Marta Ziegler-Borowska

Nicolaus Copernicus University | umk · Department of Biomedical Chemistry and Polymers (Faculty of Chemistry)

Magnetite nanoparticles are promising materials for application in magnetic resonance imaging, targeted drug delivery, enzyme immobilization and cancer therapies based on hyperthermia thanks to their biocompatibility, wide chemical affinity and superparamagnetic properties. However, there is still the lack of the knowledge of interactions between m...

Magnetic nanoparticles coated with polymer shell containing reactive functional groups are of great interest especially as substrates for immobilization of ligands in biomedicine and catalysis. This article describes synthesis of novel functional MNPs coated with aminated starch via simple, fast and efficient method of functionalization of the surf...

Phototherapies, including photodynamic therapy (PDT), have been widely used in the treatment of various diseases, especially for cancer. However, there is still a lack of effective, safe photosensitizers that would be well tolerated by patients. The combination of several methods (like phototherapy and hyperthermia) constitutes a modern therapeutic...

Hybrid materials based on nanometric size bare anatase titanium(IV) oxide and meso-functionalized porphyrins were obtained and subsequently characterized in terms of surface morphology with SEM, HR-TEM, nanoparticle size with NTA, crystallinity with XRD and chemical composition with UV-DRS, ATR-FTIR, TGA and Raman spectroscopy. Prepared nanoparticl...

Many purine derivatives are active pharmaceutical ingredients of significant importance in the therapy of autoimmune diseases, cancers, and viral infections. In many cases, their medical use is limited due to unfavorable physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties. These problems can be overcome by the preparation of the prodrugs of purines or b...

The present study aimed to investigate the potential application of chitosan (CS) and its two derivatives, dialdehyde chitosan (DCT) and carboxymethyl chitosan (CMC), as new flocculants in the purification of filter backwash water. The main objective of the work was to remove the disadvantages and inconveniences associated with using synthetic floc...

Clopidogrel is a chiral compound widely used as an antiplatelet medication that lowers the risk of blood clots, strokes, and heart attacks. The main aim of the study presented herein was to obtain (S)-clopidogrel, which is commercially available in treatments, via the kinetic resolution of racemic clopidogrel carboxylic acid with the use of lipase...

The work is devoted to preparing and characterizing the properties of photosensitive composites, based on chitosan proposed for photodynamic therapy. Chitosan films with a 5% addition of two BODIPY dyes were prepared by solution casting. These dyes are dipyrromethene boron derivatives with N-alkyl phthalimide substituent, differing in the presence...

This study focuses on obtaining and characterizing novel chitosan-based biomaterials containing cannabis oil to potentially promote wound healing. The primary active substance in cannabis oil is the non-psychoactive cannabidiol, which has many beneficial properties. In this study, three chitosan-based films containing different concentrations of ca...

Magnesium(II) sulfanyl porphyrazine with peripheral morpholinethoxy substituents was embedded on the surface of titanium(IV) dioxide nanoparticles. The obtained nanocomposites were characterized with the use of particle size and distribution (NTA analysis), electron microscopy (SEM), thermal analysis (TGA), FTIR–ATR spectroscopy, and X-ray powder d...

Stimuli-induced anticancer therapies based on remotely activated nanoagents have drawn a great deal of attention as attractive alternatives to conventional therapies. The rapid development of nanomaterial functionalization in the past few decades has allowed for the tailoring of hybrid nanoagents with dual anticancer activity and the simultaneous a...

In this work, a composite material based on titanium(IV) oxide and iron(II,III) oxide was prepared using mechanothermal method. The obtained composite system was thoroughly characterized using techniques such as scanning electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, and nanoparticle tracking analysis. The acute toxicity...

In this study, thin chitosan-gelatin biofilms cross-linked with dialdehyde cellulose nanocrystals for dressing materials were received. Two types of dialdehyde cellulose nanocrystals from fiber (DNCL) and microcrystalline cellulose (DAMC) were obtained by periodate oxidation. An ATR-FTIR analysis confirmed the selective oxidation of cellulose nanoc...

In recent years, new cross-linkers from renewable resources have been sought to replace toxic synthetic compounds of this type. One of the most popular synthetic cross-linking agents used for biomedical applications is glutaraldehyde. However, the unreacted cross-linker can be released from the materials and cause cytotoxic effects. In the present...

Wound healing and skin tissue regeneration remain the most critical challenges faced by medical professionals. Titanium(IV) oxide-based materials were proposed as components of pharmaceutical formulations for the treatment of difficult-to-heal wounds and unsightly scarring. A gallic acid-functionalized TiO2 nanomaterial (TiO2-GA) was obtained using...

Levan, as a biocompatible and renewable biopolymer with anticancer properties, is a promising candidate for a wide range of applications in various fields of industry. However, in the literature, there is a lack of information about its behavior under the influence of UV irradiation, which may limit its potential application, including medical scie...

Inorganic aluminum or iron salts supported with synthetic polymers are commonly used to eradicate colloidal particles from water in coagulation and flocculation processes. Nevertheless, these agents have several disadvantages, such as large volumes of sludge produced or environmental toxicity. Recently biodegradable polymers have been suggested as...

The present study is devoted to the combined experimental and theoretical description of the photophysical properties and photodegradation of the new boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) derivatives obtained recently for biomedical applications, such as bacteria photoinactivation (Piskorz et al., Dyes and Pigments 2020, 178, 108322). Absorption and emissi...

Understanding the mechanism of interactions between magnetite nanoparticles and phospholipids that form cellular membranes at the molecular level is of crucial importance for their safe and effective application in medicine (e.g. magnetic resonance imaging, targeted drug delivery, and hyperthermia-based anticancer therapy). In these interactions, t...

Chitosan was used as a protective matrix for the photosensitive dye-squaraine (2,4-bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]cyclobutane-1,3-diol). The physicochemical properties of the obtained systems, both in solution and in a solid-state, were investigated. However, it was found that diluted chitosan solutions with a few percent additions of dye show an inte...

An adsorption process of magnetite nanoparticles functionalized with aminated chitosan (Fe3O4-AChit) showing application potential in nanomedicine into cell membrane models was studied. The cell membrane models were formed using a Langmuir technique from three selected phospholipids with different polar head-groups as well as length and carbon satu...

Since their discovery, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have become materials with great potential, especially considering the applications of biomedical sciences. A series of works on the preparation, characterization, and application of MNPs has shown that the biological activity of such materials depends on their size, shape, core, and shell nature...

Chitosan and its derivatives are renewable biopolymers characterized by high biocompatibility; therefore, they are harmless to humans and allow immune tolerance and improved hydrophilicity. Moreover, chitosan has been the most studied of all polysaccharides used in biomedical applications during the last decade. Combinations of chitosan and porphyr...

Polymer flocculants are used to promote solid–liquid separation processes in potable water and wastewater treatment. Recently, bio-based flocculants have received a lot of attention due to their superior advantages over conventional synthetic polymers or inorganic agents. Among natural polymers, polysaccharides show many benefits such as biodegrada...

Immobilized enzymatic catalysts are widely used in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. As Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) is one of the more commonly used biocatalysts, we attempted to design an optimal lipase-catalytic system. In order to do that, we investigated the enantioselectivity and lipolytic activity of CALB immobilized on 12 di...

Materials based on natural high molecular compounds are particularly interesting for biomedical applications. It is known that the cross-linking agent used for preparation of biomacromolecule-based materials is as important as used biopolymer. Therefore, natural cross-linkers containing reactive carbonyl groups are of great interest especially for...

Binding and transport of ligands is one of the most important functions of human blood serum proteins. Human serum albumin is found in plasma at the highest concentration. Because of this, it is important to study protein–drug interactions for this albumin. Since there is no single model describing this interaction, it is necessary to measure it fo...

Human serum albumin (HSA) is one of the most frequently immobilized proteins on the surface of carriers, including magnetic nanoparticles. This is because the drug–HSA interaction study is one of the basic pharmacokinetic parameters determined for drugs. In spite of many works describing the immobilization of HSA and the binding of active substance...

In this study potato and corn starch were subjected to oxidation, using sodium periodate, to obtain dialdehyde starch (DAS) containing different amount of aldehyde groups. The obtained modified starch samples have been characterized with chemical analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. Then, the samples were exposed...

Three magnesium sulfanyl porphyrazines differing in the size of peripheral substituents (3,5-dimethoxybenzylsulfanyl, (3,5-dimethoxybenzyloxy)benzylsulfanyl, 3,5-bis[(3,5-bis[(3,5-dimethoxybenzyloxy)benzyloxy]benzylsulfanyl) were exposed to visible and ultraviolet radiation (UV A + B + C) in order to determine their photochemical properties. The co...

The enzymatic method was used for the direct resolution of racemic atenolol. The catalytic activities of commercially available lipases from Candida rugosa (MY and OF) immobilized onto new-synthesized chitosan magnetic nanoparticles [Fe3O4-CS-Et(NH2)2, Fe3O4-CS-Et(NH2)3] in the kinetic resolution of racemic atenolol were compared. The best results...

This article presents a novel route for crosslinking a polysaccharide and polysaccharide/protein shell coated on magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) surface via condensation reaction with squaric acid (SqA). The syntheses of four new types of collagen-, chitosan-, and chitosan–collagen coated magnetic nanoparticles as supports for enzyme immobilization h...

The synthesis of new collagen, chitosan and chitosan-collagen coated magnetic nanoparticles have been done. Two types of cross-linkers for polymer shell stabilization were used: glutaraldehyde (Gla) as a standard cross-linker and new one – squaric acid (SqA). Structure and morphology of prepared nanoparticles were characterized by ATR-FT IR, XRD an...

This paper describes the enzyme immobilization protocol as well as the enzymatic method for the direct resolution of (R,S)-atenolol. The used magnetic enzyme carriers possess on their surface new-synthetized chitosan derivatives with free amine groups distanced by ethyl or butyl chain. Additionally the catalytic activity of two types of commerciall...

Superparamagnetic nanoparticles with chemically modified chitosan has been proposed as a potential support for the immobilization of the androgen receptor (AR). The study involved comparison of different AR carriers like commercially available magnetic beads coated with silica (BcMag) and chitosan coated nanoparticles with different amount of amino...

Three different novel chitosan derivatives for medical or biotechnological applications have been successfully obtained by chemical modification of reactive amino and hydroxyl groups in chitosan chain. The modification has led to incorporation of different amount (one to three) of long-distanced amino and imine groups into each repeating unit. Thes...

Magnetite nanoparticles were coated with poly(acrylic acid) layer by a simple and efficient method of photopolymerization. Structure and morphology of prepared nanoparticles were characterized by ATR-FT IR, XRD and TEM analysis. Moreover, thermal stability and content of magnetite in nanoparticles has been determined by thermogravimetry (TGA). It w...

This article is a second part of literature review concerning magnetite nanoparticles used in biology and medicine. Fe3O4 nanoparticles coated by synthetic polymers such as polyvinylpyrrolidone, poly(ethylene glycol) and polydopamine are described. Examples of trilayer hybrids composed of magnetite, silicon compound and polymer are also presented....

Lipases form Candida rugosa and Candida antarctica were tested for their application in the enzymatic kinetic resolution of (R,S)-flurbiprofen by enantioselective esterification. Successful chromatographic separation with well-resolved peaks of (R)- and (S)-flurbiprofen and their esters was achieved in one run on chiral stationary phases by high-pe...

This article is a review of the literature from the last years concerning magnetic nanoparticles coated with various polymers, which are widely used in many reseach fields, mainly in biology and medicine. The methods of preparation and surface modification of Fe3O4 nanoparticles as well as the properties and applications of magnetic nanoparticles c...

Magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs) coated by modified chitosan (m-CS) rich of amino groups and its mixture with poly[N-benzyl-2-(methacryloxy)-N,N-dimethylethanaminium bromide] (PQ) with various mass ratios were prepared by co-precipitation method. The thermal stability of magnetic materials has been investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TG/...

Three homopolymers containing hydantoin substituents were obtained by chemical modification of reactive p-chloromethylated polystyrene. The prepared polymers were chlorinated to yield N-halamine materials with biocidal properties. The chemical structure of polymers was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic re...

Hydantoins represent a group of compounds which over the past few years has attracted great attention because of their diverse biological activities. The synthetic methods for 5,5-dimetyhyl hydantoin (well-known biocidal material) available in literature are particularly difficult, and the yield of the synthesis after purification does not exceed 4...

The effect of three azobenzene modifiers and UV-irradiation on physico–chemical properties of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) has been studied. The PMMA matrix doped with 5% (wt) of diazobenzene (DAB), diazoaminobenzene (DAAB) or p-aminodiazobenzene (ADAB) was exposed to polychromatic radiation. Moreover, pure PMMA and modifiers were irradiated al...

The following compounds have been synthesized: (a) hydantoins 5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (1), 1′,3′-dihydrospiro[imidazolidine-4,2′-indene]-2,5-dione (2), 3′,4′-dihydro-1′H-spiro[imidazolidine-4,2′-naphthalene]-2,5-dione (3); (b) monomers: 5,5-dimethyl-3-(4-vinylbenzyl)imidazolidine-2,4-dione (4), 1-(4-vinylbenzyl)-1′,3′-dihydrospiro[imida...

An analysis of the products of the reaction of N3-phenylbenzamidrazone with cis-1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic anhydride at various temperatures is presented. The identification of the reaction products is carried on with the support of computational techniques. The most stable conformers of the isoindole and triazole derivatives are found within the...

2-Amino-2-methyl-3-(4-dihydroxyborylphenyl)propionic acid (3, α-methyl-BPA) and 1-amino-3-(4-dihydroxyborylbenzyl)cyclobutanecarboxylic acid 4, which are (4-dihydroxyboryl-phenyl)alanine (BPA) analogues containing a quaternary center, have been synthesized from 4-allylbromobenzene. α-Methyl-BPA has also been prepared from D,L-alanine, and the route...