Programme

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International Conference on Bioactive, Organic and Inorganic Advanced Materials and Clean Technologies

24 – 28 March 2025, Sofia

Detailed conference programme is available here

 

 

 

 

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME


24 March 2025 (Grand Hotel Sofia)

8:30-9:00 Conference Registration

9:00-10:15 Opening and keynote

Keynote Speaker – Olivier Siri, Director of Research (CNRS) Aix-Marseille University

Modified Indulines: From Dyestuffs to Theranostic Agents

(Grand Hotel Sofia, Sofia Hall)

10:15 10:30 Coffee Break

 

10:30-12:00 First Session

10:30-12:00 Topic Section Light-Responsive Materials (Serdika hall)

Chairperson: Anton Georgiev

Speakers:

  • Stefano Crespi – Mechanistic Investigation of the Isomerization of New (and Old) Photoswitches

  • Jake Greenfield – Photoswitchable Imines: Figuring out the rules

  • Stefano Oscurato – Holographic vectorial morphing of azomaterial surfaces

  • Lian Nedelchev – Azo dyes for polarization recording: Comparative analysis of the photoinduced anisotropy in thin films containing various azo dyes and polymer matrices

10:30-12:00 Topic Section New generation materials (Sofia hall)

Chairperson: Plamen Petkov

Speakers:

  • Cyril Popov – Fluorescent Detection of Protein Immobilzation on Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Surfaces

  • Luís Cadillon Costa – Microwave radiation: applications in metrology and materials synthesis

  • Manuel Graca – Modification of 45S5 Bioglass: Tailoring Antioxidant and Pro-Oxidant Properties through Ion Incorporation

  • Ruzha Harizanova – Barium Titanate-Based Glass-Ceramics Crystallized from Multicomponent Oxide Glasses: Phase Composition and Microstructure

10:30-12:00 Topic Section Biologically active molecules (Triaditsa 1 hall)

Chairperson: Dancho Danalev

Speakers:

  • Yoana Stoyanova – Influence on the concentration of the bioactive compounds of waste lavender extract through membrane separation and crystallization

  • Denitsa Yancheva – Cu and Pt complexes of 1H-benzimidazole-2-yl hydrazones: synthesis, structural insight and cytotoxicity

  • Margarita Apostolova – Bioactive Stent for Atherosclerosis Therapy and Enhanced Vascular Healing

  • Alberto López Grande – Structural insights into polyphosphate glasses in the K2O-Na2O-CaO-MgO-P2O5 system: spectroscopic analysis and thermodynamic modelling

12:00-13:00 Lunch Break

13:00-14:30 Second Session

13:00-14:30 Topic Section Light-Responsive Materials ([Serdika hall)

Chairperson: Stefano Crespi

Speakers:

  • Sylvain Achelle – The effect of proton on the photophysical properties of pyrimidine chromophores

  • Julien Massue – Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT): A Versatile and Modular Process

  • Biagio Audia – Fluorescent Detection of Protein Immobilzation on Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Surfaces

  • Owen Kearney – Water-resistant optical structures with controlled physical and chemical surface properties, for bacteria detection.

 

13:00-14:30 Topic Section New generation materials (Sofia hall)

Chairperson: Martin Bozhinov

Speakers:

  • Bárbara Costa – Multifunctional Fe3O4 MNPs: A comparison between co-precipitation and hydrothermal synthesis

  • Francisco Muñoz – Processing and structure influence on the properties of Nd-doped phosphate laser glasses

  • Doris Moncke – Effect of Chemical Composition and Modifier ions on Dissolution Rates of Silicate, Phosphate and Borate glasses

  • Neda Neykova – The Role of the Hole Transport Layer in Perovskite Solar Cells: Simulation and Experimentation Perspectives


13:00-14:30 Topic Section Biologically active molecules (Triaditsa 1 hall)

Chairperson: Jana Tchekalarova

Speakers:

  • Kameliya Anichina – Benzimidazole derivatives as multifunctional agents: synthesis and evaluation of antioxidant and photoprotective activity

  • Prof. Dancho Danalev – Synthesis and biological studies on bioactive peptides with opioide and anti-inflammatory activity

  • Chavdar Chilev – Kinetic process modeling for extraction of biologically active substances from plant raw materials

  • Ljubica Mihailova – Exploring the Anticonvulsant Potential of CBD oil and CBDA-rich extract: A Path Toward the Brain

 

14:30-15:00 Coffee Break and Poster Presentations

 

25 March 2025 (Grand Hotel Sofia)

9:30-10:10 Keynote Speaker – Stéphane Gérard, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

Hybrid molecules as strategy for the design of new anti-inflammatory agents

(Grand Hotel Sofia, Sofia hall)

10:10-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-12:00 Third Session

10:30-12:00 Topic Section Light-Responsive Materials (Serdika hall)

Chairperson: Luciano de Sio

Speakers:

  • Luciano De Sio – Polarization-insensitive Chiral Liquid Crystal Reflectors via Thermo-responsive Optical Metastructures

  • Francesca Petronella – Gold Nanorods based platforms for precise detection of pathogens and biomolecules

  • Kosuke Nakashima – The synthesis and photoluminescence properties of spiro oxindole

  • Anton Georgiev – Visible Light Switching of ortho-Functionalized Azo Phthalimides with Tunable Z-Isomer Stability


10:30-12:00 Topic Section New generation materials (Sofia hall)

Chairperson: Andriana Surleva

Speakers:

  • Dimitar Nedanovski – Nonlinear optimization and sensitivity analysis for continuous approximation of true boiling point data for crude oils

  • Nina Penkova – Multiphysics simulation for efficient and reliable systems for low temperature plasma treatment of metals

  • Svetoslav Nenov – A refinement of the crossover selection in the differential evolution method

  • Leandro Gonzalez Rovira – Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to study the corrosion resistance of anodized aluminium alloys

 

10:30-12:00 Topic Section Biologically active molecules (Triaditsa 1 hall)

Chairperson: Stela Georgieva

Speakers:

  • Blagovesta Popova – Design of innovative peptide therapeutics for targeting α-synuclein aggregation

  • Assist. Prof. Elliott J. Price – EIRENE-CZ mass spectrometry resources supporting human exposome research

  • Ognen Pop-Georgievski – Bioactive non-fouling polymer brushes: From design parameters to medical applications

 

12:00-13:00 Lunch Break

13:00-15:30 Fourth Session

13:00-14:30 Topic Section Light-Responsive Materials (Serdika hall)

Chairperson: Sylvain Achelle

Speakers:

  • Atanas Kurutos – Emerging colorimetric and fluorimetric smart materials

  • Lucia Ivanová – Light-harvesting Flavin Derivatives for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

  • Marcella Salvatore – Programmable Microtexturing of Surfaces through Polarization-Controlled Azopolymer Structuring

  • Francesco Reda – Azopolymer surface reliefs gratings: fabrication & diffraction properties


13:00-14:30 Topic Section New generation materials (Sofia hall)

Chairperson: Ruzha Harizanova

Speakers:

  • Andriana Surleva – Chemical analysis of new materials - problems and some solutions

  • Petrica Vizureanu – Characterization of Novel Ti-Mo-Nb-Sn Alloys in Biomedical Engineering

  • Andrei Victor Sandu – Properties and Applications of New Ti-Mo-Zr-Ta Alloys for Orthopedic implants

  • Dimka Fachikova – Preparation and characterization of calcium-containing phosphate conversion coatings for biomedical applications


13:00-14:30 Topic Section Biologically active molecules (Triaditsa 1 hall)

Chairperson: Peter Todorov

Speakers:

  • Jana Tchekalarova – Anticonvulsant profile of three hemorphin-4 analogues with rhodamine B in mice

  • Stela Georgieva – Chemical behavior and Bioactive Properties of Hemorphin-4 Conjugating to N-[4-(2-phenyldiazenyl)phenyl]glycine and its sensor activity towards metal ions

  • Boryana Borisova – Design and synthesis of novel FELL analogs containing Tyr in the first position instead of Phe

  • Dilyana Dimitrova – Effect Of Modification of Temporin A With Fluorinated Phenylalanine on Antibacterial Activity


14:30-15:00 Coffee Break and Poster Presentations

 

26 March 2025 (Grand Hotel Sofia)

9:30-10:10 Keynote Speaker – Christian Rüssel, Jena University

New Aluminosilicate Glasses for High Power Lasers: Luminescence and Thermomechanical Properties

(Grand Hotel Sofia, Sofia hall)

10:10-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30-12:00 Fifth Session

10:30-12:00 Topic Section Light-Responsive Materials (Room 1 tbc)

Chairperson: Atanas Kurutos

Speakers:

  • Martin Vala – Investigating Ion Exchange in Organic Bioelectronic Devices Using Selective Fluorescence Detection

  • Rayna Bryaskova – Fluorescent Benzimidazole-Hydrazone-Loaded Micelles: A New Tool for Detection and Cancer Treatment

  • Jan Truksa – The influence of water on flavin-derivative spectroscopy

  • Nikolay Georgiev – Aminotriazole containing 1,8-naphthalimides as a platform for AND molecular logic gate and cancer diagnostic tool

  • Rastislav Smolka – Tuning Fluorescence in Stilbene-Based Materials: Host-Guest Systems and Energy Transfer for Enhanced Solid-State and Bioimaging Applications

 

10:30-12:00 Topic Section New generation materials (Room 2 tbc)

Chairperson: Christian Girginov

Speakers:

  • Hristo Georgiev – Bioactive glass-ceramics in the CaO-SiO2-P2O5 system containing high-temperature polymorphs of dicalcium silicate

  • Daniela Angelova – Application of biosorbent for treatment of reactive dye wastewater

  • Tina Tasheva – Study on preparation of glass-ceramic and dense ceramic biomaterials on the base of hydroxyapatite

  • Nadezhda Kazakova – Construction of inorganic and hybrid biosorbents for water purification

  • Nona Shivacheva – Surface treatment of steel surfaces in a three-component phosphating solution before organique coatings applying

  • Tina Tasheva – Synthesis, Structure and Dielectric Properties of Glasses in the TeO2-V2O5- Bi2O3 System

  • Dimitar Dimitrov – Preparation of coatings by dispersing graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide and zinc titanate in bisphenol-a

  • Zdravka Djumalieva – Formation and characterization of non-chromate conversion coatings on aluminum alloy EN AW 5754

  • Sergei Kusturov – Corrosion Behavior of a High Nitrogen Austenitic Stainless Steel in Aqueous Solutions of Citric and Oxalic Acids

 

12:00-13:00 Lunch Break

13:00-14:00 Sixth Session

13:00-14:00 Topic Section Light-Responsive Materials (Room 1 tbc)

Chairperson: Rastislav Smolka

Speakers:

  • Jiarong Wu – Photoswitchable Imines Drive Dynamic Covalent Systems to Nonequilibrium Steady States

  • Polya Miladinova – Synthesis and application of some bis(dichlorotriazine) reactive dyes

  • Ventsislav Bakov – Synthesis and study of 1,8-naphthalimide AIEgens designed for the detection of acids and bases in the vapor phase.

  • Vladislava Ivanova – Study of optical anisotropy in composite structures based on azo polymer PAZO and GeTe4-In chalcogenide system, prepared by different methods

  • Silvia Angelova – Molecular insights into molecular level interactions and aggregation behavior of an azobenzene-functionalized polymer

  • Jordanka Trifonova – Presentation topic will be added

  • Desislava Marinova – Photochromic Properties of Novel Spiroindolines

  • Anton Georgiev – Closing remarks and conclusions