Onat Başak, PhD.

Scientific background:

  • Inorganic oxide glasses
  • Mesoporous silica nanoparticles
  • Bioactive glasses

International projects:

  • HORIZON 2020, WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2, Centre for functional and surface-functionalized glasses, 2021 – 2024, PhD Student

National projects:

  • VEGA (Scientific Grant Agency) Research Fund- Research Project No: 2-0091-20, ‘’Structure and properties of bioactive glasses doped with ions with potential therapeutic and antibacterial effects’’, Research Assistant (2021-2023)
  • The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)- Research Project No: 116M210, “Investigation of the Effect of Structural Changes on the Electrical Properties of Transition Metal Oxide Doped Heavy Metal Oxide Glasses”, Research Assistant, (2018-2020)
  • Yildiz Technical University (YTU) Scientific Research Fund- Research Project No: FYL-2019-3537, “Investigation of Electrical and Structural Properties in Transition Metal Oxide Containing Tellurite and Antimonite Glasses”, Research Assistant, (2019-2020)

Publication activity:

  • Publications in scientific journals: 3
  • Contributed Lectures in Conferences: 3
  • Citations: 14

2025

  • Başak, F. Kurtuldu, J. Ilavský, M. Vitázková, A.M. Beltrán, F. Muñoz, Y. Castro, M. Michálek, M. Chromčíková, Influence of calcium nitrate timing on the structural and textural characteristics of mesoporous SiO2-CaO nanoparticles, Open Ceramics 23 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100807.
  • Gamal Abd-Elsatar, H. Elsayed, O. Başak, K. Mosas, A. Nowicka, H. Kaňková, A. Mehta, J. Rahel, J. Kraxner, D. Galusek, E. Bernardo, Greener, safer, and stronger: plasma ion-exchanged pharmaceutical glass vials for precision drug delivery dosing, Applied Surface Science Advances 27 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsadv.2025.100760.

2024

  • Başak, B. Hruška, L. Buňová, F. Muñoz, M. Michálek, M. Chromčíková, The influence of time dependent Al2O3 dissolution during melting on the structure-bioactivity correlation of Mg containing silica-based bioactive glasses, J Non Cryst Solids 629 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.122873.

Education:

  • 2018 – B.Sc., Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Chemistry and Metallurgy, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
  • 2020 – M.Sc., Yildiz Technical University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Program

Thesis Title: Investigation of Electrical and Structural Properties of Telluride and Antimonate Glasses Containing Transition Metal Oxides

  • 2025 – PhD., Alexander Dubcek University of Trenčin, FunGlass, Inorganic Technology and Non-metallic Materials

Thesis Title: Structure and Properties of Bioactive Glasses Doped with Ions with  Potential Therapeutic and Antibacterial Effects

Awards, scholarships and research stays:

  • 2016-2017, Erasmus +, University of Silesia, Faculty of Computer and Material Science, Department of Material Science
  • 2024, JECS Trust (European Ceramic Society) Mobility Research Fund, Spanish National Research Council, Institute of Ceramics and Glass (CSIC)

Other activities:

  • Member Of UCTEA Chamber of Metallurgical and Materials Engineers
  • Member of Slovak Silicate Society
Onat Başak, PhD.
Onat Başak, PhD.
Researcher
Department of Biomaterials

E-mail: onat.basak@tnuni.sk
Tel.: +421 32 7400 514
Office: n. B4.04