PROFIL PRACOWNIKA: Katarzyna Ranoszek-Soliwoda

since 2023 - Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Technology and Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz

2021 - D.Sc. in the Department of Materials Technology and Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz, the field of: natural sciences, discipline: chemical sciences. Thesis title: ‘Hybrid organic-inorganic functional nanoparticles’

2014-2023 – Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Technology and Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz

2012-2014 - Chemist in the Department of Materials Technology and Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz

2012 - Ph.D. in Department of Materials Technology and Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz, specialty: nanotechnology

2010 - Guest Scientist, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), Switzerland (2 months)

2008 - M.Sc. in the Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz

nanoscience, nanochemistry and nanometrology;

nanoparticles synthesis, characterization and modification;

nanoparticles surface modification for biological application;

nanomedicine, targeted drag delivery; toxicity of nanoparticles;

impact of nanomaterials on the environment

Katarzyna Ranoszek-Soliwoda, PhD, DSc. is a chemist and specialist in the field of preparation, functionalization, physicochemical characteristics and safety of nanomaterials. Has many years of experience in the field of preparation, modification and metrology of nanomaterials in colloidal and powder form. Her scientific work concerns the development of hybrid organic-inorganic functional nanoparticles for biomedical applications and the correlation of the properties of metallic nanoparticles with their biological activity and toxicity. She is the co-author of 56 scientific publications in journals from the Philadelphia List in: Science of the Total Environment, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Toxicology in Vitro, Toxicology Letters, Viruses, Langmuir cited over 1400 times in the Scopus database and the Hirsch index is 19. She has carried out many scientific projects in the field of nanotechnology, nanomaterials, functional nanoparticles for applications in electronic systems and biomedical applications. Currently, her scientific interests are related with the development of effective antiviral preparations based on metallic nanoparticles and compounds of natural origin for the treatment and prevention of herpes lesions caused by HSV infection. She is the investigator of many national and international grants regarding the preparation, functionalization and physicochemical characterization of nanomaterials.

Awards:

2023 - Award of the Rector of the University of Lodz, team teaching award of the first degree for series of publications titled: “Preparation, physicochemical characterization and application of nano-bio-materials”.

2022 – Award for the best publication of the Dean of Faculty of Chemistry University of Lodz.

2021 - Award of the Rector of the University of Lodz, team award for outstanding scientific achievements in the field of exact sciences for the series of publications entitled: ”Preparation and application of nanomaterials, according controlled chemical surface processes” and implementation of the invention.

2020 - Award of the Rector of the University of Lodz, team teaching award of the first degree for preparing the engineering course Chemistry of materials and nanotechnology.

2018 - Award of the Rector of the University of Lodz, team award first degree for a series of publications entitled: “Preparation and physicochemical characterization of nanostructured materials”

2017 - Award of the Rector of the University of Lodz, team award for outstanding scientific achievements in the field of exact sciences for the series of publications entitled: “Synthesis and surface modification of nanomaterials” and obtaining 2 patents and implementation of the invention.

2014 - Award of the Rector of the University of Lodz, second degree team award for the series of publications entitled: “Design, preparation and characterization of nanomaterials for tribological and biomedical applications”.

Patents:

2022 - patent application, P.441537, The method of preparation an antiviral formulation containing metallic nanoparticles and polyphenols and an antiviral formulation prepared in this way containing metallic nanoparticles and polyphenols for use in the treatment and prevention of herpetic infection, application No. [WIPO ST 10/C PL441537]

2022 - patent application, P.441474, The method of preparation antiviral preparation containing metallic nanoparticles and an antiviral preparation containing metallic nanoparticles produced in this way for use in the prevention and treatment of HSV infections, Application No. [WIPO ST 10/C PL441474]

2020 - patent 234349 granted by the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland for an invention "Method for producing bimetallic silver-copper nanoparticles modified with tannic acid and their use as an antiviral preparation".

International projects:

2024-2027 – Implementing innovative methods for safety and sustainability assessments of chemicals and materials particularly at nano level in the European Union (CheMatSustain) (UE, Contract: 101137990)

2024-2028 - Methodological developments and data generation for the assessment and building of sets of nanoforms (EU, ECHA)

2012-2014 – Hybrid organic/inorganic memory elements for integration of electronic and photonic circuitry (HYMEC) (Contract: 263073)

National projects:

2019-2020 – (TANGO) Hybrid superhydrophobic and anti-icing coatings (TANGO3/421671/NCBR/2018)

2019-2023 – Functional nano-particles of noble metals as stimulators of the immune response in herpesvirus infection type 1 and 2 (OPUS-2018/31/B/NZ6/02606)

2019-2022 – Multifunctional modification of textile materials with metallic nanostructures with metal oxide coating (OPUS-2018/29/B/ST8/02016)

2014-2017 –Regenerative activity of silver nanoparticles modified with tannins in dermal uses (OPUS-2014/12/B/NZ5/01356)

2014-2017 – Analysis of the antioxidant potential of proteins immobilized on nanoparticles. In vitro and in vivo studies (OPUS-2013/09/B/NZ/01019)

2014-2016 – The study of the relationship between the chemical structure and topography of superhydrophobic surfaces and their anti-icing properties (OPUS- 2012/05/B/ST8/02876)