Dr. Mario Kurtjak
Postdoctoral fellow
- Phone: +386 1 477 3983
- Room: K930
- Email: mario.kurtjak@ijs.si
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Biography
Education
• 2017: defence of the doctoral thesis entitled “New antibacterial nanomaterials based on gallium, gold and hydroxypatite”
• 2012-2016: doctoral study in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies at the Jozef Stefan International Postgraduate School
• 2012: university diploma (MSc equivalent) work in the field of theoretical Physical Chemistry, entitled “Lastnosti vode v poroznih materialih po modelu Mercedes-Benz”
• 2007-2012: undergraduate study of Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana
Professional background
• 2019 -: Advanced Materials department of the Jožef Stefan Institute
• 2012-2016: young researcher at the Advanced Materials department of the Jožef Stefan Institute
Research interests
• antibacterial nanoparticles, especially based on gallium and functionalised gold
• core-shell nanoparticles
• synthesis of nanomaterials and their interactions with prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
• biomaterials