Professor Piotr Ulański, D.Sc. Ph.D.

Synthesis of polymeric nanogels by radiation-induced intramolecular crosslinking,
Nanogels of stimuli-sensitive polymers and their properties,
Radiation-induced reactions of synthetic polyelectrolytes and other water-soluble polymers (co-operation with prof. Clemens von Sonntag, Max-Planck-Institute of Radiation Chemistry, Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany and Institute of Surface Modification, Leipzig, Germany),
Sonochemistry of polymers in aqueous solution,
Mechanism of radical reactions in solution as studied by kinetic methods, product analysis and simulation (in co-operation with prof. Jeremiasz K. Jeszka, Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Science),
Application of radiation-chemical and sonochemical techniques for regulating the molecular weight of chitosan (with Dr. Anna Wojtasz-Pajak, Sea Fisheries Institute, Gdynia, Poland),
Hydrogels for biomedical purposes (in co-operation with the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna),
Radiation-based synthesis of thermoresponsive hydrogels based on Pluronic copolymers (in co-operation with prof. Alan T. Hatton and dr Lev Bromberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A.),
Synthesis and sterilization of new, porous polymeric scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration (in co-operation with prof. Małgorzata Lewandowska-Szumiel, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland).

Habilitation: Radiacyjnie i sonochemicznie indukowane reakcje rodników polimerowych w roztworach wodnych, Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 2008;
PhD: Radiolysis of Poly(acrylic acid) and Selected Model Compounds in Aqueous Solution, Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 1996; supervisor: prof. Janusz M. Rosiak;
Masters: Radiation-induced Transformations of Chitosan, Institute of Applied Radiaton Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 1990; supervisor: prof. Janusz M. Rosiak.

Piotr Ulański