Papers published in peer-review journals

Dumitrașcu L., Banu I., Patraşcu L., Vasilean I., Aprodu I. 2024. The influence of processing on the bioactive compounds of small berries. Applied Sciences, 14(19), 8713.

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/19/8713

Grigore-Gurgu L., Dumitrașcu L., Aprodu I. 2025. Aromatic herbs as a source of bioactive compounds: an overview of their antioxidant capacity, antimicrobial activity, and major applications. Molecules, 30(6), 1304.

https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/6/1304

Aprodu I., Chitescu C.L., Grigore-Gurgu L., Dumitrașcu L. 2025. Investigation of the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of ultrasound-assisted extracted phenolics from Aronia melanocarpa pomace. Applied Sciences, 15(13), 7070.

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/13/7070

Mërtiri I., Mihalcea L., Aprodu I., Cioromila A. C., Turturică M., Râpeanu G., Stănciuc N., Grigore-Gurgu, L. 2025). Phytochemical profile and antilisterial activity of Salvia officinalis Supercritical Fluid Extract. Applied Food Research, 5(2), 101379.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772502225006845

Participation to international conferences and workshops

Patrascu L., Vasilean I., Aprodu I. The effect of enzyme assited extraction on wormwood (Artemisia absintium L.) antioxidant properties. Interdisciplinarity and Cooperation in Cross-Border Research International Conference - ICCR 2024, 18 November 2024, Galati, Romania (oral presentation).

Aprodu I. Dumitrascu L., Grigore-Gurgu L., Enachi E. Investigations on the bioactive properties of the anthocyanins from black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa). European Biotechnology Congress 2024, 3-5 October 2024, Istanbul, Turkey (poster presentation).

https://eurobiotech2024.eu/?p=bilimsel-program

Vasilean I., Patrascu L., Banu I., Aprodu I. Enzyme-assisted extraction of bioactives from herbs as a promising alternative to the use of solvents. European Biotechnology Congress 2024, 3-5 October 2024, Istanbul, Turkey (poster presentation).

https://eurobiotech2024.eu/?p=bilimsel-program

Aprodu I. Natural antimicrobial actives from plants and agricultural by-products. Workshop Natural-based actives and their nanoformulation for effective and safe treatment on antimicrobial resistant infections. Marmara University, Goztepe Campus, 3 September 2024, Istanbul, Turkey (oral presentation).

Aprodu I., Ţiuleanu D., Vasilean I., Patrascu L., Banu I. Extraction kinetics on the antioxidant phenolics from rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) leaves. 15th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE) & 8th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (ECAB) & 3rd Iberoamerican Congress on Chemical Engineering (CIBIQ), 8-10 September 2025, Lisbon, Portugal (poster presentation).

https://ecce-ecab2025.eu/programme.html

Dumitraşcu L., Grigore-Gurgu L., Aprodu I. Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) pomace as source of bioactive compounds. 15th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE) & 8th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology (ECAB) & 3rd Iberoamerican Congress on Chemical Engineering (CIBIQ), 8-10 September 2025, Lisbon, Portugal (poster presentation).

https://ecce-ecab2025.eu/programme.html

Grigore-Gurgu L., Borda D., Mihalcea L., Dumitrașcu L., Aprodu I. Influence of the extraction methods on the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of the sage extracts. The 12^th Euro-Aliment International Conference – Food Sustainability Challenges and Solutions, 23-24 October 2025, Galați, Romania (poster presentation).

https://www.euroaliment.ugal.ro/index.php/en/about

Aprodu I., Tiuleanu D., Vasilean I., Banu I. Enzymes assisted extraction of the bioactive compounds from rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.). 39^th EFFoST International Conference 2025 - Fostering the Transition to Sustainable Food Systems: Embracing Novelty and Overcoming Challenges, 17-19 November 2025, Porto, Portugal (poster presentation).

https://effostconference.com/programme/conference-programme/ 

Aprodu I. Extraction and identification of new antimicrobial actives from natural sources. 12M Meeting - Smart nanogels of bio-based antimicrobials to prevent urinary tract infections by disrupting inter- and intra-species communication of pathogens. Sofia University, 24 June 2025, Sofia, Bulgaria (oral presentation)

Participation to national conferences

Vasilean I., Grigore-Gurgu L., Patraşcu L., Enachi E., Banu I., Aprodu I. Investigations on the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of local aromatic herbs. MED-FARM LAB 2024 - Conferința Națională de Analize Medico-Farmaceutice de Laborator: De la Concepte Teoretice la Aplicaţii Practice, 3-5 Octombrie 2024, Galaţi, România (oral presentation).

https://www.medfarmlab.ugal.ro/index.php/ro/