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  • Flaviu TURCU

  • Assistant Profesor

  • Biomolecular Physics
  • Faculty of Physics
  • Babes-Bolyai University
  • email: fturcu@phys.ubbcluj.ro
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Patents



1. R.V.F. Turcu, S. Simon, V. Muresan; “Devices and method for sealing rotor sample holder” – OSIM – Patent (Pending) Number: A/01015/22.12.2014
2. R.V.F. Turcu, S. Simon; “Sample Holder and Method” – USPTO – Patent (Pending) Number: 14/457,919; August 12, 2014
3. D.W. Hoyt, J.A. Sears, R.V.F. Turcu, K.M. Rosso and J.Z. Hu; “Method for High Pressure Magic Angle Spinning” – USPTO – Patent Number: US 8,692,548 B2; April 8, 2014

Journal Article



L.B.Chiriac, D.L. Trandafir, R.V.F. Turcu, M. Todea, S. Simon; "Synthesis, structural characterization and in vitro testing of dysprosium containing silica particles as potential MRI contrast enhancing agents", Appl. Surf. Sci. 385, 569 - 577, (2016).

R.V.F. Turcu, A. Samoson, M. Maier, D.L. Trandafir, S. Simon; “High fraction of pentacoordinated aluminum and gallium in lanthanum-aluminum-gallium borates”, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 99 (8), 2795 - 2800, (2016).

M. Todea, R.V.F. Turcu, M. Vasilescu, D.-L. Trandafir, S. Simon; “Structural characterization of heavy metal SiO2–Bi2O3 glasses and glass-ceramics”, J. Non Cryst. Solids 432, 271 – 276, (2016).

M. Todea, R.V.F. Turcu, B. Frentiu, S. Simon; “FTIR and NMR evidence of aluminosilicate microspheres bioactivity tested in simulated body fluid”; J. Non Cryst. Solids 432, 413 – 419, (2016).

A. Stanciu, A.S. Farcasan, G. Caracostea, R.V.F. Turcu, S. Simon, F.V. Stamatian; “Contribution of post-mortem MRI to evaluate the renal anomalies in a first trimester fetus with Down syndrome”, J. Obst. Gynaec. 36 (3), 359 – 360, (2016).

L. Todan, E.M. Anghel, P. Osiceanu, R.V.F. Turcu, I. Atkinson, S. Simon, M. Zaharescu; “Structural characterization of some sol-gel derived phosphosilicate”, J Mol. Struct. 1086, 161 - 171, (2015).

D.L Trandafir, C. Mirestean, R.V.F. Turcu, B. Frentiu, D. Eniu, S. Simon; “Structural characterization of nanostructured hydroxyapatite–iron oxide composites”, Ceram. Int. 40, 11071 – 11078, (2014).

R.V.F. Turcu, D.W. Hoyt, K.M Rosso, J.A. Sears, J.S. Loring, A.R. Felmy, J.Z. Hu; “Rotor Design for High Pressure Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance”, J. Magn. Reson. 226, 64 – 69, (2013).

J.S. Loring, H.T. Schaef, C.J. Thompson, R.V.F. Turcu, Q.R. Miller, J. Chen, J.Z. Hu, D.W. Hoyt, P.F. Martin, E.S. Ilton, A.R. Felmy, K.M. Rosso; “Clay hydration/dehydration in dry to water-saturated supercritical CO2: Implications for caprock integrity”, Energ. Procedia 37, 5443 – 5448, (2013).

R.V.F. Turcu, B. Kelemen, O. Popescu, S. Simon; “Solid State NMR Preliminary Study on Archeological Bones”, Studia Physica, 2, 31, (2012).

J.S. Loring, H.T. Schaef, R.V.F. Turcu, C.J. Thompson, Q.R. Miller, P.F. Martin, J.Z. Hu, D.W. Hoyt, O. Qafoku, E.S. Ilton, A.R. Felmy, K.M. Rosso; “ In Situ Molecular Spectroscopic Evidence for CO­2­ Intercalation into Montmorillonite in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”, Langmuir 28 (18), 7125 – 7128, (2012).

M. Todea, B. Frentiu, R.V.F Turcu, P. Berce, S. Simon; “Surface structure changes on aluminosilicate microspheres at the interface with simulated body fluid”, Corrosion Sci. 54, 299 – 306, (2012).

M.Y. Hu, J. Feng, D.M. Camaioni, R.V.F. Turcu, C.H. F. Peden, J.A. Lercher, J.Z. Hu; “In-situ MAS-NMR investigation on catalytic conversion of biogenic molecules at the presence of aqueous water”, Prep. Pap.-Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Energy.Fuel Chem. 57 (2), 215 (2012).

J.Z. Hu, J.H. Kwak, Y. Wang, M. Hu, R.V.F. Turcu, C.H.F. Peden; “Characterizing Surface Acidic Sites in Mesoporous Silica Supported Tungsten Oxide Using Solid State NMR and Quantum Chemistry Calculations”, J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 23354-23362, (2011).

D.W. Hoyt, R.V.F. Turcu, J.A. Sears, K.M. Rosso, S.D. Burton, J.H. Kwak, A.R. Felmy, J.Z. Hu; “In Situ Magic Angle Spinning NMR for Studying Geological CO2 Sequestration”, Prep. Pap.-Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel Chem. 56 (1), 283 (2011).

D.W. Hoyt, R.V.F. Turcu, J.A. Sears, K.M. Rosso, S.D. Burton, A.R. Felmy, J.Z. Hu; “High-Pressure Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance”, J. Magn. Reson. 212, 378-385, (2011).

M. Todea, R.V.F. Turcu, B. Frentiu, M. Tamasan, H. Mocuta, O. Ponta, S. Simon; “Amorphous and nanostructured silica and aluminosilicate spray-dried microspheres”, J Mol. Struct. 1000 (1-3), 62-68 (2011).

J.H. Kwak, J.Z. Hu, R.V.F. Turcu, K.M. Rosso, E.S. Ilton, C. Wang, J.A. Sears, M.H. Engelhard, A.R. Felmy, D.W. Hoyt; “The Role of H2O in the Carbonation of Forsterite in Supercritical CO2”, Int. J. Greenh Gas Con. 5 (4), 1081-1092 (2011).

M. Todea, B. Frentiu R.V.F. Turcu, S. Simon; “Structural properties of yttrium aluminosilicates microsphere”, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 72, 164 – 168, (2011).

D.L. Trandafir, R.V.F. Turcu, H. Mocuta, S. Simon; “Structural study of spray dried silica-germanate nanoparticles”, Materials Science and Engineering B 172 (1), 68-71 (2010).

S. Simon, R.V.F. Turcu, T. Radu, M. Moldovan, V. Simon, “Multispectroscopic investigation of silanised glass particles for dental fillers”, J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. 11 (11), 1660 – 1670 (2009).

R.V.F. Turcu, Simion Simon, Serban Constantinescu, Nicoleta Grecu, Dinu Iuga; “Structural changes of piezoelectric La3Ga5SiO14 induced by paramagnetic ions revealed by 71Ga Multiple Quantum Magic Angle Spinning”, Solid State Nucl. Magn. Reson. 36 (2), 92-95 (2009).

V. Simon, D. Laz.r, R.V.F. Turcu, H. Mocuta, K. Magyari, M. Prinz, M. Neumann, S. Simon; “Atomic environment in sol-gel derived nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite”, Materials Science and Engineering B 165 (3), 247 – 251 (2009).

M. Maier, V. Parvulescu, M. Tamasan, M. Vasilescu, R.F.V. Turcu, H. Mocuta, S. Simon; “Structural studies on mesoporous alumina”, Studia Physica 2, 31, (2008).

V. Simon, R.V.F. Turcu, D. Eniu, S. Simon; “Short range order changes induced by heat treatment in yttrium aluminosilicate glasses”, Physica B. 403, 139-144 (2008).

D. Cacaina, R.V.F. Turcu, D.A. Udvar, M. Vaahtio, H. Ylanen, S. Simon; “ Structural characterization of yttrium silica sol-gel microspheres”, J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. 9 (8), 2566-2570 (2007).

C. Mirestean, H. Mocuta, R.V.F. Turcu, G. Borodi, S. Simon; “Nanostructurated materials for hyperthermia treatment of bone tumors”, J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. 9 (3), 764-767 (2007).

S. Simon, R.V.F. Turcu, D. Cacaina, N. Malai; “Structural behavior of niobium phosphate glasses in simulated body fluid”, J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. 7 (6), 2839-2843 (2005).

R.V.F. Turcu, P.Knijn, G.E. Janssen, J. van Bentum, E.R.H. van Eck A.P.M. Kentgens; “Probing into the local structure of GaAs / AlGaAs with nutation NMR / Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy (MRFM)”, Studia Physica 3, 175 (2004).

S. Simon, D. Eniu, R.V.F.Turcu, V.Simon; “MAS-NMR Investigation of Y2O3 Fe2O3 Al2O3 Si2O3 System”, Studia Physica 3, 205 (2004).

S. Simon, R.V.F. Turcu, M. Pop and G. Borodi; “Bismuth Partial Substitution Effect Properties of Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O7 System”, Modern Physics Letters B 16, 769 (2002).

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