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| Chemical
characterization of the cell-wall polysaccharide of red microalgae
Improvement
of polysaccharide production by the algae: Growth system, Growth conditions
Polysaccharide
biosynthesis: 35C-Partitioning, S –Distribution, Golgi involvement
Red
microalgae as health-food: Reducing the level of serum cholesterol and
triglycerides preventing colon cancer
Gene
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| Recognition
of single-stranded DNA by a complementary derivatized film.
controled
nucleation of calcite crystals as a model system for biomineralization
Oriented
nucleation of CdS nanoparticles on polymerized monolayers.
Synthesis
of mesoporous silica thin films at the air-water interface.
Mixed
Films as a Model System for "Stealth" Liposomes.
Micrometre
size surface waves as a mean to induce patterns and order in
monolayers
at the air-solution interface.
Electronic
properties of anisotropic polydiacetylene films.
Anisotropy
in lateral forces (friction) between polydiacetylene surfaces.
Lateral
surface force apparatus (SFA) study.
Integration
of various chemical groups onto conjugated polymer films in order
to
produce functional "molecular devices" that comprise from domains of
molecular
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| Nutrient
genomics: the effects of bio-active nutrients on gene expression and cell
signaling.
The
role of gut-brain neurotransmitters in regulation of the exocrine pancreas.
Functional
dietary factors affecting the exocrine pancreas from early developmental
stages through aging.
Interactions
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| Water
and wastewater treatment.
Biological
wastewater treatment.
Modeling
of treatment processes.
Detoxification
of hazardous wastes.
Remediation
of contaminated soils and groundwater.
Application
of microfiltration and deep-bed sand filtration for secondary effluents.
Application
of the sequencing batch reactor (SBR) for wastewater treatment. |
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| Biomaterials.
Cell and tissue engineering.
Controlled
delivery of peptides/proteins.
Protein
biotechnology and bioseparation. Medical biotechnology.
Cardiac
tissue engineering.
Liver
cell co-cultures within 3-D scaffolds.
Controlled
delivery of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist via polymeric microspheres
and microencapsulated engineered cells. |
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| Biocatalysis
and catalysis in organic chemistry
Organic
syntheses of intermediates for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry
Ionic
liquids: preparation and applications in "green chemistry", biocatalysis,
extractions
Medicinal
chemistry
Graft
polymerization
Biopolymers
and hydrocolloids: characterization, structure determination, modifications
and applications
Glycomics |
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| Patterning
of surfaces with molecular resolution, using Scanning Probe Microscopy
(SPM) with applications in nanoelectronics.
Biochemical
Nanophotolithography - Modification of biological surfaces using Near-field
Scanning Optical Microscopy (NSOM) induced photochemistry - applications
to biodevices (biochips, biosensors).
Clustering
of membrane proteins - real time imaging of dynamic clusters of MHC-I proteins,
using Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy (TIRF), computerized
image analysis and modeling - applications in controlling of immune system
response. |
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| Statistical
mechanics and dynamics of complex fluids, biomaterials, and biological
systems:
Dynamics
of membrane surfactant and phospholipid phases and shear induced
structures
in these systems.
Dynamics
of semi-flexible polymers such as: DNA, actin filaments and microtubles.
Active
transport and dynamics in vitro and in vivo. |
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| Multi-component
aerosol models for urban and marine environments.
The
study of single particle related processes.
Dynamics
of inhaled aerosols.
Dynamics
and combustion of multisize sprays.
Diffusion
flames. |
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| Biological
treatment of industrial wastewater.
Microbial
degradation of haloorganic compounds.
Biology
of wastewater reservoirs.
Molecular
microbial ecology.
Symbiosis. |
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| Optical
immunosensors.
Fiber
optic bio-reporter whole-cell sensors.
Probe
immobilisation strategies (enzyme amperometric sensors).
Micro-array
interface chemistry.
Toxin
micro-assay using bio-reporters grown in scaffolds.
Fiber
optic Listeria food diagnostics.
Nanophotolithography |
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Design
and structural characterization of helical and  -sheet
forming peptides at interfaces
Peptide
self assembly onto metal surfaces
Mineral
nucleation promoter peptides
Photoactive
patterned peptides
Cholesterol
nucleation in thin lipid films |
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| Microbial
degradation of plastic wastes. Isolation and utilisation of soil bacteria
for degradation of plastic waste materials such as polyethylene and polypropylene.
Microalgal
Biotechnology. Developing genetic manipulation techniques for red microalgae
(transformation, protoplast fusion).
Microbial
biodegradation of concrete used for immobilization of low-level radioactive
waste.
Bioremediation
of crude-oil and fuel contaminated soils. |
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| The
biological basis of the stimulation of hard tissue regeneration by coral
derived microporous matrices.
Coral-derived
porous and ceramic like materials - applications in orthopedic surgery
as a bone substitute and remodeling.
Hard
tissue engineering.
Restoration
of osteochonral defects.
Coral-derived
matrices: studies of controlled drug delivery.
Hyperbaric
oxygen for management of reconstruction processes of bone and cartilage:
in vitro/vivo models in tissue engineering.
Biologically
controlled mineralization.
Biologically
controlled mineralization: effects of substrate modifications on the colony
properties and skeletal fabrication.
Effects
of temperature changes on the properties coral colonies.
Skeletal
properties and effects of ocean warming on development of reef-building
corals.
A
study on coral bleaching and mass mortality at the Seychelles.
Corals
as sensitive biosensors.
Interactions
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