Angela Spoială

ORCID: 0000-0001-8362-8845
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Research Areas
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Bee Products Chemical Analysis
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Antimicrobial agents and applications
  • Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Collagen: Extraction and Characterization
  • Inertial Sensor and Navigation
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Moringa oleifera research and applications

Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie Politehnica București
2016-2025

In this study, zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized through a simple co-precipitation method starting from acetate dihydrate and sodium hydroxide as reactants. The as-obtained ZnO morphologically structurally characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission (TEM), photocatalytic activity, determining the antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative Gram-positive bacteria. XRD pattern of showed...

10.3390/ma14164747 article EN Materials 2021-08-23

As it is used in all aspects of human life, water has become more and polluted. For the past few decades, researchers scientists have focused on developing innovative composite adsorbent membranes for purification. The purpose this research was to synthesize a novel membrane removal toxic pollutants (namely heavy metals, antibiotics microorganisms). as-synthesized chitosan/TiO2 were successfully prepared through simple casting method. TiO2 nanoparticle concentration from kept low, at 1% 5%,...

10.3390/membranes12080804 article EN cc-by Membranes 2022-08-20

This paper evaluated the chemical and biological properties of bee pollen samples from Romania. Firstly, alcoholic extracts (BPEs) were obtained raw harvested by Apis mellifera carpatica bees. The composition BPE was determination total phenol content flavonoid content, UHPLC-DAD-ESI/MS analysis phenolic compounds, GC-MS fatty acids, esters, terpenes. Additionally, antioxidant activity Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity method. Furthermore, (antimicrobial cytotoxic activity). BP studied...

10.3390/antiox11050959 article EN cc-by Antioxidants 2022-05-12

Bee bread has received attention due to its high nutritional value, especially phenolic composition, which enhances life quality. The present study aimed evaluate the chemical and antimicrobial properties of bee (BB) samples from Romania. Initially, alcoholic extracts (BBEs) were obtained BB collected prepared by Apis mellifera carpatica bees. composition BBE was characterized Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) total phenols flavonoid contents determined. Also, a UHPLC-DAD-ESI/MS...

10.3390/antiox13030353 article EN cc-by Antioxidants 2024-03-15

The interconnection of nanotechnology and medicine could lead to improved materials, offering a better quality life new opportunities for biomedical applications, moving from research clinical applications. Magnetite nanoparticles are interesting magnetic nanomaterials because the property-depending methods chosen their synthesis. can be coated with various resulting in “core/shell” structures tunable properties. To synthesize promising materials implications researchers functionalized...

10.3390/app112211075 article EN cc-by Applied Sciences 2021-11-22

Since the water pollution problem still affects environmental system and human health, need to develop innovative membranes has become imperious. Lately, researchers have focused on developing novel materials help diminish contamination problem. The aim of present research was obtain adsorbent composite based a biodegradable polymer, alginate, remove toxic pollutants. Of all pollutants, lead chosen due its high toxicity. were successfully obtained through direct casting method. silver...

10.3390/membranes13060591 article EN cc-by Membranes 2023-06-09

The aim of this study is to decorate a glass surface with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and further prove its efficiency in the removal some thio-derivatives—potential pollutants from water. Therefore, grafting glass-based platforms AgNPs will strongly influence their interaction other substances or molecules. most commonly used molecules for platform functionalization/modification are organosilanes. In case, main interest thioalkyl organosilanes because, after silanization, thio (-SH)...

10.3390/coatings14010096 article EN Coatings 2024-01-11

In recent decades, applications related to sensing have grown increasingly, transforming and expanding their fields into innovative research. Lately, researchers demonstrated that immobilizing metal nanoparticles on glass-based platforms may render perspectives for applications. As a result, the focus of this study was develop functionalized with silver nanoparticles, intending them be utilized in The purpose using is due availability eco-friendly features, which will make suitable such uses...

10.3390/coatings15040426 article EN Coatings 2025-04-03

The gut microbiota dysbiosis that often occurs in cancer therapy requires more efficient treatment options to be developed. In this concern, the present research approach is develop drug delivery systems based on magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs) as nanocarriers for bioactive compounds. First, MNPs were synthesized through spraying-assisted coprecipitation method, followed by loading bee pollen or bread extracts and an antitumoral (5-fluorouracil/5-FU). loaded-MNPs morphologically structurally...

10.3390/antiox13080895 article EN cc-by Antioxidants 2024-07-24

By the developmentof new antineoplastic drugs addressed tospecific sites (key to tumor growth), targeted agents, which do not interfere with most normal cells have many advantages like fewer side effects (as personalized treatment), and prolonged survival time of cancer patients compared conventional therapy. As current approaches in therapy, drug delivery systems based on polymers (synthetic, natural or combinations micelles, nanospheres, nanocapsules, nanogels, polymer-drug conjugates,...

10.2174/1385272820666160919112919 article EN Current Organic Chemistry 2016-11-04

This paper aims to review the challenges, toxicity, and routes of synthesis usage silver nanoparticles in different applications but also highlighting their sustainability from both medical environmental issues. Regarding it is known that can destroy over 650 microorganisms comparing with antibiotics. Supplementary, will be presented a comparative manner some conventional (physical chemical methods) green using plant extracts. The approach extracts have various advantages physical, microbial...

10.20944/preprints202003.0272.v2 preprint EN 2020-03-23

This paper aims to review the challenges, toxicity, and routes of synthesis usage silver nanoparticles in different medical applications but also highlighting their sustainability from both environmental issues. Regarding it is known that can destroy over 650 microorganisms comparing with antibiotics. Supplementary, will be presented a comparative manner some conventional (physical chemical methods) green using plant extracts. The approach extracts have various advantages physical, microbial...

10.20944/preprints202003.0272.v1 preprint EN 2020-03-17

Over the past decade, electrospinning, a broadly used technology for electrostatic fibre formation which utilizes electrical forces to produce polymer fibres with diameters ranging from several nanometres micrometres using natural/synthetic solutions has seen tremendous increase in both research and commercial applications.This process offers unique capabilities producing novel natural nanofibers fabrics controllable pore structure different polymers [1][2][3][4][5].Co-axial processing of...

10.11159/icnfa19.119 article EN Proceedings of the World Congress on New Technologies 2019-08-01
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