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Zehra Çobandede

PhD in Biotechnology
Energy and Chemistry Laboratory Team Leader

Education

  • PhD, Biotechnology, Yeditepe University, 2015-2021
  • BSE, Chemistry, Istanbul Technical University, 2006-2011

Work Experience

  • Technical Specialist, Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), 2023–Present
  • Post-Doctoral Researcher, Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), 2021–2022
  • Research Assistant, Yeditepe University, 2015-2021
  • Technical Specialist, Yeditepe University, 2011-2015

Research Interests

Main Research Areas

  • Sustainable materials, material recovery
  • Carbon-based materials
  • Composite materials
  • Boron nitride-based materials

Secondary Research Areas

  • Energy storage systems (Lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, redox flow batteries)
  • Flexible electrode systems

Additional Research Topics

  • Tissue engineering, scaffold fabrication
  • Piezoelectric materials

Last 5 Publications

Chakrabarti, B. K., Dönmez, K. B., Çobandede, Z., & Low, C. T. J. (2024). Practical Pouch Cell Supercapacitor Electrodes by Electrophoretic Deposition of Activated Carbon on Nickel Foam. ChemElectroChem, e202400244. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400244

Çobandede, Z., & Çulha, M. (2024). Ultrasound stimulated piezoelectric barium titanate and boron nitride nanotubes in nonconductive poly-ε-caprolactone nanofibrous scaffold for bone tissue engineering. Nanotechnology, 35(13), 135101. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ad1446

Sağraç, D., Şenkal, S., Hayal, T. B., Şahin, F., Çobandede, Z., & Doğan, A. (2022). Surface coating materials regulate the attachment and differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cell derived embryoid bodies into mesoderm at culture conditions. Cytotechnology, 74(2), 293-307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10616-022-00529-z

Keleştemur, S., Çobandede, Z., & Çulha, M. (2020). Biofilm formation of clinically important microorganisms on 2D and 3D poly (methyl methacrylate) substrates: A surface-enhanced Raman scattering study. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 188, 110765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110765

Yilmaz, H., Cobandede, Z., Yilmaz, D., Cinkilic, A., Culha, M. (2019). Monitoring forced degradation of drugs using silica-coated AgNPs with surface-enhanced Raman Scattering. Talanta, 120828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2020.120828

Memberships

Delegate of the International Younger Chemists Network (IYCN), representing Turkey, 2019–Present

Awards

Joint winner of the 4th IYCN Outreach Competition 2022 with the theme of “Affordable and Clean Energy.” Project title: “Hybrid Energy System on Electric Vehicle”