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Jozef Adamcik

Jozef Adamcik

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Materials Science

D-Index
55
Citations
9599
World Ranking
8679
National Ranking
128

Chemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
9249
World Ranking
12305
National Ranking
223

Overview

Jozef Adamcik is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, where their research spans several interdisciplinary fields with a primary focus on materials science, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their main areas of expertise include biomaterials, molecular biology, physiology, food science, and endocrinology. Key research topics covered in their work involve Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, supramolecular self-assembly in materials, protein structure and dynamics, studies on Escherichia coli, polysaccharides and plant cell walls, advanced cellulose research, and silk-based biomaterials and applications.

Jozef Adamcik has contributed to multiple scientific publications, with recent papers demonstrating engagement in both fundamental and applied research. Notable publications include:

  • Different Folding States from the Same Protein Sequence Determine Reversible vs Irreversible Amyloid Fate (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Time-temperature-resolved functional and structural changes of phycocyanin extracted from Arthrospira platensis/Spirulina (2020, Food Chemistry)
  • Accelerated Amyloid Beta Pathogenesis by Bacterial Amyloid FapC (2020, Advanced Science)
  • Metal ions confinement defines the architecture of G-quartet, G-quadruplex fibrils and their assembly into nematic tactoids (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Covalent β-lactoglobulin-maltodextrin amyloid fibril conjugate prepared by the Maillard reaction (2020, Food Chemistry)

These articles cover a range of topics from protein folding and amyloid formation to food chemistry and microbiology, illustrating a diverse scope of research pursuits.

Collaborations have been a significant part of Adamcik's research, with frequent coauthors including Raffaele Mezzenga, Michael Diener, Antoni Sánchez-Ferrer, Massimo Bagnani, and Markus Arnoldini. This network indicates active partnerships across several research projects.

Their studies have been published in a variety of peer-reviewed journals, with recurrent publications in:

  • Advanced Science
  • Food Chemistry
  • ACS Macro Letters
  • Biomacromolecules
  • Nanoscale

These venues reflect the multidisciplinary nature of their research, spanning chemistry, materials science, and biological applications.

Best Publications

  • Understanding amyloid aggregation by statistical analysis of atomic force microscopy images

    Jozef Adamcik;Jin-Mi Jung;Jérôme Flakowski;Paolo De Los Rios

  • Understanding nanocellulose chirality and structure–properties relationship at the single fibril level

    Ivan Usov;Gustav Nyström;Jozef Adamcik;Stephan Handschin

  • Biodegradable nanocomposites of amyloid fibrils and graphene with shape-memory and enzyme-sensing properties

    Chaoxu Li;Jozef Adamcik;Raffaele Mezzenga

  • Amyloid Polymorphism in the Protein Folding and Aggregation Energy Landscape

    Jozef Adamcik;Raffaele Mezzenga

  • Polyphenol-Binding Amyloid Fibrils Self-Assemble into Reversible Hydrogels with Antibacterial Activity

    Bing Hu;Bing Hu;Yang Shen;Jozef Adamcik;Peter Fischer

  • Single-step direct measurement of amyloid fibrils stiffness by peak force quantitative nanomechanical atomic force microscopy

    Jozef Adamcik;Alexandre Berquand;Raffaele Mezzenga

  • Selective and Efficient Removal of Fluoride from Water: In Situ Engineered Amyloid Fibril/ZrO2 Hybrid Membranes.

    Qingrui Zhang;Qingrui Zhang;Sreenath Bolisetty;Yiping Cao;Stephan Handschin

  • General Self-Assembly Mechanism Converting Hydrolyzed Globular Proteins Into Giant Multistranded Amyloid Ribbons

    Cécile Lara;Jozef Adamcik;Sophia Jordens;Raffaele Mezzenga

  • Proteins Fibrils from a Polymer Physics Perspective

    Jozef Adamcik;Raffaele Mezzenga

  • Measurement of intrinsic properties of amyloid fibrils by the peak force QNM method.

    Jozef Adamcik;Cecile Lara;Ivan Usov;Jae Sun Jeong

  • Study of amyloid fibrils via atomic force microscopy

    Jozef Adamcik;Raffaele Mezzenga

  • Adjustable twisting periodic pitch of amyloid fibrils

    Jozef Adamcik;Raffaele Mezzenga

  • Influence of the β-Sheet Content on the Mechanical Properties of Aggregates during Amyloid Fibrillization†

    Francesco Simone Ruggeri;Jozef Adamcik;Jae Sun Jeong;Hilal A. Lashuel

  • Fibrillar Networks of Glycyrrhizic Acid for Hybrid Nanomaterials with Catalytic Features

    Abhijit Saha;Jozef Adamcik;Sreenath Bolisetty;Stephan Handschin

  • Self-assembly of ovalbumin into amyloid and non-amyloid fibrils.

    Cecile Lara;Simon Gourdin-Bertin;Jozef Adamcik;Sreenath Bolisetty

  • Directed Growth of Silk Nanofibrils on Graphene and Their Hybrid Nanocomposites

    Shengjie Ling;Shengjie Ling;Chaoxu Li;Jozef Adamcik;Suhang Wang

  • Fractal dimension and localization of DNA knots

    Erika Ercolini;Francesco Valle;Jozef Adamcik;Guillaume Witz

  • Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Quaternary Structure Levels in Linear Polysaccharides: From Random Coil, to Single Helix to Supramolecular Assembly.

    Michael Diener;Jozef Adamcik;Antoni Sánchez-Ferrer;Florian Jaedig

  • Silk micrococoons for protein stabilisation and molecular encapsulation

    Ulyana Shimanovich;Ulyana Shimanovich;Francesco Simone Ruggeri;Erwin De Genst;Jozef Adamcik

  • Polymorphism complexity and handedness inversion in serum albumin amyloid fibrils.

    Ivan Usov;Jozef Adamcik;Raffaele Mezzenga

  • Direct Observation of Time‐Resolved Polymorphic States in the Self‐Assembly of End‐Capped Heptapeptides

    Jozef Adamcik;Valeria Castelletto;Sreenath Bolisetty;Ian W. Hamley

  • Modulating materials by orthogonally oriented β-strands: composites of amyloid and silk fibroin fibrils.

    Shengjie Ling;Shengjie Ling;Chaoxu Li;Jozef Adamcik;Zhengzhong Shao

  • Observation of single-stranded DNA on mica and highly oriented pyrolytic graphite by atomic force microscopy

    Jozef Adamcik;Dmitry V. Klinov;Guillaume Witz;Sergey K. Sekatskii

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Dietler
Giovanni Dietler École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Peter Fischer
Peter Fischer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Thomas P. Davis
Thomas P. Davis University of Queensland
Gustav Nyström
Gustav Nyström Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Ian W. Hamley
Ian W. Hamley University of Reading
Valeria Castelletto
Valeria Castelletto University of Reading
Feng Ding
Feng Ding Clemson University
Otto Holst
Otto Holst Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences

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