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Ksovreli, M., Kachlishvili, T., Mtiulishvili, T., Dzmanashvili, Batsatsashvili, T., Zurabiani, K., Tughushi, D., Kantaria,Tem., Nadaraia, L., Rusishvili L., Piot, O., Terryn, C., Tchelidze, P., Katsarava, R., Kulikova, N. (2023). Leucine-based Pseudo-Proteins (LPPs) as Promising Biomaterials:  A Study of Cell-Supporting Properties.

Kantaria, T., Baduashvili, L., Tugushi, D., Katsarava, R. (2021). Metronidazole-Loaded Pseudo-Protein Microspheres for Intravaginal Drug Delivery: Evaluation of Drug Encapsulation Efficiency and Drug Release. Bull. Georgian Nat. Acad. Sci., 15 (1), 76-82.

Zavradashvili, N., Kobauri, S., Puiggali, J., Katsarava, R. (2021). Functionalized Polymers: Functional Pseudo-Proteins (Review). Book chapter. In "Functionalized Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications", edited by the Dr. N.S.Chauhan, CRC press (Taylor and Francis) USA.

Zavradashvili, N., Otinashvili, G., Kantaria, T., Kupatadze, N., Tugushi, D., Saghyan, A., Mkrtchyan, A., Poghosyan, S., Katsarava, R. (2021). New Cationic Polymers Composed of Non-Proteinogenic α-Amino Acids. In: Advanced Materials, Polymers, and Composites:  New Research on Properties, Techniques, and Applications. Chapter 19. O.Mukbaniani, T.Tatrishvili, M.J.M. Abadie, Eds. Apple Academic Press (AAP)

Katsarava, R. (2021). Pseudo-Proteins and Related Synthetic Amino Acid-Based Polymers Promising for Constructing Artificial Vaccine. In: Synthetic Peptide Vaccine Design Synthesis, Purification, Characterization Methods and New Generation Models. Chapter 10.  M.Karahan, Ed. CRC press (Taylor and Francis) USA

Katsarava, R., Kantaria, Ten., Kobauri, S. (2021). Pseudo-proteins and related synthetic amino acid based polymers (Review). Mater, J. Educ., 43 (1-2), 33-80

Zavradashvili, N., Otinashvili, G., Tugushi, D., Kantaria, Ten., Kantaria, Tem, Kupatadze, N., Chkhaidze, E., Nepharidze,  N., Saghyan, A., Mkrtchyan, A., Poghosyan, S., Katsarava, R. (2021). Synthesis of Pseudoproteins Based on Nonproteinogenic α-Amino Acids. Bull. Georgian Nat. Acad. Sci., 15(3), 41-47.

Zavradashvili, N., Puiggali, J., Katsarava, R. (2020). Artificial polymers made of α-amino acids – Poly(Amino Acid)s, Pseudo-Poly(Amino Acid)s, Poly (depsipeptide)s, and Pseudo-Proteins, Current Pharm.Design.,  26 (5), 566-593

Zhang, W., Kantaria, T., Zhang, Y., Kantaria, T., Kobauri, S., Tugushi, D., Brücher, V., Katsarava, R., Eter, N., Heiduschka, P. (2020). Biodegradable nanoparticles based on pseudo-proteins show promise as carriers for ophthalmic drug delivery. J. Ocular Pharmacol. Therap. 36(6), 1-12 DOI: 10.1089/jop.2019.0148 

Ochkhikidze, N., Titvinidze, G., Gverdtsiteli, M., Otinashvili, G., Tugushi, D., Katsa­­rava, R. (2020). Synthesis of AABB-polydepsipeptides, poly (ester amide)s and functional polymers on the basis of O,O-diacyl-bis-glycolic acids.  J. Macromol.Sci., Part A, Pure & Appl. Chem. 57(12), 854–864

Tsiklauri, G., Kantaria, Tem., Kantaria, Ten., Katsarava, R., Titvinidze, G. (2020). Synthesis of novel main-chain azo-benzene poly(ester amide)s via interfacial polycondensation. Int. J. Appl. Chem., 7(2), 63-69.

Moxon, S. R., Ferreira,  M. J. S., dos Santos, P., Popa, B., Gloria, A.,  Katsarava, R.,  Tugushi, A. C.,  Serra, N., Hooper, M., Kimber, S. J., Fonseca, A.C., Domingos, M. A. N. (2020). A Preliminary Evaluation of the Pro-Chondrogenic Potential of 3D-Bioprinted Poly(ester urea) Scaffolds. Polymers, 12, 1478 doi:10.3390/polym12071478

Kantaria, Tem., Kantaria, Ten., Kobauri, S., Zhangb, W., Eter, N., Heiduschka, P., Kezeli, A., Chichua, G., Tugushi, D., Katsarava, R. (2020). Pseudoprotein-based nanoparticles show promise as carriers for ophthalmic drug delivery. Ann. Agrarian Sci.  18 43–53

Yousefzade, O., Katsarava, R., Puiggalí, J. (2020). Biomimetic Hybrid Systems for Tissue Engineering. Biomimetics 5 49; doi:10.3390/biomimetics5040049

Díaz, A., del Valle, L.J., Rodrigo, N., Casas, M.T., Chumburidze, G., Katsarava, R., Puiggali, J. (2020) Antimicrobial Activity of Poly(ester urea) Electrospun Fibers Loaded with Bacteriophages. Book chapter 8, Current Perspectives on Chemical Sciences 5 97-116.

Wang, Y., Zavradashvili, N., Wang, Y., Pietropaolo, A., Song, Z., Bando, M., Katsarava, R., Nakano, T. (2020).  Optically Active Polymers with Cationic Units Connected through Neutral Spacers: Helical Conformation and Chirality Transfer to External Molecule. Macromolecules 53 (22) 9916–9928. 

Kharadze, D., Omiadze, T., Kirmelashvili, L., Katsarava, R. (2020). Artificial Polymers Made of α-Amino Acids – Biomimetics of Proteins. Proc. Georgian Nat. Acad. Sci., Biomed. Series, 46 5-6.

Puiggalí, J., del Valle, L.J.,  Katsarava, R. (2019). Other miscellaneous materials and their nanocomposites, Chapter 10. In “Nanomaterials and Polymer Nanocomposites”.  Niranjan Karak Ed. Elsevier, 353-398.

Zavradashvili, N., Sarisozen, C., Titvinidze, G., Kantaria, Teng., Tugushi, D., Puiggali, J., Torchilin, V., Katsarava. R. (2019).  Library of Cationic Polymers Composed of Polyamines and Arginine as Gene Transfection Agents, ACS Omega, 2090-2101

Kobauri, S., Kantaria, Tem., Kupatadze, N., Kutsiava, N., Tugushi, D., Katsarava, R. (2019). Pseudo-proteins: A new family of biodegradable polymers for sophisticated biomedical applications, Nano Technology & Nano Science Journal, 1(1): 37-42 Journal Impact Factor: 1.48

Kantaria, Tem., Kantaria, Ten., Kobauri, S., Ksovreli, M., Kachlishvili, T., Kulikova, N., Tugushi, D., Katsarava, R. (2019). A new generation of biocompatible nanoparticles made of resorbable poly (ester amide)s, Ann. Agrarian Sci., 17 49-58.

Lebedev, D. S., Kryukova, E.V., Ivanov, I. A., Egorova, N. V., Timofeev, N. D., Spirova, E.N., Tufanova, E. Yu., Kudryavtsev, D. S., Kasheverov, I. E., Zouridakis, M., Katsarava, R., Zavradashvili, N., Iagorashvili, I., Tzartos, S. J., Tsetlin, V.I. (2019). Oligoarginine Peptides, a New Family of nAChR Inhibitors. Molec. Pharmacol. September 6. 

Puiggalí, J., Díaz, A., Katsarava, R. (2018) Bio-based aliphatic polyesters from dicarboxylic acids and related sugar and amino acid derivatives. In “Biodegradable and biocompatible polymer composites”. Navinchandra Shimpi Ed. Elsevier, Chapter 11, pp. 317-349. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-100970-3.00011-0.

Kantaria, Ten., Kantaria, Tem., Titvinidze, G., Otinashvili, G., Kupatadze, N., Zavradashvili, N., Tugushi, D., Katsarava, R. (2018). New 1,2,3-Triazole Containing Polyesters via Click Step-Growth Polymerization and Nanoparticles Made of Them.  Int. J. Polym. Sci.,V, Article ID 6798258.

Díaz, A., del Valle, L.J., Rodrigo, N., Casas, M.T., Chumburidze, G., Katsarava, R., Puiggali, J. (2018). Antimicrobial Activity of Poly(ester urea) Electrospun Fibers Loaded with Bacteriophages. Fibers, 6, 33; doi:10.3390/fib6020033.

Lamas, M.L., Lima, M.S., Pinho, A.C., Tugushi, D., Katsarava, R., Costa, E., Correia, I.J., Serra, A.C., Coelho, JF.J., Fonseca, A.C. (2018). Towards the development of miscible poly(ε-caprolactone)/ poly(ester amide)s electrospun mats. Polymer.

Calman, F., Pelit, P., Arayici, H.K., Buyukbayraktar, M., Karahan, Z., Mustafaeva, Katsarava, R. (2018). Development of Vaccine Prototype Against Zika Virus Disease of Peptide-Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Cytotoxicity. Intern. J. Peptide Res. Therap. Doi:10.1007/s10989-018-9753-2 

Kobauri, S., Otinashvili, G., Kantaria, T., Tugushi, D., Kharadze, N., Kutsiava, J., Puiggali,  Katsarava, R. (2018). New amino acid based biodegradable poly (ester amide)s via bis-azlactone chemistry. J.Macromol.Sci., Part A, Pure & Appl. Chem. 677-690. Journal Impact Factor 1.871

Puiggalí, J., Katsarava, R. (2017). Bionanocomposites. In Clay-Polymer Nanocomposites, Ch. 7, Kh. Jlassi, M.M. Chehimi, S. Thomas, Eds., Elsevier Publihser. 

Zavradashvili, N., Jokhadze, G., Gverdtsiteli, M., Tugushi, D., Katsarava, R. (2017). Biodegradable functional polymers composed of naturally occurring amino acids (Review). Res Rev Polym. 8(1), 105-128.

Kantaria, Tem., Kantaria, Ten., Kobauri, S., Ksovreli, M., Kachlishvili, T., Kulikova, N., Tugushi, D., Katsarava, R. (2017). In vitro biocompatibility and cell permeability study of biodegradable nanoparticles made of amino acid based poly (ester amide). J. Chem. Eng. Process Technol., 8:4 (Suppl).

Kantaria, Ten., Kantaria, Tem., Otinashvili, G., Kupatadze, N., Zavradashvili, N., Tugushi, D., Katsarava, R. (2017). Synthesis of new biodegradable clicking polyesters via tricomponent step-growth polymerization. J. Chem. Eng. Process Techn., 8:4 (Suppl).

Memanishvili, T., Kupatadze, N., Tugushi, D., Katsarava, R., Wattananit, S., Hara, N., Tornero, D., Kokaia, Z. (2016). Generation of cortical neurons from human induced-pluripotent stem cells by biodegradable polymeric microspheres loaded with priming factors. Biomed. Mater. 11, 025011. doi:10.1088/1748-6041/11/2/025011.

del Valle, L.J., Franco, L., Katsarava, R., Puiggalí, J. (2016). Electrospun biodegradable polymers loaded with bactericide agents.,  52-87.

Katsarava, R., Kulikova, N., Puiggalí, J. (2016). Amino Acid Based Biodegradable Polymers – promising materials for the applications in regenerative medicine (Review). J. J. Regener. Med., 1(1): 012.

Kantaria, Tem., Kantaria, Teng., Kobauri, S., Ksovreli, M., Kachlishvili, T., Kulikova, N., Tugushi, D., Katsarava, R. (2016). Biodegradable nanoparticles made of amino acid based ester polymers: preparation, characterization, and in vitro biocompatibility study. Appl. Sci. 6, 444; doi:10.3390/app6120444

Díaz, A., del Valle, L.J., Tugushi, D., Katsarava, R., Puiggalí, J. (2015). New poly (ester urea) derived from L-leucine: electrospun scaffolds loaded with antibacterial drugs and enzymes.  Materials Science and Engineering C, 46 450–462.

Katsarava, R., Puiggali, J. (2015). Leucine Based Polymers: Synthesis and Applications. Book chapter in: Leucine: Biology, Consumption and Benefits. Biochemistry Research Trends, S.R. Newman, Ed., NOVA Sci. Publisher.

Murase, S.K., Lv, L.-P., Kaltbeitzel, A., Landfester, K., del Valle, L.J., Katsarava, R., Puiggali, J., Crespy, D. (2015). Amino acid-based poly (ester amide) nanofibers for tailored enzymatic degradation prepared by miniemulsion-electrospinning. RSC Adv., 5, 55006-55014. DOI: 10.1039/C5RA06267E

Murase, S.K., del Valle, L.J., Kobauri, S., Katsarava, R., Puiggalí, J. (2015). Electrospun fibrous mats from a L-phenylalanine based poly (ester amide): Drug delivery and accelerated degradation by loading enzymes, Polym. Degrad. Stabil., 119, 275-287.

Kharadze, D., Memanishvili, T., Mamulashvili, K., Omiadze, T., Kirmelashvili1, L., Lomtatidze, Z., Katsarava, R. (2015). In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity Study of Some New Arginine-based Biodegradable Poly (Ester Urethane)s and Poly (Ester Urea)s. J. Chem. Chem. Eng. 9, 524-532 doi: 10.17265/1934-7375/2015.08.008

Zavradashvili, N., Memenishvili, T., Kupatadze, N., Baldi, L., Shen, X., Tugushi, D., Wandrey, C., Katsarava, R. (2014). Cell compatible arginine containing cationic polymer: one-pot synthesis and preliminary biological assessment. Springer Book Series-Advances in experimental medicine and biology: Infectious  Diseases and Nanomedicine, 59-73.

Memanishvili, T., Zavradashvili, N., Kupatadze, N., Tugushi, D., Gverdtsiteli, M., To­r­ch­i­lin, V.P., Wandrey, C., Baldi, L., Manoli, S.S., Katsarava, R. (2014). Arginine-based  biodegradable ether-ester polymers of low cytotoxicity as potential gene carriers. Biomacromolecules, 15, 2839-2848.

Díaz, A., Katsarava, R., Puiggalí, J. (2014). Synthesis, properties and applications of biodegradable polymers derived from diols and dicarboxylic acids: from polyesters to poly (ester amide) (Review). Int. J. Mol. Sci. 15, 7064-7123.

Haddad, L.El., Ben Abdallah, N., Plante, P-L., Dumaresq, J., Katsarava, R., Labrie, S., Corbeil, J., Gelais, D.St., Moineau, S. (2014). Improving the safety of Staphylococcus aureus polyvalent phage by their production on a Staphylococcus xylosus strain. PLoS ONE 9(7): e102600. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0102600

Planellas, M., Pérez-Madrigal, M.M., del Valle, L.J., Kobauri, S., Katsarava, R., Alemán, C., Puiggalí, J. (2014). Microfibres of conducting polythiophene and biodegradable poly (ester urea) for scaffolds. Polymer Chemistry. 6, 925-937. DOI: 10.1039/c4py01243g.

Zavradashvili, N., Jokhadze, G., Gverdtsiteli, M., Otinashvili, G., Kupatadze, N., Gomurashvili, Z., Tugushi, D., Katsarava, R. (2013). Amino Acid Based Epoxy-Poly(Ester Amide)s - a New Class of Functional Biodegradable Polymers: Synthesis and Chemical Transformations. J.Macromol.Sci., Part A, Pure & Appl. Chem. 50(5), 449-465