Magdalena Osial

Polish Academy of Sciences | PAN · Institute of Fundamental Technological Research

Developing highly efficient and cost‐effective electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in aqueous media is crucial for energy conversion systems such as fuel cells or Zn‐air batteries. Electrode materials from spent devices such as lithium‐ion batteries (LiBs) are a serious environmental problem. One of the solutions is their reuse for...

The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly expanding, revolutionizing both science and society. It is applied to practically all areas of life, science, and technology, including materials science, which continuously requires novel tools for effective materials characterization. One of the widely used techniques is scanning probe microsc...

The slow photon effect in inverse opal photonic crystals represents a promising approach to manipulate the interactions between light and matter through the design of material structures. This study introduces a novel ordered inverse opal photonic crystal (IOPC) sensitized with perovskite quantum dots (PQDs), demonstrating its efficacy for efficien...

In this work, a composite (CuBTC/superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles [SPION]) based on copper, benzene‐1,3,5‐tricarboxylic acid (CuBTC) and SPION was synthesized by electrochemical method for the magnetic separation of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions. The synthesis of the proposed composite was carried out under various experiment...

This work presents the synthesis and characterization of a composite made of superparamagnetic iron oxide and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (SPION/HAp) with a well-developed surface for loading anticancer drugs and for use in magnetic hyperthermia and local chemotherapy. The proposed material was obtained by an easy one-pot co-precipitation method w...

This paper summarizes the field studies on marine microplastics (MPs) carried out in the autumn season in four various localisations within three ports chosen at the Mediterranean Sea near the French Riviera and the West Coast of Italy (within the Ligurian Sea). It considers the transport problem and the fate of the MPs introduced to the sea by ana...

In this study, the hydroxyapatite (HAp) in the form of nanoparticles was synthesized through the wet co-precipitation method and loaded with plant extract from Calendula officinalis L. rich in biologically active myo-inositol, and the 5-fluorouracil anticancer drug. The obtained nanomaterials have rod-like structures approx. 30 nm in diameter and 1...

This paper presents the results of a study of the properties of a new composite material made from poly(vinyl chloride) plastisol (PVC) and conifer-derived wood flour. The material can be used for thermal insulation, floor coverings with high resistance to mechanical trauma, and protective coatings. The plastisol was made from emulsion poly(vinyl c...

Education is one of the essential foundations of the sustainable development of societies, in particular, the objectives SDG4 of the UN General Assembly. Extended Reality (XR, so-called Metaverse) enables multisensory interaction with virtual environments, computer-created objects, and avatars. Also, the dynamic development of Head Mounted Displays...

This work demonstrates the removal of cobalt-containing liquid waste recovered from spent lithium ion battery waste in the context of the synthesis of superparamagnetic particles and their application for tetracycline photodegradation. First, the spent lithium-ion battery waste was treated with H2SO4 , glutaric acid and H2O2 to release heavy materi...

Global challenges in removing heavy metal ions from aquatic reservoirs require novel solutions, especially the application of environmentally friendly materials. This paper presented the efficient removal of Fe³⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions from wastewater by apatite ore-based nanostructures. The synthesized material exhibited a nanostructure with high thermal s...

Information and communication technologies combined with extended reality improve diagnostics, medical treatment, and surgical operations courses. Thus, the new generation of devices, which enable displaying of holographic objects, allows visualizing a patient’s internal organs, both anatomical and pathological structures, as interactive 3D objects...

Dear Colleagues, This Special Issue is to cover recent progress towards the application of magnetic nanoparticles in biomedicine, such as magnetic hyperthermia, magnetic labeling, magnetic resonance imaging, targeted drug delivery and biosensing. A key aim is to bring together advances in the synthesis, characterization, and applications of magneti...

Citation: Urbańska, W.; Janda, A.; Osial, M.; Słowikowski, M. Sustainable Municipal Waste Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Case Study of Poland. Resources 2023, 12, 76. https:// Abstract: With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the waste management sector had to face new challenges, e.g., changes in the size and composition of the wast...

The main aim of this work was to use the iron-iron oxide nanochains (Fe NCs) as adsorbents of the carcinogenic cationic crystal violet (CV) and anionic Congo red (CR) dyes from water. The investigated adsorbent was prepared by a magnetic-field-induced reduction reaction, and it revealed a typical core-shell structure. It was composed of an iron cor...

A large amount of graphene-related research is its use as a filler for polymer composites, including thin nanocomposite films. However, its use is limited by the need for large-scale methods to obtain high-quality filler, as well as its poor dispersion in the polymer matrix. This work presents polymer thin-film composites based on poly(vinyl chlori...

Recently, during the COVID-19 pandemic, distance education became mainstream. Many students were not prepared for this situation-they lacked equipment or were not even connected to the Internet. Schools and government institutions had to react quickly to allow students to learn remotely. They had to provide students with equipment (e.g., computers,...

In this paper, green nanocomposites based on biomass and superparamagnetic nanoparticles were synthesized and used as adsorbents to remove methylene blue (MB) from water with magnetic separation. The adsorbents were synthesized through the wet co-precipitation technique, in which iron-oxide nanoparticles coated the cores based on coffee, cellulose,...

Magnetorheological fluids (MRFs) are classified as intelligent materials whose rheological and mechanical properties can be modified by interaction with an external magnetic field. These unique features allow for a controlled change of their viscosity, which is applied in technology to build adaptive devices and effectively suppress vibrations in v...

The rapidly growing production and usage of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) dramatically raises the number of harmful wastes. Consequently, the LIBs waste management processes, taking into account reliability, efficiency, and sustainability criteria, became a hot issue in the context of environmental protection as well as the scarcity of metal resourc...

In this work, we investigated the potential of pristine biochar (obtained from poultry manure by pyrolysis at 725°C in a laboratory pyrolysis reactor under N 2 environment) as an efficient adsorbent for removing tetracycline (TC) and rhodamine 6G (R6G) from aqueous solutions. Microscopic and spectroscopic analyses demonstrated a developed surface o...

A novel degradable microgel based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPA) cross-linked with N,N’-bisacryloylcystine (BISS) and containing superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION@CA) was synthesized by semi-batch precipitation polymerization and examined as a potential hyperthermia-enhanced drug carrier. The pNIPA provided the microgel with...

Spent batteries are one of the most problematic in the waste management sector. The number of batteries grows annually, where only a few percent of materials are successfully recovered. Battery waste recovery is challenging for its complex composition including porous electrodes and toxic electrolytes. In this work, we refer to the acid leaching of...

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have recently been a point of interest for many researchers due to their properties. However, the studies on the influence of bacteriophages on the synthesis of MNPs seem to be lacking. Furthermore, bacteriophage-modified MNPs have not been combined with n-alkyl quaternary ammonium ionic liquid precursors (QAS). In thi...

Adsorption and photocatalytic degradation techniques for removing various contaminants have received broad consideration and acceptance due to their advantages over conventional wastewater treatment techniques. Iron-based materials are among several groups of adsorbents, and photocatalysts that have proven to be effective in pharmaceuticals-based p...

The development of nanomedicine involves complex nanomaterial research involving magnetic nanomaterials and their use in magnetic hyperthermia. The selection of the optimal treatment strategies is time-consuming, expensive, unpredictable, and not consistently effective. Delivering personalized therapy that obtains maximal efficiency and minimal sid...

In this work, a method to increase the dispersion of graphene (GN) in the matrix of rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) by using a natural plant extract from Curcuma longa L. (CE) is proposed. Currently, despite the increasing number of reports on the improvement of GN dispersion in PVC blends, still there is a need to find environmentally friendly an...

The dynamic COVID-19 pandemic has destabilized education and forced academic centers to explore non-traditional teaching modalities. A key challenge this creates is in reconciling the fact that hands-on time in lab settings has been shown to increase student understanding and peak their interests. Traditional visualization methods are already limit...

Global pollution of the environment is one of the most challenging environmental problems. Electronic-based population and anthropogenic activity are the main reasons for dramatically increasing the scale of waste generation, particularly battery waste. Improper battery waste disposal causes harmful environmental effects. Due to the release of heav...

The Monograph “Strategies toward Green Deal Implementation – Water, Raw Materials & Energy” includes the selected papers that have been presented during the 2nd edition of International Conference on Strategies toward Green Deal Implementation – Water, Raw Materials & Energy.

Waste batteries and accumulators are a group of waste, the amount of which is constantly increasing every year. A particular weight gain of this type of waste is observed for lithium-ion batteries used in various electronic devices and modern passenger vehicles. Due to the complex chemical composition and the content of different valuable metals, u...

In this work, we present magnetic nanoparticles based on iron oxide doped with zinc synthesized using the wet co-precipitation method for environmental application. The morphology of the samples was revealed by SEM and TEM, which showed particles of granular shape and size of about 15 nm. The specific surface areas of the materials using the BET me...

In this work, we report on the fabrication of nanocomposites based on superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) in combination with hydroxyapatite (HAp) as a platform for drug delivery and magnetic hyperthermia application. First, the influence of experimental conditions such as co-precipitant, bath temperature, and pH on the morphology a...

Global challenges in removing heavy metal ions from aquatic reservoirs require novel solutions, especially the application of environmentally friendly materials. This paper presented the efficient removal of Fe ³⁺ and Pb ²⁺ ions from wastewater by apatite ore-based nanostructures. The synthesized material exhibited a nanostructure with high thermal...

Due to the growing pollution of the environment, water purification methods have to be improved. One of the most effective solutions is the removal of heavy metal ions by porous materials, including hydroxyapatite. Lao Cai Province in Vietnam has a tremendous reservoir of apatite ore that can be a precursor for nanostructural materials. In this pap...

Reinforced concrete based on ordinary Portland cement (OPC) is one of the most commonly used materials in modern buildings. Due to the global growth of the building industry, concrete components have been partially or completely replaced with waste materials that can be used as binders or aggregates. Besides the ecological aspects, modern architect...

Recently, there has been a lot of talk about diabetes in children. Have you ever wondered what diabetes is and where it comes from? Diabetes is a disease with a long history. It causes a high sugar level in the blood, which is dangerous for many organs including the heart and kidneys. Diabetes also damages blood vessels and the nervous system. Unfo...

Lithium‐ion battery (LIBs) waste is classified as a dangerous one. Hopefully, they can be recycled and are already a valuable source of metals. In this work, we focused on the properties of the spent LIBs powder that is a post‐product of the proposed organic leaching process and presented it as a source of the nanocarbons with a unique structure. F...

Magnetorheological (MR) fluids are classified as smart materials whose viscoplastic characteristics change under the magnetic field. They are widely applied for dynamic energy dissipation due to their rapid thickening under the external magnetic field. In this work, the core-shell suspension of superparamagnetic iron oxide-based nanoparticles was s...

Lithium-ion battery (LiB) waste powder is a valuable source of various materials, including carbon and metals. Although this material exhibits electrical conductivity, nanostructured morphology, and may contain metal oxides, it has not been used as an electrocatalyst. Here, we demonstrated the application of LiB waste powder as a catalyst for elect...

Radiobioconjugated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide-Based Nanoparticles for Multimodal Cancer Therapy. Abstract: Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are widely used for biomedical applications for their outstanding properties such as facile functionalization and doping with different metals, high surface-to-volume ratio, superparamagnet...

The challenges associated with the uncontrolled presence of antibiotics such as tetracy-cline in the environment have necessitated their removal through different techniques. Tetracycline is hard to degrade in living organisms and can even be converted to more toxic substances. In view of this, we synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles with good magn...

Celem przestawionych w niniejszym rozdziale badań było opracowanie efektywnej procedury elektro-syntezy nanostrukturalnego poliindolu w membranach z anodowego tlenku glinu, a następnie dalsza jego modyfikacja prowadząca do uzyskania kompozytów PIN-nanocząstki. Założenia zostały z sukcesem zrealizowane, a opracowana procedura syntezy pozwoliła uzysk...

Główną przyczyną zgonów na świecie są choroby nowotworowe. Rozwój skutecznych form terapii jest niezbędny. Ostatnio trwają intensywne badania nad opracowaniem nowoczesnych nośników leków przeciwnowotworowych,które umożliwią miejscową aplikację substancji leczniczej np. przy wykorzy-staniu nanotechnologii. W niniejszej pracy zaprezentowano wytworzen...

Superparamagnetyczne nanocząstki na bazie tlenku żelaza (typu SPION) są przedmiotem licznych badań ukierunkowanych na ich zastosowanie w medycynie jako np. środek kontrastujący do magnetycznego rezonansu jądrowego, nośniki leków podawanych domiejscowo lub do magnetycznej hipertermii. W niniej-szej pracy nanocząstki typu SPION domieszkowane holmem z...

The human skeleton is truly amazing. It is a moving frame that protects soft tissues and organs, while simultaneously storing minerals and producing blood cells and immune cells. Bones also have an amazing ability to rebuild and repair themselves. There is no need to worry much if you break a bone because, with the support of your doctors and thera...

Your brain controls everything you do, and it is much more powerful than any computer you can find. This complex organ sends messages using cells called neurons, and it never stops analyzing data, even as you sleep. Scientists are trying to understand the brain to create a digital version. But is it possible for computers to do the same things our...

In recent years, you have likely heard that some people are eating gluten-free foods. Have you ever wondered why? Coeliac disease is one of the main reasons for this dietary choice. It affects people of all ages from all around the world. It is a genetic disorder that causes inflammation in the intestines and results in various symptoms that can be...

Development of a sampling device that allows for collection of multiple environmental samples from the atmosphere (including particulates suspended in air) gathered at various altitudes. The retreived samples can be used for further laboratory analysis, aiding the understanding of problems related to atmospheric pollutions

Over the recent decades, conducting polymers have received great interest in many fields including microelectronics, energy conversion devices, and biosensing due to their unique properties like electrical conductivity, stability, and simple synthesis. Modification of conducting polymers with noble metals e.g. gold enhances their properties and ope...

(1) Background: Free space optics communication (FSO) has improved wireless communication and data transfer thanks to high bandwidth, low power consumption, energy efficiency, a high transfer capacity, and a wide applicability field. The FSO systems also have their limitations, including weather conditions and obstacles in the way of transmission....

Cancer is one of the most common causes of death worldwide, thus new solutions in an-ticancer therapies are highly sought after. In this work, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) conjugated with anticancer drugs are synthesized and investigated as potential magnetic drug nanocarriers for local drug delivery and mild magnetic hyperth...

The XXIst century might be called the Plastic Era. With the continually growing consumption and production, low recycling level, one observes the continuous transformation of the Blue Planet into the Ocean of Plastics. Among various problems related to the presence of synthetic materials in the environment, the ghost nets draw particular attention....

Surprisingly, distance education is quite an old concept. Its origins date back to the firstcorrespondence-based course, which took place via the postal service in Boston, USA, in the 18thcentury. Rapid technological developments, especially in video and audio streaming, have increasedthe availability of such courses and moved learning into the vir...

Lithium-ion batteries are currently one of the most important mobile energy storage units for portable electronics such as laptops, tablets, smartphones, etc. Their widespread application leads to the generation of large amounts of waste, so their recycling plays an important role in environmental policy. In this work, the process of leaching with...

Comparative photoelectrochemical studies of cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles with either hydrophilic or hydrophobic surface properties are presented. Oleylamine organic shells provided CdS nanoparticles with hydrophobic behavior, affecting the photoelectrochemical properties of such nanostructured semiconductor. Hydrophilic CdS nanoparticles wer...

Fast communication is of high importance. Recently, increased data demand and crowded radio frequency spectrum have become crucial issues. Free-Space Optical Communication (FSOC) has diametrically changed the way people exchange information. As an alternative to wire communication systems, it allows efficient voice, video, and data transmission usi...

The present paper demonstrates the feasibility of application of hybrid material based on polyindole and gold nanoparticles as a low-cost and attractive alternative of electrocatalyst utilized for electrooxidation of potential fuel, such as ascorbic acid (AA) for low-temperature fuel cell technology. Polyindole (PIN) has been deposited electrochemi...

Industrialization and the growing consumption of medicines leads to global aquatic contamination. One of the antibiotics widely used against bacterial infections in both human and veterinary medicine is tetracycline. Despite its positive antibiotic action, tetracycline is resistant against degradation, and therefore it accumulates in the environmen...

Efficient electrochemical generation of hydrogen peroxide via oxygen reduction is of great interest for industrial and clean energy applications. In this work, we report the application of conducting polymer—polyindole (PIN) films for electrogeneration of hydrogen peroxide. Polyindole films were electrochemically polymerized on gold substrates in n...

Iron oxide-based nanoparticles have been modified in their core with holmium(III) in an amount affecting only slightly their magnetic properties. Nanoparticles were conjugated covalently with biomolecule of trastuzumab (Herceptin ®), the monoclonal antibody that recognizes cancer cells overexpressing HER2 receptors targeting such nanoparticles to t...

Ubóstwo energetyczne a zasoby geotermalne w strategii bezpieczeństwa energetycznego kraju Streszczenie W niniejszym artykule podjęto próbę analizy zjawiska ubóstwa energetycznego do-świadczanego w polskich gospodarstwach domowych oraz próby jego niwelowania przez wykorzystanie potencjału zasobów geotermalnych, którymi dysponuje Polska, jako skutecz...

The exceptional magnetic properties of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) make them promising materials for biomedical applications like hyperthermia, drug targeting and imaging. Easy preparation of SPIONs with the controllable, well-defined properties is a key factor of their practical application. In this work, we report a simple...

Phenol and its derivatives such as: chlorophenols, catechols are released into waterways by industries. Some of these phenolic compounds pose a serious life threat. The detection of phenolic compounds could therefore lead to mitigation of their harmful effects. [1,2] Many researchers studied conductive polymers [1,2] for this purpose. It was seen t...

Organic inhibitors have attracted considerable attention due to their promising application as admixtures in concrete protecting against corrosion of rebars. Over the last decade the use of those inhibitors significantly raised. The inhibition efficiency depends on their physical and chemical properties. This paper gives short overview of the prote...

The application of hybrid materials based on the organic and inorganic films in photovoltaic cells offers significant advantages. Solar cells built this way are inexpensive to fabricate, can be used on flexible substrates and can be easily shaped. In this work the polyindole (PIN) was used as the matrix for deposition of inorganic semiconductor CdT...

CdTe films were prepared at room temperature by using two-step method. In the first step, Cd layer was deposited electrochemically on Pt substrate and in the second step, CdTe films were formed chemically by dipping substrate covered with Cd into the solution containing telluride ions. The properties of deposited CdTe films were investigated. Using...

Polyindole-CdTe (PIN-CdTe) films were prepared by electropolymerization of indole on Pt electrode followed by electrodeposition of CdTe. The synthesized composites were characterized by Raman spectra, UV-vis absorption spectra and SEM images. Photoresponses and photostability of Pt/PIN-CdTe electrodes were determined in polysulphide solution and co...

The results of the influence of electrodeposition conditions on the structural, compositional, optical, and photoelectrochemical properties of CdTe thin films deposited in one-step electrochemical method are presented. The CdTe films were prepared electrochemically from aqueous acidic solution with low ratios of Cd2+ ions to Te(IV) ions concentrati...

In this work we examined the electrochemical properties of poly(indole-5-carboxylic acid), PIn5COOH. The polymer was produced by electrochemical polymerisation using cyclic voltammetry (CV). It was shown that PIn5COOH is electroactive in aqueous solutions showing two redox processes in acidic solution and one redox process in solutions with pH > 4....