Institute of Mechanics

Position: Associate Professor, PhD

Department: Fluid Mechanics

Open Laboratory of Experimental Micro and Nano Mechanics (OLEM)

Room number: 425, 103 / Block 4

Phone: +3592/9796415

E-mail: todorbat@gmail.com

Scientific degrees, institution, year:

• Master Degree “Industrial Chemistry”, UCTM-Sofia, 2001

• PhD, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2009

Fields of Research:

Synthesis and methods of nanocomposite manufacturing. Research on nanomechanical and tribological properties of nanocomposites. Structural characterization of composite materials.

35 Publications in books and peer review journals

190 Citations

h-index 7

Recent Publications:

• R. Kotsilkova, E. Ivanov, V. Georgiev, R. Ivanova, D. Menseidov, T. Batakliev, V. Angelov, H. Xia, Y. Chen, D. Bychanok, P. Kuzhir, R. Di Maio, C. Silvestre, S. Cimmino. Essential Nanostructure Parameters to Govern Reinforcement and Functionality of Poly(lactic) Acid Nanocomposites with Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes for 3D Printing Application. Polymers, 12, (2020), 1208.

• T. Batakliev. Tribological Investigation of PLA–based Nanocomposites by Scratch and Wear Experiments. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 50, (2020), 105-113.

• T. Batakliev, I. Petrova-Doycheva, V. Angelov, V. Georgiev, E. Ivanov, R. Kotsilkova, M. Casa, C. Cirillo, R. Adami, M. Sarno, P. Ciambelli, Effects of graphene nanoplatelets and multiwall carbon nanotubes on the structure and mechanical properties of Poly(lactic acid) composites: A comparative study, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 9 (3), (2019) 469.

• T. Batakliev, V. Georgiev, E. Ivanov, R. Kotsilkova, R. Di Maio, C. Silvestre, S. Cimmino, Nanoindentation analysis of 3D printed poly(lactic acid)-based composites reinforced with graphene and multiwall carbon nanotubes, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 136 (13), (2019) 47260.

• R. Kotsilkova, P. Angelova, T. Batakliev, V. Angelov, R. Di Maio, C. Silvestre, Study on Aging and Recover of Poly (Lactic) Acid Composite Films with Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes Produced by Solution Blending and Extrusion, Coatings, (9) 6, (2019) 359.

Recent Projects:

• European Union’s Horizon 2020-MSCA-RISE-734164 Graphene 3D Project 2016 Graphene 3D “Multifunctional Graphene based Nanocomposites with Robust Electromagnetic and Thermal Properties for 3D printing Application” (2017-2021).

• H2020-FET-Graphene Flagship-881603 Graphene Core 3

• H2020-SGA-FET-GRAPHENE-2017-785219 Graphene Core 2 (2018-2020).

• Bilateral Project BAS - CNR, Italy." “Multifunctional Graphene-Based Polymer Nanocomposites for 3D Printing Applications" (2019 – 2021)

• COST Action CA19118 - High-performance Carbon-based composites with Smart properties for Advanced Sensing Applications, 21/10/2020 – 20/10/2024

Institute of Mechanics tel.: +359 2 973 31 40; e-mail: office@imbm.bas.bg