ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

1. Name Surname

 : Atakan MERAN

2. Date of Birth

 :

3. Title

 : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi

Contact Information

: atakan.meran@uskudar.edu.tr

4. Educational Background

Degree Department University Year
BSc Uygulamalı Kimya Tebriz Üniversitesi 2006
MSc Kimya Mühendisliği Sahand Teknik Üniversitsi 2011
PhD Kimya Mühendisliği İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi 2019

5. Academic Titles

Degree Department University Year
Assistant Professor Kimya Mühendisliği Üsküdar Üniversitesi 2020

6. Supervised Theses

6.1. Master's Theses

  1. SİNNAMİK ASİT-GRAFEN OKSİT KOMPLEKSLERİNİN MOLEKÜLER DİNAMİK SİMÜLASYONLARI İLE İNCELENMESİ, Şeyma Karakuş, 2025.
  2. DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS MODELING OF MOLECULAR BRUSHES WITH RESPONSIVE CORE-SHELL COPOLYMER SIDE CHAINS, Agnė KILNAITĖ, 2025.
  3. ROBING THE PACLITAXEL NANO-HOLE DECORATED GRAPHENE OXIDE INTERFACE: A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY, Rania Ibrahim Hasan, 2024.
  4. MOLECULAR DYNAMIC STUDY ON GRAPHENE-BASED NANOMATERIALS AS SMART NANOCARRIER FOR RAPAMYCIN ANTICANCER DRUG, Nour MOUSTIRI, 2024.
  5. Antidot Nanodelikli Paklitaksel Yüklü Grafen Nanotaşiyicilarinin İncelenmesi, Sahila Jabrayilova, 2023.
  6. PLLA/PCL Kopolimeri ile Kaplanmış Plaklitaksel Yüklü Grafen Nanotaşıyıcıların Araştırılması, Maryam Aliyeva, 2023.

7. Publications

7.1. Papers published in internationally refereed journals (Scopus Indexed)

  1. Adeli F., Abbasi F., Ghandforoushan P., Külahlı H. E., Meran M., Abedi F., Ghamkhari A., Afif S., Recent advances in formulation and application of molecular polymer brushes in biomedicine: Therapeutic, diagnostic, and theranostics capabilities, Nano Today, (2023), 53(), 102010, .
  2. Meran M., Emisoglu-Kulahli H., Encapsulation of catechin derivatives in single-walled carbon nanotubes, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, (2023), 1226(), 114206, .
  3. Dinç B., Ustunsoy R., Ünlu A., Meran M., Karatepe N., Bektaş M., A Comparative Study of Short Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Different Bulk Densities, Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A, (2022), 96(13), 130-139, .
  4. Baykara D., Pilavcı E., Meran M., Çalışkaner Z. O., Antimicrobial properties and application of fig seed oil as an additive for chitosan-based films, Ukrainian Food Journal, (2021), 10(2), 289-300, .
  5. Yeniyurt Y., Kilic S., Güner-Yılmaz Ö. Z., Bozoglu S., Meran M., Baysak E., Kurkcuoglu O., Hizal G., Karatepe N., Güner S. B. a. F. S., Fmoc-PEG Coated Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Carriers by Non-covalent Functionalization: An Experimental and Molecular Dynamics Study, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, (2021), (9), 648366, .
  6. Meran M., Akkus P. D., Kurkcuoglu O., Baysak E., Hizal G., Haciosmanoglu E., Unlu A., Karatepe N., Güner F. S., Noncovalent Pyrene-Polyethylene Glycol Coatings of Carbon Nanotubes Achieve in Vitro Biocompatibility, Langmuir, (2018), (), 12071-12082, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00971.
  7. Ünlü A., Meran M., Dinc B., Karatepe N., Bektaş M., Güner F. S., Cytotoxicity of doxrubicin loaded single-walled carbon nanotubes, Molecular Biology Reports, (2018), (), 523–531, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-018-4189-5.
  8. Kh. Shahbazi, Aghjeh M. K. R., F. Abbasi, Meran M. P., Mazidi M. M., Rheology, morphology and tensile properties of reactive compatibilized polyethylene/polystyrene blends via Friedel–Crafts alkylation reaction, Polymer Bulletin, (2012), (), 241–259, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-012-0751-9.

7.3. Assertions presented in international scientific congresses and published in the proceedings

  1. Meran A., Graphene-Anchored PNIPAM–PCL–PEG Triblock Brushes for Thermo-Gated Membrane Nanovalves, International Scientific Symposium MEMTEK 2025, (12.11.2025), İzmir
  2. Meran A., Thermal Morphological Transitions of Graphene-Based PNIPAM–PLGA–PEG Triblock Polymer Brushes via DPD Simulations, 6th Organic Chemistry Congress with International Participation, (10.09.2025), Eskişehir-Türkiye
  3. Kilnaitė A., Meran A., Responsive Polymer Brush Architectures Explored via Dissipative Particle Dynamics, Science, Engineering and Technology (EurasianSciEnTech 2025), (27.06.2025), Ankara-Türkiye
  4. Meran A., Thermo-Responsive Structural Transitions of Graphene-Grafted PNIPAM–PLGA Polymer Brushes Explored by DPD, Science, Engineering and Technology (EurasianSciEnTech 2025), (25.06.2025), Ankara-Türkiye
  5. Vicdan Ö., Meran A., Production of Hyaluronic Acid Based Intraarticular Gel, International 7th Bursa Scientific Research Congress, (13.06.2025), Bursa-Türkiye
  6. Kaya Ş., Meran A., Külahlı H. E., INVESTIGATION OF CINNAMIC ACID-GRAPHENE OXIDE COMPLEXES BY MOLECULAR DYNAMICS, 6. INTERNATIONAL BOĞAZİÇİ SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CONGRESS, (18.01.2025), İstanbul-Türkiye
  7. Meran M., DPD Modeling of Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Molecular Brushes, 16th International Seminar on Polymer Science and Technology (ISPST 2024), (07.09.2024), Tebriz-İran
  8. Moustiri N., MERAN M., MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY ON GRAPHENE-BASED NANOMATERIALS AS SMART NANOCARRIERS FOR RAPAMYCIN ANTICANCER DRUG, 10th INTERNATIONAL BLACK SEA COASTLINE COUNTRIES SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CONFERENCE, (07.04.2024), Samsun, Turkiye
  9. Ibrahim R. I. H., Meran M., Nanohole-Decorated Graphene Oxide as A Nanocarrier for Paclitaxel: A Molecular Dynamics Simulations Study, 4. ULUSLARARASI BİLİMSEL ARAŞTIRMALAR VE YENİLİKÇİ ÇALIŞMALAR SEMPOZYUMU, (13.03.2024), Türkiye
  10. MOUSTIRI N., MERAN M. P., MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY ON GRAPHENE-BASED NANOMATERIALS AS SMART NANOCARRIERS FOR RAPAMYCIN ANTICANCER DRUG, CUKUROVA 12th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES CONFERENCE, (10.03.2024), Adana/Türkiye
  11. Jabrayilova S., Emisoglu-Kulahli H., Meran M., Unraveling the Interactions between Paclitaxel and Graphene Nanocarriers with Antidote Nanoholes, Third International Congress on Biological and Health Science, (15.04.2023), İstanbul
  12. Jabrayilova S., Meran M., Paclitaxel-loaded Graphene Nanocarriers with Antidot Nanoholes, 8th International Bahçeşehir University (BAU) Drug Design Congress, (15.12.2022), İstanbul - Türkiye

7.4. International books or chapters

  1. Meran M., CARBON NANOTUBES AS EMERGING NANOMATERIALS, (2020), ISBN: 978-620-0-57104-5.

7.5. Papers published in national peer-reviewed journals

  1. Külahlı H. E., Meran M., CARBON NANOTUBES AS ELECTROMAGNETICALLY RESPONSIVE GREEN TEA CATECHIN DELIVERY SYSTEMS, Mugla Journal of Science and Technology, (2024), (), , .

7.6. Assertions presented in national scientific congresses and published in the proceedings

  1. Vicdan Ö., Meran A., Hyaluronik Asit Esaslı İntraaartiküler Jel Üretimi, 7. Uluslararası Bursa Bilimsel Araştırmalar Kongresi, (14.06.2025), Bursa-Türkiye
  2. Jabrayilova S., Külahlı H. E., Meran M., Unraveling the Interactions between Paclitaxel and Graphene Nanocarriers with Antidote Nanoholes, International Congress on Bioliogical and Health Sciences, (15.04.2023), Online

7.7. Other publications

Books published by national publishers

Book chapters published by national publishers

8. Projects

  1. Menteş B. -. İ. N., MERAN M., TÜBİTAK Öğrenci Projesi, Nanodelik Yapılı Grafen Oksit ile Grafen Oksit Karşılaştırması: C. elegans Modelinde Biyouyumluluk ve Toksisite Analizi, (Consultant), (Expire date :02.06.2024),

9. Administrative Duties

  1. Komisyon Üyesi / Member of Commission - Staj Komisyonu (Enstitü / Fakülte / MYO) (2024-Continues)
  2. Koordinatör / Coordinator - Erasmus Bölüm Koordinatörlüğü (2022-Continues)
  3. Çalışma Grubu Üyelikleri / Research Group Membership - Nanobiyoteknoloji Çalışma Grubu (2025-Continues)

10. Scientific Memberships

11. Awards

12. Coourses recently given

Academic Year Semester Course name Hours Number of Students
Theoretical Application
2024-2025 Spring Seminer (Master) - Group 1 0 0 7
Biyomühendislik Temel Konuları II (Master) - Group 1 3 0 7
Biyoreaktörler (Master) - Group 1 3 0 9
Biomaterials (Undergraduate) - Group 1 3 0 54
Kinetics and Reactor Design (Undergraduate) - Group 1 3 0 58
Summer Practice I (Undergraduate) - Group 1 0 0 53
Summer Practice II (Undergraduate) - Group 1 0 0 51
Graduation Thesis (Undergraduate) - Group 1 1 8 17
Fluid Mechanics and Applications (Undergraduate) - Group 1 3 0 101
Fall Hesaplamalı Biyomühendislik (Master) - Group 1 3 0 9
Nanobioengineering (Master) - Group 1 3 0 13
University Culture I (Undergraduate) - Group 1 0 2 27
Introduction to Nanotechnology (Undergraduate) - Group 1 3 0 56
Process Dynamics and Control (Undergraduate) - Group 1 3 0 55
Graduation Project (Undergraduate) - Group 1 2 2 5

Created: 06.12.2025