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Physical Chemistry of Surfaces

 
 

group members
 
Beata Korchowiec, Dr habil, PhD
 
Barbara Gzyl-Malcher, PhD
 
Marzena Mach, PhD
 
Luca Quaroni, PhD     - www
 
Łukasz Płachta, MSc, Eng

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Main fields of research activity

  1. Langmuir monolayers as a model of biomembranes.
  2. Properties of adsorption monolayers at the water/air interface.
  3. Composition and interactions in the mixed adsorption films.
  4. Electrical and thermodynamical properties of molecules at the water/air interface.
  5. Properties of insoluble monolayers spread on aqueous subphases.

Current research projects

  1. The study on the influence of antiarrhythmic agents on biological membranes.
  2. The impact of lipids structure on their interactions in model membranes.
  3. Examination of the affinity of antimicrobial peptides to lipid membranes.
  4. The properties of mixed adsorption films at the air/water interface.

Selected papers (2005-2010)

  1. B. Gzyl-Malcher, M. Zembala, M. Filek, Effect of tocopherol on surface properties of plastid lipids originating from wheat calli cultivated in cadmium presence, Chem. Phys. Lipids, 163 (2010) 74-81.
  2. M. Filek, B. Gzyl-Malcher, M. Zembala, E. Bednarska, P. Laggner, M. Kriechbaum, Effect of selenium on characteristics of rape chloroplasts modified by cadmium, J. Plant Physiol., 167 (2010) 28-33.
  3. K. Czapla, B. Korchowiec, E. Rogalska, Differentiating oxicam nonsteroidal anti-inflamatory drugs in phosphoglyceride monolayers, Langmuir, 26 (2010) 3485-3492.
  4. M. Kępczyński, J. Bednar, D. Kuźmicz, P. Wydro, M. Nowakowska, Spontaneous formation of densely stacked multilamellar vesicles in dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide/oleosiloxane mixtures, Langmuir, 26 (2010) 1551-1556.
  5. K. Makyła, M. Paluch, The linoleic acid influence on molecular interactions in the model of biological membrane, Colloids Surf., B, 71 (2009) 59-66.
  6. P. Wydro, M. Paluch, The miscibility of dodecyltrihydroxyethylammonium bromide with cationic, nonionic and anionic surfactants in mixed monolayers and micelles, Colloids Surf., A, 348 (2009) 70-75.
  7. P. Wydro, K. Witkowska, The interactions between phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamines in model bacterial membranes. The effect of the acyl chain length and saturation, Colloids Surf., B, 72 (2009) 32-39.
  8. K. Hąc-Wydro, P. Wydro, P. Dynarowicz-Łątka, M. Paluch, K. Hąc-Wydro, P. Wydro, P. Dynarowicz-Łątka, M. Paluch, Cholesterol and phytosterols effect on sphingomyelin/phosphatidylcholine model membranes—Thermodynamic analysis of the interactions in ternary monolayers, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 329 (2009) 265-272.
  9. B. Gzyl-Malcher, M. Filek, G. Brezesinski, Influence of cadmium and selenate on the interactions between hormones and phospholipids, Langmuir, 25 (2009) 13071-13076.
  10. W. Barzyk, S. Campagana, K. Więcław, B. Korchowiec, E. Rogalska, The affinity of two antimicrobial peptides derived from bovine milk proteins for model lipid membranes, Colloids Surf., A, 343 (2009) 104-110.
  11. J. Gravier, B. Korchowiec, R. Schneider, E. Rogalska, Interaction of amphiphilic chlorin-based photosensitizers with 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine monolayers, Chem. Phys. Lipids, 158 (2009) 102-109.
  12. K. Więcław, B. Korchowiec, Y, Corvis, J. Korchowiec, H. Guermouche, E. Rogalska, Meloxicam and meloxicam-ß-cyclodextrin complex in model membranes: Effects on the properties and enzymatic lipolysis of phospholipid monolayers in relation to anti-inflammatory activity, Langmuir, 25 (2009) 1417-1426.
  13. K. Hąc-Wydro, P. Wydro, P. Dynarowicz-Łątka, Metal ions binding to tri-n octylphosphine oxide (TOPO) monolayer spread at the air/water interface, Thin Solid Films, 516 (2008) 8839-8843.
  14. B. Gzyl-Malcher, M. Filek, K. Makyła, Langmuir monolayers of chloroplast membrane lipids, Thin Solid Films, 516 (2008) 8844-8847.
  15. B. Gzyl-Malcher, M. Paluch, Studies of lipid interactions in mixed Langmuir monolayers, Thin Solid Films, 516 (2008) 8865-8872.
  16. Z. Matras,T. Malcher, B. Gzyl-Malcher, The influence of polymer-surfactant aggregates on drag reduction, Thin Solid Films, 516 (2008) 8848-8851.
  17. B. Gzyl-Malcher, M. Filek, K. Makyła, M. Paluch, Differences in surface behaviour of galactolipids originating from different kind of wheat tissue cultivated in vitro, Chem. Phys. Lipids, 155 (2008) 24-30.
  18. B. Gzyl-Malcher, J. Handzlik, A Nowak-Stępniowska, Interactions of phenytoin with lipids in mixed Langmuir monolayers, Colloids Surf. A, 321 (2008) 52-59.
  19. B. Korchowiec, Y. Corvis, T. Viitala, C. Feidt, Y. Guiavarch, C. Corbier, E. Rogalska Interfacial Approach to Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Toxicity: Phosphoglyceride and Cholesterol Monolayer Response to Phenantrene, Anthracene, Pyrene, Chrysene, and Benzo[a]pyrene, J. Phys. Chem. B, 112 (2008) 13518-13531.
  20. Y. Corvis, B. Korchowiec, J. Korchowiec, M. Badis, E. Mironiuk-Puchalska, I. Fokt, W. Priebe, E. Rogalska, Complexation of Metal Ions in Langmuir Films Formed with Two Amphiphilic Dioxadithia Crown Ethers, J. Phys. Chem. B, 112 (2008) 10953-10963.
  21. J. Korchowiec, B. Korchowiec, W. Priebe, E. Rogalska, DFT Study on the Selectivity of Complexation of Metal Cations with a Dioxadithia Crown Ether Ligand, J. Phys. Chem. A, 112 (2008) 13633-13640.
  22. P. Wydro, The influence of the size of the hydrophilic group on the miscibility of zwitterionic and nonionic surfactants in mixed monolayers and micelles, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 316 (2007) 107-113.
  23. B. Gzyl-Malcher, M. Filek, G. Brezesinski, A. Fischer, The influence of plant hormones on phospholipid monolayer stability, Z. Naturfrosch C, 62 (2007) 55-60.
  24. P. Wydro, B. Krajewska, K. Hąc-Wydro, Chitosan as a lipid binder. A Langmuir monolayer study of chitosan-lipid interactions, Biomacromelecules, 8 (2007) 2611-2617.
  25. P. Wydro, K. Hąc-Wydro, Thermodynamic description of the interactions between lipids in ternary Langmuir monolayers: the study of cholesterol distribution in membranes, J. Phys. Chem. B, 111 (2007) 2495-2502.
  26. B. Korchowiec, A. B. Salem, Y. Corvis, J. B. Reguouf de Vains, J. Korchowiec, E. Rogalska, Calixarenes in a membrane environment: A monolayer study on the miscibility of three p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene β-lactam derivatives with 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, J. Phys. Chem. B, 111 (2007) 13231-13242.
  27. K. Hąc-Wydro, P. Wydro, The influence of fatty acids on model cholesterol/phospholipid membranes, Chem. Phys. Lipids, 150 (2007) 66-81.
  28. K. Hąc-Wydro, P. Wydro, A. Jagoda, J. Kapusta, The study of the interaction between phytosterols and phospholipids in model membranes, Chem. Phys. Lipids, 150 (2007) 22-34.
  29. K. Hąc-Wydro, J. Kapusta, A. Jagoda, P. Wydro, P. Dynarowicz-Łątka, The influence of a phospholipid structure on the interaction with polyene antifungal antibiotic – nystatin. The Langmuir monolayers study, Chem. Phys. Lipids, 150 (2007) 125-135.
  30. P. Wydro, K. Hąc-Wydro, Electrical properties and relaxation behavior of TOPO monolayers formed at the air/water interface, Pol. J. Chem., 81 (2007) 115-127.
  31. Y. Corvis, B. Korchowiec, G. Brezesinski, S. Follot, E. Rogalska, Impact of aluminum on the oxidation of lipids and enzymatic lipolysis in monomolecular films at the air/water interface, Langmuir, 23 (2007) 3338-3348.
  32. P. Wydro, The miscibility of sodium dodecyl sulfonate with anionic, nonionic and cationic surfactants in mixed monolayers and micelles, Pol. J. Chem., 81 (2007) 2157-2169.
  33. P. Wydro, K. Hąc-Wydro, M. Paluch, Insoluble amphiphiles at the air/water interface. The characteristics of alcohols monolayers, Pol. J. Chem., 80 (2006) 2041-2054.
  34. B. Korchowiec, M. Paluch, Y. Corvis, E. Rogalska, A Langmuir film approach to elucidating interactions in lipid membranes: 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine/cholesterol/metal cation systems, Chem. Phys. Lipids, 144 (2006) 127-136.
  35. E. Jarek, P. Wydro, P. Warszyński, M. Paluch, Surface properties of mixtures of surface active sugar derivatives with ionic surfactants. Theoretical and experimental investigations, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 293 (2006) 194-202.
  36. B. Gzyl, M. Paluch, Mixed monolayers of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine and ethyl palmitate at the air/water interface, Appl. Surf. Sci., 246 (2005) 356-361.
  37. K. Hąc-Wydro, P. Wydro, P. Dynarowicz-Łątka, A study of the properties of tri-n-octylphosphine oxide (TOPO) monolayers formed at the air/water interface, Pol. J. Chem., 79 (2005) 773-781.
  38. K. Hąc-Wydro, P. Wydro, P. Dynarowicz-Łątka, Interactions between dialkyldimethylammonium bromides (DXDAB) and sterols - A monolayer study, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 286 (2005) 504-510.
  39. M. Filek, B. Gzyl, P. Laggner, M. Kriechbaum, Effect of indole-3-acetic acid on surface properties of the wheat plastid lipids, J. Plant Physiol., 162 (2005) 245-252.
  40. P. Wydro, M. Paluch, Miscibilty and interaction of dodecyl sulfobetaine with anionic, cationic and nonionic surfactants, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 286 (2005) 387-391.


 

Modified by: Mariusz Pilch, 2015-02-27 08:38:11
   

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