Lidija Mancic

Institute of Technical Science of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Blends of polymers and ceramic materials have been increasingly researched for the development of hydrogels and bioinks, in an attempt to develop resistant, biocompatible, and bioactive materials that interact with host tissues and promote tissue regeneration. Herein, the novel bioink composed of chemically oxidized cellulose gel and bioglass was p...

Y0.8−xGdxF3:Yb/Er mesocrystals with a biocompatible surface and diverse morphological characteristics were successfully synthesized using chitosan-assisted solvothermal processing. Their structural properties, studied using X-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy and energy di...

Citation: Mančić, L.; Almeida, L.A.; Machado, T.M.; Gil-Londoño, J.; Dinić, I.; Tomić, M.; Marković, S.; Jardim, P.; Marinkovic, B.A. Tetracycline Removal through the Synergy of Catalysis and Photocatalysis by Novel NaYF 4 :Yb,Tm@TiO 2-Acetylacetone Hybrid Core-Shell Structures. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 9441. https:// Abstract: Novel hybrid core...

Catalytic materials are the greatest challenge for the commercial application of water electrolysis (WEs) and fuel cells (FCs) as clean energy technologies. There is a need to find an alternative to expensive and unavailable platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts. This study aimed to reduce the cost of PGM materials by replacing Ru with RuO2 and lowe...

Novel cotton-based TiO2/Ag/TiO2 nanocomposites for wastewater treatment were developed by fine chemical synthesis path with the goal of coping with wastewater issues and environmental remediation. The photocatalytic performances of nanocomposites were tested during photodegradation processes of RB, AO7 and MR under simulated solar light. Double- an...

Hydroxyapatite attracts great attention as hard tissues implant material for bones and teeth. Its application in reconstructive medicine depends on its biocompatibility, which is in a function of composition and surface properties. The insertion of a protein element in the composition of implants can improve the cell adhesion and the osseointegrati...

This paper reports a detailed study of crystal structure and dielectric properties of ruthenium-substituted calcium-copper titanates (CaCu3Ti4−xRuxO12, CCTRO). A series of three samples with different stoichiometry was prepared: CaCu3Ti4−xRuxO12, x = 0, 1 and 4, abbreviated as CCTO, CCT3RO and CCRO, respectively. A detailed structural analysis of C...

Nanopowders of up-conversion SrGd2O4 orthorhombic (Pnma) phase co-doped with different Yb³⁺ (1, 2.5 and 5 at%) and constant Er³⁺ (0.5 at%) ions were successfully prepared via sol-gel assisted combustion. Rietveld refinement indicated unit cell lattice parameters increase with Yb³⁺ and Er³⁺ ions doping. Scanning transmission electron microscopy with...

In this paper, we report the mild sonochemical synthesis of hexagonal (β) NaYF4:Yb,Er mesocrystals at low temperature of 40 °C. The nucleation and transformation of crystal structures is investigated in the course of time, and it is shown that the pure β phase is obtained after 2 h of pulsed sonication. The crystallization of orthorhombic YF3:Yb,Er...

Up-converting \(\hbox {NaYF}_{4}\):Yb,Er nanoparticles were obtained by polymer-assisted solvothermal synthesis using a common solution of hydrated RE nitrates in ethanol or ethylene glycol. It was shown that polymer choice (polyacrylic acid—PAA, polyvinylpyrrolidone—PVP and chitosan—CS) controls the size and shape of \(\hbox {NaYF}_{4}\):Yb,Er nan...

The synthesis of lanthanide doped up-converting nanoparticles (UCNPs), whose morphological, structural, and luminescence properties are well suited for applications in optoelectronics, forensics, security, or biomedicine, is of tremendous significance. The most commonly used synthesis method comprises decomposition of organometallic compounds in an...

Taking advantage of the flexibility of the apatite structure, nano- and micro-particles of hydroxyapatite (HAp) were doped with different combinations of rare earth ions (RE3+ = Gd, Eu, Yb, Tm) to achieve a synergy among their magnetic and optical properties and to enable their application in preventive medicine, particularly diagnostics based on m...

Single phase β‐NaY0.8‐xGdxYb0.18Er0.02F4 nanoparticles with different concentrations of gadolinium ions were prepared via PVP‐assisted solvothermal treating at 200°C (PVP‐ polyvinylpyrrolidone). With the increase in Gd³⁺ concentration, size of the nanoparticles decreased. The up‐converting spectra recorded upon 980 nm irradiation showed the green (...

Ag@ (Y0.95 Eu0.05)2O3 nanocomposites were synthesized by single step Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis (USP). 800 °C synthesis temperature and 1.5 l/ min air flow were determined as optimal USP parameters. A detailed parametric study was conducted on samples with varying silver contents and heat treatment conditions. The effect of silver in both as prepar...

The red light emitting down-converting [email protected]2O3:Eu³⁺ phosphor particles were synthesizedby one-step ultrasonic spray pyrolysis and exposed further to the heat treatment at 1000°C(12 h). A detailed investigation on structural and functional properties of the as-preparedand heat treated particles was conducted in a comparative manner. Hig...

Introduction: Composite biomaterials based on nano hydroxyapatite (HAp) are the subject of numerous studies in reconstructive medicine. Multifunctional and nanoparticulate systems based on HAp and biodegradable polymers are successfully designed as systems for controlled and systemic drug delivery suitable for use in reconstructive medicine [1, 2]....

The emerging up-conversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) offer a wide range of biotechnology applications, from biomarkers and deep tissue imaging, to single molecule tracking and drug delivery. Their successful conjugation to biocompatible agents is crucial for specific molecules recognition and usually requires multiple steps which may lead to low reprod...

The efficiency of photo-oxidation of pollutants catalysed by semiconductors is still limited for real-world applications due to several drawbacks, such as a) insufficient absorption of visible radiation, which predominates in solar spectrum, b) rapid free electron to hole recombination, c) small surface area, built from equilibrium crystallographic...

Lanthanide-doped fluoride up-converting nanoparticles (UCNPs) represent the new class of imaging contrast agents which hold great potential for overcoming existing problems associated with traditionally used dyes, proteins and quantum dots. In this study, a new kind of hybrid NaYF4:Yb,Er/PLGA nanoparticles for efficient biolabeling were prepared th...

Mechanical milling of commercial ZnO and SnO2 was used to produce a ZnO/SnO2 composite with a high density of surface defects; in particular, zinc interstitials (Zni) and oxygen vacancies (VO). To determine the impact of surface defects on photocatalytic activity, the relative concentration ratio of bulk defects to surface defects was modified by a...

In this work, the processing of α-Al2O3 ceramics is studied in order to attain the microstructure and mechanical and thermal properties suitable for its application as a special refractory material in sintering furnaces. Samples of a commercial powder with addition of 3% polyvinyl alcohol, a binder additive, was compacted by uniaxial cold pressing...

In this feature article, we highlight our works on compositional and structural dependence of up-converting rare earth (RE) fluorides obtained through ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) assisted hydrothermal synthesis. Various nanostructures were obtained by tuning of experimental conditions, such as precursor’s concentration, degree of doping...

Global climate changes and the aroused environmentally-energy problems categorically moved the research efforts towards programmed processing of a novel class of hierarchical materials having well defined phase, compositional and morphological features. The synthesis based on the principles of the molecular design and integrative chemistry which in...

Polyamide 11 (PA11) composites reinforced with pristine and silanized titanate nanotubes (TTNT) were prepared using twin-screw melt compounding. A better dispersion of silanized TTNT in PA11 caused increase of crystallinity and decrease of the long period of PA11 lamellar structure. The increase of glass transition (∼33%) and decomposition temperat...

Fluorescent nanoparticles have an important role in biological analyzes, and in the last ten years they are successfully applied in a visualization and characterization of biological processes at the cellular and molecular level, as well as, in the development of fluorescent lamps, displays, plasma screens and protective labels. The great interest...

Owing to their unique optical properties, up-converting rare earth fluorides have attracted extensive attention in recent years. Varieties of synthesis procedures which generate nano- and micro-crystals with controllable compositions have been reported. In the vast majority, surfactants, complexing agents and solvents play essential role in control...

We report on the possibility to build hierarchically organized three-dimensional (3D) titania spherical particles having high surface-to-volume-ratio, by aerosol processing of nanotubular building blocks. Morphology and crystal structure of titania based spherical assemblies, obtained in the temperature range from 150 to 650 °C, were characterized...

Efficient methods for the synthesis of layered structure nanomaterials (nanosheets), their complete exfoliation (delamination) into the layers of atomic thickness and design of organic–inorganic nanohybrids present important stages toward development of improved polymer-based nanocomposites and pillared heterostructureswith potential application in...

Commercially available ZnO powder was mechanically activated in a planetary ball mill. In order to investigate the specific surface area, pore volume and microstructure of non-activated and mechanically activated ZnO powders the authors performed N 2 physisorption, SEM and TEM. Crystallite size and lattice microstrain were analyzed by X-ray diffrac...

Hierarchically assembled TiO 2 nanoparticles into larger spherical ones were obtained using aerosol-assisted processing method. Unagglomerated particles with the mean size of 440 nm were obtained from colloidal solution of TiO 2 nanoparticles (~4.5 nm) using ultrasonic spray pyrolysis at 550°C. Their morphological complexity and structural polymorp...

Neste trabalho foi estudado processamento de cerâmicas de a-Al2O3 com o intuito de alcançar microestrutura e propriedades térmicas e mecânicas propícias para sua aplicação como material refratário especial em fornos de sinterização. Amostras de um pó comercial conforme recebido, e outras do mesmo pó com a adição de 3% em massa de álcool polivinílic...

Neste trabalho foi estudado processamento de cerâmicas de a-Al2O3 com o intuito de alcançar microestrutura e propriedades térmicas e mecânicas propícias para sua aplicação como material refratário especial em fornos de sinterização. Amostras de um pó comercial conforme recebido, e outras do mesmo pó com a adição de 3% em massa de álcool polivinílic...

Recently, polymer composites reinforced with low fractions of thermomiotic nanoceramics have triggered a lot of research. The efforts have been focused on achieving considerable reduction of the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of polymeric materials without deterioration of other physical properties. In this context, polyethylene (PE) compos...

The effects of firing temperature (800–1100°C), chemical composition (expressed in terms of the content of major oxides - SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, Na2O, K2O, MnO and TiO2), as well as several shape formats of laboratory brick samples on the final product quality were investigated. Prediction of the final laboratory products parameters was eval...

The effects of chemical composition, firing temperature (800–1100°C), and several shape formats of laboratory brick samples on the final product quality were investigated. Prediction of the final laboratory products parameters was evaluated by second order polynomial regression models (SOPs) and artificial neural networks (ANNs), and afterwards com...

Structural, electrical and magnetic properties of nickel manganite obtained by a complex polymerization method, Ceramics International, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j. ceramint.2014.07.024 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manusc...

The effect of Sn for Ti substitution on the crystal structure of a perovskite, barium titanate stannate (BTS), BaTi1−xSnxO3 for x = 0, 0.025, 0.05, 0.07, 0.10, 0.12, 0.15 and 0.20, was investigated. The powders were prepared by the conventional solid-state reaction technique. The structural investigations of the BTS powders were done at room temper...

One of the major challenges in the development of nanocomposites based on a polymer matrix and highly polar ceramic nanofillers is the lack of the compatibility between these two components. In order to improve the chemical interaction between titanate nanotubes (TTNT) and polymer matrix, such as nylon 11,3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) was gr...

Rod-like and flake-like up-converting Y2O3:Yb3+/Ho3+ particles which are composed of nanoparticles with size less than 100 nm, are prepared by a simple hydrothermal processing at 473 K (3 h) followed by additional thermal treatment at 1373 K (3 and 12 h). The effect of precursor pH value on the formation of Y2O3:Yb3+/Ho3+ is followed through X-ray...

Sub-micronic particles are of considerable interest for a wide variety of applications, such as catalyst or optical ceramics, due to their unique properties determined by size, composition and structure. In this work, we have reported a simple, rapid, single-step aerosol processing for the continuous synthesis of nanostructured particles having hom...

Spherical, submicronic TiO2 powder particles were prepared in the low temperature process of ultrasonic spray pyrolysis (150 degrees C) by using as a precursor aqueous colloidal solutions consisting of surface modified 45 angstrom TiO2 nanoparticles with dopamine. Detailed structural and morphological characterization of colored submicronic TiO2 sp...

Nanocrystalline up-converting Y2O3:Yb3+, Er3+ phosphor particles were processed in a dispersed system-aerosol, generated ultrasonically at 1.3 MHz from common nitrate precursor solution having fixed ytterbium-to-erbium concentration ratio. The appropriate process parameters: residence time 21 s, carrier gas (air) flow rate 1.6 dm(3)/min, synthesis...

Over the past few years, rare-earth-ion-doped materials have attracted a great deal of interest due to their potential application as optical temperature sensors. The luminescence properties of these materials are sensitive and change with temperature. Here, we have investigated the properties of yttrium oxide powder co-doped with Yb3+ and Er3+, sy...

Sub-micronic, spherical Y2O3:Yb/Er particles comprising clustered nano-units (70 nm) were prepared via ultrasonic spray pyrolysis from pure nitrate precursor solutions with different Yb/Er dopant ratios. The particles were additionally thermally treated at 1100 °C for 12, 24 and 48 h. The structural and morphological characteristics of particles we...

a b s t r a c t The opportunities of the hot wall aerosol synthesis, i.e. conventional spray pyrolysis (CSP) method are demonstrated for the generation of highly spherical three-dimensional (3D) nanostructured phosphor particles with uniformly distributed components, phases and nano-clustered inner structure. With the presumption that certain parti...

Up-convertors (Y 0.75 Gd 0.25) 2 O 3 :Eu 3+ Y 2 O 3 :Yb 3+ /Er 3+ a b s t r a c t Examples of (Y 2 O 3 –Gd 2 O 3):Eu 3+ and Y 2 O 3 :(Yb 3+ /Er 3+) rare earth oxide-based phosphors are presented to highlight the controlled synthesis of 1D and 2D nanostructures through simple hydrothermal method. Conversion of the starting nitrates mixture into carb...

Loess clays are commonly used to produce bricks. Heavy clays, taken at location near Zrenjanin, Serbia, are used as a representative raw material in this study. The sample, containing about 28% of clay sized particles, is enriched using two more plastic heavy clays from neighboring locations. Chemical and mineralogical content of clays is determine...

Recently, trivalent rare earth doped materials have received significant attention due to the strong temperature dependence of the fluorescence emission of these materials, which can be useful in temperature sensing. Here, we investigated Y2O3 ceramic powders doped with Yb 3+ and co-doped with either Tm3+ or Ho3+. The powders were obtained via spra...

A powder mixture of Bi2O3 and Fe2O3 was mechanically treated in a planetary ball mill in an air from 30 to 720 minutes. It was shown that the mechanochemical formation of BiFeO3 (BFO) phase was initiated after 60 min and its amount increased gradually with increasing milling time. A detailed XRPD structural analysis is realized by Rietveld’s struct...

Fine yttrium oxide powders doped with Yb 3+ and co-doped either with Tm 3+ or Ho 3+ were synthesized via spray pyrolysis at 900 °C using 0.1 M nitrate precursor. Synthesized powders were additionally thermally treated at 1100 °C for 24 h. The characterization was done through X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and p...

Spherical, submicronic TiO2 assemblage with high specific surface area and controllable phase composition was prepared in the process of ultrasonic spray drying/pyrolysis in a wide temperature range (150–800 °C) by using as a precursor aqueous colloidal solution consisting of TiO2 nanoparticles (4.5 nm). Submicronic, soft and grained spherical TiO2...

Polycrystalline fine powders of yttrium aluminate doped with Ce3+ were synthesised by spray pyrolysis of a polymeric precursor, which was obtained by dissolving the corresponding nitrates in a solution of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) in ethylene glycol (EG). Aerosol decomposition was performed at 550 °C followed by an additional thermal t...

Introduction Experimental Results and Disscussion Conclusions Acknowledgements

Introduction Experimental Results and Disscusion Conclusion Acknowledgement

Phosphors of (Y0.75Gd0.25)2O3:Eu3+ (5at.%) have been prepared through soft chemistry routes. Conversion of the starting nitrates mixture into oxide is performed through two approaches: (a) hydrothermal treatment (HT) at 200°C/3h of an ammonium hydrogen carbonate precipitated mixture and (b) by thermally decomposition of pure nitrate precursor solut...

We have studied the formation of BiMnO3 (BMO) nanocrystalline perovskite powder produced by high-energy milling of the constituent oxides. The crystal structure and the amount of crystalline and amorphous phases in the powder as a function of the milling time were determined with XRPD using Rietveld refinement. BMO perovskite formed directly from h...

There is a wide range of processing methods being applied in nanosynthesis many of them relating to sophisticated chemical aerosol routes for making clusters, nanoparticles or nanostructured materials. The aerosol process involves formation of discrete droplets of precursor solution and control over their thermally induced decomposition and phase t...