Boca-Farcău Sanda

Dr. Sanda Boca-Farcău is a Leading Researcher at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research in Molecular and Isotopic Technologies (TIM) within the Department of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies at Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She holds a PhD in Physics (2011), MSc in Biophysics and Medical Physics (2008), and BSc in Medical Physics (2006) from the same university.

• Education
  • PhD Physics (2011) - Babeș-Bolyai University
  • MSc Biophysics and Medical Physics (2008) - Babeș-Bolyai University
  • BSc Medical Physics (2006) - Babeș-Bolyai University

Her research focuses on nanoparticles for biomedical applications, including theranostic nanocompounds, optical and vibrational spectroscopy, and plasmonic hyperthermia. She has developed gold nanoparticle-based systems for targeted drug delivery in leukemia treatment, bioimaging via SERS and dark field microscopy, and nanoscale manipulation using atomic force microscopy.

Notable projects include:

• NanoMEDLeuKemist: Spectroscopic encoded gold nanoparticles for acute lymphoblastic leukemia treatment
• GLANCE: Plasmonic nano-gap arrays for light emission control
• RETSTEM: Stem cell therapies for retinal diseases using gold nanoparticle delivery systems
• NanoDetCTC: Detection of chemoresistant tumor cells via bioconjugated noble-metal nanoparticles
• DEONOS: Dual electrical/optical nano-sensors on flexible substrates
• NANOBIOFUN: Multifunctional nanoparticles for bioimaging and cancer therapy

Her work bridges physics, chemistry, and biology to develop non-invasive diagnostic tools and nano-chemotherapy approaches. She has contributed to cost-effective SERS substrates and DNA-mediated nanoparticle crystallization for future optoelectronic materials.