Labolatory of Organic Nanomaterials and Bio-molecules Synthesis

Description of the Group

The group focuses on using organic chemistry tools in nanotechnology for the purpose of achieving functional nanomaterials with potential applications, e.g. in photonics and medicine. The library of nanomaterials we use includes metallic nanoparticles, semicon-ductor nanoparticles, ferrite nanoparticles and Graphene derivatives. Our strength is the ability to program the properties of these nanostructures, which is achieved by attaching organic compounds designed by us to their surfaces. This allows us to effectively control the stability of materials, the spatial arrangement of building elements (self-assembly process), solubility in various fluids or bio- activity. We have also developed procedures for analysing the structure and functions of the nanomaterials we obtain, which allows us to determine their application potential.

 

Team Leader

Wiktor Lewandowski – a graduate of international doctoral studies at the University of Warsaw under the direction of Prof. J. Mieczkowski. During his studies he completed his internship in the group of prof. Swager MIT, USA, followed by a postdoctoral internship under the guidance of prof. Liz-Marzan at the CICbioma-GUNE Institute in Spain. He is currently working on a dynamic self-assembly of nanomaterials.