M.sc Dilek Tepeli
Email: dilektepeli@iyte.edu.tr
Ph.D. Candidate
"Oksijen üreten ve dağıtan jelatin ve aljinat bazlı iki katmanlı antibakteriyel yara örtüleri"
Anahtar Kelimeler: antibakteriyel biyomalzeme, nanomalzemeler, nanokompozit hidrojeller, iki katmanlı yara örtüsü
"Oxygen-generating and releasing gelatin and alginate-based bilayer antibacterial wound dressings"
Key words: Antibacterial biomaterial, nanomaterials, nanocomposite hydrogels, bilayer wound dressing
Academic positions: Research Assistant at İZTECH
Publications:
1. Y. D. Demir, E. Ergül, D. Tepeli, E. Kurulgan Demirci, P. Pehlivanoğlu, N. S. Kehr,* "The Effect of Co-Delivery of Oxygen and Antibacterial Drug Gentamicin from Alginate-Based Nanocomposite Hydrogels on Bacterial Growth and Cell Viability" Chem. Select 2025, 10, e202405699.
2. Y. D. Demir,‡ D. Tepeli,‡ M. D. Güvensen, F. Soyer, Ö. Akin, N. S. Kehr*, "The Impact of Oxygen and Antimicrobial Tea Tree Oil Carrying Biomaterial on Cell Viability Under Hypoxic Conditions" Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2026, 123, 222. (‡ These Authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship)
Conferences:
1. 11th Biomaterials Days, Türkiye (Nov 2024):
Poster presentation: "Development of Oxygen Creating and Delivery Antibacterial Wound Dressing Material"
M.sc Yasemin Büsra Atmaca
Email: yaseminatmaca@iyte.edu.tr
Conferences:
1. 6th International Polymeric Composites Symposium & Workshops, İzmir, Turkiye (Oct 2025):
Poster presentation: "Development of Multifunctional GelMA-Based Biocomposite Hydrogels Functionalized with EDTA Containing citPMOF-E Nanoparticles"
Tuğba Ezgi Şahin
Email: tubaezgi13@gmail.com
Research interest: "My research focuses on oxygen-generating and drug-releasing nanocomposite hydrogels for advanced wound healing applications"
Graduation project: İYTE, Türkiye (Jun 2024):
Poster presentation: "Functional Nanomaterials with O2 and Drug Delivery Ability"
Conferences:
1. 11th Biomaterials Days, Türkiye (Nov 2024):
Poster presentation: "Preparation and Characterization of Probiotics Encapsulated with Organosilica/Polymer Shell"
2. Symposium: İYTE BilFest, Türkiye (Jul 2024):
Poster presentation: "Synthesis of Functional Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications"
Erdem Bağseven
Email: erdembagseven@iyte.edu.tr
Research interest: Synthesis of antibacterial alginate-based polymers and their application with essential oil as a new wound dressing material.
Yağmur Eylül Yatar
Email: yagmuryatar@iyte.edu.tr
Research interest: Production of biohybrid materials for wound healing and seed coatings
M.sc Betül Akkuş
Email: betulakkus@iyte.edu.tr
Academic positions: Research Assistant at İZTECH
Research interest: Development of new biohybrid materials for drought stress in seeds.
Ulvi Süleymanzade
Email: ulvisuleymanzade@iyte.edu.tr
Research interest: Development of probiotic-based biohybrid materials and capsules for disease treatments and seed coatings against climate stress
"Ulvi Süleymanzade, 2022 yılında Bakü Devlet Üniversitesi Kimya Bölümü’nden lisans derecesini almıştır. Lisans eğitimi süresince petrol ve petrol ürünlerinin analizi üzerine çalışmalar yürütmüştür.
2025 yılında İzmir Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü (İYTE) Kimya Bölümü’nde yüksek lisans derecesini tamamlamıştır. Çalışmaları ağırlıklı olarak mikrobiyoloji temelli biyoteknoloji (probiyotikler, enkapsülasyon ve kaplama sistemlerinin geliştirilmesi), polimer ve nanoparçacık sentezi, bitki biyoteknolojisi, kanser ve inflamasyon tedavilerine yönelik yaklaşımlar üzerine odaklanmaktadır.
Hâlihazırda Nanobiomaterials araştırma grubunda doktora öğrencisi olarak akademik çalışmalarına devam etmektedir."
