Publications

• Polyelectrolyte Coatings for Surface Modification of Medical Implants
  Krastev R, Rudt A, Xiong X, Hartmann H
  Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering. 2018; 4(1): 217-220. DOI: 10.1515/cdbme-2018-0053
• Biofunctionalization of surfaces using polyelectrolyte multilayers
  Hartmann H, Krastev R
  BioNanoMaterials. 2017; 18(1-2). https://doi.org/10.1515/bnm-2016-0015
• Controlled heparinase-catalyzed degradation of polyelectrolyte multilayer capsules with heparin as responsive layer
  Sun L, Xiong X, Qiaogen Z, Pingkai O, Krastev R
  Journal of Applied Polymer Science (ASAP). 2017 June 15, 134(23): 44916.
• Regulation of the growth, morphology, mechanical properties and biocompatibility of natural polysaccharide-based multilayers by Hofmeister anions
  Andreeva TD, Hartmann H, Taneva StG, Krastev R
  Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2016, B 4(44): 7092-7100.
• Design of intelligent chitosan/heparin hollow microcapsules for drug delivery
  Sun L, Xiong X, Zou Q, Ouyang P, Burkhardt C, Krastev R
  Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2017 Feb 5;134(5), 44425.
• Fine-tuned PEGylation of chitosan to maintain optimal siRNA-nanoplex bioactivity
  Gutoaia A, Schuster L, Margutti S, Laufer S, Schlosshauer B, Krastev R, Stoll D, Hartmann H
  Carbohydr Polym. 2016 Jun 5;143:25-34. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.01.010. Epub 2016 Jan 8.
• The Hofmeister anion effect on morphology of polyelectrolyte multilayers for biofunctionalization of cardiovascular stents
  Andreeva TD, Danailova AK, Terziyska P, Krumrova SB, Taneva SG, Krastev R
  Bulgarian Chemical Communications. 2016 April; 48: 23 - 28.
• Foam Stabilized by Fly Ash Nanoparticles for Enhancing Oil Recovery
  Eftekhari AA, Krastev R, Farajzadeh R
  Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2015; 54(50): 12482-12491.
• Neutron reflectometry on samples with curved geometry
  Frueh J, Ruehm A, Moehwald H, Krastev R
  Joint Annual Report of the MLZ and FRM II: 104.
• Reflectometry on curved interfaces
  Frueh J, Ruehm A, Moehwald H, Krastev R, Koehler R
  Physica B: Condensed Matter.2015 Jan 15; 457: 202-211.
• Interactions in lipid stabilised foam films
  Toca-Herrera JL, Krasteva N, Muller HJ, Krastev R
  Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2014 May;207:93-106. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.02.016. Epub 2014 Feb 22.
• Polyelectrolyte Multilayers as Functional Coatings for Controlled Biomolecular Interactions
  Xiong X, Hossfeld S, Margutti S, Krastev R
  2014. in: Biofunctional Surface Engineering, Pan Stanford Publishing; Auflage 1, Chapter 4: 47-69.
• Surface relaxations as a tool to distinguish the dynamic interfacial properties of films formed by normal and diseased meibomian lipids
  Georgiev GA, Yokoi N, Ivanova S, Tonchev V, Nencheva Y, Krastev R
  Soft Matter. 2014 Aug 14;10(30):5579-88. doi: 10.1039/c4sm00758a.
• Metallic oxide nanoparticles stimulate blood coagulation independent of their surface charge
  Steuer H, Krastev R, Lembert N
  J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2014 Jul;102(5):897-902. doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.33051. Epub 2013 Dec 18.
• Polyelectrolyte Coatings for Surfaces Modification
  Hossfeld S, Xiong X, Krastev R
  WOMag. 2013 Feb: 22.
• Hyaluronic acid / chitosan multilayer coatings on neuronal implants for localized delivery of siRNA nanoplexes
  Hartmann H, Hossfeld S, Schlosshauer B, Mittnacht U, Pego AP, Dauner M, Doser M, Stoll D, Krastev R
  J Control Release. 2013 Apr 4;168(3):289-297. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.03.026.
• Bioactive coronary stent coating based on layer-by-layer technology for siRNA release
  Hossfeld S, Nolte A, Hartmann H, Recke M, Schaller M, Walker T, Kjems J, Schlosshauer B, Stoll D, Wendel HP, Krastev R
  Acta Biomater. 2013 May; 9(5): 6741-6752. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.01.013.
• Impact of polyelectrolytes and their corresponding multilayers to human primary endothelial cells
  Nolte A, Hossfeld S, Schroeppel B, Mueller A, Stoll D, Walker T, Wendel HP, Krastev R
  J Biomater Appl. 2013; 28 (1): 84-99. doi: 10.1177/0885328212437610
• Foam-oil interaction in porous media: implications for foam assisted enhanced oil recovery
  Farajzadeh R, Andrianov A, Krastev R, Hirasaki GJ, Rossen WR
  Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2012 Nov 15;183-184:1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2012.07.002. Epub 2012 Jul 31.
• Thermodynamic studies on thin liquid films IV. Foam film stabilized by sodium dodecyl sulfate
  Iyota H, Ikeda N, Krastev R
  J Colloid Interface Sci. 2011 Dec 1;364(1):170-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.08.035. Epub 2011 Aug 22.
• Foam films as thin liquid gas separation membranes
  Ramanathan M, Muller HJ, Mohwald H, Krastev R
  ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2011 Mar;3(3):633-7. Epub 2011 Feb 11. doi: 10.1021/am101126n.
• Effect of gas type on foam film permeability and its implications for foam flow in porous media
  Farajzadeh R, Muruganathan RM, Rossen WR, Krastev R
  Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2011 Oct 14;168(1-2):71-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2011.03.005. Epub 2011 Mar 24.
• Surface Chemistry Study of the Interactions of Benzalkonium Chloride with Films of Meibum, Corneal Cells Lipids, and Whole Tears
  Georgiev GA, Yokoi N, Koev K, Kutsarova E, Ivanova S, Kyumurkov A, Jordanova A, Krastev R, Lalchev Z
  Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 June. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. June 2011; 52(7): 4645-4654. doi:10.1167/iovs.10-627
• Liquid- or solid-like behavior of [omim][BF4] at a solid interface?
  Köhler R, Restolho J, Krastev R, Shimizu K, Canoniga Lopes J, Saramago B
  J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2011(2): 1551-1555.
• Basic properties of foam films stabilized with tetraethyl ammonium salt of perfluoro octane sulfonate (PFOS)
  Ramanathan M, Mueller HJ, Vedula K, Mohwald H, Krastev R
  Colloids Surf A Physicochem. 2010 Feb; 354 (1-3): 1-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.11.032
• Interactions of Meibomian gland secretion with polar lipids in Langmuir monolayers
  Georgiev GA, Kutsarova E, Jordanova A, Krastev R, Lalchev Z
  Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2010 Jul 1;78(2):317-27. Epub 2010 Mar 30. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.03.024
• Schaumzerstörung und Schaumverhinderung: Der Wirkmechanismus von Simeticon in vitro
  Dittrich M, Miederer SE, Havertz B, Krastev R
  J Gastroenterol Hepatol Erkr. 2010; 8(3): 19-25.
• Dynamics of thinning of foam films stabilized by n-dodecyl-beta-maltoside
  Stockle S, Blecua P, Mohwald H, Krastev R
  Langmuir. 2010 Apr 6;26(7):4865-72. doi: 10.1021/la9036748.
• Changes of the molecular structure in polyelectrolyte multilayers under stress
  Fruh J, Kohler R, Mohwald H, Krastev R
  Langmuir. 2010 Oct 5;26(19):15516-22. doi: 10.1021/la1015324.
• The formation of lipid bilayers on surfaces
  Gromelski S, Saraiva AM, Krastev R, Brezesinski G
  Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2009 Dec 1;74(2):477-83. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2009.08.006. Epub 2009 Aug 12.
• Neue Erkenntnisse zum Wirkmechanismus von Simeticon
  Dittrich M, Havertz B, Krastev R, Miederer Z
  Pharmazeutische Zeitung (PZ). 2009; 41: 86.
• Absorption of Light and Heavy Water Vapours in Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films
  Delajon C, Gutberlet T, Mohwald H, Krastev R
  Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2009 Dec 1;74(2):462-7. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2009.08.051. Epub 2009 Sep 8.
• Neutron Reflectometry Study of Swelling of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers in Water Vapours: Influence of Charge Density of the Polycation
  Kohler R, Donch I, Ott P, Laschewsky A, Fery A, Krastev R
  Langmuir. 2009 Oct 6;25(19):11576-85. doi: 10.1021/la901508w
• Ordering of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles in Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films
  Kolasinska M, Gutberlet T, Krastev R
  Langmuir. 2009 Sep 1;25(17):10292-7. DOI: 10.1021/la9011185