Todorka G. Vladkova is a full professor at the Department of Polymer Engineering and Laboratory for Advanced Materials Research (LAMAR), University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Bulgaria. She received her MSc (Chemical Engineering), PhD (Technical Sciences), and DSc (Polymer Chemistry) from the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, in 1969, 1974, and 1999, respectively. She has expertise in surface engineering, starting as a member of a pioneering group (Institute for Surface Chemistry, Stockholm) in the development of brush-type PEG coatings (Coll & Surf, 1986) to create bioinert biomaterial surfaces that do not cause non-desirable response reactions. Later, she moved to bioactive biomaterials and material surfaces: bio-integrating biomimetic nanocomposites for bone tissue engineering, antimicrobial collagen-based nanocomposites, marine biofouling-preventing composition coatings, magnetron-sputtered antibacterial coatings for medical devices, etc. The inhibition of bioadhesion and biofilm formation, as well as surface characteristics influencing biofouling (medical and marine), are the focus of her investigations, with a special emphasis on non-toxic biofouling control, including superhydrophobic surfaces' utilization. Lately, of special interest to her is natural antimicrobial and anti-biofilm agents, coatings, and composites, as well as porous matrices for cell cultivation.