Aim of the project

The main aim of the project is to increase the involvement of the young scientists and students in the interdisciplinary studies on advanced functional materials which are of great importance for the development of modern science and technology.

The project is a part of a continuous effort of the group leader to provide the opportunities for the young chemists to get the access to the education and research in the wide area of nanoscience. That involves newly created program on nanotechnology offered to the master students of the Jagiellonian University, followed by the Ph.D. projects in that area of science.

Thus, the participants of the TEAM project will join very active, having good publication/innovation record, wide international cooperation and good reputation in the polymeric society, well organized and enthusiastic Nanotechnology of Polymers and Biomaterials Research Group (NPB) at the Faculty of Chemistry of the Jagiellonian University.

The memebers of the TEAM project will be involved in basic and applied research on functional polymeric materials for biomedical applications. That subject was chosen because of its importance, innovativeness, and novelty but also because it reflects the expertise of the group leader and her coworkers which guarantees the success of the project. The young scientists will get broad experience starting their research with the synthesis and physicochemical characterization of the materials and their application. They will have the access to a variety of modern scientific techniques and equipment in the laboratories of NPB.

Description of the project

The TEAM members will develop and study the nano(micro) structural materials for biomedical applications. The work will be organized around four specific subject areas:
♦ nanostructural polymeric scaffolds for cell proliferation and tissue engineering
♦ nano(micro) capsules and spheres for controlled drug delivery
♦ nanocoatings for protection and manipulation of fragile bioobjects (cells, tissues)
♦ photoactive nanostructures for Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)