Metka bencina
Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
Biography
Metka Benčina has her expertise in synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for photocatalytic and biomedical applications. She produced novel metal oxides with pyrochlore structure and proved their absorption in visible range of EM spectrum and enhanced photocatalytic properties under UV and visible light irradiation. Currently she is fabricating TiO2 nanostructural surfaces and investigating their applications in biomedicine - biosensors for detection and treatment of cancer cells, photo-assisted cancer treatment and biomimicking vascular stents. Her particular research interest is the effect of oxygen plasma treatment of biomaterials.