{"id":1383,"date":"2023-01-26T09:25:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T07:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucy.ac.cy\/polymerlab2\/?page_id=1383"},"modified":"2025-08-23T14:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T11:24:24","slug":"funded-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucy.ac.cy\/polymerlab\/funded-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Funded Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Coordinator<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucy.ac.cy\/polymerlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2023\/02\/PlantNGreen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CODEVELOP-GT\/0322\/033, PlantNGreen<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Budget: 727.620,00 Euros. Duration: 24 months (2023-2025).\u00a0Title: &#8220;Development of green-tech functionalized, biodegradable fibrous plant nursery bags in ecological seedlings cultivation&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>University of Cyprus Grant \u201cPost-doctoral researchers\u201d: <\/strong>Budget: 22000 Euros. Duration: 12 months (2016-2017)\u00a0<em>Title: \u201c3D chitosan-based electrospun nanocomposite fibrous platforms for bioapplications\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>University of Cyprus Grant \u201cPost-doctoral researchers\u201d: <\/strong>Budget: 22000 Euros. Duration: 12 months (2015-2016)\u00a0Title: \u201c<em>Polymer-based electrospun nanocomposite fibrous mats as scaffolds in bone tissue engineering\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong> Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (CRPF), <\/strong><strong>\u03a4\u0395\u03a7\u039d\u039f\u039b\u039f\u0393\u0399\u0391<\/strong><strong>\/<\/strong><strong>\u03a5\u039b\u0399\u039a\u0391<\/strong><strong>\/0311(<\/strong><strong>\u0392\u0399\u0395<\/strong><strong>)\/03:<\/strong> Budget: 140000 Euros. Duration: 24 months (2013 \u2013 2015).\u00a0Title: <em>\u201c<\/em><em>Novel, Multi-responsive Cross-linked Films with Controlled Architectures: Synthesis, Characterisation and Application in Icon Restoration\u201d.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>KOINA\/MNT-ERA.NET\/0311\/01 program funded by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation under the ERA.NET framework programs:<\/strong> UCY Budget: 91960 Euros. Duration: 36 months (2012 \u2013 2015).\u00a0Title: <em>\u201cMini-supercapacitors technology based on hybrid CNT-electroactive polymer nanostructures\u201d<\/em>. (Coordinator of the Cypriot consortium)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>University of Cyprus Grant &#8220;New Researchers&#8221;<\/strong>. Budget: 12000 Euros. Duration: December 2013 &#8211; December 2014.\u00a0Title: \u201c<em>Design and application of fibrous membranes on urban wastewater treatment<\/em>\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Cyprus-Romania bilateral collaboration program funded by the Cyprus and Romania Research Promotion Foundations, KY-POY\/0609\/01. <\/strong>Budget: 24960 Euro, Duration: 24 months (2010 \u2013 2012).\u00a0Title: <em>\u201c<\/em><em>Advanced nano-active composites of polymers with rare metals and metal oxides for microelectronic applications at GHz domain\u201d.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong> Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (CRPF), <\/strong><strong>\u03a4\u0395\u03a7\u039d\u039f\u039b\u039f\u0393\u0399\u0391<\/strong><strong>\/ <\/strong><strong>\u0398\u0395\u03a0\u0399\u03a3<\/strong><strong>\/0308\/<\/strong><strong>\u0392\u0395<\/strong><strong>\/06:<\/strong> Budget: 120000 Euro. Duration: 36 months (2008 \u2013 2011).\u00a0Title: <em>\u201cNovel NLO hybrid nanomaterials based on block copolymers and metal nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization and theoretical calculations\u201d.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong> Cyprus-Romania bilateral collaboration program funded by the Cyprus and Romania Research Promotion Foundations, KY-POY\/0407\/09.\u00a0<\/strong>Budget:\u00a0 20190 Euro, duration: 24 months (2007 \u2013 2009).\u00a0Title: <em>\u201cBlock copolymers as stabilizers for magnetic nanoparticles: Synthesis and characterization\u201d<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Participant<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Research Innovation Foundation (RIF), CODEVELOP\/0824\/0328, <strong>SCOPEM<\/strong> Budget: 711.960,00 Euros Title: Smart Coating and Outdoor Pollution Environment Monitoring (2025-2027) (Coordinator: EMBIO Diagnostics)<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Research Innovation Foundation (RIF), Fibro MAVPOST-DOC\/0524\/0015, <strong>FibroMAV <\/strong><em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Budget: 168.644,00 Euros Title: Development of advanced nanofibrous membranes, via electrospinning, for enhancing the biomimetic capabilities of bio-inspired micro air vehicles (2025-2027) (Coordinator: CyRIC)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Research Innovation Foundation (RIF), CODEVELOP-AG-SH-HE\/0823\/0140,\u00a0<strong>AgReCOMPOSITES\u00a0<\/strong>Budget:\u00a0 717.800,00 Euros. Title: \u201cCircular Recycled Plastic Biochar Products from Agricultural and Livestock Wastes\u201d (2024-2026) (Coordinator: Elysee)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>SoftReach:<\/strong> Minimally-Invasive Soft-Robot-Assisted Deep-Brain Localized Therapeutics Delivery for Neurological Disorders\u2019 &#8211; Horizon Europe \u2013 the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027). (Member of the UCY Consortium)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plant-stress.weebly.com\/yieldshield.html\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EXCELLENCE\/0421\/0462<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Cyprus\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Research Innovation Foundation (RIF)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>(2022-2024) Title: &#8220;<em>Sustaining yield security through advanced seed treatments<\/em>&#8220;Budget: 205000 Euros.\u00a0<strong>Coordinator:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Vasileios Fotopoulos, Cyprus University of Technology<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>YieldShield (funded by\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Cyprus Seeds)\u00a0<\/strong>(2020-2021): (PI: Dr. Vasileios Fotopoulos, co-PI: T. Krasia-Christoforou)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation, BRAIN-THROUGH:\u00a0ENTERPRISES\/0618\/056 <\/strong><em>&#8220;Duration: 24 months (2019-2021)\u00a0Title:\u00a0A Fully Autologous Cell-based System for Delivery of Molecular Therapeutics to Brain Malignancies&#8221; <\/em>(Coordinator: EPOS-Iasis,\u00a0R&amp;D)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation, CancerNanoMED:<\/strong> <em>Center for Preclinical Evaluation and Optimization of Cancer Nanomedicines<\/em> (2018-2022). (Coordinator: Dr. Triantafyllos Stylianopoulos)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation, GELY,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>ENTERPRISES\/0916\/0065:<\/strong> Duration: 24 months (2018-2020)\u00a0Title: \u201cGeothermal collector pipe with magnetoactive thermally conductive fillers and geometrical features to increase the heat difference, the energetic benefit and the overall system performance\u201d. (Coordinator: Elysee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>COST Action <\/strong><strong>MP1404<\/strong>: Duration: 48 months (2015-2019)\u00a0Title: \u201c<em>Simulation and pharmaceutical technologies for advanced patient-tailored inhaled medicines\u00a0 \u00a0(SimInhale)<\/em>\u201d (Chair: Sravros Kassinos) (MC committee member)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>COST Action <\/strong><strong>TD1402<\/strong>: Duration: 48 months (2014-2018)\u00a0Title: \u201c<em>Multifunctional nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia and indirect radiation therapy (RADIOMAG)<\/em>\u201d (Chair: Simo Spassov) (team member)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>COST Action MP1206<\/strong>: Duration: 48 months (2013 \u2013 2017).\u00a0Title: \u201c<em>Electrospun nano-fibres for bio-inspired composite materials and innovative industrial applications<\/em>\u201d (Chair: Dr. Erich Kny) (MC committee member)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (CRPF), <\/strong><strong>\u039d\u0395\u0391 \u03a5\u03a0\u039f\u0394\u039f\u039c\u0397\/ \u039d\u0395\u039a\u03a5\u03a0\/0311\/27\u00a0<\/strong>Budget: 500000 Euro, duration: 30 months (2013 \u2013 2016).\u00a0Title: \u201c<em>Characterization of polymeric and biological systems using high-resolution atomic force microscopy and multi-angle dynamic and static light scattering<\/em>\u201d. (Coordinator: Prof. Costas Patrickios, Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (CRPF), <\/strong><strong>\u03a5\u0393\u0395\u0399\u0391<\/strong><strong>\/<\/strong><strong>\u0392\u0399\u039f\u03a3<\/strong><strong>\/0311(<\/strong><strong>\u0392\u0399\u0395<\/strong><strong>)\/04\u00a0<\/strong>Budget: 199250 Euro, duration: 24 months (2013-2015).\u00a0Title: \u201c<em>Multipotent Theranostic Metal-based scaffolds for molecular targeting of colorectal cancer<\/em>\u201d<em>. <\/em>(Coordinator: Prof. Constantinos Pitris, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (CRPF), \u039d\u0395\u0391 \u03a5\u03a0\u039f\u0394\u039f\u039c\u0397\/\u03a3\u03a4\u03a1\u0391\u03a4\u0397 II\/0308\/06.\u00a0<\/strong>Title: <em>\u201cMolecular Electronics and Photonics Research Unit\u201d<\/em> (Coordinator: Prof. Stelios Choulis, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (CRPF), <\/strong><strong>\u0395\u03a0\u0399\u03a7\u0395\u0399\u03a1\u0397\u03a3\u0395\u0399\u03a3<\/strong><strong>\/<\/strong><strong>\u03a0\u03a1\u039f\u0399\u039f\u039d<\/strong><strong>\/0609\/111<\/strong> Budget: 224000 Euro. Duration: 24 months (2011-2013) Title: <em>\u201cDesign and production of innovative water proofing fittings of plastic tubes with double injection molding\u201d.<\/em> (Coordinator: Elysee Irrigation Ltd.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>NANOMA &#8211; FP7-ICT-2007-2. <\/strong>Budget: 2459941 Euro. (MME Department budget: 285580 Euro). Duration: 36 months (2008 \u2013 2011).\u00a0Title: \u201c<em>Nano-Actuators and Nano-Sensors for Medical Applications<\/em>\u201d<em>.<\/em> Participant together with Ass. Prof. A. Kyprianou, Ass. Prof. C. Rebholz and Prof. C. Doumanides, the coordinator of the UCY team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (CRPF), <\/strong><strong>\u03a0\u039b\u03a0\u03a1\u039f<\/strong><strong>\/0506\/08<\/strong> Budget: 183600 Euro (MME Department Budget: 118700 Euro). Duration: 24 months (January 2007 \u2013 January 2009). Title: \u201c<em>Analysis and Design of polymer nanocomposite materials<\/em>\u201d.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Participation in the ESF Research Networking Program supported by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation <\/strong>(2007-2012). Title: <em>\u201cMapping the detailed composition (epitope exposure) of surface-adsorbed protein layers on biomaterials and nanoparticles \u2013 an alternative approach to biocompatibility and nanotoxicity\u201d <\/em>(Representative of the CRPF in the Steering Committee)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>NANO-INTERREG, INTERREG, Greece &#8211; Cyprus <\/strong>Budget: 300000 Euro (UCY 93000 Euro). Duration: 24 months (2006 \u2013 2008). Title: \u201c<em>Research and Education in Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology: Design, Development and Applications &#8211; Energy Generation and Storage \u2013 Thermoelectrics and Hydrogen Storage<\/em>\u201d<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong> Start-up Funding \u2013 University of Cyprus <\/strong>(2005 \u2013 2007). Budget: 85500 Euro.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coordinator CODEVELOP-GT\/0322\/033, PlantNGreen\u00a0Budget: 727.620,00 Euros. 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