Professor

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Web Page: http://www.chem.upatras.gr/faculty/bokias
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Curriculum Vitae

Diploma in Chemistry, University of Athens (1985-1989).

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Patras (1989-1994).

Post-doctoral researcher in the Laboratoire de Physico-chimie Macromoleculaire, ESPCI (Παρίσι), Marie Curie grant (1996-1998).

Post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Marie Curie return grant (1999-2000).

Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus (September 2000-January 2001).

Assistant Proffessor, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras (May 2002 - 2011).

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras (2011 - 2018).

Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras (2018 -  ).

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Courses

Undergraduate courses (Department of Chemistry)

Principles of Chemical Technology
Chemistry and Technology of Materials (polymers, nanomaterials colloids, catalysts)
Chemical Industries (Inorganic and Organic)

Postgraduate courses (Department of Chemistry, Specialization “Materials Chemistry and Technology: Applications to Industry, Energy and Environment”)

Chemistry of Polymeric Materials
Technological Applications of Polymeric Materials

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Research Activities

My reserch activities cover a wide range of topics in the area of water-soluble polymers, their properties in dilute and semi-dilute solutions, as well as potential application. The main classes of polymeric materials of interest include :
- Stimuli-responsive polymers,
- Functional polymers,
- Hydrogels,
- Nanoparticles and hybrid organic/inorganic nanostructured materials

The design and study of these materials are combined with potential applications, such as:
- Responsive “soft” materials
- Sensors
- Sorbents

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Representative Publications

• Karamitrou, M., Voyiatzis, G.A., Kallitsis, J.K., Bokias, G
  ”UV-Triggered Optical Response and Oxygen Scavenging Ability of a Water-Soluble Poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide-co-2-vinylbenzylanthraquinone) Copolymer”.
  Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 303, art. no. 1700450 (2018).
• D. Druvari, N. D. Koromilas, G. Ch. Lainioti, G. Bokias, G. Vasilopoulos, A. Vantarakis, I. Baras, N. Dourala  and J. K. Kallitsis
  “Polymeric quaternary ammonium-containing coatings with potential dual contact-based and release-based antimicrobial activity”.
  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 8, 35593 (2016).
• Z. Iatridi, K. Vamvakidis, I. Tsougos, K. Vassiou, C. Dendrinou-Samara and G. Bokias
  “Multifunctional polymeric platform of magnetic ferrite colloidal superparticles for luminescence, imaging, and hyperthermia applications”.
  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 8, 35059 (2016).
• Moutsiopoulou, A.K. Andreopoulou, G. Lainioti, G. Bokias, G. Voyiatzis and J.K. Kallitsis.
  “Quinoline-functionalized cross-linked poly(vinyl acetate) and poly(vinyl alcohol) nanoparticles as potential pH-responsive luminescent sensors”.
  Sensors and Actuators B, 211, 235 (2015).
• K. Oikonomou, G. Bokias, I. Iliopoulos and J.K. Kallitsis.
  “Sequential Association of Anionic/Thermosensitive Diblock Copolymers with Cationic Surfactants”.
  Macromolecules, 46, 1082-1092 (2013).
• Thivaios, I. Diamantis, G. Bokias and J.K. Kallitsis.
  “Temperature-responsive Photoluminescence of Quinoline-labeled Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in Aqueous Solution”.
  Eur. Polym. J., 48, 1256-1265 (2012).
• Iatridi and G. Bokias.
  “Temperature-Sensitive Water-Soluble Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Nanoparticles Formed through Complexation of Cu²⁺ Ions with Poly(sodium acrylate)-g-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Comb‑type Copolymers in Aqueous Solution”.
  Langmuir, 25, 7695 (2009).
• Balomenou and G. Bokias.
  “Water-soluble complexes between cationic surfactants and comb-type copolymers consisting of an anionic backbone and hydrophilic nonionic poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) side chains”.
  Langmuir, 21, 9038 (2005).
• Bokias, D. Hourdet and I. Iliopoulos.
  "Positively Charged Amphiphilic Water Soluble Polymers based on N isopropylacrylamide: Phase Behavior and Shear Induced Thickening Properties in Aqueous Solution".
  Macromolecules, 33, 2929 (2000).
• G. Bokias, G. Staikos, I. Iliopoulos and R. Audebert.
  "Interpolymer association between acrylic acid copolymers and poly(ethylene glycol): effects of the copolymer nature".
  Macromolecules, 27, 427 (1994).