Dr. Irina Buchovec

Dr. Irina Buchovec

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Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology (IPN)

Application of light in life sciences. Sustainable, ecologically friendly antibacterial technologies for biomedicine and food safety. Antimicrobial mechanism of action of high-power pulsed light, antimicrobial photodynamic therapy, antibacterial surfaces, active packaging on the survival of microorganisms.

Researcher

Opportunistic and food pathogens, bacterial biofilm, chlorophyllin, riboflavin, the photostability of photosensitizers, ROS detection.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8487-1492

RG:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Irina-Buchovec

1. Buchovec, I., Vyčaitė, E., Badokas, K., Sužiedelienė, E., Bagdonas, S. 2023. Application of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy for Inactivation of Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilms. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 24, 722.
2. Gricajeva, A., Buchovec, I., Kalėdienė, L., Badokas, K., Vitta, P. 2022. Riboflavin- and chlorophyllin-based antimicrobial photoinactivation of Brevundimonas sp. ESA1 biofilms, Front Cell Infect Microbiol 12:1006723.
3. Buchovec, I., Klimkaitė, L., Sužiedėlienė, E., Bagdonas, S. 2022. Inactivation of Opportunistic Pathogens Acinetobacter baumannii and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia by Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy. Microorganisms. 10, 506.
4. Polmickaitė-Smirnova, E., Buchovec, I., Bagdonas, S., Sužiedėlienė, E., Ramanavičius, A., Anusevičius, Ž. 2022. Photoinactivation of Salmonella enterica exposed to 5-aminolevulinic acid: Impact of sensitization conditions and irradiation time, J Photochem Photobiol B: Biol. 231, 112446.
5. Buchovec, I., Gricajeva, A., Kalėdienė, L., Vitta, P. 2020.Antimicrobial photoinactivation approach based on natural agents for control of bacteria biofilms in spacecraft. Int J Mol Sci. 21, 6932 (1-27).
6. Luksiene, Z, Buchovec I. 2019. Impact of chlorophyllin-chitosan coating and visible light on the microbial contamination, shelf life, nutritional and visual quality of strawberries. Innov. Food Sci. Emerg. Technol. 52, 463-472.
7. Buchovec, I., Lukseviciute V., Kokstaite R., Labeikyte D., Kaziukonyte L., Luksiene Z. 2017. Inactivation of Gram (-) bacteria Salmonella enterica by chlorophyllin-based photosensitization: Mechanism of action and new strategies to enhance the inactivation efficiency. J Photochem Photobiol B: Biol. 172, 1 – 10.
8. Buchovec, I, Lukseviciute, V, Maršalka, A, Reklaitis, I, Luksiene Z. 2016. Effective photosensitization-based inactivation of Gram (-) food pathogens and micromycetes using chlorophyllin-chitosan conjugate: towards photoactive edible coatings. Photochem Photobiol Sci.; 15, 506 – 516.
9. Buchovec, I, Luksiene, Z. 2015. Novel approach to control microbial contamination of germinated wheat sprouts: photoactivated chlorophillin-chitosan conjugate. Int J Food Process Technol.; 1 (2),1 – 5.
10. Luksiene, Z., Buchovec, I., Viskelis, P. 2013. Impact of high-power pulsed light on microbial contamination, health promoting components and shelf life of strawberries. Food Technol Biotechnol. 51(2), 284 – 292.

1. Project funded by the science promotion fund of Vilnius University, MSF-JM-3/2021: „Synergistic antibiotic-photodynamic therapy combination in inactivation of opportunistic pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia“.
2. Developing students' skills by participating in scientific summer internships (LMT): “Inactyvation of Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms by antimicrobial photodynamic therapy“; 2021.07-2021.08

Academic supervisor of bachelor student in light technology science, high-tech physics and business, molecular biology and biochemistry, and supervisor of master studies student in molecular biology and biophysic.

Participation in the national/international governing bodies, commissions, committees, boards etc.

Chairwoman of the academic ethics commission of FF