Συντομο Βιογραφικό (Αγγλική Γλώσσα)

Καθηγητής, στην Τεχνολογία Πολυμερών, του τμήματος Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Υλικών του Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων

Απόφοιτος Τμήματος Χημικών Μηχανικών ΕΜΠ (1997).

Διδάκτορας του Τμήματος Υλικών και του Κέντρου Συνθέτων Υλικών (Dept. Of Materials & Centre for Composite Materials) του Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine / University of London (2001).
Επιβλέποντες Καθηγητές: Professor Caroline A. Baillie, Professor Frank L. Matthews.

Διδακτορική Διατριβή: "Engineering and characterisation of the interface in flax/polypropylene composite materials".

Μεταδιδακτορικός Συνεργάτης: Τμήμα Νανοδομημένων Υλικών, Leibniz-Institut fur Polymerforschung Dresden. (2001 - 2002)
Επιβλέπων Καθηγητής: Professor Manfred Stamm.

Μόνιμος Ερευνητής και Υπεύθυνος Ερευνητικής Ομάδας: Τμήμα Νανοδομημένων Υλικών, Leibniz-Institut fur Polymerforschung Dresden. (2002 – 2008)

Δημοσιεύσεις: Είναι διαθέσιμες εδώ.

Ερευνητικά Ενδιαφέροντα:

• Μελέτη και χαρακτηρισμός της διεπιφάνειας συνθέτων υλικών πολυμερικής βάσης
• Ανάπτυξη συνθέτων υλικών με χρήση κυτταρινούχων ινών
• Μελέτη των μηχανισμών παραμόρφωσης και θραύσης πολυμερικών υλικών (με έμφαση στα ημικρυσταλλικά πολυμερή)
• Ανάπτυξη νανοϋλικών πολυμερικής βάσης με έμφαση στις μήτρες  συμπολυμερών
• Ανάπτυξη κραμάτων θερμοσκληρυνώμενων / θερμοπλαστικών πολυμερών 
• Ανάπτυξη αριθμητικών μεθόδων πεπερασμένων στοιχείων για τη μελέτη των μηχανισμών παραμόρφωσης ημικρυσταλλικών πολυμερών 
• Μελέτη διεπιφανειών πολυμιγμάτων
• Μέθοδοι τροποποίησης νανοσωματιδίων με πολυμερισμό αλύσων πολυμερών στην επιφάνεια αυτών 
• Ανάπτυξη και εφαρμογή μεθόδων σκέδασης   ακτινών Χ υψηλής εστίασης και φωτεινότητας (Ακτίνες Χ συγχρότρου) σε πολυμερικά υλικά
• Ανάπτυξη νέων μαγνητικών νανοϋλικών
• Ανάπτυξη οργανικών-ανόργανων υβριδικών νανοϋλικών
• Ανάπτυξη προηγμένων έξυπνων φορέων φαρμακευτικών ουσιών

Εμπειρία σε πειραματικές τεχνικές

• Διαφορική θερμιδομετρία σάρωσης (DSC)
• Θερμική σταθμική ανάλυση (TGA)
• Φασματοσκοπία υπερύθρου (ATR-FTIR, NIR)
• Φωτοηλεκτρονιακή φασματοσκοπία ακτινών-Χ (XPS)
• Δευτερογενής ιονική φασματομετρία μάζας (ToF-SIMS)
• Ρεολογία τήγματος πολυμερών
• Σκέδαση ακτινών Χ υπό μικρή και υπό ευρεία γωνία (SAXS, WAXS)
• Σκέδαση ακτινών Χ προερχόμενων από ακτινοβολία συγχρότρου
• Ανελαστική και ημιελαστική σκέδαση νετρονίων (INS/QELNS)
• Ηλεκτρονιακή μικροσκοπία σάρωσης και διαπερατότητος (SEM, TEM)
• Μικροσκοπία ατομικών δυνάμεων και συναφείς τεχνικές (AFM, nanoidentation, etc.)
• Μέθοδοι προσδιορισμού επιφανειακών ενεργειών (Contact angle, IGC)
• Μέθοδοι χαρακτηρισμού ιξωδοελαστικών υλικών (DMTA, TMA)
• Μέθοδοι προσδιορισμού αντοχής στον εφελκυσμό / κρούση / κόπωση / ερπυσμού, κλπ.
• Μέθοδοι μορφοποίησης με έκχυση, εκβολή, και θερμομόρφωση
• Μέθοδοι δοκιμής διεπιφάνειας συνθέτων υλικών (SFF, single fibre pull-out, etc.)
• Πολυμερισμός με ατομική μεταφορά και μέσω νιτροξειδικών ομάδων (ATRP, NMRP)

Δημοσιευμένο έργο

Δημοσιεύσεις

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, P. C. Varelidis, C. D. Papaspyrides, T. Stern and G. Marom, Characterisation of LDPE Residual Matrix Deposited on Glass Fibres by a Dissolution/Reprecipitation Recycling Process, Composites Part A, 30, 1999, 831-838

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, C. A. Baillie and F. L. Matthews, A Study of the Effect of Surface Treatments on the Thermal Stability of Flax Fibres, Advanced Composites Letters, 9(4), 2000, 291-294

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, C. A. Baillie and F. L. Matthews, A Study of Transcrystallinity and its Effect on the Interface in Flax Fibre Reinforced Composite Materials, Composites Part A, 32, 2001, 527-545

S.J. Eichhorn, C. A. Baillie and N. Zafeiropoulos, L.Y. Mwaikambo and M.P. Ansell, A. Dufresne, K.M. Entwistle, P.J. Herrera-Franco and G.C. Escamilla, L. Groom, M. Hughes and C. Hill, T.G. Rials, P.M. Wild, Current International Research Into Cellulosic Fibres and Composites, Journal of Materials Science, 36(9), 2001, 2107-2131

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, C. A. Baillie and F. L. Matthews, The Effect of Transcrystallinity on the Interface of Green Flax/Polypropylene Composite Materials, Advanced Composites Letters, 10(5), 2001, 229-236

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, C. A. Baillie and F. L. Matthews, An Investigation of the Effect of Processing conditions on the Interface of Flax/Polypropylene Composites, Advanced Composites Letters, 10(6), 2001, 291-295

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, The Application of Weibull Statistics on Fragmentation Data, Advanced Composites Letters, 11(2), 2002, 69-71

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, D. R. Williams, C. A. Baillie and F. L. Matthews, Engineering and Characterisation of the Interface in Flax fibre/Polypropylene Composite materials Part I: Development and Investigation of Surface Treatments, Composites Part A, 33, 2002, 1083-1093

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, C. A. Baillie and J. M. Hodgkinson, Engineering and Characterisation of the Interface in Flax fibre/Polypropylene Composite materials Part II: The Effect of Surface Treatments on the Interface, Composites Part A, 33, 2002, 1183-1188

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, J. Schut, A. Pohlers, M. Stamm, and J.-F. Gerard, An Investigation of sPS/Epoxy Blends by Means of X-ray Scattering Techniques, Macromolecular Symposia, 198, 2003, 345-353

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, P. E. Vickers, C. A. Baillie and J. F. Watts, An Experimental Investigation of Modified and Unmodified Flax Fibres by means of XPS, ToF-SIMS and FTIR, Journal of Materials Science, 38(19), 2003, 3903-3914

K. Schneider, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, L. Hau?ler, and M. Stamm, High-Throughput Screening of the Influence of Thermal Treatments on the Mechanical Properties of Semicrystalline Polymers: A Case Study iPP, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 25, 2004, 355-359

R. J. Davies, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, K. Schneider, S. V. Roth, M. Burghammer, C. Riekel, J. Kotek, and M. Stamm, The use of Synchrotron X-ray Scattering coupled with in situ Mechanical Testing for studying Deformation and Structural change in Isotactic Polypropylene, Colloid Polymer Science, 282, 2004, 854-866

L. Figiel, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, and B. Lauke, Numerical Analysis of the Elastic Constants’ Effects on the Delamination Propagation in a Curved Layered Composite Beam under Cyclic Shear Loading, Composites Part A., 36, 2005, 153-162

V. Tserki, C. Panayiotou and N. E. Zafeiropoulos, A study of the Effect of Acetylation and Propionylation on the Interface of Natural Fibre Biodegradable Composites, Advanced Composites Letters, 14(2), 2005, 63- 69

S. Bocchini, G. Fornasieri, L. Rozes, S. Trabelsi, J. Galy, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, M. Stamm, J.-F. Gerard and C. Sanchez, New Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposites based on Functional [Ti16O16(OEt)24(OEMA)8] Nano-fillers, Chemical Communications, 20, 2005, 2600- 2602

S. Trabelsi, A. Janke, R. Ha?ler, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, M. Stamm, G. Fornasieri, S. Bocchini, L. Rozes, J.-F. Gerard and C. Sanchez, Novel Organo-functional Titanium-oxo-cluster based Hybrid Materials with Enhanced Thermomechanical and Thermal Properties, Macromolecules, 38, 2005, 6068-6078

V. Tserki, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, F. Simon and C. Panayiotou, A Study of the Effect of Acetylation and Propionylation Surface Treatments on Natural Fibres, Composites Part A, 36, 2005, 1110-1118

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, R. J. Davies, S. V. Roth, M. Burghammer, K. Schneider, C. Riekel and M. Stamm, Microfocus X-ray Scattering Scanning Microscopy for Polymer Applications, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 26, 2005, 1547-1551

L. Rozes, G. Fornasieri, S. Trabelsi, C. Creton, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, M. Stamm, and C. Sanchez, Reinforcement of Polystyrene by covalently bonded Titanium Oxoclusters, Progress in Solid State Chemistry, 33, 2005, 127-135

E. Serrano, A. Tercjak, M. D. Martin, J. A. Pomposo, D. Mecerreyes, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, M. Stamm and I. Mondragon, Nanostructured Thermosetting Systems by Modification with Epoxidised Styrene-b-Butadiene Block Copolymers. Effect of Epoxidation Degree, Macromolecules, 39, 2006, 2254-2261

K. Schneider, S. Trabelsi, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, R. Davies, C. Riekel, and M. Stamm, The Study of Cavitation in HDPE using Time Resolved Synchrotron X-Ray Scattering during Tensile Deformation, Macromolecular Symposia, 236, 2006, 241-248

V. Tserki, P. Matzinos, N. E. Zafeiropoulos and C. Panayotou, Development of Biodegradable Composites using Treated and Compatibilized Lignocellulosic Fibres, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 100, 2006, 4703-4710

A. Feldman, E. Wachtel, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, K. Schneider, M. Stamm, R. J. Davies, A. Weinberg, G. Marom, In Vivo Microbeam testing of Stiffness of the Transcrystallinity in Nylon 6,6 reinforced by Aramid Fibers, Composites Science and Technology, 66, 2006, 2009-2015

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, R. J. Davies, K. Schneider, M. Burghammer, C. Riekel, and M. Stamm, The Relation between Craze Structure and Molecular Weight in PS as revealed by μSAXS experiments, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 27, 2006, 1689-1694

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, G. G. Dijon and C. A. Baillie, A Study of the Effect of Surface Treatments on the Tensile Strength of Flax Fibres; Part I Application of Gaussian Statistics, Composites Part A, 38, 2007, 621-628 

N. E. Zafeiropoulos and C. A. Baillie, A Study of the Effect of Surface Treatments on the Tensile Strength of Flax Fibres; Part II Application of Weibull Statistics, Composites Part A, 38, 2007, 629-638

I. Garcia, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, A. Janke, A. Tercjak, A. Eceiza, M. Stamm and I. Mondragon, Functionalisation of Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles with PMMA Brushes via ATRP ‘Grafting From’ Polymerisation, Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 45, 2007, 925-932

M. Agrawal, A. Pich, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, S. Gupta, J. Pionteck, F. Simon, and M. Stamm, Polystyrene-ZnO Composite Particles with Controlled Morphology, Chemistry of Materials, 19 (7), 2007, 1845-1852

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, On the Use of Single Fibre Composites Testing to Characterise the Interface in Natural Fibre Composites, Composite Interfaces, 14, 2007, 807-820 (Invited article)

J. Rubio-Retama, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, C. Serafinelli, R. Rojas-Reynas, B. Voit, E. Lopez Cabarcos, and M. Stamm, Synthesis and Characterization of Thermosensitive PNIPAM Microgels covered with Superparamagnetic γ-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles, Langmuir, 23, 2007, 10280-10285 (Listed as one of the 20 most downloaded articles for Langmuir in Jul.-Sep. 2007)

I. Garcia, A. Tercjak, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, M. Stamm, I. Mondragon, Generation of Core/Shell Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles with Polystyrene Brushes by ATRP Polymerization, Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 45, 2007, 4744-4750

E. Serrano, A. Tercjak, C. Ocando, M. Larranaga, M. D. Parellada, S. Corona-Galvan, D. Mecerreyes, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, M. Stamm, and I. Mondragon, Curing Behaviour and Final Properties of Nanostructured Thermosetting Systems modified with Epoxidised Styrene-Butadiene Linear Diblock Copolymers, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 21, 2007, 2281-2292

I. Garcia, A. Tercjak, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, M. Stamm, I. Mondragon, Self-Assembling Nanomaterials using Magnetic Nanoparticles Modified with Polystyrene Brushes, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 28, 2007, 2361-2365

M. Agrawal, A. Pich, S. Gupta, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, and M. Stamm, Synthesis of Novel Ta2O5 Submicrometer Hollow Spheres with Tailored Shell Thickness, Langmuir, 24, 2008, 1013-1018

M. Agrawal, A. Pich, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, and M. Stamm, Fabrication of hollow titania microspheres with tailored shell thickness, Colloid Polymer Science, 286, 2008, 593-601

 

In Press

M. Agrawal, A. Pich, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, J. Rubio-Retama, and M. Stamm, Thermosensitive Hybrid Microgels loaded with ZnO Nanoparticles, Journal of Materials Chemistry, in press (doi: 10.1039/b802102c)

M. Agrawal, S. Gupta, V. Cimrova, V. Lesniak, N. Gaponik, E. Lopez-Cabarcos, S. Tzavalas, R. Rojas-Reyna, J. Rubio-Retama, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, and M. Stamm, Switchable Photoluminescent CdTe Nanocrystals by Temperature Responsive Microgels, Langmuir, in press

 

Submitted for publication

M. Agrawal, D. Fischer, A. Pich, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, and M. Stamm, Fabrication of three dimensional Photonic Crystals exhibiting Large Stop Band in the Near Infra Red Region, submitted in Langmuir

M. Agrawal, A. Pich, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, J. Rubio-Retama, E. Lopez-Cabarcos, and M. Stamm, Template assisted Fabrication of Magnetically Responsive Hollow Titania Capsules, submitted in Chemistry of Materials 

A. Vazquez, M. Lopez, E. Serrano, A. Valea, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, and I Mondragon, Structural and Ordering Behavior of Lamellar Styrene-block-Butadiene-block-Styrene Block Copolymer containing Layered Silicates, submitted in Journal of Applied Polymer Science

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, R. J. Davies, Y. Men, K. Schneider, J. Rieger, C. Riekel, and M. Stamm, Deformation Mechanisms in the Plastic Zone of PP as revealed with the Application of Microfocus X-ray Scattering Scanning Microscopy, submitted in Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics

J. Rubio-Retama, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, and M. Stamm, Synthesis and characterisation of star hybrid organic-inorganic polymers based on Fe2O3 cores, submitted in Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, S. Trabelsi, S. Bocchini, M. Amici, G. Fornasieri, J. Galy, L. Rozes, J.-F., Gerard, C. Sanchez, and M. Stamm, The Effect of the Inorganic Phase on the Properties of Hybrid Nanomaterials, submitted in Journal of Nanostructured Polymers and Nanocomposites

M. Rosenthal, D. V. Anokhin, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, R. J. Davies, C. Riekel, and D. A. Ivanov, Detecting a Solid Phase Transition in a Single Polymer Spherulite of Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride): A Microfocus X-ray Scattering Study, submitted in Applied Physics Letters

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, V. Tserki, D. R. Williams, and C. A. Baillie, The Effect of Surface Treatments on the Water Absorption Profiles of Flax Fibres, submitted in Polymer

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, The Effect of Acetylation on the Mechanical Properties of Flax Fibre/Polypropylene Composite Materials, submitted in Journal of Materials Science

J. Schut, M. Amici, P. Volodin, N. E. Zafeiropoulos, M. Stamm, S. Funari, M. Dumon, and J.-F. Gerard, Reaction Induced Phase Separation in Syndiotactic Polystyrene-Epoxy Blends: Part I Simultaneous Time Resolved SAXS/NIR Experiments, submitted in Polymer

 

Contributions in books

 

N. E. Zafeiropoulos, Engineering the Fibre-Matrix Interface in Natural Fibre Composites, in ‘Properties and Failure Mechanisms of Natural Fibre Composites’, K. Pickering (editor), Woodhead Publishing Limited, June 2008 (ISBN-13978145692674)