Dr. Ana Stanković

Fields of research

P 400 Physical Chemistry

P 305 Environmental chemistry

P 260 Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic and optical properties, superconductors, magnetic resonance, relaxation, spectroscopy

T 151 Optical materials

Biography and education

Born in 1979, in Kruševac

• PhD thesis: 2014, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Physical Chemistry
  Title: The Correlation between Functional and Physico-Chemical Properties of ZnO Powders Obtained by Various Methods of Synthesis
• MSc thesis (non-Bologna compliant): 2009, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Physical Chemistry
  Title: Influence of Processing Parameters on the Course of Mechanochemical Synthesis and the Prevention of Agglomeration of the Obtained Nanostructured Ceramic Powders
• BSc thesis: 2005, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Physical Chemistry
  Application of global optimization in macromolecular crystallography

Research titles

2015 - Research Associate

2010 -2015 Research Assistant

2005 - 2010 Junior Research Assistant

Ana Stanković has been working at the Institute since 2005. 

Research areas

Research activities of Dr. Ana Stanković focus on the synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide-based materials, examination of the antimicrobial activity of ZnO powders and their toxicity. In particular, she studies the process of photocatalysis and degradation of different polluting compounds in the presence of ZnO particles under the influence of visible light.

Fields of interest: zinc oxide, nanostructural materials, synthesis, photocatalytic activity, antimicrobial properties of ZnO

Support to research career development

Mentoring

Ivan Supić, Master's Work, Photo(electro)catalytic activity of composite particles ZnO@BaTi_1-xSn_x (BTS, x = 0, 0.5 and 1), Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, October 2021.

National and international projects

• 2021–2025 COST action, CA20130 - European MIC Network – New paths for science, sustainability and standards, working group WG4 Action CA20130 – COST, associate Action CA20130 - COST
• 2019–2022 COST action, CA17140, Nano2Clinic (Cancer Nanomedicine - from the bench to the bedside), working group WG2: Physio-chemical characterization of nanodrugs
• 2011–2019 Molecular designing of nanoparticles with controlled morphological and physicochemical characteristics and functional materials based on them, III 45004, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
• 2016‒2017 Bilateral project between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Slovenia: Biocompatible particles and jumpers designed for drug delivery and regenerative medicine. The project was implemented between the Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA and the Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
• 2011–2015 COST (Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies (CMST)) - Theragnostics Imaging and Therapy: An Action to Develop Novel Nanosized Systems for Imaging-Guided Drug Delivery
• 2012–2013 Bilateral project between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Slovenia: Nanostructural Designing of Multifunctional and Sintered Electrical and Biological FunctionalLy Graded Materials. The project was implemented between the Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA and the Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia
• 2006–2010 Synthesis of functional materials with controlled structure at molecular and nano level, OI 142006, Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia

Scholarly publishing activities

Peer-reviewer for the journal Tehnika- Novi Materjali

Membership and service

Conference bodies

• Young Researchers' Conference Materials Sciences and Engineering, member of the conference 's scientific committee

Committees, councils, etc.

• ITS SASA Publishing Council member

Learned societies

•  Serbian Material Research Society
•  Serbian Ceramic Society
• Society of Physiochemists of Serbia

Selected publications

• Janićijević, Ž.; Stanković, A.; Žegura, B.; Veljović, Đ.; Djekić, L.; Krajišnik, D.; Filipič, M.; Stevanović, M. M. Safe-by-Design Gelatin-Modified Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles. J Nanopart Res 2021, 23 (9), 203. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-021-05312-3.
• Stevanović, M.; Lukić, M. J.; Stanković, A.; Filipović, N.; Kuzmanović, M.; Janićijević, Ž. Biomedical Inorganic Nanoparticles: Preparation, Properties, and Perspectives. In Materials for Biomedical Engineering; Elsevier, 2019; pp 1–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102814-8.00001-9.
• Marković, S.; Stanković, A.; Dostanić, J.; Veselinović, L.; Mančić, L.; Škapin, S. D.; Dražič, G.; Janković-Častvan, I.; Uskoković, D. Simultaneous Enhancement of Natural Sunlight- and Artificial UV-Driven Photocatalytic Activity of a Mechanically Activated ZnO/SnO ₂ Composite. RSC Adv. 2017, 7 (68), 42725–42737. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA06895F.
• (4)Stanković, A.; Sezen, M.; Milenković, M.; Kaišarević, S.; Andrić, N.; Stevanović, M. PLGA/Nano-ZnO Composite Particles for Use in Biomedical Applications: Preparation, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Activity. Journal of Nanomaterials 2016, 2016, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9425289.
• Marković, S.; Rajić, V.; Stanković, A.; Veselinović, L.; Belošević-Čavor, J.; Batalović, K.; Abazović, N.; Škapin, S. D.; Uskoković, D. Effect of PEO Molecular Weight on Sunlight Induced Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO/PEO Composites. Solar Energy 2016, 127, 124–135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.01.026.
• Marković, S.; Stanković, A.; Lopičić, Z.; Lazarević, S.; Stojanović, M.; Uskoković, D. Application of Raw Peach Shell Particles for Removal of Methylene Blue. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2015, 3 (2), 716–724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2015.04.002.
• Stanković, A.; Dimitrijević, S.; Uskoković, D. Influence of Size Scale and Morphology on Antibacterial Properties of ZnO Powders Hydrothemally Synthesized Using Different Surface Stabilizing Agents. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 2013, 102, 21–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.07.033.
• Stanković, A.; Stojanović, Z.; Veselinović, L.; Škapin, S. D.; Bračko, I.; Marković, S.; Uskoković, D. ZnO Micro and Nanocrystals with Enhanced Visible Light Absorption. Materials Science and Engineering: B 2012, 177 (13), 1038–1045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2012.05.013.
• Stanković, A.; Veselinović, Lj.; Škapin, S. D.; Marković, S.; Uskoković, D. Controlled Mechanochemically Assisted Synthesis of ZnO Nanopowders in the Presence of Oxalic Acid. J Mater Sci 2011, 46 (11), 3716–3724. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-011-5273-6.