Dr Aleksandra Kocijan

01/4701 955
aleksandra.kocijan@imt.si

Physics and Chemistry of Materials
Researchers

Izpis bibliografije(COBISS)

Education

• 2004 University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology PhD thesis in Chemistry: »Studies of passive films formed on Co-based alloys in simulated physiological solution«
• 2000 University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology MSc thesis in Chemistry: »Study of the formation of wear particles in total hip replacements«
• 1997 University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology BSc thesis in Chemistry: »Development of the polarographic method for the determination of chromium and iron in human tissue«

Scientific and professional career

• 2005- Head of Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry
• 2004- employed at Institute of Metals and Technology
• 1998-2004 young researcher at "Jožef Stefan" Institute

Scientific interests

• research in the field of electrochemistry, analytical chemistry and surface characterisation
• studies of corrosion and passivation of advanced metallic materials in various environments
• surface characterisation of passive layers on the surface of advanced metallic materials
• studies of thin coatings on metallic materials for corrosion and biofouling control in biological environments

Other activities

• 2009 member of Scientific Council at Institute of Metals and Technology
• 2011 member of Editorial Board at the journal Materiali in tehnologije/Materials and Technology

Selected publications

1. A. Kocijan, I. Milošev, B. Pihlar 
   Cobalt-based alloys for orthopaedic applications studied by electrochemical and XPS analysis 
   J. mater. sci., Mater. med. 15 (2004) 643-650
2. A. Kocijan, Č. Donik, M. Jenko
   Electrochemical and XPS studies of the passive film formed on stainless steels in borate buffer and chloride solutions
   Corros. sci. 49(5) (2007) 2083-2098
3. Č. Donik, A. Kocijan, M. Jenko, A. Drenik, B. Pihlar
   XPS study of duplex stainless steel oxidized by oxygen atoms
   Corros. sci. 51(4) (2009) 827-832
4. P. Navabpour, D. Teer, X. Su, C. Liu, S. Wang, Q. Zhao, Č. Donik, A. Kocijan, M. Jenko Optimisation of the properties of siloxane coatings as antibiofouling coatings : comparison of PACVD and hybrid PACVD-PVD coatings 
   Surf. coat. technol. 204(20) (2010) 3188-3195
   doi: 10.1016/jsurfcoat.2010.03.011.  
5. A. KOCIJAN, D. KEK-MERL, M. JENKO, Monika. The corrosion behaviour of austenitic and duplex stainless steels in artificial saliva with the addition of fluoride
   Corros. sci. 53(2) (2011) 776-783