Publications
Selected Publications
72. Flower-shaped gold nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization and their application as SERS-active tags inside living cells,
Sanda Boca, Dumitrita Rugina, Adela Pintea, Lucian Barbu-Tudoran and Simion Astilean Nanotechnology 22 (2011) 055702 (7pp)
71. Uptake and biological effects of chitosan-capped gold nanoparticles on Chinese Hamster Ovary cells,
Sanda C. Boca, Monica Potara, Felicia Toderas, Olivier Stephan, Patrice L. Baldeck and Simion Astilean,
Materials Science and Engineering C 31 (2011) 184–189
70. Detoxification of gold nanorods by conjugation with thiolated poly(ethylene glycol) and their assessment as SERS-active carriers of Raman tags
S. Boca, S. Astilean,
Nanotechnology Vol 21 p 235601 (8pp) 2010
69. Mapping the SERS Efficiency and Hot-Spots Localization on Gold Film over Nanospheres Substrates,
Cosmin Farcau and Simion Astilean,
J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114, 11717–11722
68. Study of the interaction between CdSe/ZnS core-shell quantum dots and bovine serum albumin by spectroscopic techniques,
Milohum Mikesokpo Dzagli, Valentin Canpeana, Monica Iosin, Messanh Agbeko Mohou, Simion Astilean
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 215 (2010) 118–122
67. Laser microstructuration of three-dimensional enzyme reactors in microfluidic channels
Monica Iosin, Teodora Scheul, Clement Nizak, Olivier Stephan, Simion Astilean, Patrice Baldeck,
Microfluidics & Nanofluidics Vol 10 No 3 685-690 DOI 10.1007/s10404-010-0698-9 (2010)
66. Study of tryptophan assisted synthesis of gold nanoparticles
by combining UV–Vis, fluorescence, and SERS spectroscopy,
Monica Iosin, Patrice Baldeck, Simion Astilean,
J. Nanoparticle Research, Vol. 12, Number 8, 2843-2849 (2010)
65. Disentangling SERS Signals from Two Molecular Species: A New Evidence for the Production of p,p’-Dimercaptoazobenzene by Catalytic Coupling Reaction of p-Aminothiophenol on Metallic Nanostructures
V. Canpean, M. Iosin and S. Astilean,
Chemical Physics Letters, Vol 500, Issues 4-6, 277-282 (2010)
64. Multifunctional plasmonic sensors on low-cost subwavelength metallic nanoholes arrays,
Canpean, V; Astilean, S,
LAB CHIP 9 (2009) 3574-3579.
63. Silver half-shell arrays with controlled plasmonic response for fluorescence enhancement optimization,
Farcau, C; Astilean, S,
APPL PHYS LETT 95 193110 (2009)
62. Extending nanosphere lithography for the fabrication of periodic arrays of subwavelength metallic nanoholes
Canpean, V; Astilean, S,
MATER LETT 63 (2009) 2520-2522.
61. Convective assembly of two-dimensional nanosphere lithographic masks,
Canpean, V; Astilean, S; Petrisor, T; Gabor, M; Ciascai, I,
MATER LETT 63 (2009) 1834-1836.
60. The synthesis of biocompatible and SERS-active gold nanoparticles using chitosan,
Potara, M; Maniu, D; Astilean, S,
NANOTECHNOLOGY 20 315602 (2009)
59. Study of protein-gold nanoparticle conjugates by fluorescence and surface-enhanced Raman scattering
Iosin, M; Toderas, F; Baldeck, PL; Astilean, S,
J MOL STRUCT 924-26 (2009) 196-200.
58. Multilayer Structures of Self-Assembled Gold Nanoparticles as a Unique SERS and SEIRA Substrate
Baia, M; Toderas, F; Baia, L; Maniu, D; Astilean, S,
CHEMPHYSCHEM 10 (2009) 1106-1111.
57. An ethylene-glycol decorated ruthenium(II) complex for two-photon photodynamic therapy
Boca, SC; Four, M; Bonne, A; van der Sanden, B; Astilean, S; Baldeck, P; Lemercier, G,,
CHEM COMMUN 30 (2009) 4590-4592.
56. The study of Raman enhancement efficiency as function of nanoparticle size and shape
Boca, SC; Farcau, C; Astilean, S.
NUCL INSTRUM METH B 267 (2009) 406-411.
55. Plasmon-enhanced fluorescence of dye molecules
Iosin, M; Baldeck, P; Astilean, S,
NUCL INSTRUM METH B 267 (2009) 403-405.
54. Disorder effects in reflectance spectra of colloidal photonic crystals
Vinteler, E; Farcau, C; Astilean, S, ,
NUCL INSTRUM METH B 267 (2009) 393-396.
53. Interaction of light with metallic nanohole arrays,
Canpean, V; Astilean, S,
NUCL INSTRUM METH B 267 (2009) 397-399.
52. Luminescence properties of gold nanorods,
Toderas, F; Losin, M; Astilean, S,
NUCL INSTRUM METH B 267 (2009) 400-402.
51. Bridging biomolecules with nanoparticles: surface-enhanced Raman scattering from colon carcinoma and normal tissue
Pinzaru, SC; Andronie, LM; Domsa, I; Cozar, O; Astilean, S,
J RAMAN SPECTROSC 39 (2008) 331-334.
50. Periodically nanostructured noble-metal thin films with enhanced optical properties
Farcau, C; Canpean, V; Gabor, M; Petrisor, T; Astilean, S,
J OPTOELECTRON ADV MATER 10 (2008) 809-812.
49. Raman investigation of some polymeric gels of pharmaceutical interest,
Todica, M; Dinte, E; Pop, CV; Farcau, C; Astilean, S, #
J OPTOELECTRON ADV MATER 10 (2008) 823-825.
48. Tuning the plasmon resonances of gold nanoparticles by controlling their size and shape
Toderas, F; Baia, M; Maniu, D; Astilean, S,
J OPTOELECTRON ADV MATER 10 (2008) 2282-2284.
47. In Vitro biosynthesis of gold nanotriangles for Surface-Enhanced Raman spectroscopy,
Iosin, M; Toderas, F; Baldeck, P; Astilean, S,
J OPTOELECTRON ADV MATER 10 (2008) 2285-2288.
46. Designing the colour of photonic crystals for sensors applications,
Vinteler, E; Farcau, C; Astilean, S,
J OPTOELECTRON ADV MATER 10 (2008) 2298-2302.
45. Ultrasound-assisted synthesis of highly disperse zinc sulphide powders
Tomsa, R; Popovici, EJ; Cadis, AI; Stefan, M; Barbu-Tudoran, L; Astilean, S, J OPTOELECTRON ADV MATER 10 (2008) 2342-2345.
44. Experimental and theoretical investigation of optical properties of colloidal photonic crystal films
Farcau, C; Vinteler, E; Astilean, S,
J OPTOELECTRON ADV MATER 10 (2008) 3165-3168.
43. Tuning of gold nanoparticles plasmon resonances by experiment and simulation
Toderas, F; Baia, M; Farcau, V; Astilean, S; Ulinici, S,
J OPTOELECTRON ADV MATER 10 (2008) 3265-3269.
42. Noble-metal nanostructures for controlling surface plasmons and sensing molecules,
S. Astilean,
Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Vol 76, 436-440 (2007).
41. Controlling Gold Nanoparticle Assemblies for Efficient Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) Sensors
Felicia Toderas, Monica Baia, Lucian Baia and Simion Astilean,
Nanotechnology Vol. 18, (25), 255702, (2007).
40. Self-assembled multilayers of gold nanoparticles as versatile platforms for molecular sensing by Fourier transform-surface enhanced scattering (FT-SERS) and surface enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA)
F. Toderas, S. Boca, M. Baia, L. Baia, D. Maniu, S. Astilean, S. Simon
J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater., Vol. 9, No. 3, 625 – 628 (2007)
39. Probing the unusual optical transmission of silver films deposited on two-dimensional regular arrays of polystyrene microspheres,
C Farcau and S Astilean
J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 9 S345–S349 (2007)
38. Controlled deposition of photonic polystyrene-nanosphere films,
Kuttesch A., Farcau C., Neda Z., Astilean S.,
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol 6785 , 34229 (2007)
37. Interplay between photonic and plasmonic modes in optical properties of silver-coated two dimensional colloidal crystals,
Farcau C., Kuttesch A., Petrisor T., Barbu-Todoran L., Craciun C., Astilean S, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol 6785 , 34278 (2007).
36. Surface-Enhanced-Raman-Spectroscopy (SERS) of truncated tetraedral Ag nanoparticles arrays mediated by electromagnetic coupling,
M. Baia, L.Baia, J.Popp, S. Astilean,
Applied Physics Letters, 88, pag 143121-143123 (2006).
35. Probing the enhancement mechanisms of SERS with p-aminothiophenol molecules adsorbed on self-assembled gold colloidal nanoparticles,
M. Baia, F. Toderas, L. Baia, J. Popp, S. Astilean,
Chemical Physics Letters 422 pag. 127–132 (2006)
34. Gold films deposited over regular arrays of polystyrene nanospheres as highly effective SERS substrates from visible to NIR,
L. Baia, M. Baia, J. Popp, S. Astilean
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 110, 23982 (2006).
33. Optical properties of metallic nanostructures fabricated by two-photon induced photoreduction (invited paper),
Nicoletta Tosa, Jocelyne Bosson, Marc Pierre, Christophe Rambaud, Michel Bouriau, Guy Vitrant, Olivier Stephan, Simion Astilean, Patrice L Baldeck,
Nanophotonics, Editor(s): David L. Andrews, Jean-Michel Nunzi, Andreas Ostendorf Proceedings of SPIE Volume: 6195, pag 1-9 (2006)
32. Spring-block type models for capillarity-driven self-organized nanostructures,
F. Jarai-Szabo, A. Kuttesch, S. Astilean, Z. Neda, N. Chakrapami, P.M. Ajayan, R. Vajtai,
J.of Optoel. and Adv. Materials, Vol. 8, No. 3, 1083-1087 (2006).
31. Two-photon fabrication of metallic nanowires for plasmonics
Bosson-Ehoomann J., Mihut A., Tosa N., Astilean S., Pierre M., Rambaud C., Vurth L., Baldeck P.L.,
Nonlinear Optics Quantum Optics, Vol 35 (2006) 1-3.
30. Understanding self-assembled nanosphere patterns
Ferenc Jarai-Szabo, Simion Astilean, and Zoltan Neda
Chemical Physics Letters, Vol 408, 241-246 (2005),
29. Gold nanostructured films deposited on polystyrene colloidal crystal templates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
M. Baia , L. Baia, S. Astilean
Chemical Physics Letters Vol 404, 3–8 (2005)
28. The transition from localized surface plasmon resonance to extended surface plasmon-polariton as metallic nanoparticles merge to form a periodic hole-array
W. A. Murray, S. Astilean, and W. L. Barnes
Phys Rev B 69, 165407, 2004
27. Controlling the fluorescence lifetime of dyes in nanostructured geometries,
S. Astilean, S. Garrett, P. Andrew, and W.L. Barnes,
J. Molecular Structure, Vol 651-653, 277-283 (2003)
26. Quantum efficiency and the photonic control of molecular fluorescence in the solid state
S. Astilean and W. L. Barnes,
Applied Physics B, 75, 1-4, (2002)
25. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering study of silver deposition on thin Alq3 layers,
G. Salvan, Y. Sakurai, A.Yu,. Kobitski, R. Scholz, S. Astilean, T.U. Kampen, D.R.T. Zahn, H. Ishii, and K. Seki,
Applied Surface Science, 190, 371–375 (2002).
24. Microenviromental investigation of polymer-bound fluorescent chelator by fluorescence microscopy and optical spectroscopy,
Y. Wang, S. Astilean, G. Haran, and A. Warshawsky,
Anal. Chem., 73, 4096-4103 (2001)
23. Light tranmission through metallic channels much smaller than the wavelength
S. Astilean, Ph. Lalanne, and M. Palamaru,
Optics Communication, 175 (4-6), 265-273, (2000).
22. One-mode model and Airy-like formulae for one-dimensional metallic gratings,
P. Lalanne, J. P. Hugonin S. Astilean, M. Palamaru and K. D. Moller,
J Pure and Applied Optics, 2, 48-51 (2000).
21. 1,4-Benzodiazepine drugs adsorption on the Ag colloidal surface,
S. Cinta, T. Iliescu, S. Astilean, L.David, O. Cozar and, W. Kiefer,
J. Mol Struct., 482-483, 685-688, (1999).
20. Design and fabrication of blazed-binary diffractive elements with sampling periods smaller than the structural cutoff,
Ph. Lalanne, S. Astilean, P. Chavel, E. Cambril and H. Launois,
J. Opt. Soc Am. A, 16, 1143-1156, (1999).
19. Sub-wavelength metallic gratings of very high transmission efficiency,
M. Palamaru and S. Astilean,
Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 1 (2), 35-40 (1999).
18. Blazed-binary subwavelength gratings with efficiencies larger than those of conventional blazed gratings,
Ph. Lalanne, S. Astilean, P. Chavel, E. Cambril. and H. Launois,
Optics. Letters. 23, 1081-1083 (1998).
17. High efficiency subwavelength diffractive element patterned in a high-refractive-index material for 633 nm operation,
S. Astilean, Ph. Lalanne, P. Chavel, E. Cambril. and H. Launois,
Optics Letters 23, 552 -554 (1998) .
16. FT-IR and X-ray spectroscopic investigations of Na-diclofenac-cyclodextrins interactions,
Bratu, S. Astilean, Corina Ionescu, E. Indrea, J.P. Huvenne and P. Legrand,
Spectrochimica Acta, Part A, 54, 191-196, (1998).
15. A new graphic-code for computer generated hologram,
M. Giloan and S. Astilean,
Optics Communications, 139, 7-10 (1997).
14. NMR Spectroscopy of inclusion complex of sodium diclofenac with beta-cyclodextrin in aqueous solution,
S. Astilean , Corina Ionescu, Gh. Cristea, S. I. Farcas, I. Bratu and R. Vitoc
Biospectroscopy, 3 (2), 233-239 (1997). (transformata in Biopolymers)
13. pH influence on the Raman spectra of PP Vitamin in solution and on silver sol,
T. Iliescu, S. Cinta, S. Astilean, and I. Bratu,
Journal of Molecular Structure, 410-411, 193-196 (1997)
28. Vibrational and rotational relaxation of (C-Br ) mode of 2-bromopropane,
T. Iliescu, S. Astilean, I. Bratu, R. Grecu and D. Maniu;
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 2, 92-96, (1996)
12. Raman study of 9-methylacridine adsorbed on silver sol,
T. Iliescu, V. Vlassa, M. Caragiu, M. Marian, and S. Astilean;
Vibrational Spectroscopy, 8, 451-456, (1995).
11. Pathway of spontaneous and photoinduced hydrogen tunneling in organic crystals,
R. Casalegno, S. Astilean, A. Corval and H.P. Trommsdorff,
J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 80, 351-352, (1994).
10. Photoinduced proton disorder in pentacene doped benzoic acid crystals: A model system for holeburning in glasses,
S. Astilean, A. Corval, R. Casalegno and, H.P. Trommsdorff,
J. Luminescence, 62, 245 (1994).
9. Resonant intersystem crossing in pentacene,
A. Corval, C. Kryschi, S. Astilean, and H.P. Trommsdorff,
J. Phys. Chem. 98, 7376-81 (1994 ).
8. Relaxation and photochemistry in pentacene doped benzoic acid crystals,
S. Astilean, A. Corval, R. Casalegno and, H.P. Trommsdorff,
J. Luminescence, 58 (1-6), 275-278, (1994 ).
7. Singlet - triplet level crossing in matrix isolated pentacene,
S. Astilean, V. Chitta, A. Corval, R.J.D. Miller, and H.P. Trommsdorff,
Chem. Phys. Lett., 219, 95-100, (1994).
6. Proton motions and holeburning mechanisms in molecular solids,
H. Peter Trommsdorff, S. Astilean, R. Casalegno, and A. Corval,
Mol. Cryst. Liquid. Cryst., 236, 21-28 (1993).
5. Deuteration effect on photoinduced hydrogen motions in low temperature mixed molecular crystals,
R. Casalegno, A. Corval, S. Astilean, and H.P. Trommsdorff,
J. Luminiscence 53, 211 - 214 (1992 ).
4. Deuteration of pentacene in benzoic acid: monitoring the reaction kinetics via low temperature optical spectroscopy,
A. Corval, R. Casalegno, S. Astilean, and H.P. Trommsdorff,
J. Phys. Chem. 96, 5393 - 5395 (1992).
3. Laser induced hydrogen motions in organic crystals at low temperatures,
S. Astilean, R. Casalegno, A. Corval, and H.P. Trommsdorff,
J. Physique IV, 1 C7, 451-454 (1991).
2. Isotopic substitution effects on molecular relaxation of dimethylsulfoxide in pure liquid and different media,
I. Bratu, K. Klosterman, T. Iliescu, and S. Astilean,
Journal of Molecular Liquids 45, 57-63, (1990).
1. Raman study of vibrational relaxation of dimethylsulfoxide in solutions,
T. Iliescu, S. Astilean, and I. Bratu,
Journal of Molecular Liquids 47, 129-137, (1990).
International Books
1. Raman and SERS investigation of pharmaceuticals,
M. Baia, S. Astilean, T. Iliescu,
Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
Contributed Chapters in International books
1. S. Astilean, Ph. Lalanne, P. Chavel, E. Cambril and H. Launois, 2001,
High efficiency subwavelength diffractive element patterned in a high-refractive-index material for 633 nm operation, in Subwavelength Diffractive Optics, Milestone Series in Optics, Joseph N. Mait and Dennis W. Prather, Editors: SPIE press, The International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham, SUA, 422-426, ISBN 0-8194-4049-3
2. Ph. Lalanne, S. Astilean, P. Chavel, E. Cambril. and H. Launois, 2001,
Blazed-binary subwavelength gratings with efficiencies larger than those of conventional blazed gratings, in Subwavelength Diffractive Optics, Milestone Series in Optics, Joseph N. Mait and Dennis W. Prather, Editors: SPIE press, The International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham, SUA, 426-430, ISBN 0-8194-4049-3
Books published in Romania
1. Aplicatii ale spectroscopiei vibrationale,
Traian Iliescu, Simona Cinta-Pinzaru, Dana Maniu, Rodica Grecu, Simion Astilean,
Editura Casa Cartii de Stiinta, Cluj-Napoca, (2002).
ISBN 973-686-292-5.
