LIVING MATERIALS PACZESNY LAB
Team
We are using chemistry, biology, and physics mixed together to obtain a new quality of research on bio-inspired, functional nanomaterials.
Our Work
Our lab aims to establish a two-way connection between the biology and chemistry of materials. We attempt to be clever in our work to answer important questions and not to be “equipment oriented”. For team members, the work in the lab should be a way to reach scientific excellence.
Job offers
We are always looking for students who are willing to work hard on their bachelor's or master's thesis in our group. There are also open positions for internships.
News and Succeses
March 2024
Hossein published a paper! Congrats!
Hossein Maleki-Ghaleh,* Ehsan Moradpur-Tari, Mohammad Shakiba, Jan Paczesny, Paul K Hurley, M Hossein Siadati, Lida Ansari, Farzan Gity*
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2024, just accepted, (IF=4)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022369724001392
March 2024
Bartek and Enkhlin attended (18.03 to 21.03) the Doctoral Seminar organized by the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology. This visit is the next step in building the partnership between IChF and Leibniz-IPHT.
March 2024
Iraj Alipourfard joined the team! Iraj is medical doctor, pharmacist and biologist, all in one! He will work within OPUS 2022/45/B/ST5/01500 "Antiviral nanoparticles and polymers to selectively fight phage infections without harming bacteria and eukaryotic cells". Welcome!
February 2024
Sada and Enkhlin are back! We are welcome you after breaks!
We congratulate Sada on having lovely twins! :)
January 2024
Review published in Pathogenes authored by Bartek Kamiński and Jan Paczesny. Congrats!
Bacteriophage Challenges in Industrial Processes: A Historical Unveiling and Future Outlook
Bartosz Kamiński, Jan Paczesny*
Pathogens 2024, 13 (2), 152 (IF=3.7)
January 2024
Microsymposium in IChF PAN. We presented our results and discussed with collegues from other teams. It was fun!
December 2023
Konrad Giżyński coauthored set of papers in 2023! Congrats!
Fundamental Relation for Gas of Interacting Particles in a Heat Flow
Hołyst, Robert; Makuch, Karol; Giżyński, Konrad; Maciołek, Anna; Żuk, Paweł J,, Entropy, 2023, 25 (9), 1295, 10.3390/e25091295
Fundamental Relation for the Ideal Gas in the Gravitational Field and Heat Flow
Hołyst, Robert; Żuk, Paweł J; Makuch, Karol; Maciołek, Anna; Giżyński, Konrad, Entropy, 2023, 25 (11), 1483, 10.3390/e25111483
Parameters of State in the Global Thermodynamics of Binary Ideal Gas Mixtures in a Stationary Heat Flow
Maciołek, Anna; Hołyst, Robert; Makuch, Karol; Giżyński, Konrad; Żuk, Paweł J., Entropy, 2023, 25 (11), 1505, 10.3390/e25111505
Steady-state thermodynamics of a system with heat and mass flow coupling
Makuch, Karol; Hołyst, Robert; Giżyński, Konrad; Maciołek, Anna; Żuk, Paweł J., The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023, 159 (19), 194113, 10.1063/5.0170079
December 2023
Our review in Antibiotics is among most notable papers published in the journal.
December 2023
Natasha Atamas published papers! Congrats!
Structure and Dynamic Inhomogeneity of Liquids on the Liquid–Gas Coexistence Curve Near the Triple Point
N. O. Atamas, K. S. Yablochkova, D. A. Gavryushenko M. M. Lazarenko, Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11669-023-01070-y
Relaxation, temporal diffusion, and polarity of aromatic hydrocarbons in ionic liquid
N. O. Atamas, K. S. Yablochkova, M. M. Lazarenko, G. Taranyik, Applied Nanoscience, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-022-02696-z
Liquids clathrate formation and the diffusion model for aromatics hydrocarbons in ionic liquids
N.O. Atamas, K.S. Yablochkova, I.P. Matushko, M.M. Lazarenko, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2024, 113951, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2023.113951
December 2023
On December, 19th, 2023 Jan Paczesny and Mateusz Wdowiak were guests of Łukasz Badowski in RDC auditon entitled "Z innej planety". Topic: tea-based silver nanoparticles. https://www.rdc.pl/podcast/z-innej-planety_fY7TF0S0caRGGuoABNJe?episode=tFzTjliyF5H2yM70rqGK
December 2023
Meeting between IChF PAN and Leibniz-IPHT in Jena, Germany. Jan Paczesny gave talk describing the Living Materials group in order to boost the international cooperation on dynamic thin films.
November 2023
Mateusz Wdowiak attended conference.
November 2023
Jan Paczesny took part in a meeting with ERC Executive Agency in Brussels.
November 2023
Dr Konrad Giżyński together with Dr Tomasz Andryszewski encourage kids to like science! They are presenting the amazing chemical show to joungsters from kinergartens and schools.
November 2023
Our review paper was mentioned as one the most notable reviews published in the first half of 2023 in Nanomaterials!
November 2023
From 3rd to 7th of November, Rafał Zbonikowski and Natalia Szczepańska attended 11th International Workshop on Surface Modification for Chemical and Biochemical Sensing (picture from SMCBS archive).
Natalia presented a poster entitled
”Fully Inorganic Nanocoatings for Antibacterial and Catalytical Applications”,
and Rafał gave a talk about
”Interfacial Colloidal Stimuli-responsive System Composed of Nanoparticles Decorated with Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM)”.
Hoping to see you at the 12th edition!
October 2023
Jan Paczesny attended (13.10 to 15.10) the meeting celebrating 100 years of active work of the Scientific Association of Chemists at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Janek is an honorary member of the association. He gave a lecture about the Living Materials team research. This was a fabulous opportunity to meet after so many years!
Picture - NKCh archives by Agata Warlich.
October 2023
On the 13th of October, Michał Folga obtained his MSc degree for his work done in our group. Warsaw University of Technology awarded the degree, and Prof. Mariusz Pietrzak acted as supervisor.
October 2023
On the 6th of October Mateusz Wdowiak and Rafał Zbonikowski participated in the Warsaw Soft Matter Day, an PD2PI initiative merging physicists, chemists and biologists working on topics related also to living materials.
Mateusz gave a talk on
“Protein-binding dyes as molecular sunscreen protecting bacteriophages from UV radiation”,
and Rafał presented a poster:
“Interfacial colloidal dynamic self-assembly system composed of nanoparticles decorated with poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM)”.
October 2023
Dr hab. Adam Kubas appointed as the new director of the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS. Prof. Kubas appointed Prof. Paczesny as deputy director for the scientific affairs. The picture shows reaction of Prof. Paczesny when he was offered the position :)
October 2023
We also welcome Hossein Maleki-Ghaleh - new post doc in the group. Hossein is involved in the realization of OPUS 2022/45/B/ST5/01500 "Antiviral nanoparticles and polymers to selectively fight phage infections without harming bacteria and eukaryotic cells".
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4TQzNw8AAAAJ&hl=en
October 2023
We welcom Gunjan Tiwari - new PhD student in the group. Gunjan will work in appliction of the electric field in physical chemistry.
October 2023
Mateusz Grotek received Scholarship for best students at Warsaw Military University in Warsaw. He was awarded the Rector's scholarship for outstanding academic achievements. After comparing the number of ranking points obtained by all applicants, Mateusz was classified to the group of top 9% of the best students of the academic year. CONGRATS!