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Marek Kowalczuk is affiliated with the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poland. Their research primarily focuses on Materials Science, with significant contributions to subfields including Biomaterials, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, and Pollution.

The scientist has explored a range of topics within their field, including:

  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Biopolymer Synthesis and Applications

Several recent papers illustrate the breadth of their research contributions. These include:

  • "Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Curcumin-Cyclodextrins Loaded into Bacterial Cellulose-Based Hydrogels for Wound Dressing Applications," 2020, Biomacromolecules
  • "Recent Advances and Applications of Bacterial Cellulose in Biomedicine," 2021, Polymers
  • "Polymers Use as Mulch Films in Agriculture-A Review of History, Problems and Current Trends," 2022, Polymers
  • "Effective Control against Broadleaf Weed Species Provided by Biodegradable PBAT/PLA Mulch Film Embedded with the Herbicide 2-Methyl-4-Chlorophenoxyacetic Acid (MCPA)," 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • "Polymeric Carriers for Delivery Systems in the Treatment of Chronic Periodontal Disease," 2020, Polymers

The scientist has co-authored extensively with a group of frequent collaborators. The most noted coauthors include Graz̀yna Adamus (26 joint publications), Iza Radecka (20), Marta Musioł (20), Khadar Duale (15), and Wanda Sikorska (14).

Publication venues where Marek Kowalczuk frequently publishes reflect their research focus. These include:

  • Polymers (17 publications)
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (3 publications)
  • Molecules (3 publications)
  • European Polymer Journal (3 publications)
  • Materials (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Curcumin-Cyclodextrins Loaded into Bacterial Cellulose-Based Hydrogels for Wound Dressing Applications.

    Abhishek Gupta;Sophie M. Briffa;Sam Swingler;Hazel Gibson

  • The production and application of hydrogels for wound management: A review

    Abhishek Gupta;Marek Kowalczuk;Marek Kowalczuk;Wayne Heaselgrave;Stephen T. Britland

  • Carbon Sources for Polyhydroxyalkanoates and an Integrated Biorefinery

    Guozhan Jiang;David J Hill;Marek Kowalczuk;Marek Kowalczuk;Brian Johnston

  • Recent advances and applications of bacterial cellulose in biomedicine

    Sam Swingler;Abhishek Gupta;Hazel Gibson;Marek Kowalczuk

  • Polymer Blends of Natural Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) and a Synthetic Atactic Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). Characterization and Biodegradation Studies

    Mariastella Scandola;Maria Letizia Focarete;Grażyna Adamus;Wanda Sikorska

  • A New Type of Thermoalkalophilic Hydrolase of Paucimonas lemoignei with High Specificity for Amorphous Polyesters of Short Chain-length Hydroxyalkanoic Acids

    René Handrick;Simone Reinhardt;Maria Letizia Focarete;Mariastella Scandola

  • Observation of banded spherulites in pure poly(l-lactide) and its miscible blends with amorphous polymers

    Jun Xu;Bao-Hua Guo;Jian-Jun Zhou;Lin Li

  • Further Evidence of Crystallinity-Induced Biodegradation of Synthetic Atactic Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by PHB-Depolymerase A from Pseudomonas lemoignei. Blends of Atactic Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) with Crystalline Polyesters

    Maria Letizia Focarete;Giuseppina Ceccorulli;Mariastella Scandola;Marek Kowalczuk

  • Miscibility and Mechanical Properties of Blends of (l)-Lactide Copolymers with Atactic Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

    Maria Letizia Focarete;Mariastella Scandola;Piotr Dobrzynski;Marek Kowalczuk

  • Anionic polymerization of .beta.-lactones initiated with alkali-metal alkoxides: reinvestigation of the polymerization mechanism

    Piotr Kurcok;Marek Kowalczuk;Krystian Hennek;Zbigniew Jedlinski

  • Biodegradable Latexes from Animal-Derived Waste: Biosynthesis and Characterization of mcl-PHA accumulated by Ps. citronellolis

    Alexander Muhr;Eva Maria Rechberger;Anna Salerno;Angelika Reiterer

  • Tough blends of poly(lactide) and amorphous poly([R,S]-3-hydroxy butyrate) – morphology and properties

    Zbigniew Bartczak;Andrzej Galeski;Marek Kowalczuk;Michal Sobota

  • Production and Characterisation of Bacterial Cellulose Hydrogels Loaded with Curcumin Encapsulated in Cyclodextrins as Wound Dressings

    A. Gupta;D.J. Keddie;V. Kannappan;H. Gibson

  • Environmental degradation of polyester blends containing atactic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). Biodegradation in soil and ecotoxicological impact

    Piotr Rychter;Robert Biczak;Barbara Herman;Aleksandra Smyłła

  • A comparative study of three-dimensional printing directions: The degradation and toxicological profile of a PLA/PHA blend

    Jennifer Gonzalez Ausejo;Joanna Rydz;Marta Musioł;Wanda Sikorska

  • Carboxylate-Induced Degradation of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)s

    Michal Kawalec;Grazyna Adamus;Piotr Kurcok;Marek Kowalczuk

  • Study of Aliphatic-Aromatic Copolyester Degradation in Sandy Soil and Its Ecotoxicological Impact

    Piotr Rychter;Michał Kawalec;Michał Sobota;Piotr Kurcok

  • Environmental Degradation of Blends of Atactic Poly[(R,S)-3-hydroxybutyrate] with Natural PHBV in Baltic Sea Water and Compost with Activated Sludge

    Maria Rutkowska;Katarzyna Krasowska;Aleksandra Heimowska;Grażyna Adamus

  • Polymerization of .beta.-lactones initiated by potassium solutions

    Zbigniew Jedlinski;Piotr Kurcok;Marek Kowalczuk

  • Bacterial-Derived Polymer Poly-y-Glutamic Acid (y-PGA)-Based Micro/Nanoparticles as a Delivery System for Antimicrobials and Other Biomedical Applications.

    Ibrahim R Khalil;Alan T H Burns;Iza Radecka;Marek Kowalczuk;Marek Kowalczuk

  • Stereochemical Control in the Anionic Polymerization of β-Butyrolactone Initiated with Alkali-Metal Alkoxides

    Zbigniew Jedliński;Marek Kowalczuk;Piotr Kurcok;Grażyna Adamus

  • ESI-MS Reveals the Influence of Hydrophilicity and Architecture on the Water-Soluble Degradation Product Patterns of Biodegradable Homo- and Copolyesters of 1,5-dioxepan-2-one and ε-Caprolactone

    Minna Hakkarainen;Grazyna Adamus;Anders Höglund;Marek Kowalczuk

Frequent Co-Authors

Mariastella Scandola
Mariastella Scandola University of Bologna
Maria Letizia Focarete
Maria Letizia Focarete University of Bologna
Baki Hazer
Baki Hazer Cappadocia University
Minna Hakkarainen
Minna Hakkarainen Royal Institute of Technology
Xintao Shuai
Xintao Shuai Sun Yat-sen University
Ann-Christine Albertsson
Ann-Christine Albertsson Royal Institute of Technology
Emo Chiellini
Emo Chiellini University of Pisa
Robert W. Lenz
Robert W. Lenz University of Massachusetts Amherst
Janusz Jurczak
Janusz Jurczak Polish Academy of Sciences
Philippe Dubois
Philippe Dubois University of Mons

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