Papers published in the last 5 years

      M. Vasilescu, D. G. Angelescu, R. Bandula, G. Staikos
       Microstructure of polyelectrolyte nanoaggregates studied by fluorescence probe method
      J. of Fluorescence, 2011, vol 21 (6), 2085-2091. F.I. 2,04

      M.Vasilescu, A. Latus. R. Baratoiu, M. Bem, T. Constantinescu
      Pluronic copolymer nanostructure for solubilization of hydrophobic benzofurazan derivatives in water. A spectrophotometric study.
      Rev. Roumaine de Chimie, 2011, 56(3), 239-245. F.I.0,263

      M. Vasilescu, Rodica Bandula
      Aggregation of Pluronic 127 and polydimethylsiloxane-graft-polyether block copolymers in water and microstructure of aggregates as evaluated by molecular probe techniques
      Rev. Roumaine de Chimie, 2011, 56(1) 57-64. F.I 0,263

      R. Bandula, M.Vasilescu
      Imidazole derivatives as absorption probes for Pluronics core-shell aggregates micropolarity investigation
      J. Applied Spectroscopy, 2011,78 (2), 229-237. F.I 1,408

      D.Angelescu, M. Vasilescu, G. Staikos
      Characterization of the water soluble comb-linear interpolyelectrolyte nanoaggregates by Monte-Carlo simulations and fluorescence probe techniques
      Colloid Polymer Sci., 2011, 289(8) 871-879. F.I. 2,443

      V. Dinoiu, M. Voicescu, L. Lungu, M. Savoiu, M. Vasilescu
      Spectroscopic Study on the Riboflavin - Plant Extracts Interaction
      Revista de Chimie, 62 (11), 1111-1114, 2011. I.F=0,693

      F.Dumitrascu, M.Vasilescu., C.Draghici, M.T. C?proiu, L. Barbu, D.G. Dumitrescu
      New fluorescent indolizines and bisindolizinyl ethylenes
      Arkivoc, 2011 (10), pp. 338-350 I.F.= 1.096

      V.Dinoiu, M.Vasilescu, A. Latus, M. Savoiu, L. Lungu
      The fluorescence and UV-Vis spectra of some plant extracts in ethanol and in polymeric Pluronic micelles
      Revista de chimie, 2011,62 (4)396-400. I.F=0,693

      D. G. Angelescu, Marilena Vasilescu, Mihai Anastasescu, Rodica Baratoiu, Dan Donescu, Valentin S. Teodorescu
      Synthesis and association of Ag(0) nanoparticles in aqueous Pluronic F127 triblock copolymer solutions
      Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects acceptata 2011, I.F.= 2,130

      M. Vasilescu, R. Bandula , H. Lemmetyinen
      Micropolarity and microviscosity of Pluronic L62 and L64 core-shell aggregates in water at various concentrations and additives examined by absorption and fluorescence probes
      Colloid Polymer Sci., 2010, 288, 1173-1184. F.I.2.443

      P.J. Aittala, O. Cramariuc, T. Hukka, M. Vasilescu, R. Bandula. H. Lemmetyinen
      A TDDFT study of the fluorescence properties of three alkoxypyridyindolizine derivatives
      J.Phys. Chem. A. 114, 7094-7101, 2010. I.F.2.899.

      G. Angelescu, M. Vasilescu, R. Somoghi, D. Donescu, V. S. Teodorescu
      Kinetics and optical properties of the silver nanoparticles in aqueous L64 block copolymer solutions
      Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 366, 155-162, 2010. I.F 2.172.

      P.J. Aittala, O. Cramariuc, M. Vasilescu, R. Bandula, T.I. Hukka
      Effect of substituents on the absorption properties of three pyridylindolizine derivatives: A DFT and TDDFT study
      Chemical Physics, 2009, 360 (1-3), pp. 162-170. I.F. 1,914

      Baratoiu R. D., Mutihac L., Vasilescu M., Voicescu M., Latus A., Ionita G., Beteringhe A., Constantinescu T, Balaban A.T.
      Chemiluminescence of 5-(azo-para-phenilene-N-aza-15-crown-5)-phtalhydrazide.
      ARKIVOC, 2009, 300-310, ISSN 1424-6376, I.F.=1,090.

      M. Vasilescu, R. Bandula, O. Cramariuc, H. Lemmetyinen, T. Hukka, F. Dumitrascu
      Optical Spectroscopic Characteristics and TD-DFT Calculations of New Pyrrolo[1,2-b]-pyridazines Derivatives
      J.Photochem. Photobiol. A.194, 308-317,2008.

      Ana Emandi, Cristina Vasiliu, Marilena Vasilescu, Mariana Voicescu, Rodica Bandula
      Multifunctional Coordinative Compounds Er (III) Based on Azo Derivatives and Schiff Bases Ligands as Chromophores in Non-Linear Optics
      J. Optoelectron Adv. Materials, 9, 1347-1353, 2007.

      Elisabeth-Jeanne Popovici, Laura Muresan, Amalia Hristea, Emil Indrea, Marilena Vasilescu
      Synthesis and Characterisation of Europium activated Yttrium Oxide Fine Powders
      JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, 434-435, 809-812, 2007.

      Dan Donescu, Violeta Purcar, Cristian Petcu, Marilena Vasilescu
      Spectral Changes of Hybrid Systems Doped with Rhodamine 6G
      Journal of Dispersion Science and Technologies (accepted in nr.9 ,2008).

      Dan Donescu, Sever Serban, Violeta Uricanu, Michel Duits, Alain Perichaud, Mihaela Olteanu, Manuela Spiroiu, Marilena Vasilescu
      Filmogen Organic-Inorganic Hybrids Obtained by Sol-Gel in the Presence of cationic Polymer
      J. Applied Polymer Science, 106, 2625-2633, 2007.

      Florea Dumitrascu, Mino Caira, Marilena Vasilescu, Loredana Barbu, Constantin Draghici, Dan Dumitrescu
      Helical chirality of pyrrolo[1,2-a][4,5]diazafluoren-5-one derivatives
      Arkivoc, XVI, 101-112, 2007.

      M. Bem, F. Badea, C. Draghici, M.T. Caproiu, M. Vasilescu, M. Voicescu, A.Beteringhe, A. Caragheorgheopol, M. Maganu, T. Constantinescu, A.T. Balaban
      Synthesis and properties of some new 4-amino-7-nitrobenzoxadiazole derivatives
      ARKIVOC, XIII, 87-104, 2007.

      M.Voicescu, G.Ionita, A. Beteringhe, M.Vasilescu, A. Meghea
      The Antioxidative activity of Riboflavin in presence of Antypirin. Spectroscopic Studies
      Journal of Fluorescence, accepted, 2007.

      Marilena Vasilescu, Rodica Bandula, F. Dumitrascu, H. Lemmetyinen
      Spectrophotometric Characteristics of New Pyridylindolizine Derivatives Solutions
      Journal of Fluorescence,16, 631-639, 2006.

      M. Bem, F. Badea, C. Draghici, M. T. Caproiu, M. Vasilescu, M. Voicescu, A. Beteringhe, A. Caragheorgheopol, M. Maganu, T. Constantinescu si A. T. Balaban
      Synthesis and properties of some new 4-amino-7-nitrobenzoxadiazole derivatives
      Helv. Chem. Acta, 2006.

      M. Bem, F. Badea, C. Draghici, M. T. Caproiu, M. Vasilescu, M. Voicescu, G. Pencu, M. Maganu, T. Constantinescu and A. T. Balaban
      4-(glucosamino)-7-nitrobenzoxadiazole. Synthesis, properties and applications
      Org. Lett., 2006.

      Eloi Feitosa, Marcelo Rodrigo Saverio Brazolin, Rose Mary Zumstein Georgetto Naal, Maria Perpetua Freire de Morais Del Lama, Josias R. Lopes, Watson Loh, Marilena Vasilescu
      Structural organization of cetyltrimethylammonium sulfate in aqueous solution. The effect of Na2SO4
      Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 299(2), 883-889, 2006.

      Rodica Bandula, Marilena Vasilescu and H. Lemmetyinen
      Investigation of the Micropolarity in Reverse Micelles of Nonionic Poly(oxyethylene) Surfactants Using 4-Nitropyridine-N-Oxid as Absorption Probe
      J. Colloid Interface Sci, 287, 671-677, 2005.

      Mariana Voicescu, Gabriela Ionita, Titus Constantinescu, Marilena Vasilescu
      The oxidative activity of riboflavin studied by luminescence methods. Effect of cysteine, arginine, lysine and histidine amino acids
      Rev. Roum. Chim. , 51 (7-8)683-690, 2006.

      M. Voicescu, M. Ionita, M. Vasilescu, A. Meghea
      The effect of cyclodextrins on luminol-hydrogen peroxide chemiluminescence
      J. Inclusion Phenomena, 2006, 54, 217-219.

      Laura Muresan, Elisabeth-Jeanne Popovici, Hristea Amalia and Marilena Vasilescu
      Spectroscopic characterisation of yttrium oxide-based phosphors prepared by sol-gel method
      Studia Universitatis Babes Bolyai, seria Physica (2004)

      Violeta Uricanu, Dan Donescu, Andrei Banu, Sever Serban, Marilena Vasilescu, Mihaela Olteanu, Manuela Dudau
      Influence of film structure and precursor composition on Rhodamine b retention in dye-dopped ormosils
      Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 34, 23-39, 2005.

      Claudia Maria Simionescu, Luminita Patron, Oana Carp, Ioana Mandru, Gabriela Marinescu, Marilena Vasilescu, Maria Brezeanu
      Thiosulphate complex compounds-raw materials for CuxSy. I.Synthesis and characterization of precursors
      Rev. Roum. Chim.,50(11-12), 865-869, 2005.

      Marilena Vasilescu, F. Dumitrascu, H. Lemmetyinen and N. Tkachenko
      Steady-State and Time-Resolved Spectroscopic Characteristics of Mesoionic Oxazolones Solutions
      Journal of Fluorescence, 14, 443, 2004.

      M. Vasilescu, M. Voicescu, A. Meghea
      The effect of KI, KBr and thiourea on the oxidative activity of riboflavin evidenced by luminescence methods
      Rom. J. Biochem., vol.41, nr.1-2, pag.51-63, 2004.

      M. Vasilescu, D. Angelescu, H. Caldararu, M. Almgren, A. Khan
      Fluorescence Study on the Size ans Shape of Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate-Aluminium salt Micelles
      Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 235, 57-64, 2004.

      M. Vasilescu, M. Voicescu, H. Lemmetyinen
      Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence of luminol in different solvent mixtures
      Rev. Roum. Chim.49(11)844-850, 2004.

      Agneta Caragheorgheopol, Horia Caldararu, Marilena Vasilescu, Ali Khan, Daniel Angelescu, Nadezhda Zilkova, Jiri Cejka
      Structural Characterization of Micellar Aggregates in Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate/ Aluminum Nitrate/ Urea/ Water System in the Synthesis of Mesoporous Alumina
      J. Phys. Chem.108 (23), 7735-7743, 2004.

      Marilena Vasilescu, Rodica Bandula, F. Dumitrascu, C. Draghici, H. Lemmetyinen
      Spectroscopic Properties of the Fluorescent Mesoionic Oxazolo[3,2-b]pyridazin-2-one in Solution and Solid State
      Rev. Roum. Chim.,49(11), 905-910, 2004.

      A. Hristea, L. Muresan, E. Indrea, M. Vasilescu and E.J. Popovici
      Yttrium tantalate - based phosphors for x-ray intensifying screen
      SPIE (Bellingham, USA) Proceeding Series, ROMOPTO2003, vol. 5581,781-787, 2004.

      L. Muresan, E. J. Popovici, A.Hristea, E. Indrea and M. Vasilescu
      Studies on the synthesis of terbium activated gadolinium oxysulphide phosphors
      in press in SPIE (Bellingham, USA) Proceeding series, 2004, ROMOPTO2003, vol. 5581, 775-780, 2004.

      E.J. Popovici, L. Muresan, A. Hristea, E. Indrea , M. Vasilescu, M Nazarov and D. Young Jeon
      Synthesis and characterisation of rare earth oxysulphide phosphors.1.Studies on preparation of Gd2O2S:Tb Phosphor by the flux method
      Optical Materials (Elsevier Press) vol 27, 559-565, 2004.

      Marioara Bem, Marilena Vasilescu, Miron Caproiu, Constantin Draghici, Adrian Beteringhe, Titus Constantinescu, Mircea Banciu, Alexandru Balaban
      Structural factors influencing the reaction rates of 4-aryloxy-7-nitrobenzofurazans with amino acids
      Central European Journal of Chemistry, 2(4) ,672-685, 2004.

      Marilena Vasilescu, Titus Constantinescu, Mariana Voicescu, Helge Lemmetyinen and Elina Vuorimaa
      Spectrophotometric study of luminol in dimethyl sulfoxide-potassium hydroxide
      Journal of Fluorescence, 13(4), 315 - 322, 2003.

      D. Angelescu, M. Vasilescu, H. Caldararu, A. Caragheorgheopol, A. Khan
      The Aluminium Salt Effect on the Structure of Isotropic Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (SDS) Micellar Phase
      Annals of West University of Timisoara, series Chemistry, 12(3), 829, 2003.

      L. Muresan, Elisabeth-Jeanne Popovici, Amalia Hristea , Emil Indrea and Marilena Vasilescu
      Spectral investigation on terbium activated yttrium oxysulphide phosphors
      STUDIA UNIVERSITATES BABES BOLYAI, SPECIAL ISSUE, 2, 479-482, 2003.

      Marioara Bem, Miron T. Caproiu, M. Vasilescu, M. Tudose, R. Socoteanu, A. Nicolae, T. Constantinescu, M. Banciu
      Syntheses of new fluorescent derivatives of 1,7,10,16-tetraoxa-4,13-diazacyclooctane (Kryptofix K22)
      Rev. Roumaine Chim. 48 (9),709, 2003.

      H. Caldararu, A. Caragheorgheopol, M. Vasilescu, R. Bandula
      Molecular Probe Techniques in the Study of Colloidal Systems
      Analele Universitatii Bucuresti, 173-182, 2003.

      Invited conference :
      Interaction of Globular Proteins and Aluminium Salts with Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate Micelles Studied with Fluorescence Probe Method
      presented at Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Patras, (Greece) , Nov 2007.