Publications
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Polishchuk I, Prudnikov E, Abu Hamad H, Ben-Arie N, Sklar J, Kellermeier M, Schneider C, Rueckel M, Tauber F, Ibanez Revert M, Brannetti A, Filippetti I, Fermani S, Chantelot E, Dreze V, Segal E, Baraldi E, Falini G, Ratti C, and Pokroy B. SafeWax: A Bio-Inspired Multifunctional Coating for Sustainable Crop Protection. Small , 2025; 21(46):e05360.
Press Releases
- Ibanez M, Filippetti I, Ratti C, Brannetti A. SafeWax e la Superidrofobicità, un Fenomeno Naturale al Servizio Della Protezione Della Vite. Professional publication, Agronotizie 23 December 2024.
Conference Contributions
- Ben-Arie N, Pokroy B, Polishchuk I. Development of Bioinspired and Sustainable Fatty Acid-Based Coatings for Multifunctional Protection of Agricultural Crops. Conference contribution – poster presentation,IVS-IPSTA Annual Meeting Winter 2025, Kfar HaMaccabiah, Ramat Gan, December 21.
- Brannetti A, Ibanez R, Ben-Arie N, Polishchuk I, Pokroy B, Fermani S, Filippetti I, Ratti C, Baraldi E. Sustainable Control of Plasmopara viticola in Grapevines via SafeWax: A Bioinspired Passive Coating Strategy. Conference contribution – oral presentation, XXX Congress of the Italian Phytopathological Society (XXX SIPaV 2025), Catania, Italy, 15-17 September 2025.
- Abu Hamad H, Prudnikov E, Ben-Arie N, Polishchuk I, Segal E, Pokroy B. Bioinspired Surfaces with Anti-Microbial Properties for Sustainable Crop Protection. Conference contribution – poster presentation, ACS Fall 2025, Washington D.C., USA, 17-21 August 2024.
- Abu Hamad H, Prudnikov E, Ben-Arie N, Polishchuk I, Pokroy B, Segal E. Antifungal Properties of Aatty-Acid-Based Superhydrophobic Coatings: from Surface Protection to Sustainable Agriculture. Conference contribution – poster presentation, The Annual Conference of Israel Society for Microbiology 2025, ISM 2025, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 22-23 July 2025.
- Ben Arie N, Polishchuk I, Pokroy B. Development of Bioinspired Fatty Acid-Based Coatings for Advancing Sustainable Agricultural Practices. Conference contribution – poster presentation, The 20th Israel Materials Engineering Conference (IMEC20), Jerusalem, Israel, 25–26 February 2025.
Training & Academic Outputs
- Prudnikov E, Supervisor: Prof. Boaz Pokroy. Superhydrophobic Coatings Based on Self-Assembled Crystalline Fatty Acids with Antimicrobial Properties: from Formation and Characterization to Function and Plant Protection. PhD Thesis, Technion Library, 2025.
Relevant Publications
- Prudnikov E, Abu Hamad H, Polishchuk I, Kastman A, Segal E* and Pokroy B*. Superhydrophobic Fatty Acid-Based Spray Coatings with Dual-Mode Antifungal Activity. ACS Appl Bio Mater, 2025; 8(7):5970.
- Prudnikov E, Polishchuk I, Sand A, Abu Hamad H, Massad-Ivanir N, Segal E* and Pokroy B*. Self-Assembled Fatty Acid Crystalline Coatings Display Superhydrophobic Antimicrobial Properties. Mater Today Bio, 2023; 18:100516.
- Ostrov I, Polishchuk I, Shemesh M and Pokroy B*. Superhydrophobic Wax Coatings to Improve Dairy Food Quality. Appl Bio Mater , 2019; 2(11):4932.
- Gorb E, Böhm S, Jacky N, Maier L P, Dening K, Pechook S, Pokroy B and Gorb S. Insect Attachment on Bioinspired Wax Crystalline Surfaces Formed by Alkanes of Varying Chain Lengths. Beilstein J Nanotech , 2014; 14(5):1031.
- Pechook S, Kornblum N, Pokroy B*. Bio-Inspired Superoleophobic Fluorinated Wax Crystalline Surfaces. Adv Funct Mater, 2013; 23(36):4572.
- Pechook S, Pokroy B*. Self-Assembling, Bioinspired Wax Crystalline Surfaces with Time-Dependent Wettability. Adv Funct Mater , 2012; 22(4):745.