个人简介

Prof Paunov received his PhD in Physical Chemistry in 1997 from the University of Sofia, Bulgaria, where he studied lateral capillary interactions between colloid particles adsorbed at liquid surfaces. During his PhD studies he did two specializations: (i) in 1995 funded by EU TEMPUS program at the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Partas, Greece, and (ii) in 1996 funded the Volkswagen foundation at the Institute of Fluid Mechanics at the University of Erlangen, Germany. After completing his PhD in 1997, Vesselin was awarded NATO/RS Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Hull where he worked on projects related to wetting phenomena and colloid interactions. In 1998, he moved to the USA as a Post-doctoral fellow at the Chemical Engineering department of the University of Delaware where he specialized in research on microemulsions. He was appointed as a lecturer in Physical Chemistry at the University of Hull in 2000 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2004, Reader in 2008 and Professor in 2013. Currently, he has a Chair of Physical Chemistry and Advanced Materials at the Department of Chemistry. Prof. Paunov has more than 22 years of combined training and research and teaching experience in the areas of Physical Chemistry, Nanoscience and Advanced Materials which has resulted in a number of achievements. He has received significant amount of research funding from EPSRC, BBSRC and the industry. Prof Paunov is internationally recognized for his research in colloids, nanoscience and bio-nanomaterials. He has published more than 130 scientific papers in international journals and is a co-author of 12 patents. He has given more than 85 invited and conference presentations. He has attracted significant research funding from the UK research councils EPSRC, BBSRC and the industry. His present research interests include colloid science of foams and emulsions, formulation science, nanoparticles, smart surfaces, microencapsulation, stimulus triggered release of actives, directed cell assembly, cyborg cells, whole cell biosensors for testing toxicity and nanotoxicity, nanoparticles as antimicrobials. Prof Paunov publications have received more than 5000 citations and his current h-index is 37 (google scholar). During his work at the University of Hull he has supervised 21 PhD students (12 of which already graduated), 9 PDRAs and 26 visiting researchers. Presently, Prof Paunov teaches a number of modules involving elements of his own research. He is the acting head of the Physical Chemistry Teaching at the University of Hull. Prof Paunov is a member of the Management Committees of the EU COST action “Colloidal Aspects of Nanoscience for Innovative Processes and Materials” 2011-2015 and the UK Polymer Colloids Forum 2008-2014. He organized and chaired the 14th UKPCF annual meeting at the University of Hull in 2009 and the Biomaterials symposium within the Materials Research Society Fall Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts in 2012.

研究领域

Materials Chemistry

Prof Paunov works in the interdisciplinary research areas of formulation science, colloid science and biomaterials. His current expertise in formulation of innovative colloid systems is also recognised by the industry. Some of his current industrial projects are focussed on formulation science for industrial applications: Structuring of food products Microencapsulation technologies for drug delivery formulations Stimulus triggered release of actives Stimulus responsive colloid dispersions In addition to this lane of applied research Paunov’s group does a range of fundamental studies on the following topics: Anisotropic materials and smart surfaces Biocomposites and biomaterials Cyborg cells Whole cell biosensors Nanotoxicity Bioimprinting and cell shape recognition Antimicrobial nanoparticles We are focussed on better understanding of the interactions between microbial cells and nanoparticles which allow us to design better biosensors, to reveal the nano-toxic effect of different raw and functionalised nanomaterials, as well as to design efficient antimicrobial formulation based on colloid particles. Our recent development of colloidal bioimprints capable of cell shape recognition allowed us to address specific cells and deliver antimicrobial agents directly to their surface while leaving the other cells unaffected.

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Richter, A.P., Brown, J.S., Bharti, B., Wang, A., Gangwal, S., Houck, K., Cohen Hubal, E.A., Paunov, V.N., Stoyanov, S.D., Velev, O.D., An environmentally benign antimicrobial nanoparticle based on a silver-infused lignin core, Nature Nanotechnology, 10 (2015) 817-823. Borovička, J. Stoyanov, S.D., Paunov, V.N., Cell shape recognition by colloidal cell imprints: Energy of the cell-imprint interaction, Phys. Rev. E., 92 (2015) 032730.1-8. Das, A.A.K., Esfahani, M.M.N., Velev, O.D., Pamme, N., Paunov, V.N., Artificial leaf device for hydrogen generation from immobilised C. reinhardtii microalgae, J. Mater. Chem. A, 3 (2015) 20698–20707. Al-Awady, M.J., Greenway, G.M., Paunov, V.N., Nanotoxicity of polyelectrolyte-functionalized titania nanoparticles towards microalgae and yeast: role of the particle concentration, size and surface charge, RSC Advances, 5 (2015), 37044-37059. Rutkevicius, M., Austin, Z., Chalk, B., Mehl, G.H., Qin, Q., Rubini, P.A., Stoyanov, S.D., Paunov, V.N., Sound absorption of porous cement composites: effects of the porosity and the pore size, J. Materials Science, 50 (2015) 3495-3503. Rutkevičius, M., Mehl, G.H. Petkov, J.T. Stoyanov, S.D. Paunov, V.N., Fabrication of salt–hydrogel marbles and hollow-shell microcapsules by an aerosol gelation technique, J. Mater. Chem. B, 3 (2015) 82-89. Lee, K.Y. Bismarck, A., Stoyanov, S.D., and Paunov, V.N., Colloidal and Nanocellulose-Stabilized Emulsions: In Volume 1: Self- and Direct-Assembling of Bionanomaterials:, in Vol. 1: Bionanomaterials: Separation Processes, Characterization, and Properties, Handbook of Green Materials: Processing Technologies, Properties and Applications, Editors Kristiina Oksman, Aji P Mathew, Alexander Bismarck, Orlando Rojas, Mohini Sain, June 2014, ISBN: 978-981-4566-45-2. Das, A.A.K., Fakhrullin, R.F., Paunov, V.N., in Cell Surface Engineering, Chapter 9: Artificial Multicellular Assemblies from Cells Interfaced with Polymers and Nanomaterials. Editors: Fakhrullin, R.F., Choi, I.S., Lvov, Y., RSC, Cambridge, 2014, pp 162-164. Das, A.A.K., Paunov, V.N., “Synthetic Colloids with Antimicrobial Action”, Microbiologist, June 2004, pp. 16-19. (invited contribution) Al-Shehri, H., Horozov, T.S., Paunov, V.N., Adsorption of carboxylic modified latex particles at liquid interfaces studied by the gel trapping technique, Soft Matter, 10 (2014) 6433-6441. Sharp, E.L., Al-Shehri, H., Horozov, T.S., Stoyanov, S.D., Paunov, V.N., Adsorption of shape-anisotropic and porous particles at the air–water and the decane–water interface studied by the gel trapping technique, RSC Advances, 4 (2014) 2205-2213. Cantaert, B., Verch, A., Kim, Y.Y., Ludwig, H., Paunov, V.N., Kröger, R., Meldrum, F.C., Formation and Structure of Calcium Carbonate Thin Films and Nano-fibers Precipitated in the Presence of Poly(Allylamine Hydrochloride)(PAH) and Magnesium Ions, Chemistry of Materials, 25 (2013) 4994–5003. Mathapa, B.G., Paunov, V.N., Fabrication of viable cyborg cells with cyclodextrin functionality, Biomaterials Science, 2 (2013) 212-219. Small, W.R., Paunov, V.N., Dielectrophoretic fabrication of electrically anisotropic hydrogels with bio-functionalised silver nanowires, J. Mater. Chem. B, 1 (2013) 5798 – 5805. Mathapa, B.G., Paunov, V.N., Cyclodextrin stabilised emulsions and cyclodextrinosomes, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15 (2013) 17903 – 17914. Rutkevicius, M., Mehl, G.H., Qin, Q., Rubini, P.A., Stoyanov, S.D., Paunov, V.N., Sound absorption properties of porous composites fabricated by a hydrogel templating technique, J. Mater. Research, 28 (2013) 2409-2414. Mathapa, B.G., Paunov, V.N., Self-assembly of cyclodextrin-oil inclusion complexes at the oil-water interface: a route to surfactant-free emulsions, J. Mater. Chem. A, 1 (2013) 10836 – 10846. Borovicka, J., Stoyanov, S.D., Paunov, V.N., Shape recognition of microbial cells by colloidal cell imprints, Nanoscale, 57 (2013) 8560 – 8568. Small, W.R., Paunov, V.N., Scaffold free fabrication of linear multicellular assemblies by dielectrophoretic hydrogel trapping technique, Biomaterials Science, 1 (2013) 996-1002. Mathapa, B.G., Paunov, V.N., Nanoporous cyclodextrin based co-polymer microspheres for encapsulation of active components, J. Mater. Chem. B, 1 (2013) 3588 – 3598.