Dr. Aistė Balčiūnaitienė

ORCiD iD: 0000-0003-3414-8372
Tel. +370 602 89 485
E-mail: aiste.balciunaitiene@lammc.lt
Kauno St. 30, Babtai, LT-54333 Kaunas dist., Lithuania

Education           

2013–2019 Doctor's degree in Materials Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology.

2011–2013 Master's degree in Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology. 

2007–2011 Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology.

Academic degree

2019 Doctor of Technological Sciences, Materials Engineering, dissertation “Development and investigation of antimicrobial polydimethylsiloxane composite”

Research fields

• Green synthesis and study of metal nanoparticles
• Development and research of biopolymeric composites
• Development and research of antimicrobial biopolymer matrices
• Development and research of natural biopolymeric gels

Position

Since 2023 Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Technology, Institute of Horticulture, LAMMC.

Involvement in programmes and projects

• 2014–2013 “Protective multifunctional medical silicone elastomer coatings”, manager.
• 2014–2016 KTU and LSMU researcher group project “Formation of synergistic silver/copper nanoparticles and graphene oxide nanocomposite coatings and evaluation of their antimicrobial activity”, manager.
• 2019–2022 “Assessment of the influence of phytocomponents on the functional and physical properties of silicone rubber composite”, manager.

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (click the link here)