Profesor dr hab. inż. Piotr Ulański

Research Interest:

• 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).

Scientific Education:

• Habilitation:
• 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.

Członkostwo w towarzystwach naukowych:

• Polish Society of Radiation Research, member;
• Polish Chitin Society, member.