Prof. Dr. Jordan Georgiev Petrov

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPhysical Chemistry of Molecules, Liquids and Interfaces, Biophysical Chemistry,Surface Physics,Biophysics
KeywordsPhysical Chemistry of Interfaces, Langmiur monolayers, Langmiur-Blodgett films , Nanostructures at liquid and solid surfaces, Dynamic and static wetting, Fluorinated amphiphiles and their agregates

Current contact address

CountryBulgaria
CitySofia
InstitutionBulgarian Academy of Sciences
InstituteInstitute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dietmar MöbiusAbteilung Molekularer Systemaufbau, Max-Planck-Institut für Multidisziplinäre Naturwissenschaften, Göttingen
Prof. Dr. Helmuth MöhwaldAbteilung Grenzflächen, Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung, Potsdam
Start of initial sponsorship01/10/1985

Programme(s)

1985Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2007Jordan G. Petrov, Epaminondas E. Polymeropoulos, Helmuth Moehwald: Fluorinated Polar Heads Can Strikingly Increase or Invert the Dipole Moments at the Langmuir Monolayer-Water Boundary: Possible Effects from Headgroup Conformations. In: Langmuir, 2007, 2623-2630
2006Jordan G. Petrov, Tonya D. Andreeva, Helmuth Moehwald: Fluorination of the Hydrophilic Head Accelerates the Collapse of the Monolayer but Stabilizes the Bilayer of a Long Chain Trifluoroethyl Ether on Water.. In: Langmuir, 2006, 4136-4143
2005Jordan G. Petrov, Tonya D. Andreeva, Dirk G. Kurth, Helmuth Moehwald: Negative Dipole Potentials of Uncharged Langmuir Monolayers Due to Fluorination of the Hydrophilic Heads.. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B., 2005, 14102-14111
2004Jordan G. Petrov, Gerald Brezesinski, Tonya D. Andreeva, Helmuth Moehwald: Effect of Fluorination of the Hydrophilic Head on Morphology and Molecular Structure of Langmuir Monolayers of Long Chain Ethers. In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. , 2004, 16154-16162
2000Jordan G. Petrov, Dietmar Moebius: Interfacial acid-base equilibrium and electrostatic potentials of model Langmuir-Blodgett membranes in contact with phosphate buffer. In: Colloids and Surfaces.A:Physicochemical and Engineering aspects, 2000, 207-215
1999Jordan G. Petrov, Dietmar Moebius: Interfacial Acid-Base Equilibrium and Electrostatic Properties of Asymmetric Langmuir-Blodgett Model Membrane of a Cationic Surfactant. In: Comptes rendus de l'Academie bulgare des Sciences, CHIMIE, Chimie physique, 1999, 51-53
1996Jordan G. Petrov, Dietmar Moebius: Effect of the Omega-Dipoles of Langmuir Monolayers on the pK of an Embadded Amphiphilic Polarity Probe. In: Langmuir, 1996, 3650-3656
1996Jordan G. Petrov, Epaminondas E. Polymeropoulos, Helmuth Moehwald: Three-Capacitor Model for Surface Potential of Insoluble Monolayers. In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 1996, 9860-9869
1993Jordan G. Petrov, Dietmar Moebius: Dependence of pK of 4-Heptadecyl-7-hydroxycoumarin at Neutral Multilayer/Water Interface on Multilayer Thickness . In: Langmuir, 1993, 756-769
1990Jordan G. Petrov and Dietmar Moebius: Determination of the Electrostatic Potential of Positively Charged Monolayers at the Air/Water interface by Means of Fluorometric Titration of 4-Heptadecyl-7-hydroxycoumarin. In: Langmuir, 1990, 746-751
1989Jordan G. Petrov and Dietmar Moebius: Fluorometric Titration of 4-Heptadecyl-7-Hydroxy Coumarin in Neutral Monolayers at the Air-Water Interface . In: Langmuir, 1989, 523-528