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Kristina Aponienė

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Institute / Center

Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology (IPN)

Research Area

Antimicrobial photo-nano technologies in life science

Present position

Junior researcher

Scientific Interests, Keywords

Antimicrobial technologies, nanotechnologies, antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

Links to External Profile

ORCID 0009-0007-0249-7654

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0249-7654
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/NFS-8206-2025
Most important publications

1. Aponienė, Kristina; Gricajeva, Alisa; Žarkov, Aleksej; Dobužinskas, Rokas; Vitta, Pranciškus. Evaluation of
visible-light-activated ZnO nanoparticles for sustainable postharvest protection of strawberries // Food control.
London : Elsevier Ltd. ISSN 0956-7135. eISSN 1873-7129. 2026, vol. 183, art. no. 111935, p. [1-15]. DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2025.111935.


2. Aponienė, Kristina; Buchovec, Irina; Vasiliauskaitė, Gabrielė; Gricajeva, Alisa; Vitta, Pranciškus. Visible-lightbased antimicrobial strategies for wheat seeds and sprouts: Comparative study of ZnO nanoparticles and a
chlorophyllin–chitosan complex // Food bioscience. Amsterdam : Elsevier Ltd. ISSN 2212-4292. eISSN 2212-
4306. 2026, vol. 79, art. no. 108811, p. 1-14. DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2026.108811.


3. Aponienė, Kristina; Serevičius, Tomas; Lukšienė, Živilė; Juršėnas, Saulius Antanas. Inactivation of bacterial
biofilms using visible-light-activated unmodified ZnO nanorods // Nanotechnology. Bristol : IOP Publishing Ltd.
ISSN 0957-4484. eISSN 1361-6528. 2017, Vol. 28, Iss. 36, Art. No. 365701. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa7a53.


4. Aponienė, Kristina; Lukšienė, Živilė. Effective combination of LED-based visible light, photosensitizer and
photocatalyst to combat Gram ( - ) bacteria // Journal of photochemistry and photobiology B: biology.
Amsterdam : Elsevier B.V. ISSN 1011-1344. 2015, Vol. 142, p. 257-263. DOI:
10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.11.011.


5. Aponienė, Kristina; Paškevičiūtė, Eglė; Reklaitis, Ignas; Lukšienė, Živilė. Reduction of microbial contamination
of fruits and vegetables by hypericin-based photosensitization: Comparison with other emerging antimicrobial
treatments // Journal of food engineering. Oxford : Elsevier Ltd. ISSN 0260-8774. eISSN 1873-5770. 2015, vol.
144, p. 29-35. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2014.07.012.


6. Kairytė, Kristina; Kadys, Arūnas; Lukšienė, Živilė. Antibacterial and antifungal activity of photoactivated ZnO
nanoparticles in suspension // Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B: Biology. Lausanne : Elsevier
Science. ISSN 1011-1344. 2013, Vol. 128, p. 78-84. DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2013.07.017.


7. Kairytė, Kristina; Lukšienė, Živilė; Pučetaitė, Milda; Šablinskas, Valdas. Differentiation of bacterial strains by
means of surface enhanced FT-Raman spectroscopy // Lithuanian journal of physics / Lithuanian Physical
Society, Lithuanian Academy of Science. Vilnius : Lietuvos mokslų akademijos leidykla. ISSN 1648-8504.
2012, Vol. 52, no. 3, p. 276-283.


8. Lukšienė, Živilė; Buchovec, Irina; Kairytė, Kristina; Paškevičiūtė, Eglė; Viškelis, Pranas. High-power pulsed
light for microbial decontamination of some fruits and vegetables with different surfaces // Journal of food,
agriculture & environment. Helsinki : WFL Publisher. ISSN 1459-0255. 2012, Vol. 10, iss. 3-4, p. 162-167.


9. Kairytė, Kristina; Lapinskas, Skirmantas; Gudelis, Vytautas; Lukšienė, Živilė. Effective inactivation of food
pathogens Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica by combined treatment of hypericin-based
photosensitization and high power pulsed light // Journal of applied microbiology. Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell
Publishing Ltd. ISSN 1364-5072. 2012, Vol. 112, no. 6, p. 1144-1151. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05296.x.

Projects
  1. National scientific program "Healthy and safe food" (SVE-12011): "Innovative technologies for microbiological safety and quality of raspberry and strawberry berries" ("UOGA")
    “The role of quorum sensing in the biofilm development dynamics of thermophilic food industry relevant bacteria: regulation and control strategies”