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Professor
Department of  Fundamental, Prophilactic and Clinic Specialties
Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University

Contact:

Research and Development Institute of the Transilvania University of Brasov
Institutului 10, Brașov, Romania. Building L8, room L8.I.6.
Phone./Fax:
E-mail: mihaela.badea@unitbv.ro

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Research interests:

• Development and optimization of bioanalytical methods with applications in life sciences
• Studies on the involvement of antioxidant systems in different biochemical mechanisms
• Correlation of environmental factors with chronic diseases
• Toxicological studies for the detection of contaminants from different environments
• Studies evaluating the effects of bioactive compounds on cell viability and proliferation in cell cultures
• Biocompatibility studies for new biomaterials
• Studies of herbal food supplements – composition, safety, beneficial effects, consumer profile
• Telemonitoring-telediagnosis in life sciences

Publications (selection)

• Gǎlbǎu CŞ, Irimie M, Neculau AE, Dima L, Pogačnik da Silva L, Vârciu M, Badea M. The Potential of Plant Extracts Used in Cosmetic Product Applications-Antioxidants Delivery and Mechanism of Actions. Antioxidants (Basel). 2024 Nov 20;13(11):1425. doi: 10.3390/antiox13111425
• Badea M, Luzardo OP, González-Antuña A, Zumbado M, Rogozea L, Floroian L, Alexandrescu D, Moga M, Gaman L, Radoi M, Boada LD, Henríquez-Hernández LA., Body burden of toxic metals and rare earth elements in non-smokers, cigarette smokers and electronic cigarette users, Environ Res.;166 (2018) 269-275. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.06.007.
• Sharma A, Badea M, Tiwari S, Marty JL. Wearable Biosensors: An Alternative and Practical Approach in Healthcare and Disease Monitoring. Molecules. 2021; 26(3):748. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26030748
• Badea M, di Modugno F, Floroian L, Tit DM, Restani P, Bungau S, Iovan C, Badea GE, Aleya L. Electrochemical strategies for gallic acid detection: Potential for application in clinical, food or environmental analyses. Sci Total Environ. 2019 Jul 1;672:129-140. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.404
• Badea M., Floroian L., Restani P., Cobzac SC., Moga M., Ochratoxin A detection on antibody- immobilized on BSA-functionalized gold electrodes, PLoS One. 11(7) (2016) e0160021; doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160021