Silvia Garofalide

Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza | UAIC · Department of Physics

Dual-pulsed (DPL) laser deposition using oyster shells as targets was studied in order to find out if this method can replace the use of high-power pulsed lasers. Aspects related to changes in the morphological structure of the thin layer but also to the chemical composition of the obtained thin layer were analyzed and compared with the target as w...

Influences of landfills on the surrounding waters have been studied in the neighbourhood of an urban area. Analytical and spectroscopic methods were used to investigate the waters of a canal situated in the neighbourhood of the landfill. Dangerous chemical compounds have been identified in the water as pollutants resulting from the physico-chemical...

The study in this paper was carried out as a result of the observation of pollution phenomena and foaming effects associated with anthropogenic activities, including street cleaning activity. The processes of dust binding used in order to reduce PM10 and PM 2.5 pollution has been proven to be inefficient, and even contributing to pollution with par...

The study in this paper presents a new material that was produced as a thin film by the Pulsed Laser Deposition technique (PLD) using a 532 nm wavelength and 150 mJ/pulse laser beam on the hemp stalk as target. The analyses performed by spectroscopic techniques (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy—FTIR, Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy—L...

High-power laser irradiation interaction with natural polymers in biocomposites and Laser-Induced Chitin Deacetylation (LICD) was studied in this work, in order to produce thin films consisting of chitosan composite. The new method can lead to a cutting-edge technology, as a response to the concern regarding the accumulation of “natural biological...

This research was aimed at investigating the Saharan dust cloud recorded on 11–12 May 2020, by AERONET AOD stations in Italy, Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, and Romania and deter-mining whether it affected the area of the Republic of Moldova. During this period, the Chisinau AERONET monitoring site was not operational. The incentive for the in...

Biomedical Engineering Tools for Management of Patients with COVID-19 presents biomedical engineering tools under research (and in development) that can be used for the management of COVID-19 patients, along with BME tools in the global environment that curtail and prevent the spread of the virus. BME tools covered in the book include new disinfect...

Urban air/environmental pollution as a major concern of contemporary civilization, substantially affecting the health of the residents, requires identification of both physico-chemical specificity and generating sources. Particle matter (PM) monitored in the atmosphere should be associated to their chemical composition that allows identification of...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of electron beam treatment on microbiological parameters and bioactive content of cherry tomatoes in order to assess the feasibility of irradiation as a post-harvest treatment for this fruit. E-beam inactivation studies of natural cherry tomatoes microbiota and inoculated potential foodborne pathoge...