesfalidet*, Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Covalent Grafting of Triazole Layer onto the Gold Surface, Materials (Basel). 13 (2020) 2927. doi:10.3390/ma13132927. (Impact Factor 3.057) https://www.mdpi.com/1996- 1944/13/13/2927

A. Berisha*, Experimental, Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamic Study on Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel by Pyridine Derivatives in Aqueous Perchloric Acid, Electrochem. 1 (2020) 188–199. doi:10.3390/electrochem1020013. https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3293/1/2/13

A. Alija, D. Gashi, R. Plakaj, A. Omaj, V. Thaçi, A. Reka, S. Avdiaj, A Berisha*, A theoretical and experimental study of the adsorptive removal of hexavalent chromium ions using graphene oxide as an adsorbent, Open Chem. 18 (2020) 936–942. doi:10.1515/chem-2020-0148. (Impact Factor 1.216) https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/chem/18/1/article-p936.xml

M. El Faydy, F. Benhiba, A. Berisha, Y. Kerroum, C. Jama, B. Lakhrissi, et al., An experimental-coupled empirical investigation on the corrosion inhibitory action of 7-alkyl-8- Hydroxyquinolines on C35E steel in HCl electrolyte, J. Mol. Liq. 317 (2020). doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113973. (Impact Factor 5.065) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167732220324508

S. El Arrouji, K. Karrouchi, A. Berisha, K. Ismaily Alaoui, I. Warad, Z. Rais, et al., New pyrazole derivatives as effective corrosion inhibitors on steel-electrolyte interface in 1 M HCl: Electrochemical, surface morphological (SEM) and computational analysis, Colloids Surfaces A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 604 (2020) 125325. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125325. (Impact Factor 3.99) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0927775720309183

Veprim Thaçi, Ramiz Hoti, Avni Berisha*, Jane Bogdanov*: Corrosion study of copper in aqueous sulfuric acid solution in the presence of (2E,5E)-2,5-dibenzylidenecyclopentanone and (2E,5E)-bis[(4-dimethylamino)benzylidene]cyclopentanone: Experimental and theoretical study. Open Chemistry (accepted). (Impact Factor: 1.216)

M. Rbaa, M. Ouakki, M. Galai, A. Berisha, B. Lakhrissi, C. Jama, et al., Simple preparation and characterization of novel 8-Hydroxyquinoline derivatives as effective acid corrosion inhibitor for mild steel: Experimental and theoretical studies, Colloids Surfaces A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 602 (2020) 125094. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125094. (Impact Factor 3.99) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0927775720306877

S.J.H.M. Jessima, A. Berisha, S.S. Srikandan, S. Subhashini, Preparation, characterization, and evaluation of corrosion inhibition efficiency of sodium lauryl sulfate modified chitosan for mild steel in the acid pickling process, J. Mol. Liq. 320 (2020). doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114382. (Impact Factor 5.065) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167732220328798

J Pinson, FI Podvorica: Surface modification of materials: electrografting of organic films. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. Volume 24, December 2020, Pages 44-48. (Impact Factor: 5.579) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S245191032030123X

Sadriu, S. Bouden, J. Nicolle, F.I. Podvorica, V. Bertagna, C. Berho, et al., Molecularly imprinted polymer modified glassy carbon electrodes for the electrochemical analysis of isoproturon in water, Talanta. 207 (2020) 120222. doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2019.120222. (Impact Factor: 5.339) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0039914019308550

F. Sopaj, N. Oturan, J. Pinson, F.I. Podvorica, M.A. Oturan, Effect of cathode material on electro-Fenton process efficiency for electrocatalytic mineralization of the antibiotic sulfamethazine, Chem. Eng. J. 384 (2020) 123249. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2019.123249. (Impact Factor: 10.652) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1385894719326610

Jérôme Médard, Avni Berisha, Philippe Decorse, Frédéric Kanoufi, Catherine Combellas, Jean Pinson, Fetah I. Podvorica: Electrografting of methylamine through C–H activation or oxidation to give highly aminated surfaces. Electrochimica Acta. Volume 345, 10 June 2020, 136170. (Impact Factor: 6.215) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013468620305624

Omar Dagdag, Ahmed El Harfi, Lahoucine El Gana, Zaki S. Safi, Lei Guo, Avni Berisha, Chandrabhan Verma, Eno E. Ebenso, Nuha Wazzan, Mustapha El Gouri: Designing of phosphorous based highly functional dendrimeric macromolecular resin as an effective coating material for carbon steel in NaCl: Computational and experimental studies. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2020. (Impact Factor: 2.52) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/app.49673

Dagdag, R Hsissou, A El Harfi, Zaki Safi, Avni Berisha, Chandrabhan Verma, Eno E Ebenso, MA Quraishi, Nuha Wazzan, Shehdeh Jodeh, M El Gouri: Epoxy resins and their zinc composites as novel anti-corrosive materials for copper in 3% sodium chloride solution: Experimental and computational studies. Journal of Molecular Liquids. Volume 315, 1 October 2020, 113757. (Impact Factor: 5.065) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167732220331603

M. Rbaa, P. Dohare, A. Berisha, O. Dagdag, L. Lakhrissi, M. Galai, B. Lakhrissi, M. Ebn Touhami, I. Warad, A.Zarrouk: New Epoxy sugar based glucose derivatives as eco friendly corrosion inhibitors for the carbon steel in 1.0 M HCl: Experimental and theoretical investigations. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. Volume 833, 25 August 2020, 154949. (Impact Factor: 4.650) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0925838820313128

Said About, Meryem Zouarhi, Driss Chebabe, Mohamed Damej, Avni Berisha, Najat Hajjaji: Galactomannan as a new bio-sourced corrosion inhibitor for iron in acidic media. Helyon. Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2020, e03574. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020304199

Rachid Hsissou, Said About, Rajaa Seghiri, Malak Rehioui, Avni Berisha, Hamid Erramli, Mohammed Assouag, Ahmed Elharfi: Evaluation of corrosion inhibition performance of phosphorus polymer for carbon steel in [1 M] HCl: Computational studies (DFT, MC and MD simulations). Journal of Materials Research and Technology. Volume 9, Issue 3, May–June 2020, Pages 2691-2703. (Impact Factor: 5.289) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785419319581

Dagdag, R Hsissou, A El Harfi, A Berisha, Zaki Safi, Chandrabhan Verma, EE Ebenso, M Ebn Touhami, M El Gouri: Fabrication of polymer based epoxy resin as effective anti-corrosive coating for steel: Computational modeling reinforced experimental studies. Surfaces and Interfaces. Volume 18, March 2020, 100454. (Impact Factor: 3.724) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246802301930728X

Rachid Hsissou, Fouad Benhiba, Said About, Omar Dagdag, Said Benkhaya, Avni Berisha, Hamid Erramli, Ahmed Elharfi: Trifunctional epoxy polymer as corrosion inhibition material for carbon steel in 1.0 M HCl: MD simulations, DFT and complexation computations. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. Volume 115, May 2020, 107858. (Impact Factor: 1.943) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1387700319312948

Dagdag, R Hsissou, A El Harfi, A Berisha, Zaki Safi, Chandrabhan Verma, EE Ebenso, M Ebn Touhami, M El Gouri: Highly durable macromolecular epoxy resin as anticorrosive coating material for carbon steel in 3% NaCl: Computational supported experimental studies. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Available online 28 February 2020, 107858. (Impact Factor: 2.188) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/app.49003

NANOALB – RELATED ACTIVITIES AT THE TEXTILE AND FASHION DEPARTMENT

A. Halili, E. Zanaj, A. Shabani, M. Hylli I. Kazani,. Tekstilet inteligjente sjellin së bashku humultues të fushave të ndryshme disiplinore. Journal of the Albanian Young Academy Vol. 1, 2019. ISSN 2707 7128.

NANO, MICRO MATERIALS FOR SENSORIAL APPLICATIONS

M. Gagic, L. Nejdl, K. Xhaxhiu, N. Cernei, O. Zitka, E. Jamroz, P. Svec, L. Richtera, P. Kopel, V. Milosavljevic, V. Adam (2020) Fully automated process for histamine detection based on magnetic separation and fluorescence detection. Talanta, 212, 120789. doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2020.120789 (botuar në Maj 2020)

K. Xhaxhiu, E. Prifti, O. Zitka (2020) A case study of methomyl removal from aqueous solutions by four natural Albanian clays. Remediation, 30(3), 89-100. doi: 10.1002/rem.21648 (botuar në Qershor 2020)

L. Nejdl, K. Zemankova, M. Havlikova, M. Buresova, D. Hynek, K. Xhaxhiu, F. Mravec, M. Matouskova, V. Adam, M. Ferus, J. Kapus, M. Vaculovicova (2020) UV-Induced Nanoparticles- Formation, Properties and Their Potential Role in Origin of Life. Nanomaterials, 10, 1529. doi:10.3390/nano10081529 (botuar në Gusht 2020)

Xhaxhiu, K., Korpa, A., Andoni, A., Kvarnström, C., Damlin, P., & Bente, K. (2020). Thermoelectric Properties Tuning in Mixed Valence Inorganic Solid Compound - In 5 S 5 Br by Oriented Mutual Chalcogenide Substitutions. Materials Research Bulletin, 111029. doi:10.1016/j.materresbull.2020.111029

ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS AND BIOSENSORS RESEARCH GROUP

Enhancment effect of Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide on electrochemical Determination of Chlorophenols Using a Carbon Paste electrode. Journal of Analytical Chemistry, ISSN 1061- 9348, (2020) Vol.75, No. 3, pp. 358-365 DOI 10.1134/S1061934820030120
Eletrochemical Determination of Dopamine and Uric Acid in Blood Serum Using Anionic Surfactants at Carbon Paste Electrodes. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, Vol. 24, No. 1 (2020) 97-106

Deep eutectic solvents (DES) as green extraction media for antioxidants electrochemical quantification in extra-virgin olive oils. TALANTA Volume 215, 120880 (2020) DOI 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.120880 Voltammetric determination of nitrites in meat products after reaction with ranitidine producing 2-methylfuran cation. Microchemical Journal, Vol. 159, December (2020) DOI 10.1016/j.microc.2020.105403

RESEARCH GROUP IN THE FIELD OF NANOPHYSICS OUTGASSING AND DIFFUSION MEASUREMENT

NANOECOTOXICOLOGY & BIOMARKERS OF RESPONSE GROUP

Eldores Sula, Valbona Aliko, Maria Pagano, Caterina Faggio. 2020. Digital light microscopy as a tool in toxicological evaluation of fish erythrocyte morphological abnormalities. Microscopy Research Technique, 83(4): 362-369. https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.23422

Marsilda Qyli, Valbona Aliko, Caterina Faggio. 2020. Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Mediterranean Green Crab, Carcinus aestuarii, to Different Environmental Stressors: Evaluation of Haemocyte Toxicity and Its Possible Effects on Immune Response. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C, 231:108739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108739

Eldores Sula, Valbona Aliko, Elda Marku, Aurel Nuro, Caterina Faggio. 2020. Evaluation of Kidneys Histopathological Alterations in Crucian Carp Fish, Carassius carassius, from a Pesticide and PCB-Contaminated Freshwater Ecosystem, Using Light Microscopy and Organ Index Mathematical Model. International Journal of Aquatic Biology IJAB, 8(3): 154-165. ISSN: 2322-5270; P-ISSN: 2383-0956. www.ij-aquaticbiology.com

Sula, E., Aliko, V., Barcelo, D., Faggio, C. 2020. Combined effects of moderate hypoxia, pesticides and PCBs upon crucian carp fish, Carassius carassius, from a freshwater Lake-In situ ecophysiological approach. Aquatic Toxicology, 228:105644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105644

Pagano M., Stara A., Aliko V., Faggio C. 2020. Impact of neonicotinoids to aquatic invertebrates-in vitro studies on Mytilus galloprovincialis: A review. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 8(10):801. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8100801

Qyli, M., Aliko, V., Sgarra, R., Giulianini, P.N., Manfrin, C. 2020. Identification and characterization of the crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (cHH) from the Mediterranean shore crab Carcinus aestuarii. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 44: 1-11. E-ISSN: 1303-611.

IN VITRO PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Sota V., Benelli C., Ҫuko B., Papakosta E., Depaoli C., Lambardi L., Kongjika E. 2020. Evaluation of ElecTIS bioreactor for the micropropagation of Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill., an important autochthonous species of Albania Horticultural Science (Prague), 69, …. In press

Bekheet S.A., Sota V.. Reda A.A 2020. Impact of exogenous proline on vegetative growth of jojoba grown in vitro under salt and drought stresses. Journal of Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences …. In press

Myrselaj M., Sota V., Kongjika E. 2020. Reducing oxidative stress on zygotic embryos of walnut (Juglans regia L.) under in vitro conditions by their pretreatment with ascorbic acid. European Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. …. In press

Sota V., Çuko B., Kongjika E. 2020. Micropropagation of Myrtus communis L. and Comparison of Epidermal Glandular trichomes Characteristics between in vivo and ex vitro Plantlets. Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology 21, No 2, 535–543.

Sota V., Bekheet, S.A., Kongjika E. 2020. Effect of growth regulators on micropropagation and in vitro tuberization of solanum tuberosum l. Cv. Vermosh. South Western Journal of Horticulture, Biology and Environment. Vol.11, 2020. E-Issn: 2068-79.

Bekheet, S.A., Sota, V., El-Shabrawi, H.M., El-Minisy A.M. 2020. Cryopreservation of shoot apices and callus cultures of globe artichoke using vitrification method. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 18, 2 (2020) doi:10.1186/s43141-019-0016-1