Dr. Turkan Kopac, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Bülent Ecevit University, 67100,Zonguldak, Turkey

Biography: Dr. Turkan Kopac received her B.Sc (1983) and M.Sc degrees (1985) in Chemical Engineering from the Middle East Technical University, and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering (1992) from Gazi University, Ankara Turkey. Her research activities focus on adsorption, adsorbent development/characterization, nanostructures, protein adsorption/surface interactions with nanomaterials, dye adsorption, activated carbon from coal, environmental applications, MOF structures, hydrogen storage, metan, and carbon dioxide adsorption. She is currently Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey. She also served as the Vice Dean (1999-2002), then Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (2002-2008), and Vice Rector (2008-2010) of Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey. She has been awarded “Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fahrettin Can Success in Managership Award” (2010) from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara.

Speech Title: Adsorption of Bovine Serum Albumin on poly(lactide)-poly(ethylene glycol) amine surface
Abstract: Serum albumin, which is the the most abundant carrier protein in plasma plays an important role in many physiological functions. Understanding protein adsorption mechanism and interactions between proteins and surfaces are of importance for biomedical applications. In this study, adsorption of bovine serum albumin protein to poly(lactide)-poly(ethylene glycol) amine (PLA-PEG-NH2) polymer surface in aqueous solutions was investigated using a batch technique. Zeta potential analyses were used to examine the specific interactions between the proteins and the polymer particles in the adsorption process. Adsorption behavior of protein was investigated at different pH values and temperatures. The kinetics and equilibrium of adsorption were analyzed with various models. Adsorption of bovine serum albumin varied as a function of surface properties, dose of polymer added, pH value, and temperature.
Keywords: Bovine Serum Albumin; Protein; Adsorption; Poly(lactide)-poly(ethylene glycol) amine.