Unique topics implemented at the Faculty of Chemistry
Searching for new pro-ecological methods of wastewater and leachate treatment from municipal waste landfills using plant microorganisms
Synthesis and research on the physical and chemical properties of new materials based on fullerenes and carbon nanoparticles. Conducting polymers, especially fullerene-based polymers and polyazulene, their composites, and the application of these materials in energy storage devices.
Bioelectrochemistry of cell membranes and semi-permeable membranes and modeling of transport equilibria in natural cell membranes, their liquid lipid models and on the surface of membranes
Development of advanced analytical methods for trace elements, critical metals, and bioactive compounds in environmental, biological, and industrial samples
Determination and recovery of platinum group elements and ultra-trace metals using modern spectrometric techniques
Characterization and environmental/toxicological assessment of metal and metal-oxide nanoparticles, including their behavior in plants, insects, and consumer products
Analysis of plant bioactive compounds and evaluation of antioxidant activity using chromatography and chemiluminescence methods
Synthesis of polymers and polymer–inorganic hybrid materials of the magnetic core–polymer shell type, as well as the organic synthesis of biologically active compounds. A major focus is on developing innovative organic, inorganic, and hybrid nanocarriers with controlled biocompatibility and functionality.
Design and application of biosensors with Surface Plasmon Resonance detection for the determination of various biomarkers useful in diagnostics.
Studies of reaction mechanisms and structure–activity relationships, and applying computational and experimental methods in drug design and medicinal chemistry
Synthesis and structural analysis of steroids and their analogues, including spirosolane and solanidane-type alkaloids, steroidal sapogenin analogues (sulfur, phosphorus, carbon), and the design and synthesis of steroid-based molecular machines, such as rotors and switches.
Development of new synthetic methodologies and catalysts, focusing on olefin metathesis and C-H bond functionalization applied in the synthesis of natural products and their analogues (such as steroids, carotenoids, retinoids, and curcumin derivatives)
Advanced conformational and physicochemical studies utilizing solution-state and solid-state NMR spectroscopy for the structural analysis of new molecular systems and materials.
