Insititute of Applied Radiation Chemistry
Division of applied radiation chemistry
Scientific interest and activities
- Mechanisms and kinetics of radiation-induced reactions of macromolecules in solution
- Theory and experiments of radiation-induced crosslinking and degradation
- Hydrogels, microgels, nanogels
- Polymeric materials for biomedical purposes – biomaterials, medical devices, implants, scaffolds for tissue engineering and cell layer engineering, drug delivery systems
- Biodegradable synthetic (co)polymers: PLA, PCL, PTMC
- Radiation processing of polysaccharides: chitosan, carboxymethylcellulose, dextran
- Biocompatibility and sterilization of biomaterials and medical devices
- Sonochemistry of polymers
- New experimental techniques in studying fast reactions in polymer systems
- Metal nanoparticles and composite nanomaterials