Type of result

Expected value at the end of the project

                                            Current value

Number of PhD, MsC students involved

             3

                                                           3

• PhD student A. Parau, PhD since March 2013
• PhD student M. Dinu,PhD since January 2016
• PhD student I. Pana

Number of researchers coming from abroad, integrated in the national R&D system

            1

                                                             1

• Dr. C.N. Zoita

Number of attendees at international conferences

           9

                      25:     15 students, 10 senior researchers

• I. Pana – E-MRS 2012 14-18 May, 2012, Strasbourg, France
• A. Parau – 8th General Conference of Balkan Physical Union, 5-7 July 2012, Constanta, Romania
• A. Parau – 5th International Conference “Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering & Medical Devices” BiomMedD’2012, 29 Aug. – 1 Sept. 2012, Constanta, Romania
• A. Parau – Plasma Surface Engineering PSE-12, 10 – 14 Sept. 2012, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
• I. Pana – CPPA , 21-23 June 2013, Bucharest, , Romania
• M. Braic – E-MRS 2012 14-18 May, 2012, Strasbourg, France
• C.N. Zoita– E-MRS 2013 26-30 May, 2013, Strasbourg, France
• M. Braic - 13th International Balkan Workshop on Applied Physics, 4-6 July 2013, Constanta, Romania
• I.Pana - 10th International Student Conference of Balkan Physical Union, 3-5 September 2013, Istanbul, Turkey
• M. Braic – E-MRS 2013 26-30 May, 2013, Strasbourg, France
• M. Braic – IVC-19, 09-13 September, 2013, France
• C.N. Zoita – E-MRS 2014 26-30 May, 2014, Lille, France
• M.Dinu – E-MRS 2014 26-30 May, 2014, Lille, France
• M. Braic – E-MRS 2014 26-30 May, 2014, Lille, France
• A. Parau – IBWAP 14, 2-4 July 2014, Constanta, Romania
• I. Pana – IBWAP 14, 2-4 July 2014, Constanta, Romania
• M. Dinu – BiomMedD, 17-20 September 2014, Constanta, Romania
• M. Braic – ICTF16, 13-16 October, Dubrovnik, Croatia
• M. Dinu – ICTF16, 13-16 October, Dubrovnik, Croatia
• M. Dinu – BALKANTRIB’14, 30 October - 1 November 2014 Sinaia, Romania
• M. Dinu – E-MRS 2015, 10-15 May 2015, Lille, France
• M. Braic – E-MRS 2015, 10-15 May 2015, Lille, France
• I. Pana - ICPIG 2015, 36-31 July, Iasi, Romania
• M. Braic – E-MRS 2016, 2-6 May 2016, Lille, France
• M. Dinu – E-MRS 2016, 2-6 May 2016, Lille, France

Number of proposed projects in international consortia

             2

                                                            8

• "Novel Bio-materials for Medical Implants – BIOMEDICI”, within the call FP7 NMP.2012.2.2-1. Romanian project leader: M. Braic.
• “WHIP”, within the call for Joint Research Projects with France – PN-II-ID-JRP-2012. Romanian project leader: M. Braic
• "ENV-PHOTO-SENS", within the call SEE - EEA Research Programme 2014. INOE 2000 project leader: V. Braic
• Bilateral project: Romania – South - Africa, within the 2014 call for bilateral projects. Romanian project leader: M. Braic, financed 2016.
• HybrBioScaf, within the call ERA.Net RUS Plus Joint Call for S&T projects- 2014. The team of the HOPING project is part of the proposed project team
• Multi-site infrastructure INOVA-OPTIMA", within the call POSCCE-A2-O2.2.1-2013-1; project running from 08.2014. Project leader: V. Braic
• TANDEM, within the call M-ERA.Net Joint Call for S&T projects- 2015, financed 2016.
• GESNAPHOTO, within the call M-ERA.Net Joint Call for S&T projects- 2015, financed 2016.

Number of patent applications

             2

                                                            5

• OSIM: A/00833/16.11.2012 „High entropy alloy carbide coatings for joint prosthesis"
• OSIM: A/00893/25.11.2013 „Multilayered coatings for tribological applications at high temperatures”.
• OSIM: A/00754/18.10.2013 „Biocompatible coatings based on high entropy alloy carbides for surgical instruments and for movable couples in articular joints ”.
• OSIM: A/00721/03.10.2013 „Tribological and corrosion resistant high entropy alloy carbide coatings”.
• OSIM: A/00865/19.11.2015 "Multicomponent wear and corrosion resistant ZrC based coatings containing Si and other transition metals".

Number of  published papers in ISI quoted journals

             8

                                                            15

• Characterization of multi-principal-element (TiZrNbHfTa)N and (TiZrNbHfTa)C coatings for biomedical applications, V.Braic, M.Balaceanu, M.Braic, A.Vladescu, S.Panseri, A. Russo, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials,10(2012)197-205, doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.02.020
• Deposition and characterization of multi-principal-element (CuSiTiYZr)C coatings, M.Braic, M. Balaceanu, A.Vladescu, C. N. Zoita, V. Braic, Applied Surface Science, 284, (2013), 671-678, doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.07.152.
• Corrosion resistance, mechanical properties and biocompatibility of Hf-containing ZrCN coatings, C.-M. Cotrut, V. Braic, M. Balaceanu, I. Titorencu, M. Braic, A. C. Parau, Thin Solid Films, 538 (2013) 48-55, doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2012.12.100
• Effects of substrate temperature and carbon content on the structure and properties of (CrCuNbTiY)C multicomponent coatings, V. Braic, A.C. Parau,  I. Pana, M. Braic , M. Balaceanu, Surface and Coatings Technology, 258 (2014) 996–1005, doi: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2014.07.044
• Solid solution or amorphous phase formation in TiZr-based ternary to quinternary multi-principal-element films , M. Braic, V. Braic, A.Vladescu, C.N.Zoita, M.Balaceanu,  Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 24 (2014) 305 -312, doi: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2014.06.001
• Influence of film thickness on structure and electrical properties of epitaxial TiC/MgO films deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering, N.C. Zoita, V. Braic, M. Danila, A.M. Vlaicu, C. Logofatu, C.E.A. Grigorescu, Journal of Crystal Growth, 389 (2014) 92-98, doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2013.11.076
• Investigation of multilayered  TiSiC/NiC protective coatings, A. Vladescu, M. Braic, M. Balaceanu, A. C. Parau, M. Dinu, Vacuum 120 (2015) 60-66, doi:10.1016/j.vacuum.2015.06.019
• Growth and characterization of arc evaporated TiSiC-Ni coatings,M. Balaceanu, A.C. Parau, M. Braic, A. Vladescu, C.R. Luculescu, V. Braic, Tribology Letters, 58 (2015) 43: 1-9; doi: 10.1007/s11249-015-0521-6
• Tunable optical properties thin films by plasma emission spectroscopy/monitoring of reactive RF magnetron plasma, I. Pana, C. Vitelaru, N. C. Zoita, M. Braic, Plasma Processes and Polymers, (2015), doi: 10.1002/ppap.201400202
• Hetero-epitaxial growth of TiC films on MgO(001) at 100 oC by DC reactive magnetron sputtering, N.C. Zoita, M. Danila, C. E. A. Grigorescu, C. Logofatu, M. Braic, Thin Solid Films, 589(2015) 590-596 doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2015.06.021
• TiSiC, TiSiC-Zr and TiSiC-Cr coatings - corrosion resistance and tribological performance in saline solution, A.C. Parau, C. Vitelaru, M. Balaceanu, V. Braic, L. R. Constantin, M. Braic, A. Vladescu, Tribology Transactions, 59 (2016) 72-79, doi: 10.1080/10402004.2015.1077406
• Effects of Zr, Nb or Si addition on the microstructure, mechanical and corrosion resistance of TiCN hard coatings, L. Constantin, M. Braic , M. Dinu, M. Balaceanu, V. Braic, C. Farcau, A. Vladescu, Materials and Corrosion 67 (2016) 929-938, doi: 10.1002/maco.201508737
• In vitro corrosion resistance of Si containing multi-principal element carbide coatings, M. Dinu, I. Pana, V. Braic, F. Miculescu, M. Balaceanu, A. Vladescu, M. Braic, Materials and Corrosion 67 (2016)908-914, doi:10.1002/maco.201508788
• In vitro biocompatibility of Si alloyed multi-principal element carbide coatings, A. Vladescu, I. Titorencu, Y. Dekhtyar, V. Jinga, V. Pruna, M. Balaceanu, M. Dinu, I. Pana, V. Vendina, M. Braic, Plos One, 11 (2016), doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161151
• Corrosion and tribological performance of quasi-stoichiometric titanium containing carbo-nitride coatings, C.I. Pruncu, M. Braic, K.D. Dearn, C. Farcauc, R. Watson, L.R. Constantin, M. Balaceanu, V. Braic, A. Vladescu, Arabian Journal of Chemistry, (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2016.09.009

Number of published papers in ISI quoted journals, results of international cooperation

             3

                                                            4

• Characterization of multi-principal-element (TiZrNbHfTa)N and (TiZrNbHfTa)C coatings for biomedical applications, V.Braic, M.Balaceanu, M.Braic, A.Vladescu, S.Panseri, A. Russo, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 10 (2012) 197-205

• In vitro biocompatibility of Si alloyed multi-principal element carbide coatings, A. Vladescu, I. Titorencu, Y. Dekhtyar, V. Jinga, V. Pruna, M. Balaceanu, M. Dinu, I. Pana, V. Vendina, M. Braic, Plos One, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161151

• Corrosion and tribological performance of quasi-stoichiometric titanium containing carbo-nitride coatings, M. Braic, K. Dearn, C. Farcau, R. Watson, L. Constantin, M. Balaceanu, V. Braic, A. Vladescu, accepted Arabian Journal of Chemistry

• A comparative study of the structural, mechanical and tribological characteristics of TiSiC-Cr coatings prepared in CH4 and C2H2 reactive atmosphere by cathodic vacuum arc, M. Braic, A. Vladescu, M. Balaceanu, C. Luculescu, S. Padmanabhan, L. Constantin, M. Morris, V. Braic, submitted

Number of papers submitted to ISI quoted journals

                                                            2

• Effects of Cr and Si addition on the properties of ZrCN-based coatings, L.R. Constantin, M. Balaceanu, A.C. Parau, M. Dinu, A. Vladescu, submitted to Vacuum

• A comparative study of the structural, mechanical and tribological characteristics of TiSiC-Cr coatings prepared in CH4 and C2H2 reactive atmosphere by cathodic vacuum arc, M. Braic, A. Vladescu, M. Balaceanu, C. Luculescu, S. Padmanabhan, L. Constantin, M. Morris, V. Braic, submitted