Self-assembly of carbon based nanoparticles films by Langmuir-Blodgett method

Carbon nanoparticles are a class of materials with extraordinary properties. In the past three decades, four major types of carbon nanoparticles were synthesized and investigated: fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene and carbon quantum dots. One of the main properties of such materials is their hydrophobic nature. At the same time, Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) method the for deposition of thin films of hydrophobic materials provides the possibility to design thin films of different carbon-based nanoparticles with special architectures and features enabling their usage in various fields, particularly in electronics and biomedicine. In this review, the state of art of LB thin films of four types of carbon-based nanoparticles and their application in electronics and biomedicine are presented. The breakthrough in this field was finally achieved by application of carbon quantum dots soluble in solvents optimized for LB deposition

Supplementary data for the article: Filipović, N. R.; Bjelogrlić, S.; Portalone, G.; Pelliccia, S.; Silvestri, R.; Klisurić, O.; Senćanski, M.; Stanković, D.; Todorović, T. R.; Muller, C. D. Pro-Apoptotic and pro-Differentiation Induction by 8-Quinolinecarboxaldehyde Selenosemicarbazone and Its Co(III) Complex in Human Cancer Cell Lines. MedChemComm 2016, 7 (8), 1604–1616. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6md00199h

Supplementary material for: [https://doi.org/10.1039/c6md00199h]Related to published version: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2293]Related to accepted version: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3598

Supplementary data for the article: Filipović, N. R.; Bjelogrlić, S.; Portalone, G.; Pelliccia, S.; Silvestri, R.; Klisurić, O.; Senćanski, M.; Stanković, D.; Todorović, T. R.; Muller, C. D. Pro-Apoptotic and pro-Differentiation Induction by 8-Quinolinecarboxaldehyde Selenosemicarbazone and Its Co(III) Complex in Human Cancer Cell Lines. MedChemComm 2016, 7 (8), 1604–1616. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6md00199h

Supplementary material for: [https://doi.org/10.1039/c6md00199h]Related to published version: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2293]Related to accepted version: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3598

Antibacterial and Antibiofouling Properties of Light Triggered Fluorescent Hydrophobic Carbon Quantum Dots Langmuir–Blodgett Thin Films

Inimitable properties of carbon quantum dots as well as a cheap production contribute to their possible application in biomedicine especially as antibacterial and antibiofouling coatings. Fluorescent hydrophobic carbon quantum dots are synthesized by bottom-up condensation method and used for deposition of uniform and homogeneous Langmuir-Blodgett thin films on different substrates. It is found that this kind of quantum dots generates singlet oxygen under blue light irradiation. Antibacterial and antibiofouling testing on four different bacteria strains (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) reveals enhanced antibacterial and antibiofouling activity of hydrophobic carbon dots thin films under blue light irradiation. Moreover, hydrophobic quantum dots show noncytotoxic effect on mouse fibroblast cell line. These properties enable potential usage of hydrophobic carbon quantum dots thin films as excellent antibacterial and antibiofouling coatings for different biomedical applications

The attitudes of teachers towards inclusive education in Vojvodina

The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of preschool, primary, secondary and high school teachers towards inclusive education of children with special educational needs. In addition, the study established the correlation between these attitudes and gender, education level, teaching experience, formal training in the special education field, and the duration and quality of work experience with children with special education needs. The sample comprised 322 teachers from the Serbian province of Vojvodina. The My Thinking about Inclusion Scale (Stoiber, K. C., M. Gettinger, and D. Goetz. 1998. "Exploring Factors Influencing Parents' and Early Childhood Practitioners Beliefs about Inclusion." Early Childhood Research Quarterly 13 (1): 107-131) was used. The results show that, in general, the participants held neutral attitudes towards inclusive education and more positive expectations regarding the outcomes of inclusion. This study also emphasised teaching performance in an inclusive class as a subject of great concern. The high school and preschool teachers as well as the teachers with previous positive experience with working in an inclusive environment reported more positive attitudes towards inclusive education than those from primary and secondary schools and those with negative experiences with the implementation of inclusive practices