Doc. dr. Slavko Kralj

Join Our Research Group for a PhD in Magnetic Nanomaterials!

Slavko Kralj (PhD, 2012) is a senior research associate at JSI and assistant professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana. His research focuses on magnetic nanomaterials for biomedical applications, with a particular emphasis on magnetic self-assembly processes and the synthesis of anisotropic nanoparticles. Dr. Kralj has successfully mentored and co-mentored two PhDs (with one PhD mentorship ongoing) and actively collaborates with younger researchers on national and international projects. These collaborations offer PhD student valuable hands-on experience, networking opportunities, and access to cutting-edge research.

If you’re passionate about nanotechnology and eager to contribute to advancing biomedical applications, we invite you to join our team and co-create knowledge for the benefit of human health!

 

Research programme: Advanced magnetic and multifunctional materials
Training topic: Development of new hybrid magnetic nanostructures for biomedical use

The research will be highly interdisciplinary and will be focused primarily on the field of nanotechnology (anisotropic magnetic nanoparticles) and pharmaceutical technology, as well as to a lesser extent on the field of chemistry and cell biology.

Part of the research of the PhD student will be focused on the preparation of advanced magnetic nanomaterials of anisotropic shapes, functionalization of magnetic nanoparticles, chemical synthesis of hybrid sol-gel coatings and magnetic structuring of complex surfaces for use in medicine. The second part of the research will be dedicated to the characterization of coatings and nanostructured Mg-alloy surfaces (for vascular stents) from the perspective of both chemical analysis and biological aspects of the developed structured surfaces on selected epithelial cell lines. In the course of work, PhD student will become familiar with numerous methods of material characterization (including electron microscopy). The research is embedded in an international environment and will thus enable MR to expand its competencies abroad.