Vol. 9, no. 2, 2017
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ANDRE G. SKIRTACH, (1968, Vyshgorod, Ukraine)
PhD Phys.-Math., Prof.,

Address: Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium
E-mail: Andre.Skirtach@UGent.be

Education and Degrees
PhD, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1997
Diploma: Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, 1993

Academic Title: Professor (2011)

Affiliation history
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Conseil National de Recherches Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Max Planck Institute of colloids and interfaces, Potsdam, Germany
Ghent University, Faculty of Bioengineering, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent, Belgium (2011 - present time)

Research Interests
Nanotechnology, chemistry, physical chemistry, applied physics, encapsulation and drug delivery, bio- polymers and multilayer films, bio-engineering, intracellular functions, fluorescent and magnetic nanoparticles, analytical imaging systems.

Academic Councils and Research Management
McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1993
Conseil National de Recherches Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1997
Max Planck Institute of colloids and interfaces, Potsdam, Germany, 2000
Ghent University, Faculty of Bioengineering, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent, Belgium, 2011

Editorial Boards
Journal of Bioengineering and Bioelectronics
Journal of Biochips & Tissue Chips
Journal of Radioelektronika. Nanosistemy. Informatsionye tekhnologii (RENSIT), ISSN 2218-3000, member of the editorial board (2015)

Selected Publications
Donatan S., Yashchenok A., Pinchasik B.-E., Möhwald H., Skirtach A., Khan N., Konrad M., Parakhonskiy B., Cocquyt M., Khalenkow D. Loading capacity versus enzyme activity in anisotropic and spherical calcium carbonate microparticles. Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8(5):14284-14292.
Balabushevich N.G., Lopez de Guerenu A.V., Feoktistova N.A., Skirtach A.G., Dmitry V. Protein-containing multilayer capsules by templating on mesoporous caco3 particles: Post- and pre-loading approaches. Macromolecular Bioscience, 2016, 16:95-105.
Yashchenok A, Masic A, Gorin D, Shim BS, Kotov NA, Fratz, P, Möhwald H, Skirtach, A. Nanoengineered Colloidal Probes for Raman-based Detection of Biomolecules inside Living Cells. Small, 2013, 9(3):351-356.
Towards Theranostic Multicompartment Microcapsules: in-situ Diagnostics and Laser-induced Treatment. THERANOSTICS, 2013, 3:141-151.
Delcea Mihaela, Madaboosi Narayanan, Yashchenok Alexey M., Subedi Prabal, Volodkin Dmitry V., De Geest Bruno G., Moehwald Helmuth, Skirtach Andre G. Anisotropic multicompartment micro- and nano-capsules produced via embedding into biocompatible PLL/HA films. Chemical Communications, 2011, 47(7):2098-2100.
Yashchenok A.M., Bratashov D.N., Gorin D.A., Lomova M.V., Pavlov A.M., Sapelkin A.V., Shim B.S., Khomutov G.B., Kotov N.A., Sukhorukov G.B., Möhwald H., Skirtach A.G. Carbon nanotubes on polymeric microcapsules: Freestanding structures and point-wise laser openings. Advanced Functional Materials, 2010, 20(18):3136-3142.
Volodkin D.V., Madaboosi N., Blacklock J., Skirtach A.G., Moehwald H. Surface-supported multilayers decorated with bio-active material aimed at light-triggered drug delivery. Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 2009, 25(24):14037-14043.

Awards and grants