Branka Njegić Džakula

Research associate
Division of Materials Chemistry
Rudjer Boskovic Institute
Croatia

Professor Materials Science
Biography

Education 1999. - B. Sc. degree in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia; Thesis title: Measurements of ozone fractions in the air 2010. - Ph. D. degree in Natural sciences, field of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia; Thesis title: Effects of synthetic acidic polypeptides on precipitation of calcium carbonate

Research Intrest

Materials Chemistry

List of Publications
A. Adamiano, S. Bonacchi, N. Calonghi, D. Fabbri, G. Falini, S. Fermani, D. Genovese, D. Kralj, M. Montalti, B. Njegić Džakula, L. Prodi, G. Sartor, Structural changes in a protein fragment from abalone shell during the precipitation of calcium carbonate, Chemistry A European Journal. 18 (2012) 14367-14374.
B. Njegić-Džakula, G. Falini, Lj. Brečević, Ž. Skoko, D. Kralj, Effects of initial supersaturation on spontaneous precipitation of calcium carbonate in the presence of charged poly-L-amino acids, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 343 (2010) 553-563.
B. Njegić-Džakula, Lj. Brečević, G. Falini, D. Kralj, Calcite crystal growth kinetics in the presence of charged synthetic polypeptides, Crystal Growth & Design. 9 (2009) 2425-2434.