Assist. Prof. Handan AKPINAR
Chemistry

Handan AKPINAR
Phone
+90 (262) 605 3082
Email
hakpinar@gtu.edu.tr
Office
, Kimya, 137
Areas of interest
Biosensors

Journal Articles
1. De, M.; Rana, S.; Akpinar, H.; Miranda, O. R.; Arvizo, R. R.; Bunz, U. H. F.; Rotello, V. M.; “Sensing of proteins in human serum using conjugates of nanoparticles and green fluorescent protein”, Nature Chemistry, 2009, 1, 461-465. DOI:10.1038/nchem.334. Article featured as front cover illustration.
2. Akpinar, H.; Mague J. T.; Novak, M. A.; Friedman J. R.; Lahti, P.M. “Radicals organized by disk shaped aromatics – polymorphism and co-crystals that tune inter-electron exchange”, Crystal Engineering Communications, 2012, 14, 15151526. DOI:10.1039/C1CE06096A. Highlight article featured with inner cover illustration.
3. Vaz, M. G. F.; Allão, R. M.; Akpinar, H.; Schlueter, J. A.; Santos Jr., S.,; Lahti, P.M.; Novak, M.A. “Magnetic Mn and Co complexes with a large polycyclic aromatic substituted nitronylnitroxide”, Inorganic Chemistry, 2012, 51(5), 3138– 3145. DOI: 10.1021/ic202623p.
4. Akpinar, H.; Mague J. T.; Lahti P. M.; “A co-crystal of 2-(1’-pyrenyl)-4,4,5,5- tetramethyl-4,5- dihydro1H-imidazole-3-oxide-1-oxyl with octafluoronaphthalene”, Crystal Engineering Communications, 2013, 15, 831-835. DOI:10.1039/C2CE26621K
5. Akpinar, H.; Schlueter, J. A.; Lahti P. M.; “2-(9,10-Anthraquinon-2-yl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-4,5- dihydro-1Himidazole-3-oxide-1-oxyl: polymorphism in a conjugated anthraquinone-substituted nitronylnitroxide”, Chemical Communications, 2013, 49, 3345-3347. DOI:10.1039/c3cc41075g
6. Vaz, M. G. F.; Akpinar, H.; Guedes, G. P.; Santos Jr., S.; Novak, M. A.; Lahti P. M.; “Two cocrystalline M(hfac)2(IPhIN)2·M(hfac)2(M = Mn, Co) compounds with a bis(iminoylnitroxide) biradical: structure and magnetism”, New Journal of Chemistry, 2013, 37, 1927-1932. DOI:10.1039/c3nj00047h.
7. Akpinar, H.; Schlueter, J. A.; Lahti P. M.; “Organizing a bis(iminoylnitroxide) diradical into antiferromagnetically coupled chains by co-crystallization with dichloromethane”, Crystal Engineering Communications, 2014, 16, 5832– 5838. DOI:10.1039/C4CE00207E
8. Vaz, M. G. F.; Allão, R. M.; Akpinar, H.; Schlueter, J.A.; Lahti P.M.; Novak, M.A. “A Cobalt Pyrenyl- Nitronylnitroxide Single Chain Magnet with High Coercivity and Record Blocking Temperature”, Chemistry – A European Journal, 2014, 20, 5460–5467. DOI:10.1002/chem.201304852
9. Akpinar, H.; Can, Ş. C.; Wei, L.; Cirpan, A.; Wong, B. M.; Venkataraman, D.; Lahti P. M.; “Poly((2-alkylbenzo[1,2, 3]triazole-4,7-diyl) vinylene)s for Solar Cells”, Journal of Polymer Science: Part B, Polymer Physics, 2015, 53, 1539-1545. DOI: 10.1002/polb.23785. Article featured as front cover illustration.
10. Reis, S. G.; Briganti, M.; Martins, D. O. T. A.; Akpinar, H.; Calancea, S.; Guedes, G. P.; Soriano, S.; Andruh, M.; Cassaro, R. A. A.; Lahti, P. M.; Totti, F.; Maria G. F. Vaz, M. G. F.; “First coordination compounds based on a bis(imino nitroxide) biradical and 4f metal ions: synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties”, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45(7), 2936-2944. DOI:10.1039/C5DT04469C. A. Uluslararası hakemli dergilerde yayınlanan makaleler (devamı):
11. Akpinar, H.; Schlueter, J. A.; Cassaro, R. A. A.; Friedman J. R.; Lahti P. M.; “Rigid Core Anthracene and Anthraquinone Linked Nitronyl and Iminoyl Nitroxide Biradicals”, Crystal Growth & Design, 2016, 16(7), 4051-4059. DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.6b00588.

Conference Proceedings
1. Akpinar, H.; Mague J. T.; Novak, M. A.; Friedman J. R.; Lahti, P.M. “Crystallography and magnetic studies of polymorphs and co-crystals of nitroxide-type radicals with disk shaped pendants” 243rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, March 2012.

2. Akpinar, H.; Lahti, P.M. “Radicals organized by disk shaped aromatics – polymorphism and cocrystals that tune interlectron exchange” UMass Amherst Chemistry Research Symposium, Amherst, MA, Aug 2011. B

  • Third Cycle (Doctoral): University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Second Cycle (Master's): Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi
  • First Cycle (Undergraduate): Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi