Article published in Biomaterials Advances

Our latest article from the Nanomedicine group has been published in Biomaterials Advances!

Five research groups joined forces to develop a novel hybrid drug delivery system for nucleic acid therapeutics. By combining genipin-spermine-glycine nanoparticles with biomimetic erythrocyte membrane vesicles, we achieved an efficient and biocompatible carrier for siRNA delivery. Our system demonstrated:

  • Excellent siRNA binding and protection against degradation
  • Enhanced cellular uptake and gene silencing efficiency in vitro
  • Minimal cytotoxicity and improved storage stability

Read the full paper here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2025.214537

55. Krkine nagrade – Lara Marzidovšek in Katarina Šela

Dijakinji srednje šole Slovenska Bistrica, Lara Marzidovšek in Katarina Šela, sta na Odseku za nanostrukturne materiale opravljali raziskovalno nalogo pod mentorstvom doc. dr. Kristine Žagar Soderžnik in somentorstvom Neže Sodnik. Njuna mentorica v srednji šoli je bila mag. Damijana Gregorič.
Za raziskovalno nalogo na področju kemija ali kemijska tehnologija z naslovom Elektrokemijska določitev bisfenola S v računih sta prejeli zlato priznanje🥇 na 25. regijskem srečanju mladih raziskovalcev osnovnošolcev in srednješolcev Zgornjega Podravja in bronasto priznanje🥉 na 59. srečanju mladih raziskovalcev Slovenije.
Poleg priznanj sta prejeli tudi Krkino nagrado.🏆

55. Krkine nagrade – Urban Komelj

Urban Komelj, dijak Gimnazije Vič, je na Odseku za nanostrukturne materiale raziskoval »Membranske vezikle z enkapsulirano siRNK za gensko terapijo in fototermično terapijo raka« pod mentorstvom doc. dr. Nine Kostevšek, za kar je 26. septembra 2025 prejel Krkino priznanje za srednješolske raziskovalne naloge. Somentorica na Gimanziji Vič je bila prof. Helena Potočnik Vičar.

Spotlight on EU Collaboration and GREENE: HaDEA Delegation Visits at Jozef Stefan Institute

Spotlight on EU Collaboration and GREENE: HaDEA Delegation Visits at Jozef Stefan Institute
Yesterday, Director Prof. Leon Cizelj, Prof. Sašo Šturm, GREENE coordinator Prof. Kristina Žužek and Matej Zaplotnik of Magneti Ljubljana had the honour of welcoming a high-level delegation from the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) to the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) in Ljubljana.
The delegation included:
Marina Zanchi, HaDEA Director
Katleen Engelbosch, Head of Department B “Digital, Industry and Space”
Angelo Marino, Head of Department A “Health”
Mirjam Borstnik Gergely, Deputy Head of Unit A3 “Health Research”
The visit offered a valuable platform to exchange on the challenges and opportunities facing Europe’s science, technology, and industry sectors. Discussions focused on EU priorities and funding avenues, also in the area of Critical Raw Materials.
Prof. Kristina Žužek presented GREENE and the project’s contribution to enhancing the sustainability, autonomy and resilience of European industry in the long term.
We thank our guests for their insightful dialogue and continued support for EU-funded research and innovation!

Best poster award

Lara Einfalt je na mednarodni konferenci High-entropy alloy nanostructures: from theory to application Faraday Discussion, ki je potekala med 24. in 26. septembrom 2025 v Londonu, Združenem kraljestvu, prejela nagrado za najboljši plakat.😀🎟
Na plakatu z naslovom »Anodized TaNbHfZrTi High-Entropy Alloy as a Catalyst for the Antibiotic Tetracycline Removal« je predstavila raziskavo o uporabi visokoentropijskih materialov za sanacijo okolja. Študija izpostavlja anodno oksidacijo kot učinkovit in praktičen sintezni pristop za razvoj samoorganiziranega niza nanocevk iz mešanih kovinskih oksidov na ognjevarni visokoentropijski zlitini. Te edinstvene nanostrukture izkazujejo velik potencial kot katalizatorji za foto(elektro)katalitsko odstranjevanje antibiotika tetraciklina iz odpadnih voda ter izpostavljajo vlogo visokoentropijskih materialov pri razvoju trajnostnih okoljskih rešitev.