Head:
Prof. DSc Yordan Marinov
E-mail: ymarinov@issp.bas.bg
The research activities of the division are focused on fundamental and applied studies in the field of condensed matter physics and multifunctional materials.
These studies are aligned with current societal challenges outlined in the National Strategy for the Development of Scientific Research in the Republic of Bulgaria (NSDSR) for the period 2017–2030, including:
Taking into account the need for a balance between fundamental and applied research, as emphasized in the NSDSR, the priority research areas include:
Scientific Research Focus
We conduct fundamental and applied research in the fields of condensed matter physics and multifunctional materials.
Our work includes the study of the structure and physical properties of novel liquid crystalline systems and composite materials, as well as the evaluation of their potential applications in photonics, energy storage, and biomedicine.
We apply a multidisciplinary approach, combined with modern methodologies and broad scientific expertise.
Main Research Topics
A major focus is placed on the interaction between lipid membrane models and various biologically active molecules, in order to determine their impact on key characteristics related to the structure and functionality of cell membranes.
We also develop and investigate nanostructured systems for electro-optical modulation and energy storage.
Application of Research
The scientific developments find applications in various high-tech fields, including:
Head: Prof. DSc Yordan Marinov
E-mail: ymarinov(at)issp.bas.bg
Phone: +359 876 581 022
Members | |
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Prof. DSc Yordan Marinov | ymarinov@issp.bas.bg |
Prof. Dr. Viktoria Vitkova | victoria@issp.bas.bg |
Prof. Dr. Yulia Genova | ulia@issp.bas.bg |
Assoc. Prof. Angelina Stoyanova-Ivanova | angelina@issp.bas.bg |
Chief Assist. Dr. Zdravka Slavkova | zslavkova@issp.bas.bg |
Chief Assist. Dr. Lidia Popova | tlidia@issp.bas.bg |
Assist. Velizar Georgiev | velizar@issp.bas.bg |
Chem. Eng. Maria Dencheva-Zarkova | biolayer@issp.bas.bg |
Ognyan Petkov, physicist | okrpetkov@issp.bas.bg |
Chem. Eng. Petar Lilov | peter.lilov@issp.bas.bg |
Todor Vlakhov, chemist | todor_vlakhov@issp.bas.bg |
Eng. Angel Dimitrov, maintenance | angel.dimitrov@issp.bas.bg |
Viktor Prodanov, technical assistant | viktor.prodanov@issp.bas.bg |
Maria Todorova, technical assistant | maria.todorova@issp.bas.bg |
Associate Members | |
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Honorary Members | |
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PhD Students | |
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SP-200 в комплект със сондата за ултра нисък ток позволява множество възможни приложения в областта на фундаменталната електрохимия, нано- и био-технологиите, а така също електролизата и електросинтеза, корозията и покритията, фотоволтаиците, горивните клетки и батерии.
Модерната филтрационна установка предоставя разнообразни възможности за приложение като екстракция и концентриране на растителни субстанции за фармацевтичната индустрия, пречистване и обезсоляване на ценни продукти, мембранна филтрация в големи продуктови обеми, третиране и рециклиране на отпадъчни потоци и др.
Пригодена за различни перфузионно-базирани приложения като анализ на жизнения цикъл на клетките, кинетичен отговор на промени в състава/концентрацията на инкубационния разтвор, клетъчна фиксация и имуно-оцветяване, 3D деконволюция, клетъчна миграция, локализация на протеинови молекули, продължително наблюдение и запис през зададен интервал от време.
Title | Authors | Journal | Year | ||
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Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Dendrimers with Antibacterial Activities on Model Lipid Membranes | Jordanova, A.; Tsanova, A.; Stoimenova, E.; Minkov, I.; Kostadinova, A.; Hazarosova, R.; Angelova, R.; Antonova, K.; Vitkova, V.; Staneva, G.; Grabchev, I., | Polymers 2025 | 2025 | ||
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Action on Membrane and Electrical Properties of Synaptosomes and Model Lipid Bilayers | Doltchinkova, V. Vitkova, O. Petkov, M. Kitanova, A. Stoyanova-Ivanova, S. Lozanova, A. Ivanov, C. Roumenin | Journal of Membrane Biology, 2025, Q2 (SJR) | 2025 | ||
Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles for Photothermal Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Low-Intensity Femtosecond Laser Irradiation | Xenodochidis, Ch., Hristova-Panusheva, K., Kamenska, T., Santhosh, P.B., Petrov, T., Stoychev, L., Genova, J., Krasteva, N. | MDPI, Molecules | 2024 | ||
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Density Functional Theory (DFT) Study of Water Clusters of Hydrogen-Rich Water (HRW) | Vassilev, N., Ignatov, I., Popova, T.P., Huether, F., Ignatov, A.I., Iliev, M.T., Marinov, Y. | MDPI, Water | 2024 | ||
Investigation of some snow probes from Rila Mountain and its energy spectra | Todorov, S.T., Popova, L.T. | Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science | 2024 | ||
Chitosan hybrid nanomaterials: A study on interaction with biomimetic membranes | Kostadinova, A., Benkova, D., Staneva, G., Hazarosova, R., Vitkova, V., Yordanova, V., Momchilova, A., Angelova, M.I., ElSayed ElZorkany, H., El-Sayed, Kh., Elshoky, H. A. | Science Direct, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules | 2024 | ||
First Direct Gravimetric Detection of Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) Water Contaminants, Combination with Electrical Measurements on the Same Device—Proof of Concepts | Ivanov, G.R., Venelinov, T., Marinov, Y.G., Hadjichristov, G. B., Terfort, A., David, M., Florescu, M., Karakuş, S. | MDPI, Chemosensors | 2024 | ||
Glycerophospholipid polyunsaturation modulates resveratrol action on biomimetic membranes. | Vitkova, V., Hazarosova, R., Valkova, I., Momchilova, A., Staneva, G. | Science Direct, Elsevier, Colloids and Surfaces B, Biointerfaces, | 2024 | ||
Interaction of KLAKLAK-NH2 and Analogs with Biomimetic Membrane Models | Vitkova, V., Antonova, K., Petkov, O., Stoyanova-Ivanova, A., Jaber, S., Ivanova, V., Naydenova, E., Danalev, D. | MDPI, Pharmaceutics | 2024 | ||
Elemental composition and structural characteristics of Bioactive™ orthodontic archwire. | Stoyanova-Ivanova, A., Mihailov, V., Georgiev, V., Georgieva, M., Petrov, V., Andreeva, L., Petrova, N., Mikli, V. | SJR, Journal of Physics: Conference Series | 2024 | ||
Femtosecond Laser-Induced Photothermal Effects of Ultrasmall Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles on the Viability of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma HepG2 Cells. | Santhosh, P. B., Hristova-Panusheva, K., Petrov, T., Stoychev, L., Krasteva, N., Genova, J. | MDPI, Cells | 2024 | ||
Dielectric spectroscopy characterization of Na+ ion-conducting polymer nanocomposite system PEO-PVP-NaIO4-TiO2 | Hadjichristov, G. B., Kovacheva, D.G., Marinov, Y.G., Karashanova, D.B., Vlakhov, T.E., Scaramuzza, N. | World Scientific, Journal of Advanced Dielectrics | 2024 | ||
Impact of Truncated Oxidized Phosphatidylcholines on Phospholipase A2 Activity in Mono- and Polyunsaturated Biomimetic Vesicles | Yordanova, V., Hazarosova, R., Vitkova, V., Momchilova, A., Robev, B., Nikolova, B., Krastev, P., Nuss, P., Angelova, M.I., Staneva, G. | MDPI, International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2023 | ||
Structural Changes Induced by Resveratrol in Monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated Phosphatidylcholine-Enriched Model Membranes | Hazarosova, R., Momchilova, A., Vitkova, V., Yordanova, V., Kostadinova, A., Angelova, M., Tessier, C., Nuss, P., Staneva, G. | MDPI, Membranes | 2023 | ||
Erythrocyte Membrane Biophysical Changes Mediated by Pooled Immunoglobulin G and Hematin: Electrokinetic and Lipid Peroxidation Studies | Doltchinkova, V., Kitanova, M., Nikolov, R., Stoyanova-Ivanova, A., Petkov, O., Dikova, Y., Vitkova, V. | MDPI, Membranes | 2023 | ||
Complex electrical impedance and dielectric spectroscopy studies of BaTiO3-BaSnO3 ceramics obtained via sol-gel method | Aleksandrovа, M., Lakov, L., Marinov, Y.G., Petkov, V., Jivov, B., Hadjichristov, G. | International Scientific Journal Machines. Technologies. Materials | 2023 | ||
Dielectric characterization (complex electric modulus) of Na+-ion conducting PEO/E8/NaIO4 salt-complexed polymer/liquid crystals composite | Vlakhov, T.E., Marinov, Y. G., Hadjichristov, G. B. | Bulgarian Chemical Communications | 2023 | ||
Electrochemical cells with anodes performed with Zn active mass with added B(Pb)SCCO (2212) conductive ceramics | Stoyanova-Ivanova, A. K., Lefterova, E. D., Marinov, Y. G., Ivanova, G. D., Stoyanova, A. E., Hadjichristov, G. B. | Proceedings of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | 2023 | ||
Effects of Hydrophobic Gold Nanoparticles on Structure and Fluidity of SOPC Lipid Membranes | Santhosh, P. B., Genova, J., Slavov, L., Genova, J. | MDPI, International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2023 | ||
Liquid-Crystal Spin-VCSEL with Electro-Optically Controllable Birefringence | Panajotov, K., Petrov, M., Marinov, Y. G. | 2023 | |||
Photoluminescent Thin Films of Room-Temperature Glassy Tris(keto-hydrozone) Discotic Liquid Crystals and Their Nanocomposites with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Optoelectronics | Hadjichristov, G. B., Marinov, Y. G. | ACS Omega | 2023 | ||
Effect of pressure and cross-flow velocity on membrane behavior in red wine nanofiltration | Dencheva-Zarkova, M., Genova, J., Tsibranska, I. | IOPScience, Machines. Technologies. Materials | 2023 | ||
Title
Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Dendrimers with Antibacterial Activities on Model Lipid MembranesAuthors
Jordanova, A.; Tsanova, A.; Stoimenova, E.; Minkov, I.; Kostadinova, A.; Hazarosova, R.; Angelova, R.; Antonova, K.; Vitkova, V.; Staneva, G.; Grabchev, I.,Journal
Polymers 2025Year
2025Title
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Action on Membrane and Electrical Properties of Synaptosomes and Model Lipid BilayersAuthors
Doltchinkova, V. Vitkova, O. Petkov, M. Kitanova, A. Stoyanova-Ivanova, S. Lozanova, A. Ivanov, C. RoumeninJournal
Journal of Membrane Biology, 2025, Q2 (SJR)Year
2025Title
Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles for Photothermal Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Low-Intensity Femtosecond Laser IrradiationAuthors
Xenodochidis, Ch., Hristova-Panusheva, K., Kamenska, T., Santhosh, P.B., Petrov, T., Stoychev, L., Genova, J., Krasteva, N.Journal
MDPI, MoleculesYear
2024Title
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Density Functional Theory (DFT) Study of Water Clusters of Hydrogen-Rich Water (HRW)Authors
Vassilev, N., Ignatov, I., Popova, T.P., Huether, F., Ignatov, A.I., Iliev, M.T., Marinov, Y.Journal
MDPI, WaterYear
2024Title
Investigation of some snow probes from Rila Mountain and its energy spectraAuthors
Todorov, S.T., Popova, L.T.Journal
Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural ScienceYear
2024Title
Chitosan hybrid nanomaterials: A study on interaction with biomimetic membranesAuthors
Kostadinova, A., Benkova, D., Staneva, G., Hazarosova, R., Vitkova, V., Yordanova, V., Momchilova, A., Angelova, M.I., ElSayed ElZorkany, H., El-Sayed, Kh., Elshoky, H. A.Journal
Science Direct, International Journal of Biological MacromoleculesYear
2024Title
First Direct Gravimetric Detection of Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) Water Contaminants, Combination with Electrical Measurements on the Same Device—Proof of ConceptsAuthors
Ivanov, G.R., Venelinov, T., Marinov, Y.G., Hadjichristov, G. B., Terfort, A., David, M., Florescu, M., Karakuş, S.Journal
MDPI, ChemosensorsYear
2024Title
Glycerophospholipid polyunsaturation modulates resveratrol action on biomimetic membranes.Authors
Vitkova, V., Hazarosova, R., Valkova, I., Momchilova, A., Staneva, G.Journal
Science Direct, Elsevier, Colloids and Surfaces B, Biointerfaces,Year
2024Title
Interaction of KLAKLAK-NH2 and Analogs with Biomimetic Membrane ModelsAuthors
Vitkova, V., Antonova, K., Petkov, O., Stoyanova-Ivanova, A., Jaber, S., Ivanova, V., Naydenova, E., Danalev, D.Journal
MDPI, PharmaceuticsYear
2024Title
Elemental composition and structural characteristics of Bioactive™ orthodontic archwire.Authors
Stoyanova-Ivanova, A., Mihailov, V., Georgiev, V., Georgieva, M., Petrov, V., Andreeva, L., Petrova, N., Mikli, V.Journal
SJR, Journal of Physics: Conference SeriesYear
2024Title
Femtosecond Laser-Induced Photothermal Effects of Ultrasmall Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles on the Viability of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma HepG2 Cells.Authors
Santhosh, P. B., Hristova-Panusheva, K., Petrov, T., Stoychev, L., Krasteva, N., Genova, J.Journal
MDPI, CellsYear
2024Title
Dielectric spectroscopy characterization of Na+ ion-conducting polymer nanocomposite system PEO-PVP-NaIO4-TiO2Authors
Hadjichristov, G. B., Kovacheva, D.G., Marinov, Y.G., Karashanova, D.B., Vlakhov, T.E., Scaramuzza, N.Journal
World Scientific, Journal of Advanced DielectricsYear
2024Title
Impact of Truncated Oxidized Phosphatidylcholines on Phospholipase A2 Activity in Mono- and Polyunsaturated Biomimetic VesiclesAuthors
Yordanova, V., Hazarosova, R., Vitkova, V., Momchilova, A., Robev, B., Nikolova, B., Krastev, P., Nuss, P., Angelova, M.I., Staneva, G.Journal
MDPI, International Journal of Molecular SciencesYear
2023Title
Structural Changes Induced by Resveratrol in Monounsaturated and Polyunsaturated Phosphatidylcholine-Enriched Model MembranesAuthors
Hazarosova, R., Momchilova, A., Vitkova, V., Yordanova, V., Kostadinova, A., Angelova, M., Tessier, C., Nuss, P., Staneva, G.Journal
MDPI, MembranesYear
2023Title
Erythrocyte Membrane Biophysical Changes Mediated by Pooled Immunoglobulin G and Hematin: Electrokinetic and Lipid Peroxidation StudiesAuthors
Doltchinkova, V., Kitanova, M., Nikolov, R., Stoyanova-Ivanova, A., Petkov, O., Dikova, Y., Vitkova, V.Journal
MDPI, MembranesYear
2023Title
Complex electrical impedance and dielectric spectroscopy studies of BaTiO3-BaSnO3 ceramics obtained via sol-gel methodAuthors
Aleksandrovа, M., Lakov, L., Marinov, Y.G., Petkov, V., Jivov, B., Hadjichristov, G.Journal
International Scientific Journal Machines. Technologies. MaterialsYear
2023Title
Dielectric characterization (complex electric modulus) of Na+-ion conducting PEO/E8/NaIO4 salt-complexed polymer/liquid crystals compositeAuthors
Vlakhov, T.E., Marinov, Y. G., Hadjichristov, G. B.Journal
Bulgarian Chemical CommunicationsYear
2023Title
Electrochemical cells with anodes performed with Zn active mass with added B(Pb)SCCO (2212) conductive ceramicsAuthors
Stoyanova-Ivanova, A. K., Lefterova, E. D., Marinov, Y. G., Ivanova, G. D., Stoyanova, A. E., Hadjichristov, G. B.Journal
Proceedings of the Bulgarian Academy of SciencesYear
2023Title
Effects of Hydrophobic Gold Nanoparticles on Structure and Fluidity of SOPC Lipid MembranesAuthors
Santhosh, P. B., Genova, J., Slavov, L., Genova, J.Journal
MDPI, International Journal of Molecular SciencesYear
2023Title
Liquid-Crystal Spin-VCSEL with Electro-Optically Controllable BirefringenceAuthors
Panajotov, K., Petrov, M., Marinov, Y. G.Journal
Year
2023Title
Photoluminescent Thin Films of Room-Temperature Glassy Tris(keto-hydrozone) Discotic Liquid Crystals and Their Nanocomposites with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for OptoelectronicsAuthors
Hadjichristov, G. B., Marinov, Y. G.Journal
ACS OmegaYear
2023Title
Effect of pressure and cross-flow velocity on membrane behavior in red wine nanofiltrationAuthors
Dencheva-Zarkova, M., Genova, J., Tsibranska, I.Journal
IOPScience, Machines. Technologies. MaterialsYear
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International Scientific Collaboration
COST Action CA22153 – European Curvature and Biology Network (EuroCurvoBioNet)
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Viktoria Vitkova, Member of the Management Committee and Leader of Working Group 2 “Curvature of Cellular Membranes”
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