90 polymers, polyaldehyde microspheres and self-assembly monolayers. His current research focuses on functional polymeric nano/micro-particles for medical and industrial applications, such as targeted nanocapsule drug delivery systems, surface modification, and functional thin coatings (self-cleaning, anti-biofouling, UV absorbers, anti-fog and superhydrophobic coatings). He is a world pioneer and gained international reputation in the area of nanotechnology, particularly in the design of functional nano/micro particles of very narrow size distribution for medical and industrial applications. During his career, Prof. Margel supervised over 100 students. He has over 270 peerreviewed articles in print, which were cited nearly 9,150 times and has published many book chapters on various aspects of nanoparticles and functional thin coatings. He was awarded about 75 national and international research grants and has about 40 patents and patent applications. Prof. Margel was instrumental in establishing and running the new agro-nanotechnology center in the Volcani Institute of Agriculture & Food and serves as a chairman on the agro- nanotechnology committee of the Agriculture Office of Israel. Recently, he has also received the VEBLEO, VSET Nano Innovation Award for his innovative research in the fields of nanomedicine, nanomaterials and nanotechnology. Recipients of this award are recognized by their outstanding accomplishments and noteworthy contributions to the progression of their field and for the progress of humanity. SEM image of hydroxyhapetite crystal growth on pp films coated with a thin layer of polybisphosphonate Publications 2020 and 2021 • Poushali Das, Sayan Ganguly, Shlomo Margel, Aharon Gedanken. “Tailor made magnetic nanolights: Fabrication to cancer theranostics applications”. Nanoscale Advances, 2021. • Sayan Ganguly, Naftali Kanovsky, Poushali Das, Aharon Gedanken, Shlomo Margel. Retinal implant with photoreceptor precursors integrated within microwells. Publications 2020 and 2021 • Ori Carmi, Adi Gross, Nadav Ivzan, Lamberto La Franca, Nairouz Farah, Zeev Zalevsky, Yossi Mandel. “Evaluation and Optimization of Methods for Generating High-Resolution Retinotopic Maps Using Visual Cortex Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging”. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2021. • Tamar Arens-Arad, Rivkah Lender, Nairouz Farah, Yossi Mandel. “Cortical responses to prosthetic retinal stimulation are significantly affected by the light-adaptive state of the surrounding normal retina”. Journal of Neural Engineering, 2021. • Itai Henn, Ayelet Atkins, Amos Markus, Gal Shpun, Hannah-Noa Barad, Nairouz Farah, Yossi Mandel. “SEM/FIB Imaging for Studying Neural Interfaces”. Developmental Neurobiology, 2020. • Yossi Mandel, Tamar Arens-Arad, Rivkah Lender, Nairouz Farah, Thomas Flores, Daniel V Palanker. “Cortical responses to prosthetic retinal stimulation are affected by the light-adaptive state of the surrounding normal retina”. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 2020. • Ariel Halevi, Sharon Cohen, Nairous Farah, Asaf Shoval, Orit Shefi, Yossi Mandel, Zeev Zalevsky, Nisan Ozana. “Remote optical sensing of neuronal tissue vibrations during regeneration”. Nanoscale Imaging, Sensing, and Actuation for Biomedical Applications XVII …, 2020. • Oshra Betzer, Yoav Chemla, Amos Markus, Menachem Motiei, Tamar Sadan, Zhuang Liu, Yossi Mandel, Rachela Popovtzer, Dror Fixler. “Multimodal highresolution imaging of photoreceptor precursor cells using gold nanoparticles”. Nanoscale Imaging, Sensing, and Actuation for Biomedical Applications XVII …, 2020. • Tamar Arens-Arad, Nairouz Farah, Rivkah Lender, Avital Moshkovitz, Thomas Flores, Daniel Palanker, Yossi Mandel. “Cortical Interactions between Prosthetic and Natural Vision”. Current Biology, 2020. • Revital Schick*, Nairouz Farah*, Amos Markos, Alon Korngreen, and Yossi Mandel. “Electrophysiological characterization of developing Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived photoreceptor precursors”. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 61, no. 11, 2020: 44-44. *equal contribution • Auria Eisen-Enosh, Nairouz Farah, Zvia Burgansky-Eliash, Idit Maharshak, Uri Polat and Yossi Mandel. “A Dichoptic Presentation Device and a Method for Measuring Binocular Temporal Function in the Visual System”. Experimental Eye Research, Experimental EyeResearch. Oct 2020. • Yoav Chemla, Efrat Shawat Avraham, Amos Markus, Eti Teblum, Aviad Slotky, YuliaKostikov, Nairouz Farah, Madina Telkhozhayeva, nIrit Shoval, Gilbert Daniel Nessim, Yossi Mandel. “Carbon nanostructures as a scaffold for human embryonic stem cell differentiation toward photoreceptor precursors”. Nanoscale, 2020. Prof. Margel Shlomo Department of Chemistry Member of BINA Nano-Materials & Nano-Medicine Center Research Areas • Polymers & biopolymers • Surface modification • Encapsulation • Functional nano/micro-particles • Thin film coatings (self-cleaning, antibiofouling, UV absorbers, anti-fog and superhydrophobic coatings) • Colloidal chemistry and biological and medical applications of polymers (drug targeting, imaging, contrast agents, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer diagnostics and therapy, etc.) • Nano-agriculture Abstract Polymers, biopolymers and nanotechnology for biomedical and industrial applications Prof. Margel’s earlier interests included electrochemistry of vinylic monomers and
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