DIMITRIOS PAPADOPOULOS

Dr. DIMITRIOS PAPADOPOULOS


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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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10 July 2017 in Nanomaterials
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NSNicholas Skandalis
Nicholas Skandalis
ADAnastasia Dimopoulou
Anastasia Dimopoulou
AAnthie Georgopoulou
Anthie Georgopoulou
NGNikolaos Gallios
Nikolaos Gallios
DPDIMITRIOS PAPADOPOULOS
DIMITRIOS PAPADOPOULOS
Maria ChatzinikolaidouMaria Chatzinikolaidou
Maria Chatzinikolaidou
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been demonstrated to restrain bacterial growth, while maintaining minimal risk in development of bacterial resistance and human cell toxicity that conventional silver compounds exhibit. Several physical and chemical methods have been reported to synthesize AgNPs. However, these methods are expensive and involve heavy chemical reduction agents. An alternative approach to produce AgNPs in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way employs a biological pathway using various plant extracts to reduce metal ions. The size control issue, and the stability of nanoparticles, remain some of the latest challenges in such methods. In this study, we used two different concentrations of fresh leaf extract of the plant Arbutus unedo (LEA) as a reducing and stabilizing agent to produce two size variations of AgNPs. UV-Vis spectroscopy, Dynamic Light Scattering, Transmission Electron Microscopy, and zeta potential were applied for the characterization of AgNPs. Both AgNP variations were evaluated for their antibacterial efficacy against the gram-negative species Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as the gram-positive species Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus epidermidis. Although significant differences have been achieved in the nanoparticles’ size by varying the plant extract concentration during synthesis, the antibacterial effect was almost the same.

30 June 2009 in Materials Letters
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HOH. Omar
H. Omar
DPDIMITRIOS PAPADOPOULOS
DIMITRIOS PAPADOPOULOS
Sophia A TsipasSophia A Tsipas
Sophia A Tsipas
HLH. Lefakis
H. Lefakis