Profile
• B.Sc. (Diploma) in Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA),
GREECE, 1988.
• M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1990.
• Ph.D., MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1993.
• Post-doctoral Research Associate, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of
Sussex, UNITED KINGDOM, 1994-1996.
• Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Manchester Institute of Science and
Technology (UMIST), UNITED KINGDOM, 1996-1997.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Sciences, University of Cyprus, 1998.
• Associate Professor, Department of Natural Sciences and Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, 1998-2006.
Research Interests
1. Polymer Synthesis
2. Controlled Polymerisations
3. Amphiphilic Conetworks
4. Block Copolymers
5. Microphase Separation
6. Degradable Polymer Networks
7. RNA and DNA Delivery
Selected Publications
1. Rikkou, M.D.; Patrickios, C.S.* “Well-Defined Networks with Precisely Located Cleavable Sites: Structure Optimization and Core Functionality Determination,” Macromolecules (Communication) 2008, 41, 5957-5959.
2. Triftaridou, A.I.; Loizou, E.; Patrickios, C.S.* “Synthesis and Characterization of Amphiphilic Cationic Symmetrical ABCBA Pentablock Terpolymer Networks: Effect of Hydrophobic Content,” J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2008, 46, 4420-4432.
3. Kafouris, D.; Gradzielski, M.; Patrickios, C.S.* “Hydrophilic, Cationic Large-Core Star Polymers and Polymer Networks: Synthesis and Characterization,” J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2008, 46, 3958-3969.
4. Themistou, E.; Patrickios, C.S.* “A Cleavable Network Based on Cross-Linked Star Polymers Containing Acid-Labile Diacetal Crosslinks: Synthesis, Characterization and Hydrolysis,” Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2008, 209, 1021-1028 (Cover Article).
5. Vamvakaki, M.*; Patrickios, C.S. “Synthesis and Characterization of the Swelling and Mechanical Properties of Amphiphilic Ionizable Model Conetworks Containing n-Butyl Methacrylate Hydrophobic Blocks,” Soft Matter 2008, 4, 268-276.
6. Achilleos, M.; Krasia-Christoforou, T.*; Patrickios, C.S. “Amphiphilic Model Conetworks Based on Combinations of Methacrylate, Acrylate and Styrenic Units: Synthesis by RAFT Radical Polymerization and Characterization of the Swelling Behavior,” Macromolecules 2007, 40, 5575-5581.
7. Georgiou, T.K.; Phylactou, L.A.; Patrickios, C.S.* “Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation as Transfection Reagents of Ampholytic Star Copolymers: Effect of Star Architecture,” Biomacromolecules 2006, 7, 3505-3512.
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