Role
Dr Vikulina teaches on the following modules in 2023/24 academic year:
- Spectro & Chromato Analysis (CHEM10191)
- Intro to Forensic Analysis (CHEM10211)
- Analytical Chemistry (CHEM20551)
- Drug Detection Analysis & Screening (CHEM40221)
She is a Chemistry Foundation Year and Postgraduate Chemistry Tutor.
Career overview
Dr Vikulina has a Specialist degree (equiv. MSc) in Analytical Chemistry (2012) and PhD degree in Biophysics (2015) received from Lomonosov Moscow State University. Her early studies focused on the development of analytical techniques for the deciphering of cell death mechanisms. After completion of PhD, Dr Vikulina extended her expertise towards the field of Material Science. She worked as postdoctoral researcher at Nottingham Trent University. Her further career developed in Germany, where she worked at different research institutions, first as Marie-Curie Fellow, then as Humboldt Research Fellow, and finally being appointed as a Junior Professor in Surface Functionalisation of Polymer Materials. From September 2023, Anna came back to Nottingham Trent University as a Senior Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry.
Research areas
Materials for analysis and analysis for materials
Our research ambition is to develop new materials for the needs of Analytical Chemistry and new analytical techniques for Material Science fostering the development of advanced technologies for biomedicine and beyond.
There is a lot of crossover between Materials Science and Analytical Chemistry.
Analytical Chemistry provides plenty of techniques including microscopy, chromatography, mass spectrometry, NMR, thermal analysis, and spectroscopy for advanced analysis of a wide range of modern materials, - polymers, plastics, composites, ceramics, paper, etc. Thoughtful analysis of these materials allows to evaluate material quality and provide the key insights required to improve their functional performance.
Meanwhile, newly emerging classes of materials which are being developed serve to further improve performance of analytical techniques. For instance, multifunctional nanomaterials find applications in sensing, bioassays, and separations. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering, infra-red absorption, and metal enhanced fluorescence utilise plasmonic materials to achieve up to a single molecule level of sensitivity.
Our research is in particular devoted to the development of nanoarchitectured materials for analytical applications and on the development of analytical techniques to characterise nanoarchitectured materials.
Publications
Selected publications:
1. Tyurina Y.Y., Poloyac S.M., Tyurin V.A., Kapralov A.A., Jiang J., Anthonymuthu T.S., Kapralova V.I., Vikulina A.S., Jung M.-Y., Epperly M., Mohammadyani D., Klein-Seetharamn J., Jackson T.C., Kochanek P.M., Pitt B.R., Greenberger J.S., Vladimirov Y.A., Bayir H., Kagan V.E. A mitochondrial pathway for biosynthesis of lipid mediators. Nature Chemistry 2014, 6 (6), 542-552.
2. Prokopovic V.Z., Vikulina A.S.*, Sustr D., Shchukina E.M., Shchukin D.G., Volodkin D. Binding Mechanism of the Model Charged Dye Carboxyfluorescein to Hyaluronan/Polylysine Multilayers. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017, 9 (44), 38908-38918.
3. Vladimirov G.K., Vikulina A.S.*, Volodkin D., Vladimirov Yu.A. Structure of the complex of cytochrome C with cardiolipin in non-polar environment. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 2018, 214, 35-45.4
4. Balabushevich N.G., Kovalenko E.A., Mikhalchik E.V., Filatova L.Y., Volodkin D., Vikulina A.S.* Mucin adsorption on vaterite CaCO3 microcrystals for the prediction of mucoadhesive properties. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2019, 545, 330-339.
5. Feoktistova N.A., Vikulina A.S.*, Balabuschevich N.G., Skirtach A.G., Volodkin D. Bioactivity of catalase loaded into vaterite CaCO3 crystals via adsorption and co-synthesis. Materials & Design 2020, 185, 108223.
6. Vikulina A.S.*, Feoktistova N.A., Balabushevich N.G., von Klitzing R., Volodkin D. Cooling-triggered release from mesoporous pNIPAM microgels at physiological conditions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, 12, 51, 57401–57409.
7. Rozhina E., Batasheva S., Miftakhova R., Yan X.H., Vikulina A., Volodkin D., Fakhrullin R. Comparative cytotoxicity of kaolinite, halloysite, multiwalled carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide. Applied Clay Science 2021, 205, 106041.
8. Kryuchkova M., Batasheva S., Akhatova F., Babaev V., Buzyurova D., Vikulina A., Volodkin D., Fakhrullin R. Pharmaceuticals Removal by Adsorption with Montmorillonite Nanoclay. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2021, 22(18), 9670.
9. Vikulina A.S.*, Stetsyura I.Y., Onses M.S., Yilmaz E., Skirtach A.G., VolodkinD. Mesoporous One-Component Gold Microshells as 3D SERS Substrates. Biosensors 2021, 11, 380.
10. Wulf A., Mendgaziev R.I., Fakhrullin R., Vinokurov V., Volodkin D. Vikulina A.S.* Porous Alginate Scaffolds Designed by Calcium Carbonate Leaching Technique. Advanced Functional Materials 2022, 32, 14, 2109824.
In our research we utilise affordable and sustainable natural minerals and biopolymers. We also develop sustainable approaches for the synthesis of materials that have potential application(s) in pharmaceutical industry, healthcare, and environmental applications such as water treatment. In our research we aim to follow the principles of "Safe and Sustainable by Design" SSbD concept.
