Laboratory of Functional Materials

The Functional Materials research group conducts interdisciplinary work in materials science, nanotechnology, and biotechnology, focusing on the design and functionalization of nanostructures for applications in photocatalysis, biosensing, medicine, and energy conversion. The team specializes in the synthesis of hybrid nanocomposites (e.g., TiO₂, ZnO, MXenes, ALD coatings), chemical surface modification (e.g., polydopamine, gold, antibodies), and the analysis of their optical, electrical, and biological properties. Recent research highlights include:

  • development of smart electrochemical and label-free photoluminescent biosensors for biomarker detection (miRNA, ROS, aflatoxins, CEACAM1),
  • investigation of the genotoxic potential of emerging 2D materials (e.g., MXenes),
  • application of nanomaterials for targeted cancer therapy and diagnostics (e.g., melanoma),
  • design of nanostructures for photocatalytic degradation of pollutants and solar energy conversion (PEC, photo-supercapacitors).

The group maintains active collaborations with academic and industrial partners across Europe and is engaged in nationally and internationally funded research projects.

Functional Materials

Team members:

Group Leader - Prof. Igor Iatsunskyi ( https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9420-7376 )

PostDocs:

  1. dr. Mykola Pavlenko (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4931-1796 )
  2. dr. Alexander Tamashevski (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8676-2871)
  3. dr. Maksim Makhavikou (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5738-0986)
  4. dr. Błażej Anastaziak (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8840-949X)

PhD students:

  1. Andrii Lys (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-6674)
  2. Katya Klimovich (https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5939-9106)
  3. Irfan Hanif (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6856-3668)