Grants

Technology for producing biodegradable polymer composites containing carbon nanotubes and graphene with enhanced strength properties
Grant from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education as part of the Implementation Doctorate I program, Agreement DWD/4/71/2020. Duration: October 2020 - September 2024. Short description: The project aimed to determine how and to what extent nanofillers such as graphene and carbon nanotubes affect biodegradable polymers. Biodegradable nanocomposites were developed with improved strength and thermal parameters compared to pure polymers. Implementation of the developed nanocomposite(s) will expand the potential and use of biodegradable materials wherever short-term construction materials are required and will increase application possibilities in the packaging industry.
Application possibilities of undoped diamond layers obtained by the HFCVD method (Lidia Mosińska, February 2025 – December 2025)
A mini-grant that is part of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education's Regional Excellence Initiative, Science and Engineering, Project No RID/SP/0048/01.
Study of the electrocatalytic activity of hybrid nanocarbon systems with conducting polymers (Paweł Szroeder, February 2025 – December 2025)
A mini-grant that is part of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education's Regional Excellence Initiative, Science and Engineering, Project No RID/SP/0048/01. Research was fociused on hybrid nanocarbon systems composed of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon nitride (CN), onto which conducting polymers were deposited. The electrochemical activity of the resulting electrodes was studied using cyclic voltammetry methods using depolarizers with positively and negatively charged ions. The efficiency of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was examined as well. A synergy effect between the hybrid components was revealed, which positively influenced the kinetics of the electron transfer reaction across the interface between the electrolyte and the hybrid electrodes.