Musa Kamaci is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Piri Reis University in Istanbul, Turkey, specializing in polymer chemistry and advanced functional materials. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and has authored 49 scientific publications, accumulating approximately 1,172 citations with an h-index of 22, demonstrating his strong research impact in the fields of polymer science and biomaterials. His research focuses on the design, synthesis, and characterization of poly(azomethine-urethane)-based polymers, biodegradable hydrogels, and polymer-based fluorescent and colorimetric sensors for the detection of metal ions and biosensing applications. Throughout his academic career, he has supervised both master’s and doctoral theses on polyurethane materials, hydrogel development, and polymeric sensor platforms. His completed research projects include the synthesis of chitosan–poly(azomethine-urethane) hydrogels for biomedical use in controlled drug delivery and the fabrication of polymeric biosensors for metal ion detection. In addition to scientific publications, Kamaci actively contributes to national and international conferences and collaborative research initiatives. His work bridges fundamental polymer synthesis with real-world applications targeting drug delivery technologies, antibacterial materials, biosensing systems, and environmentally responsive polymeric surfaces. Through his sustained scientific efforts, he continues to advance modern polymer chemistry and deliver impactful innovations in materials science and biomedical engineering.
Featured Publications
Kamacı, M. (2020). Polyurethane-based hydrogels for controlled drug delivery applications. European Polymer Journal, 123, 109444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109444
Avcı, A., Kaya, İ., & Kamacı, M. (2015). Synthesis of novel crosslinked poly(azomethine-urethane)s: Photophysical, electrochemical and thermal properties of some new flexible crosslinked poly(azomethine-urethane)s. Reactive & Functional Polymers, 95, 14–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2015.05.014
Kaya, İ., Yıldırım, M., Avcı, A., & Kamacı, M. (2011). Synthesis and thermal characterization of novel poly(azomethine-urethane)s derived from azomethine-containing phenol and polyphenol species. Macromolecular Research, 19(3), 286–293. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13233-011-0306-1
Kamacı, M., & Kaya, İ. (2017). Reaction conditions, photophysical, electrochemical, conductivity, and thermal properties of polyazomethines. Macromolecular Research, 25(7), 739–748. Note: original work on polyazomethine properties — often cited in context of his polymer-chemistry research
Kamacı, M., & Kaya, İ. (2014). Synthesis, thermal and morphological properties of polyurethanes containing azomethine linkage. Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 24(5), 803–818. (Earlier foundational paper in his polyurethane/azomethine-linkage research)