Ph.D. student
Education
- Ph.D. student, 2013 – present
UCT Prague; Chemical and Process Engineering - Master, 2011 – 2013
UCT Prague; Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Process Simulations, - Bachelor, 2008 – 2011
UCT Prague; Process Engineering and Enterprise Management
International Experience
- 6/2015 – 9/2015 Internship at Imperial College London (UK) – DVS and FT-IR characterization of microparticles and enzymatic reaction
- 2/2013 – 6/2013 Internship at University of Coimbra (Portugal) – Particles, Polymers and Biomaterials research group
Achievements
- 2011 – 1st place on Student scientific competition ICT Prague (Preparation of core-shell microparticles via spray drying)
- 2012 – 2nd place on Student scientific competition ICT Prague (Preparation of microparticles with hydrophobic core via spray drying)
Research Interests
- Spray drying
- Polymeric microparticles with immobilized enzyme/substrate for in-situ production of unstable substances
- FT-IR characterization of microparticles and enzymatic reaction
- Microparticles agglomeration
Publications
- Kašpar, O., Jakubec, M. & Štěpánek, F. Characterization of spray dried chitosan–TPP microparticles formed by two- and three-fluid nozzles. Powder Technology, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2012.07.010.