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Overview

Irina Smirnova is affiliated with the Hamburg University of Technology in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on chemistry, with a notable output in the subfields of spectroscopy, biomedical engineering, food science, materials chemistry, and surfaces, coatings, and films.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including aerogels and thermal insulation, surface modification and superhydrophobicity, phase equilibria and thermodynamics, chemical and physical properties in aqueous solutions, thermodynamic properties of mixtures, ionic liquids properties and applications, and advanced cellulose research studies.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Pavel Gurikov, Simon Müller, Baldur Schroeter, Kathrin Marina Eckert, and Isabella Jung, reflecting ongoing collaborative efforts across various projects.

Irina Smirnova has published extensively in specific venues, particularly in Fluid Phase Equilibria, arXiv (Cornell University), Polymers, Chemie Ingenieur Technik, and Food Hydrocolloids.

Selected recent papers include:

  • An open source COSMO-RS implementation and parameterization supporting the efficient implementation of multiple segment descriptors, 2022, Fluid Phase Equilibria
  • Microstructures of potato protein hydrogels and aerogels produced by thermal crosslinking and supercritical drying, 2020, Food Hydrocolloids
  • Jet Cutting Technique for the Production of Chitosan Aerogel Microparticles Loaded with Vancomycin, 2020, Polymers
  • Mechanically Strong Polyurea/Polyurethane-Cross-Linked Alginate Aerogels, 2020, ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • Prediction of Solvation Free Energies of Ionic Solutes in Neutral Solvents, 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Best Publications

  • Polysaccharide-based aerogels—Promising biodegradable carriers for drug delivery systems

    C.A. García-González;M. Alnaief;I. Smirnova

  • Supercritical drying of aerogels using CO2: Effect of extraction time on the end material textural properties

    C.A. García-González;M.C. Camino-Rey;M. Alnaief;C. Zetzl

  • Feasibility study of hydrophilic and hydrophobic silica aerogels as drug delivery systems

    I. Smirnova;S. Suttiruengwong;W. Arlt

  • Polysaccharide-based aerogels as drug carriers

    T. Mehling;I. Smirnova;U. Guenther;R.H.H. Neubert

  • Engineering aspects of hydrothermal pretreatment: From batch to continuous operation, scale-up and pilot reactor under biorefinery concept

    Héctor A. Ruiz;Marc Conrad;Shao-Ni Sun;Arturo Sanchez

  • Polysaccharide-based aerogel microspheres for oral drug delivery

    C.A. García-González;C.A. García-González;M. Jin;J. Gerth;C. Alvarez-Lorenzo

  • Aerogel production: Current status, research directions, and future opportunities

    Irina Smirnova;Pavel Gurikov

  • Adsorption of Drugs on Silica Aerogels

    I. Smirnova;and J. Mamic;W. Arlt

  • Review on the Production of Polysaccharide Aerogel Particles

    Kathirvel Ganesan;Tatiana Budtova;Lorenz Ratke;Pavel Gurikov

  • Novel non-cytotoxic alginate–lignin hybrid aerogels as scaffolds for tissue engineering

    Sakeena Quraishi;Marta Martins;Alexandre A. Barros;Pavel Gurikov

  • Preparation of novel whey protein-based aerogels as drug carriers for life science applications

    M. Betz;C.A. García-González;R.P. Subrahmanyam;I. Smirnova

  • Aerogels in Chemical Engineering: Strategies Toward Tailor-Made Aerogels.

    Irina Smirnova;Pavel Gurikov

  • Preparation of biodegradable nanoporous microspherical aerogel based on alginate

    M. Alnaief;M.A. Alzaitoun;C.A. García-González;I. Smirnova

  • Comparison of different pretreatment methods for lignocellulosic materials. Part II: Influence of pretreatment on the properties of rye straw lignin

    Kai Wörmeyer;Thomas Ingram;Bodo Saake;Gerd Brunner

  • Preparation of tailor-made starch-based aerogel microspheres by the emulsion-gelation method

    C.A. García-González;J.J. Uy;M. Alnaief;I. Smirnova

  • Supercritical CO2 extraction and antioxidant activity of lycopene and β-carotene-enriched oleoresin from tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) peels by-product of a Tunisian industry

    Mouna Kehili;Mouna Kehili;Marianne Kammlott;Sirine Choura;Ayachi Zammel

  • Use of supercritical fluid technology for the production of tailor-made aerogel particles for delivery systems

    C.A. García-González;I. Smirnova

  • Dissolution rate enhancement by adsorption of poorly soluble drugs on hydrophilic silica aerogels.

    Irina Smirnova;Supakij Suttiruengwong;Matthias Seiler;Wolfgang Arlt

  • Preparation of macroporous alginate-based aerogels for biomedical applications

    Marta Martins;Alexandre A. Barros;Sakeena Quraishi;Pavel Gurikov

  • An Opinion Paper on Aerogels for Biomedical and Environmental Applications.

    Carlos A. García-González;Tatiana Budtova;Luisa Durães;Can Erkey

  • A novel process for coating of silica aerogel microspheres for controlled drug release applications

    M. Alnaief;S. Antonyuk;C.M. Hentzschel;C.S. Leopold

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Arlt
Wolfgang Arlt University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Andreas Liese
Andreas Liese Hamburg University of Technology
Ulrich Kulozik
Ulrich Kulozik Technical University of Munich
Stefan Heinrich
Stefan Heinrich Hamburg University of Technology
Reinhard Schomäcker
Reinhard Schomäcker Technical University of Berlin
Gerd Brunner
Gerd Brunner Hamburg University of Technology
Marta Martins
Marta Martins Trinity College Dublin
Ana Rita C. Duarte
Ana Rita C. Duarte Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Rui L. Reis
Rui L. Reis University of Minho
Tatiana Budtova
Tatiana Budtova PSL University

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