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Dr. Myrto Kyropoulou

General Information

Department of Chemistry
University of Basel
Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR-1096
4058 Basel, Switzerland

phone: +41 61 207 57 92
email: myrto.kyropoulou@clutterunibas.ch

Projects

Biologically active linkers to promote the cellular uptake of polymersomes

CV

I did my bachelor in Chemistry and pursued my bachelor thesis in Bio-inorganic chemistry in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2007-2012).
Later I moved to Switzerland and continued my studies, obtained Master of Science in Chemistry form University of Geneva, Switzerland (2013-2015) with master thesis in Physical Chemistry with title“Electrical characterization of polydiacetylene PDA”.
Few months later (2016 – 2020), I joined W.Meier and C.Palivan groups for my PhD in University of Basel, Switzerland. PhD title: "Self assembling block copolymers: a versatile tool for creating functional 3D and planar membranes"
Currently, August 2020-present I work as postdoctoral researcher in Palivan Group on Biologically active linkers to promote the cellular uptake of polymersomes

Publications

1) Porphyrin-containing polymersomes with enhanced ROS generation efficiency: in vitro evaluation
M. Kyropoulou, S. Di Leone, A. Lanzilotto, E. C.Constable, C. E. Housecroft,, W. P.Meier, C. G.Palivan
Macromol.Biosci.,2019, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201900291 (peer reviewed article)

 2) Porphyrin-polymer nanocompartments: singlet oxygen generation and antimicrobial activity
A. Lanzilotto, M. Kyropoulou, E. C. Constable, C. E. Housecroft, W. P. Meier, C. G. Palivan
JBIC.,2018,23: 109-122. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00775-017-1514-8 (peer reviewed article)

3) Biomolecules Turn Self-Assembling Amphiphilic Block Co-polymer Platforms Into Biomimetic Interfaces 
S. Yorulmaz Avsar, M. Kyropoulou, S. Di Leone, C.A. Schoenenberger, W. Meier, C.G. Palivan: Front. Chem. (2019) 
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2018.00645 (peer reviewed review )

4) Amphiphilic peptide self-assembly: Expansion to hybrid materials
V. Mikhalevich, I. Craciun, M. Kyropoulou, C. Palivan, W. Meier: Biomacromolecules (2017)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.7b00764 (peer reviewed review )

5) Battling Bacteria with Free and Surface-Immobilized Polymeric Nanostructures
Rigo S., Kyropoulou M., Schoenenberger CA., Palivan C.G. (2020) In: Li B., Moriarty T., Webster T., Xing M. (eds) Racing for the Surface. Springer, Cham 
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34475-7_17 (peer reviewed book chapter)