Faculty Staff
Full Professors
Slavka Tcholakova
Head of the Laboratory for Active Formulations and Materials
Formation, stability and rheology of foams and emulsions
Mechanism of action of antifoams
Surfactant aggregates and mesophases in bulk: structure, rheology, stability
Biophysics & colloid science in fat digestion and drug delivery systems
Nikolai Denkov
Fellow of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Foams, Antifoams and Detergency
Rheology of Foams and Emulsions
Food Emulsions and Emulsification
Colloid Crystals and Nanomaterials
Krassimir Danov
Corresponding Member of Bulgarian Acad. Sci.
Head of the Laboratory of Complex Fluids
Hydrodynamics of Liquid Films, Drops and Bubbles
Interfacial Rheology and Bulk Rheology of Dispersions
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Surfactant Adsorption
Kinetics of Coagulation and Flocculation
Theodor Gurkov
Mechanics and thermodynamics of liquid interfaces and membranes
Statistical thermodynamics of colloid systems
Interfacial and capillary phenomena
Thermodynamics and kinetics of adsorption, surface equation of state
Associate Professors
Zahari Vinarov
Head of the Department
Oral formulation development and biopharmaceutical characterization
Intestinal absorption mechanisms
Amorphous solid dispersions and lipid formulations
In vitro modelling of the gastrointestinal tract
Krastanka Marinova
Surfactant Adsorption and Interfacial Rheology
Foams, Antifoams and Detergency
Thin Liquid Films
Assistant Professors
Dr.
Svetoslav Anachkov
Surface Forces in Colloidal Dispersions
Micellization and Self-Assembly
Nanoparticle Synthesis and Ordering
Dr.
Ivan Lesov
Emulsions - Prep., Stability & Application
Surfactant- and Particle-Stabilized Foams
Bulk Rheology of Emulsions, Suspensions and Foams
Foamed Ceramics
Vladimir Petkov
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PhD Student
Solubility in surfactant solutions
Foams and antifoams
Hristina Mircheva
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PhD Student
3D Gut modeling
Enzymatic drug degradation
Post Docs
Borislava Petkova
Foam formation and stability
Emulsions and emulsification
Digestion and Bioavailability
Physical chemistry of triglyceride lipolysis
Diana Cholakova
Phase transitions in disperse systems
Phase behavior of surfactants and oils
Emulsions, Nanoparticles
SAXS, DSC, Microscopy
Dilek Gazolu-Rusanova
Contact angle, wetting
Surfactants, micellar solutions, adsorption
Emulsions, emulsification, micro- and nanoemulsions
Fatmegyul Mustan
Molecular dynamics simulations
Drug solubilization
Suface properties
Rheology and stability of foams and emulsions
Gergana Radulova
Surface rheology of protein adsorption layers – rheological models and applications
Protein adsorption at liquid and solid interfaces
Colloidal dispersions and micellar solutions – preparation, stability and bulk rheology
Encapsulation of substances in inorganic shells
Gergana Tsenova
Surface Forces in Colloidal Dispersions
Micellization and Self-Assembly
Rheology
Phase behavior of carboxylate solutions
Liliya Vinarova
In-vitro Lipid Digestion and bioavailability
Oral delivery of poorly water-soluble drugs
Surfactants and Enzymes in Detergency
Natural surfactants in foods and detergency
Lucie Delforce
Adsorbed layers and surface properties
Foams, Emulsions, Microemulsions
Lydia Dimitrova
Foams, antifoams
Phase behavior of carboxylate solutions
Equilibrium and dynamic surface tension
Mariana Boneva
Detergency: Contact Angles and Wetting
Particles at Fluid Interfaces: Electro-Dipping Forces
Mihail Georgiev
Hydrocolloids
Complex fluids
Surface and Interface
Nadya Politova
Foaming and foam rheology
Physicochemical control of foam properties
Emulsification and emulsion stability
Nevena Pagureva
Interfacial Properties of Natural Surfactants
Surface and Bulk Rheology of Monolayers and Foams
Foam Films
Rumyana Stanimirova
Experimental methods for measuring of dynamic and equilibrium surface tension
Adsorption of proteins and surfactants on fluid and solid interfaces
Kinetics of Surfactant Adsorption
Surface rheology of fluid interfaces
Sonya Tsibranska-Gyoreva
Emulsions and Emulsification
Nanoparticle Synthesis
Bulk Rheology of Emulsions
Molecular Dynamic Simulations
Veronika Yavrukova
Surfactant layers morphology on substrates by ellypsometry
Wetting of surfactant layers
Static and Dynamic Surface Tension
Micellization and Rheology of Surfactant Solutions
Vesselin Kolev
Surface Tension of Surfactant Solutions: Data Processing
Detergency: Oil Drop Detachment
Zhulieta Valkova
Emulsions and Emulsification
Optical microscopy
Phase Behavior of Droplets upon Cooling
Zlatina Mitrinova
Foam formation, stability and rheology
Surfactant solution phase behavior and rheology
PhD Students
Dimitrina Foteva
Cultivation of bacteria
MIC/MBC determination
Live/Dead assays
Aseptic techniques
Hristo Aleksandrov
Rheology Of Mixed Surfactant Solutions In The Presence Of Inorganic Electrolytes
Mass Transport Phenomena Of Molecules In Gaseous Phase In Liquids Of Different Chemical Nature
Ionic Surfactant
Monika Hristova
Surfactant- and Particle-Stabilized Foams
Bulk Rheology of Suspensions and Foams
Macroporous Ceramics
Pamela Petrova
Rheology of micellar solutions
Interfacial tension measurements
Optical and electrophoretic methods
Ralitsa Uzunova
Static and dynamic interfacial tension
Surfactant solutions: bulk properties and adsorption
Cleaning, attachment/detachment of oil drops
Tatiana Slavova
Static and Dynamic Surface Tension
Emulsification, encapsulation, core-in-shell structures
Contact angles and wetting; effect of surfactants and polymers
Cleaning, attachment/detachment of oil drops
Teodor Boianov
Vasil Georgiev
Foams and antifoams
Equilibrium and dynamic surface tension
Stability of thin liquid films
Staff on projects
Boris Konstantinov
Formulation of polysaccharide media
Dora Dimitrova
Equilibrium Surface Tension
Methods for Dynamic Surface Tension Measurement
Elena Kostova
Foaminess and Foam Stability
Emulsions, Drop Sizing
Ivo Petrov
Lydia Krumova
Mariana Mihaylova
Marina Stoeva
Surfactans
Micellar solutions
Adsorption
Solubilizations
Nikol Dimitrova
Rheology of micellar solutions
Surface tension measurements
Nikola Alexandrov
Dynamic Interfacial Tension
Interfacial Rheology
Yanko Valkov
Students
MSc Students
Aleksandra Todorova
Bulk rheology of linear alkanes
Optical microscopy and rheology of surfactants in solvents systems
Ana-Maria Gyurgincheva
Surface tension and surfactant adsorption
Diana Kovacheva
Wetting, morphology of surfactant layers
Fabric washing
Georgi Georgiev
Surfactant- and Particle-Stabilized Foams
Nucleation and nucleation growth
Lora Manova
Lipid pharmaceutical formulations
Drug solubilization
HPLC
Manoela Aleksieva
Static and dynamic interfacial tension
Surfactant solutions: bulk properties and adsorption
Martin Pantov
Emulsions
Pickering emulsions
Phase transitions
Optical microscopy
Mira Alipieva
Nikola Genchev
Foams and antifoams
Molecular dynamics simulations
Petar Borisov
Rheology
Saponin solutions
Polya Ivanova
Sofia Antonova
How to change human genome
Newest methods of treating cancer
Usages of plasma in medicine
Stefani Paskova
Rheology of micellar solutions
Interfacial and surface tension
Vanina Lozanova
Yoana Petrova
Drug bioavailability
Solubility in surfactant solutions
Yordan Saykov
Oral drug delivery
Amorphous solid dispersions
BSc Students
Former Staff
Peter Kralchevsky
Fellow of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Head of the Laboratory of Complex Fluids
Particles at Fluid Interfaces and Capillary Forces
Capillary Phenomena, Contact Angles, Surface Forces
General Curved Interfaces, Bending Moments, Biointerfaces
Micelles, Solubilization and Detergency
Anita Biserova
Self-shaping upon phase transition
Optical microscopy
Delyan Krystev
Gas chromatography
High performance liquid chromatography
Desislava Glushkova
Drop breakage upon phase transitions
Optical microscopy
Elena-Maria Stoykova
Dynamic processes in surfactant solutions
Wetting, spreading and adhesion
Izida Zlatareva
Polymer adsorption on solid surfaces by AFM
Dynamic and static light scattering.
Kalina Krastilova
Stability of horizontal and vertical liquid films
Kamelia Chakrakova
Phase behavior of surfactant stabilized dispersions
Optical and rheological properties of dispersions
Surface tension and surfactant adsorption
Krastina Stefanova
Foams and antifoams
Stability of thin liquid films
Krastina Tsvetkova
Self-shaping upon phase transition
Formation and stability of emulsions
Kristina Rusanova
Interfacial Properties of Surfactants
Bulk Rheology of Foams
Foam and Emulsion Films
Lilia Ivanova
Adsorption, deposition, ellipsometry
Interfacial tensiometry and rheology
Mila Temelska
Contact Angles of Drops, Bubbles and Fibers
Surface and Interfacial Tensions
Natali Chenkova
Emulsions: production, stabilization, rheology
Interactions of particles, surfactants and polymers
Teodora Stancheva
Concentrated suspensions: stability and rheology
Surfactants in solution and foaminess
Tyurkiyan Arnaudova
Foams and antifoams
Stability of thin liquid films
Viara Yordanova
Vladimir Katev
Drug bioavailability
High performance liquid chromatography