Erel Research Lab

Synthesis and self-assembly of stimuli-responsive polymers / preparation of functional surface coatings

Publications

INTERNATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

  • as of July 30th, 2025

    TOTAL CITATIONS = 971; CITED by OTHERS = 910    h-index = 16  (Web of Science)

  • Alemdar C., Gundogdu D, Karauzum A., Turan C., Seza E.G., Güray N.T., Banerjee S. and Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Poly(2-oxazoline) Based Polymersomes and Their Hollow Multilayer Capsules as Nano- and Micro-reactors for Enzymatic Reactions” (2025) accepted to European Polymer Journal.
  • Aydın, O.K; Erel-Goktepe, I; Culfaz-Emecen, Z “Solvent-resistant membranes via layer-by-layer assembly of cellulose nanocrystals and poly(acrylic acid)” Journal of Membrane Science, (2025), 734, 124481.
  • Guren A, Yucefaydali A , Gundogdu D , Bozkurt A, Butun V, Soyer Y, Erel-Goktepe I* “Layer-by-layer Coated Alginate Hydrogels with Antibacterial Activity Based on Bacteriophage and Curcumin Combination” (2025) accepted to ACS Omega. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c02562
  • Gundogdu D, Alemdar C., Seza E.G., Güray N.T., Banerjee S. and Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Stimuli Responsive Hollow Layer-by-layer Microcapsules for Enzymatic Cascade Reactions” (2025) European Polymer Journal, 236, 114141.
  • Tidim G., Guzel M., Soyer Y., Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Chitosan/Alginate Thin Films Containing Salmonella enterica Bacteriophages for Antibacterial Applications” Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024, 328,121710.
  • Ugur E, Tidim G., Gundogdu D., Alemdar C., Oral G., Husnugil H. H., Banerjee S. , Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Effect of Periodate-induced Crosslinking on Dual Anti-cancer Drug Release from Poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline)/Tannic Acid Based LbL Microparticles” ACS Omega, 2024, 9, 39626-39642.
  • Gundogdu D., Alemdar C., Turan C., Husnugil H., Banerjee S. and Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Tuning Stimuli-Responsive Properties of Alginate Hydrogels through Layer-by-layer Functionalization for Dual-responsive Dual Drug Release” Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2023, 676, 132213.
  • Turan C., Terzioglu I., Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Synthesis of Poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline)-b-poly(2-phenyl-2-oxazoline)-b-poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline) and its Self-assembly into Polymersomes: Temperature-Dependent Aqueous Solution Behaviour”  Materials Today Communications, 2023, 35, 106094.
  • Aydemir U., Ugur E., Ermis C., Aydemir F.N., Ozdemir E., Banerjee S., Yildirim E., Akdag A., Erel-Goktepe I.“Boron Cage Triggered Micellization of a Neutral-Cationic Block Copolymer and Preparation of Boron Containing Layer-by-Layer Microparticles” ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2022, 4, 3448−3461.
  • Saracogullari, N.; Gundogdu, D.; Ozdemir, F.N.; Soyer, Y.; Erel-Goktepe, I.* “The Effect of Polyacid on the Physical and Biological Properties of Chitosan Based Layer-by-Layer Films” Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2021, 617, 126313.
  • Cagli, E.; Ugur, E. Ulusan, S; Banerjee, S.; Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Effect of Side Chain Variation on Surface and Biological Properties of Poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline) Multilayers” European Polymer Journal, 2019, 114, 452-463.
  • Akbar, M.; Cagli, E.; Erel-Goktepe, I.* Layer-By-Layer Modified Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide
    Nanoparticles with Stimuli-Responsive Drug Release Properties”, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2019, 220,1800422.
  • Ulusan, S.; Butun, V.; Banerjee, S.; Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Biologically Functional Ultra-thin Films Made of Zwitterionic Block Copolymer Micelles” Langmuir, 2019, 35, 1156-1171.
  • Onat B.; Ulusan S.; Banerjee, S.; Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Multifunctional Layer-by-Layer Modified Chtiosan/Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogels”, European Polymer Journal, 2019, 112, 73-86.
  • Cagli, E.; Yildirim, E.; Yang, S-W.; Erel-Goktepe, I.* “An Experimental and Computational Approach to pH-dependent Self-aggregation of Poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline), Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 2019, 57, 210-221.
  • Onat B.; Tuncer, S.; Ulusan S.; Banerjee, S.; Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Biodegradable polymer promotes osteogenic differentiation in immortalized and primary osteoblast-like cells” Biomedical Materials, 2019, 14, 045003.
  • Gundogdu, D.; Butun, V.; Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Preparation of Layer-by-layer Films with Remarkably Different pH-stability and Release Properties Using Dual Responsive Block Copolymer Micelles” Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2018, 219 (15), 1800128.
  • Onat, B.; Ozcubukcu, S.; Banerjee, S.; Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Osteoconductive Layer-by-Layer Films of poly(4-hydroxy-L-proline ester) (PHPE) and Tannic Acid”, European Polymer Journal, 2018, 103, 101-115.
  • Ustoglu, C.; Cagli, E.; Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Layer-by-layer films of block copolymer micelles with cores exhibiting upper critical solution temperature behaviour” European Polymer Journal, 2017, 96, 278-294.
  • Haktanıyan, M.; Atilla, S.; Cagli, E.; Erel-Goktepe, I.* “pH- and Temperature-Induced Release of Doxorubicin from Multilayers of Poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline) and Tannic Acid” Polymer International, 2017, 66, 1851-1863.
  • Onat, B.; Butun, V.; Banerjee, S.; Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Bacterial anti-adhesive and pH-induced antibacterial agent releasing ultra-thin films of zwitterionic copolymer micelles” Acta Biomaterialia, 2016, 40, 293-309.
  • Bag, E.; Begik, O.; Yusan, P.; Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Hydrogen-bonded Multilayers with Contrallable pH-induced Disintegration Kinetics for Controlled Release Applications from Surfaces” Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2015, 52, 286-298.
  • Yusan P.; Tuncel, I.; Bütün, V.; Demirel, A.L; Erel-Goktepe, I.* “pH-Responsive Layer-by-layer Films of Zwitterionic Block Copolymer Micelles”, Polymer Chemistry, 2014, 5, 3777-3787.
  • Hippius, C.; V.Butun; Erel-Goktepe, I.* “Bacterial Anti-adhesive Properties of a Monolayer of Zwitterionic Block Copolymer Micelles” Materials Science and Engineering: C Materials for Biological Applications, 2014, 41, 354-362.
  • Taskin, O.S.; Erel-Goktepe, I; Khan, M.A.A; Pispas, S.; Yagci, Y.* “Polystyrene-b-poly(2-vinyl phenacyl pyridinium) Salts as Photoinitiators for Free Radical and Cationic Polymerizations and Their Photoinduced Molecular Associations” Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2014, 285, 30-36.
  • Erel, I.*; Karahan, E.H., Tuncer, C.; Bütün, V.; Demirel, A.L* “Hydrogen-Bonded Multilayers of Micelles of a Dually Responsive Dicationic Block Copolymer” Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 827-836.
  • Erel, I*.; Schlaad, H.; Demirel, A.L.* “Effect of Structural Isomerism and Polymer End Group on the pH-Stability of Hydrogen Bonded Multilayers” Colloid Interface Sci., 2011, 361, 477-482.
  • Erel, I.*; Zhu, Z.; Zhuk, A.; Sukhishvili, S. A. “Hydrogen-Bonded Layer-by-Layer Films of Block Copolymer Micelles with pH-Responsive Cores” Colloid Interface Sci., 2011, 355, 61-69.
  • Erel, I.; Zhu, Z.; Sukhishvili, S. A.*; Patyukova, E.; Potemkin, I.; Kramarenko, E.* “Two Types of Block Copolymer Micelles with Ion-containing Cores” Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2010, 31, 490-495.
  • Kozlovskaya, V.; Kharlampieva, E.; Erel, I.; Sukhishvili, S. A.* “Multilayer-derived ultrathin, stimuli-responsive hydrogels” Soft Matter, 2009, 5, 4077-4087.
  • Erel, I.; Sukhishvili, S. A.* “Hydrogen-bonded multilayers of a neutral polymer and a polyphenol” Macromolecules, 2008, 41, 3962-3970.
  • Erel I.; Sukhishvili, S. A.* “Hydrogen-bonded hybrid multilayers: Film architecture controls release of macromolecules” Macromolecules, 2008, 41, 8737-8744.
  • Kharlampieva, E.; Erel, I.; Sukhishvili, S. A.* “Amphoteric Surface Hydrogels Derived from Hydrogen-Bonded Multilayers: Reversible Loading of Dyes and Proteins” Langmuir, 2007, 23, 175-181.
  • Erel, I.; Cianga, I.; Serhatli, E.; Yagci, Y.* “Synthesis of block copolymers by combination of photoinduced and atom transfer radical polymerization routes” European Polymer Journal, 2002, 38, 1409-1415.
  • Kozlovskaya, V.; Kharlampieva, E.; Erel, I.; Sukhishvili, S. A.* “Single-component layer-by-layer weak polyelectrolyte films and capsules: Loading and release of functional molecules” Polymer Science Series A, 2009, 51, 719-729.
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