2008    Ph.D., Natural sciences, Chemistry, Physical Chemistry; University of Zagreb Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology

2003    Master in Chemical Engineering; University of Zagreb Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology

Principal investigator:

2025 - Registered innovation, Ruđer Bošković Institute innovation portfolio

Functional collagen-based coatings for dental implants

2022 - Research project funded by the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts – HAZU

Sterile and clean or sterile and contaminated: How clean is the dental implant?

2021 - Research project funded by the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts – HAZU

Aluminium from dental implants as a trigger of Alzheimer’s disease: how to prevent aluminium dissolution?

• Collagen Coatings as Carriers for Targeted Antibiotic Therapy for Dental Implants

  26.03.2026 - 26.03.2027 | 11,678.65 EUR

  CroRISIRB

• Preparation and characterization of nanostructured iron oxides for application in advanced polymer composites

  01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026 | 7,800.00 EUR

  CroRISIRB

• Biomimetic Multifunctional Calcium Phosphate Coatings with Enhanced Anticorrosion Protection

  01.12.2023 - 02.12.2024 | 2,000.00 EUR

  CroRISIRB

• Mechanism of hydroxyapatite layer formation on the surface of a titanium implant modified with an organic nano-coating

  24.10.2022 - 24.10.2023 | 2,000.00 HRK

  CroRISIRB

• Sterile and clean or sterile and contaminated - how clean is a dental implant?

  14.10.2022 - 14.10.2023 | 2,000.00 HRK

  CroRISIRB

• Aluminum from dental implants as a potential trigger of Alzheimer's disease: how to prevent aluminum dissolution?

  12.10.2021 - 12.10.2022 | 3,000.00 HRK

  CroRISIRB

• Support for Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices cutting-edge research - CEMS

  01.11.2017 - 30.11.2023 | 37,990,359.00 HRK

  CroRISIRB

• Formation and properties of 1D α-Fe2O3 nanostructures doped with selected metal ions - 1D-DopedFeOX

  15.03.2017 - 31.03.2022 | 102,196.56 EUR

  CroRISIRB

2024   Award for the best scientific work in 2022 - the annual prize of the Ruđer Bosković Institute 

The paper: Ankica Šarić, Martina Vrankić, Dirk Luetzenkirchen-Hecht, Ines Despotović, Željka Petrović, Goran Dražić, Franz Eckelt:

Insight into the Growth Mechanism and Photocatalytic Behavior of Tubular Hierarchical ZnO Structures: An Integrated Experimental and Theoretical Approach,  Inorganic Chemistry 61 (2022) 2962-2979.

2011    Award for the best poster presentation

Self-assembled monolayers of organic molecules on metallic substrates: fundamental and applied investigations

by authors Ž. Petrović, S. Omanović, M. Metikoš-Huković, presented at XXII Croatian Meeting of Chemists and Chemical Engineers,Zagreb, Croatia, 13-16 February 2011.

Undergraduate and graduate courses (laboratory exercise and seminars) at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology University of Zagreb: Electrochemistry, Electrochemical and corrosion engineering, Electrochemical organic processes, Electrochemical inorganic processes, Electrochemical engineering and products.

Doctoral course (laboratory exercise) at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology University of Zagreb: Mechanisms of electrochemical corrosion and corrosion protection.

Doctoral course (laboratory exercise) at the Faculty of Science University of Zagreb: Selected chapters of electrochemistry.

1.  Ž. Petrović, I. Despotović, J. Katić, The DFT structure-property relationship of titanium functionalized with electrochemically deposited collagen fibrils, Journal of Coatings Technology and Research (2026), 10.1007/s11998-025-01192-7.

2. G. Radić, T. Krnić, M. Lovrić, K. Perović, F. radovanović-Perić, B. Genorio, H. Kušić, Ž. Petrović, M. Kraljić-Roković, New insight into photoelectrochemical hydrogen production and photocorrosion inhibition by ascorbic acid, Electrochimica Acta 539 (2025) 147050, 10.1016/jelectacta.2025.147050.

3. J. Roknić, I. Despotović, J. Katić, Ž. Petrović, Electrospun PVP fibers as carriers of Ca2+ ions to improve the osteoinductivity of titanium-based dental implants, Molecules 29 (2024) 4181. doi: 10.3390/molecules29174181.

4. Ž. Petrović, M. Ristić, M. Kraljić Roković,K. Zadro, E. Kuzmann, Z. Homonnay, S. Musić, S. Krehula, Effects of Pt and Ru doping on the magnetic, optical, photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic properties of electrospun hematite (α-Fe2O3) fibres, Journal of materials research 38 (2023) 974-989. doi: 10.1557/s43578-022-00645-8.

5. Ž. Petrović, A. Šarić, I. Despotović, J. Katić, R. Peter, M. Petravić, M. Ivanda, M. Petković, Surface functionalisation of dental implants with a composite coating of alendronate and hydrolysed collagen: DFT and EIS studies, Materials 15 (2022) 5127,  doi: 10.3390/ma15155127

6. Ž. Petrović, A. Šarić, I. Despotović, J. Katić, R. Peter, M. Petravić, M. Petković, A New Insight into Coating’s Formation Mechanism Between TiO2 and Alendronate on Titanium Dental Implant, Materials 13 (2020) 3220, doi: 10.3390/ma13143220

Conference proceedings

• 4th Mediterranean Conference on the Applications of the Moessbauer Effect - MECAME 2018 Book of Abstracts / Ristić, Mira ; Petrović, Željka ; Androš Dubraja, Lidija et al. (ur.). Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2018

• 3rd Mediterranean Conference on the Applications of the Moessbauer Effect - MECAME 2017 Book of Abstracts / Felner, Israel ; Ristić, Mira ; Petrović, Željka et al. (ur.). Jeruzalem: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2017

• 2nd Mediterranean Conference on the Applications of the Moessbauer Effect - MECAME 2016 Book of Abstracts / Ristić, Mira ; Petrović, Željka ; Krehula, Stjepko (ur.). Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2016

• Mediterranean Conference on the Applications of the Moessbauer Effect (MECAME 2015) in the honour of Svetozar Musić: book of abstracts / Ristić, Mira ; Petrović, Željka ; Krehula, Stjepko (ur.). Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2015

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• Book of abstracts of the International conference on the applications of the Mossbauer effect - ICAME 2013 / Musić, Svetozar ; Ristić, Mira ; Krehula, Stjepko et al. (ur.). Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2013

Original scientific paper

• Petrović, Željka; Despotović, Ines; Katić, Jozefina | The DFT structure-property relationship of titanium functionalized with electrochemically deposited collagen fibrils // Journal of coatings technology and research, 23 (2026), 3; 1461-1478. doi: 10.1007/s11998-025-01192-7

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• Radić, Gabrijela; Krnić, Tena; Lovrić, Marija; Perović, Klara; Radovanović Perić, Floren; Genorio, Boštjan; Kušić, Hrvoje; Petrović, Željka; Kraljić Roković, Marijana | New insight into photoelectrochemical hydrogen production and photocorrosion inhibition by ascorbic acid // Electrochimica acta, 539 (2025), 147050, 10. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2025.147050

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• Roknić, Janina; Despotović, Ines; Katić, Jozefina; Petrović, Željka | Electrospun PVP fibers as carriers of Ca2+ ions to improve the osteoinductivity of titanium-based dental implants // Molecules, 29 (2024), 17; 4181, 18. doi: 10.3390/molecules29174181

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• Despotović, Ines; Petrović, Željka; Katić, Jozefina; Mikić, Dajana | Alendronate as bioactive coating on titanium surfaces: an investigation of CaP–alendronate interactions // Materials, 17 (2024), 11; 2703, 15. doi: 10.3390/ma17112703

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• Katić, Jozefina; Krivačić, Sara; Petrović, Željka; Mikić, Dajana; Marciuš, Marijan | Titanium implant alloy modified by electrochemically deposited functional bioactive calcium phosphate coatings // Coatings, 13 (2023), 3; 640, 18. doi: 10.3390/coatings13030640

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• Petrović, Željka; Ristić, Mira; Kraljić Roković, Marijana; Zadro, Krešo; Kuzmann, Ernő; Homonnay, Zoltán; Musić, Svetozar; Krehula, Stjepko | Effects of Pt and Ru doping on the magnetic, optical, photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic properties of electrospun hematite (α-Fe2O3) fibres // Journal of materials research, 38 (2023), 4; 974-989. doi: 10.1557/s43578-022-00645-8

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• Petrović, Željka ; Šarić, Ankica ; Despotović, Ines ; Katić, Jozefina ; Peter, Robert ; Petravić, Mladen ; Ivanda, Mile ; Petković, Marin | Surface functionalisation of dental implants with a composite coating of alendronate and hydrolysed collagen: DFT and EIS studies // Materials, 15 (2022), 15; 5127, 20. doi: 10.3390/ma15155127

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• Šarić, Ankica ; Vrankić, Martina ; Lützenkirchen- Hecht, Dirk ; Despotović, Ines ; Petrović, Željka ; Dražić, Goran ; Eckelt, Franz | Insight into the Growth Mechanism and Photocatalytic Behavior of Tubular Hierarchical ZnO Structures: An Integrated Experimental and Theoretical Approach // Inorganic chemistry, 61 (2022), 6; 2962-2979. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03905

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• Petrović, Željka ; Katić, Jozefina ; Šarić, Ankica ; Despotović, Ines ; Matijaković, Nives ; Leskovac, Mirela ; Kralj, Damir ; Petković, Marin | Influence of Biocompatible Coating on Titanium Surface Characteristics // Innovations in corrosion and materials science, 10 (2020), 1; 37-46. doi: 10.2174/2352094910999200407095723

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• Petrović, Željka ; Šarić, Ankica ; Despotović, Ines ; Katić, Jozefina ; Peter, Robert ; Petravić, Mladen ; Petković, Marin | A New Insight into Coating’s Formation Mechanism Between TiO2 and Alendronate on Titanium Dental Implant // Materials, 13 (2020), 14; 3220, 16. doi: 10.3390/ma13143220

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• Ristić, Mira ; Kremenović, Aleksandar ; Reissner, Michael ; Petrović, Željka ; Musić, Svetozar | Microstructural and magnetic properties of electrospun hematite/cuprospinel composites // Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics, 31 (2020), 9812-9825. doi: 10.1007/s10854-020-03526-0

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• Katić, Jozefina ; Šarić, Ankica ; Despotović, Ines ; Matijaković, Nives ; Petković, Marin ; Petrović, Željka | Bioactive Coating on Titanium Dental Implants for Improved Anticorrosion Protection: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study // Coatings, 9 (2019), 10; 612, 13. doi: 10.3390/coatings9100612

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• Krehula, Stjepko ; Ristić, Mira ; Petrović, Željka ; Kratofil Krehula, Ljerka ; Mitar, Ivana ; Musić, Svetozar | Effects of Cu doping on the microstructural, thermal, optical and photocatalytic properties of α-FeOOH and α-Fe2O3 1D nanoparticles // Journal of alloys and compounds, 802 (2019), 290-300. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.06.133

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• Radić, Gabrijela ; Šajnović, Ivan ; Petrović, Željka ; Kraljić Roković, Marijana | Reduced graphene oxide/α-Fe2O3 fibres as active material for supercapacitor application // Croatica chemica acta, 91 (2018), 4; 481-490. doi: 10.5562/cca3452

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• Petrović, Željka ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar ; Fabián, Martin | The effect of gum arabic on the nano / microstructure and optical properties of precipitated ZnO // Croatica chemica acta, 90 (2017), 2; 135-143. doi: 10.5562/cca3121

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• Petrović, Željka ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar | The effect of sodium polyanethol sulfonate on the precipitation of zinc oxide // Journal of alloys and compounds, 694 (2017), 1331-1337. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.10.111

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• Petrović, Željka ; Ristić, Mira ; Marciuš, Marijan ; Ivanda, Mile ; Đurina, Vedran ; Musić, Svetozar | Hydrothermal processing of electrospun fibers in the synthesis of 1D ZnO nanoparticles // Materials letters, 176 (2016), 278-281. doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2016.04.119

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• Petrović, Željka ; Ristić, Mira ; Marciuš, Marijan ; Sepiol, Bogdan ; Peterlik, Herwig ; Ivanda, Mile ; Musić, Svetozar | Formation of RuO2 nanoparticles by thermal decomposition of Ru(NO)(NO3)3 // Ceramics international, 41 (2015), 6; 7811-7815. doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.02.115

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• Ristić, Mira ; Marciuš, Marijan ; Petrović, Željka ; Ivanda, Mile ; Musić, Svetozar | Formation and characterization of ribbon-like RuO2/Ru fibers // Materials letters, 156 (2015), 142-145. doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2015.04.136

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• Petrović, Željka ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar ; Sepiol, Bogdan ; Peterlik, Herwig | The formation of ZnO nanoparticles from zinc gluconate // Ceramics international, 41 (2015), 3; 4975-4981. doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.12.061

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• Petrović, Željka ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar ; Fabián, Martin | Nano/microstructure and optical properties of ZnO particles precipitated from zinc acetylacetonate // Journal of molecular structure, 1090 (2015), 121-128. doi: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2014.11.068

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• Ristić, Mira ; Marciuš, Marijan ; Petrović, Željka ; Ivanda, Mile ; Musić, Svetozar | The Influence of Experimental Conditions on the Formation of ZnO Fibers by Electrospinning // Croatica chemica acta, 87 (2014), 4; 315-320. doi: 10.5562/cca2409

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• Ristić, Mira ; Marciuš, Marijan ; Petrović, Željka ; Musić, Svetozar | Dependence of NiO microstructure on the electrospinning conditions // Ceramics international, 40 (2014), 7/Part A; 10119-10123. doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.01.132

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• Petrović, Željka ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar | Development of ZnO microstructures produced by rapid hydrolysis of zinc acetylacetonate // Ceramics international, 40 (2014), 7/Part B; 10953-10959. doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.03.095

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• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Peter, Robert ; Petravić, Mladen | Surface Modification of Iron for Corrosion Protection: Kinetics of Anodic Film Formation and Electroreduction // International journal of electrochemical science, 7 (2012), 10; 9232-9247

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• Milošev, Ingrid ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Petrović, Željka | Influence of preparation methods on the properties of self-assembled films of octadecylphosphonate on NiTi: XPS and EIS studies // Materials science & engineering. C, Biomimetic materials, sensors and systems, 32 (2012), 8; 2604-2616. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2012.08.010

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• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Babić, Ranko | The electrochemical transfer reactions and the structure of the iron|oxide layer|electrolyte interface // Electrochimica acta, 75 (2012), 406-413. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.05.031

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• Petrović, Željka ; Katić, Jozefina ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Dadafarin, Hesam ; Omanović, Saša | Modification of a Nitinol surface by phosphonate self-assembled monolayers // Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 158 (2011), 10; F159-F165. doi: 10.1149/1.3617651

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• Petrović, Željka ; Lajci, Nushe ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Babić, Ranko | Barrier and semiconducting properties of thin anodic films on Cr in an acid solution // Journal of solid state electrochemistry, 15 (2011), 6; 1201-1207. doi: 10.1007/s10008-010-1192-8

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• Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Babić, Ranko ; Grubač, Zoran ; Petrović, Željka ; Lajçi, Nushe | High corrosion resistance of austenitic stainless steel alloyed with nitrogen in an acid solution // Corrosion science, 53 (2011), 6; 2176-2183. doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2011.02.039

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• Grubač, Zoran ; Petrović, Željka ; Katić, Jozefina ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Babić, Ranko | The electrochemical behaviour of nanocrystalline nickel : a comparison with polycrystalline nickel under the same experimental condition // Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 645 (2010), 2; 87-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2010.04.018

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• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Omanovic, Sasha ; Leskovac, Mirela | Structural and Protecting Properties of Functional Organic Coatings on Copper // ECS transactions, 28 (2010), 29; 51-63. doi: 10.1149/1.3502444

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• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Babić, Ranko ; Katić, Jozefina ; Milun, Milorad | A multi-technique study of gold oxidation and semiconducting properties of the compact alfa-oxide layer // Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 629 (2009), 1-2; 43-49. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2009.01.020

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• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Babić, Ranko | Potential-assisted Assembly of 1-dodecanethiol on Polycrystalline Gold // Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 623 (2008), 1; 54-60. doi: 10.1016/j.elechem.2008.06.018

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• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Babić, Ranko | Modification of Copper with Self-Assembled Organic Coatings // Progress in organic coatings, 61 (2008), 1; 1-6-x

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• Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Babić, Ranko ; Petrović, Željka ; Posavec, Damir | Copper Protection by a Self-Assembled Monolayer of Alkanethiol: Comparison with Benzotriazole // Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 154 (2007), 2; 138-143-x

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• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Grubač, Zoran ; Omanović, Saša | The nucleation of nickel on carbon microelectrodes and its electrocatalytic activity in hydrogen evolution // Thin solid films, 513 (2006), 193-200-x

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• Martinez, Sanja ; Valek, Lidija ; Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Piljac, Jasenka | Catechin antioxidant action at various pH studied by cyclic voltammetry and PM3 semi-empirical calculations // Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 584 (2005), 2; 92-99. doi: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2005.07.015

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• Posavec, Damir ; Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Application of Carbon Fibre Microelectrodes in Electrochemical Investigations // Scientific Papers of the University of Pardubice. Series A, Faculty of Chemical Technology, 10 (2004), 93-102

• Piljac, Jasenka ; Martinez, Sanja ; Stipčević, Tamara ; Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | A cyclic voltammetry investigation of the phenolic content of Croatian wines // American journal of enology and viticulture, 55 (2004), 4; 417-422. doi: 10.5344/ajev.2004.55.4.417

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Short communication

• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Harvey, Jeffrey ; Omanovich, Sasha | Enhancement of structural and charge-transfer barrier properties of n-alkanethiol layers on a polycrystalline copper surface by electrochemical potentiodynamic polarization // PCCP. Physical chemistry chemical physics, 12 (2010), 25; 6590-6593. doi: 10.1039/B925927A

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Editorial

• Martinović, Ivana; Pilić, Zora; Petrović, Željka | Preface on corrosion inhibition: A green and sustainable approach // Applied surface science advances, 30 (2025), 100893, 2. doi: 10.1016/j.apsadv.2025.100893

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Original scientific paper

• Lajci, Nushe ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Petrović, Željka | Corrosion Inhibition of Armco Iron in Hydrochloric Acid Solution by New Imidazole Derivatives // SGEM2012 Conference Proceedings, Vol. 5. | 2012. str. 207-214

• Lajçi, Nushe ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Petrović, Željka | The mechanism of transpassive dissolution of ASS N25 austenitic stainless steel in sulphuric acid solution // SGEM2012 Conference Proceedings, Vol 2. | 2012. str. 313-323

• Petrović, Željka ; Čeralinac, Zoran ; Grubač, Zoran ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Impedance Spectroscopy and Electroanalytical Studies of Double Layer at Solids // YISAC 07 Proceedings. | Pardubice: University of Pardubice, 2007. str. 141-146-x

• Posavec, Damir ; Petrović, Željka ; Omanović, Saša ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Copper surface modification with a self-assembled monolayer // 4^th Croatian symposium on electrochemistry. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2006. str. 43-x

• Posavec, Damir ; Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Application of Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes in Electrochemical Investigations // Book of Abstracts. | Graz: Institute of Chemistry Karl-Franzens-University, 2004. str. 26-33-x

• Petrović, Željka ; Grubač, Zoran ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Nanostructured Nickel Films: Electrocrystallization on Carbon Microelectrodes and Electrocatalytic Properties for the HER // BSUN-COSENT Conference for Junior Research Scientists, Constantza, Romania, 2004. | 2004. str. 1-1

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• Piljac, Jasenka ; Martinez, Sanja ; Stipčević, Tamara ; Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Determination of the phenolic content of Croatian wines using cyclic voltammetry // 3. hrvatski simpozij o elektrokemiji : zbornik radova. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2004. str. 81-84

Conference abstract

• Petrović, Željka; Despotović, Ines; Katić, Jozefina | Combined DFT and Experimental Study of Anti-Corrosion Coatings for Dental Implants // Computational Chemistry Day 2026 : Book of Abstracts / Babić, Darko (ur.). | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2026. str. 31-31

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• Krehula, Stjepko; Popov, Nina; Petrović, Željka; Marciuš, Marijan; Robić, Marko | Mössbauer Spectroscopy Investigation of Doped Iron Oxides // Book of Abstracts GFSM 2025 International conference on Nanochemistry, Hybrid Materials & Molecular Chemistry / Garcia, Yann (ur.). | Louvain-la-Neuve: UCLouvain, 2025. str. 43-43

• Katić, Jozefina; Krivačić, Sara; Horvat, Elizabeta; Petrović, Željka; Mikić, Dajana | Electrochemical deposition of functional bioactive calcium phosphate coatings on the TiAlNb implant alloy // 9th Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry - South-East Europe Book of Abstracts / Grgur, Branimir; Pašti, Igor; Dekanski, Aleksandar (ur.). | Beograd: Serbian Chemical Society, 2024. str. 79.-79.

• Katić, Jozefina Katić; Filipović, Martina; Petrović, Željka; Mikić, Dajana; Despotović, Ines | Collagen coating for bioactivation of the titanium implant surface // 9th Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry - South-East Europe Book of Abstracts / Grgur, Branimir; Pašti, Igor; Dekanski, Aleksandar (ur.). | Beograd: Serbian Chemical Society, 2024. str. 78.-78.

• Filipović, Martina; Mikić, Dajana; Petrović, Željka; Despotović, Ines; Katić, Jozefina | Primjena kolagenske prevlake za bioaktivaciju površine titanijevog implantata // XV Meeting Of Young Chemical Engineers : Book Of Abstracts / XV. susret mladih kemijskih inženjera : knjiga sažetaka / Ujević Andrijić, Željka; Vidak, Andrej (ur.). | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2024. str. 146.-146.

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• Roknić, Janina; Petrović, Željka; Katić, Jozefina | Surface modification of dental materials // 12th ISE Satellite Student Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry: book of abstracts / Kapitanović, Angela; Bakija Alempijević, Saranda (ur.). | Zagreb: Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers (CSCE), 2023. str. 13-13

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• Turkalj, Anja; Kapitanović, Angela; Petrović, Željka; Katić, Jozefina | Functional calcium phosphate coatings on biomedical Co-Cr based implant material // 12th ISE Satellite Student Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry: book of abstracts / Kapitanović, Angela; Bakija Alempijević, Saranda (ur.). | Zagreb: Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers (CSCE), 2023. str. 14-14

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• Krivačić, Sara ; Mikić, Dajana ; Petrović, Željka ; Katić, Jozefina | Corrosion resistance of titanium based biomedical implant materials // 10th ISE Satellite Student Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry : Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2021. str. 20-20

• Varzić, Katarina ; Katić, Jozefina ; Šarić, Ankica ; Despotović, Ines ; Leskovac, Mirela ; Petković, Marin ; Petrović, Željka | Funkcionalizacija površine titanijeva dentalnog implantata bioaktivnim prevlakama // XIII. susret mladih kemijskih inženjera, SMLKI, Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2020. str. 146-146

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• Katić, Jozefina ; Šarić, Ankica ; Despotović, Ines ; Petković, Marin ; Petrović, Željka | Functionalization of Titanium Surface by Innovative Anticorrosion Coating // 71st Annual Meeting ISE, Book of Abstracts. | 2020. str. 1211-1211

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• Petrović, Željka ; Šarić, Ankica ; Despotović, Ines ; Katić, Jozefina ; Petković, Marin | Functional Coatings for Titanium Dental Implants: Differences and Similarities // First Poster Competition on Materials Science. | MDPI Books, 2020, PCMS-08941, 1. doi: 10.3390/PCMS-08941

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• Robić, Marko ; Ristić, Mira ; Petrović, Željka ; Marciuš, Marijan ; Krehula, Stjepko ; Musić, Svetozar | Preparation and properties of electrospun Cr-doped α-Fe2O3 nanofibers // ICAME 2019 Intenational Conference on the Applications of the Mössbauer Effect. | 2019. str. 181-181

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• Krehula, Stjepko ; Ristić, Mira ; Popov, Nina ; Petrović, Željka ; Musić, Svetozar | Structural, Optical and Photocatalytic Properties of Elongated Cu-, Co- and Sn-doped Goethite and Hematite Nanoparticles // ICAME 2019 Intenational Conference on the Applications of the Mőssbauer Effect. | 2019. str. 51-51

• Kranjčec, Roko ; Petrović, Željka ; Kralj, Magdalena ; Mikić, Dajana ; Kraljić Roković, Marijana | Sinteza kompozita grafenski hidrogel/ispredena vlakna za primjenu u superkondenzatorima // Knjiga sažetaka, VII. hrvatski simpozij o kemiji i tehnologiji makromolekula. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2019. str. 18-18

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• Radić, Gabrijela ; Šajnović, Ivan ; Kraljić Roković, Marijana ; Petrović, Željka | Reduced graphene oxide/α-Fe2O3 fibres as active material for supercapacitor application // 7th Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry-South East Europe, Book of Abstract. | Zagreb: International Association of Physical Chemists (IAPC), 2019. str. 110-110

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• Katić, Jozefina ; Šarić, Ankica ; Despotović, Ines ; Petković, Marin ; Varzić, Katarina ; Leskovac, Mirela ; Petrović, Željka | Surface modification of Ti dental implant by bioactive coatings: experimental and theoretical studies // 7th Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry – South East Europe & 8th Kurt Schwabe Symposium : Book of Abstract. | Zagreb: International Association of Physical Chemists (IAPC), 2019. str. 143-143

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• Petrović, Željka ; Kremenović, Aleksandar ; Reissner, Michael ; Musić, Svetozar ; Ristić, Mira | Microstructural and magnetic properties of electrospun α-Fe2O3/CuFe2O4 nanocomposites // MECAME 2018 Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2018. str. 53-53

• Krehula, Stjepko ; Ristić, Mira ; Petrović, Željka ; Musić, Svetozar | Synthesis and Microstructural Properties of Cu-Doped Goethite and Cu-Doped Hematite Nanoneedles // MECAME 2018 Book of Abstracts. | Zagreb: Institut Ruđer Bošković, 2018. str. 45-45

• Radić, Gabrijela ; Šajnović, Ivan ; Petrović, Željka ; Kraljić Roković, Marijana ; Ristić, Mira | Nanostrukturirani metalni oksidi: sinteza i karakterizacija // 5. Dan elektrokemije i 8th ISE Satellite Student Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry : Knjiga sažetaka = Book of abstracts. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2018. str. 41-41

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• Palčić, Ana ; Juraić, Krunoslav ; Buljan, Maja ; Petrović, Željka ; Vrankić, Martina ; Bronić, Josip ; Valtchev, Valentin | The Study of the Formation of Zincosilicate Zeolite RUB-17 (RSN- Type) // 7th FEZA Conference “The Zeolites : Materials with Engineered Properties” : Book of Abstracts. | Sofija, 2017. str. 154-154

• Musić, Svetozar; Petrović, Željka; Ristić, Mira; Sepiol, Bogdan; Peterlik, Herwig | Formation and Characterization of ZnO Nanoparticles // Nanocon 2014 Conference Proceedings. | Ostrava: Tanger, 2014. str. 198-198

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• Petrović, Željka ; Ristić, Mira ; Musić, Svetozar ; Fabian, Martin | PROPERTIES OF ZnO PARTICLES PRECIPITATED BY RAPID HYDROLYSIS OF ZINC ACETYLACETONATE // EUCMOS 2014 Düsseldorf, Book of Abstracts. | Düsseldorf: Heinrich‐Heine‐Universität Düsseldorf, 2014. str. 292-292

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• Grubač, Zoran ; Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | BIORAZGRADIVI IMPLANTATI MAGNEZIJA: SAMOORGANIZIRAJUĆI ALKILFOSFONATNI FILMOVI // Knjiga sažetaka, XXIII. hrvatski skup kemičara i kemijskih inženjera. | 2013. str. 217-217

• Petrović, Željka; Ristić, Mira; Musić, Svetozar | Characterization of ZnO Particles Precipitated by using Zinc Acetylacetonate Monohydrate as Precursor // Nanocon 2013, 5th International Conference Proceedings. | Ostrava: Tanger, 2013. str. 202-202

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• Katić, Jozefina ; Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Sinteza i karakterizacija biokompatibilnih filmova na titanijevoj leguri sa svojstvom pamćenja oblika // Zbornik sažetaka, 3. dan elektrokemije. | Zagreb, 2012. str. 25-26

• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Struktura elektrokemijskog dvosloja oksid|elektrolit: sloj prostornog naboja, reverzibilni dvosloj, površinski naboj i specifična adsorpcija // Zbornik sažetaka, 3. dan elektrokemije. | Zagreb, 2012. str. 38-39

• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Modificiranje površina samoorganizirajućim monoslojevima organskih molekula // Zbornik sažetaka, 3. dan elektrokemije. | Zagreb, 2012. str. 36-37

• Katić, Jozefina ; Kovač, Spomenka ; Gašo-Sokač, Dajana ; Gamulin, Ozren ; Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Self-assembled monolayers of phosphonic acids on Nitinol: The effect of terminal functional groups // XXII. hrvatski skup kemičara i kemijskih inženjera, Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2011. str. 263-263

• Milošev, Ingrid ; Petrović, Željka ; Kapun, Barbara ; Seručnik, Mojca ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and impedance spectroscopy studies of Nitinol modified by thin organic films // XXII. hrvatski skup kemičara i kemijskih inženjera, Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2011. str. 272-272

• Katić, Jozefina ; Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Biokompatibilnost nitinola - legure sa svojstvom pamćenja oblika // VIII. susret mladih kemijskih inženjera : Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2010. str. 17-17

• Lajci, Nushe ; Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Chromium Passivity in Sulfuric Acid Solution // Book of Abstract of the 8th Spring Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry Advances in Corrosion Science for Lifetime Prediction and Sustainability. | Lausanne, 2010. str. P-018-P-018

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• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Omanović, Sasha | Structural and Protecting Properties of Functional Organic Coatings on Copper // 217th ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA 2010-01. | The Electrochemical Society (ECS), 2010. str. 1273-1273

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• Katić, Jozefina ; Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Babić, Ranko | Corrosion behaviour of Nitinol (shape memory alloy) modified by organic and inorganic films // Second Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry South-East Europe, Program & Book of Abstracts. | Beograd: Serbian Chemical Society, 2010. str. 35-35

• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Babić, Ranko | Surface Modification of Copper by Self-Assembling Organic Thin Films: Formation and Characterization // XXI. Hrvatski skup kemičara i kemijskih inženjera. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2009. str. 284-284

• Katić, Jozefina ; Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Thin Gold Oxide Surface Layer // 1^st Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry of South-East Europe, Book of Abstract. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2008. str. 401-401

• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | N Nanostructured organic films on gold : electrochemically assisted assembly // 1st Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry of South-East Europe : Book of Abstract. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2008. str. 247-247

• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Babić, Ranko | Monolayer synthesis of the ordered organic surface on a gold substrate // Book of Abstracts Nanostructured Materials in Electrochemistry: Biosciences and Molecular Electronics Applications. | Lausanne: International Society of Electrochemistry, 2007. str. P-120-x

• Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Babić, Ranko ; Mišković, Ivana | Funkcionalni organski filmovi : formiranje, struktura i svojstva // XX. jubilarni hrvatski skup kemičara i kemijskih inženjera : knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2007. str. 141-141

• Posavec, Damir ; Petrović, Željka ; Omanović, Saša ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | COPPER SURFACE MODIFICATION WITH A SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYER // 4th Croatian Symposium on Electrochemistry. | 2006. str. 43-43

• Posavec, Damir ; Petrović, Željka ; Omanović, Saša ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Effect of chain lenght on the protection of copper by n-alkanethiols // 13^th Young Investigators Seminar on Analytical Chemistry, Book of abstract. | Zagreb, 2006. str. 43-x

• Petrović, Željka ; Mišković, Ivana ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Kinetics of adsorption of alkanethiols on gold // 13^Youngh Investigators Seminar on Analytical Chemistry. | Zagreb, 2006. str. 31-x

• Petrović, Željka ; Jović, Franjo ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Elektrokristalizacija Pt-nanočestica na ugljičnim površinama // XIX. hrvatski skup kemičara i kemijskih inženjera, Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Sveučilišna tiskara, 2005. str. 347-347-x

• Petrović, Željka ; Grubač, Zoran ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Nucleation and Growth of Nickel Deposit on Carbon Microdiscs // Book of Abstract. | 2005

• Martinez, Sanja ; Valek, Lidija ; Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana | Oxidation Pathways of Catechin at Various pH Studied by Cyclic Voltammetry and PM3 Semi-empirical Calculations // XIX. hrvatski skup kemičara i kemijskih inženjera : Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Sveučilišna tiskara, 2005. str. 150-150-x

• Piljac, Jasenka ; Martinez, Sanja ; Stipčević, Tamara ; Petrović, Željka ; Metikoš-Huković | DETERMINATION OF THE PHENOLIC CONTENT OF CROATIAN WINES USING CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY // 3rd Croatian Symposium on Electrochemistry. | 2004. str. 81-81

• Petrović, Željka | Priprema elektrokatalitičkih aktivnih elektroda: Elektronukleacija Pt nanočestica na grafitnim površinama // V. susret mladih kemijskih inženjera, Knjiga sažetaka. | Zagreb: Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2004. str. 33-x

Extended conference abstract

• Petrović, Željka ; Šarić, Ankica ; Despotović, Ines ; Katić, Jozefina ; Petković, Marin | Aluminum in dental implants: how to reduce a potential risk to patient´s health? // Materials Proceedings 2021, vol. 6. | Zürich: MDPI Books, 2021, 12, 1. doi: 10.3390/CMDWC2021-09933

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Unpublished conference paper

• Krehula, Stjepko; Popov, Nina; Petrović, Željka; Robić, Marko; Marciuš, Marijan; Kubuki, Shiro; Ibrahim, Ahmed; Kuzmann, Ernő; Homonnay, Zoltán; Kratofil Krehula, Ljerka et al. | Doped iron oxide nanoparticles: synthesis, properties and applications // ISIAME 2024: International Symposium on the Industrial Applications of the Mössbauer Effect | Kitakyushu, Japan, 01.09.2024-05.09.2024

• Šarić, Ankica; Despotović, Ines; Vrankić, Martina; Lützenkirchen-Hecht, Dirk; Petrović, Željka; Dražić, Goran; Eckelt, Franz | Hydrogen bonds as controlling elements of preferential growth processes of ZnO structures: an integrated experimental-theoretical approach // 12th Congress on Electronic Structure Principles and Applications (ESPA-2022) & Biannual Meeting of the GEQC | Vigo, Španjolska, 21.06.2022-24.06.2022

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• Ristić, Mira; Musić, Svetozar; Popović, Stanko; Žic, Mark; Marciuš, Marijan; Petrović, Željka | Metalni oksidi – sinteza i mikrostruktura // Suvremena kristalografija u Hrvatskoj | Zagreb, Hrvatska, 30.09.2014-30.09.2014

Master's thesis (university)

• Hodalj, Marin | Elektrokemijska depozicija kolagenske prevlake za dentalne implantate / Katić, Jozefina; Petrović, Željka (mentor). | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2025

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• Filipović, Martina | Kolagenska prevlaka za bioaktivaciju površine titanijevog implantata / Katić, Jozefina; Petrović, Željka (mentor). | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2024

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• Roknić, Janina | Površinska modifikacija dentalnih materijala / Katić, Jozefina; Petrović, Željka (mentor). | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2023

• Takač, Tin | Fotokatalitička svojstva nanostruktura oksida željeza / Katić, Jozefina ; Petrović, Željka (mentor). | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2021

• Radić, Gabrijela | Mikrostruktura elektroispredenih nanovlakana oksida željeza / Kraljić Roković, Marijana ; Petrović, Željka (mentor). | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2019

• Šajnović, Ivan | Utjecaj metode kemijske sinteze na svojstva nanostrukturnih oksida cinka / Kraljić Roković, Marijana (mentor); Petrović, Željka (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2018

• Petrović, Željka | Dobivanje Pt/ugljik katalizatora za gorivne članke:elektrokemijska istraživanja / Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana (mentor). | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2003

Doctoral thesis

• Petrović, Željka | Modificiranje površina samoorganizirajućim monoslojevima organskih molekula / Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana (mentor). | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2008

Bachelor's thesis (university)

• Ćutić, Lejla | Sinteza željezova oksida elektroispredanjem / Ašperger, Danijela; Petrović, Željka (mentor). | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2023

• Šajnović, Ivan | Sinteza i karakterizacija ZnO nanostruktura / Kraljić Roković, Marijana (mentor); Petrović, Željka (neposredni voditelj) . | Zagreb, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, 2016

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Study

• Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Petrović, Željka | Ispitivanje korozijske otpornosti čelične žice u termalnoj vodi Varaždinskih Toplica // Ispitivanje korozijske otpornosti čelične žice u termalnoj vodi Varaždinskih Toplica, 2011

• Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Petrović, Željka | DODACI BETONU Ispitivanje utjecaja dodataka na koroziju armature // Institut građevinarstva Hrvatske, 2006

• Metikoš-Huković, Mirjana ; Petrović, Željka | Analiza limeki Vegete // Podravka, Koprivnica, 2005

2003-              Member of Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers

2008-              Member of Electrochemical Society

2010-              Member of International Society of Electrochemistry