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Institute of Biomedical
Engineering and Instrumentation I-21 was created in July, 2007 from the common
initiative of the Dean of the Faculty of Fundamental Problems
of Technology, Rector of Wroclaw
University of Technology and the scientists working in the fields related
to Biomedical Engineering. These scientists came from the Faculty’s
Department of Biomedical Engineering and from the
The research in fields related to Biomedical Engineering concerns various aspects of Biophysics, Biomedical Electronics, Biomedical Optics, Computer Simulations. Seven Research Groups are actively involved in research projects: Bio-Optics Group, Laboratory of Biophysics of Macromolecular Aggregates, Group of Bioinformatics and Biophysics of Nanopores, Group of Biomeasurements and Biomedical Signals Analysis, Group of Biospectroscopy, Group of Biomedical Electronics and Measurements, Group of Computer Simulations of Biomedical Systems.
Scientific projects
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Name of the research group |
Main scientific interest, currently run projects
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Bio-Optics GroupGroup leader: Prof. Dr. Halina Podbielska DDSc. PhD MD Eng.
Group members: Dr. Joanna Bauer Ph.D Eng. Dr. Iwona Hołowacz PhD Eng. Dr. Marta Kopaczynska PhD Eng. Dr. Agnieszka Ulatowska-Jarża PhD Eng.
PhD students: Igor Buzalewicz MSc. Eng. Leon Czernielewski MSc. Eng. MD Katarzyna Kowal MSc. Eng. Katarzyna Wysocka-Król MSc. Eng.
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Laser applications in medicine, optical fibers in medicine. Photodynamic antibacterial activity. Bacteria characterization by optical methods. Photosensitive nanomaterials. Computer aided analysis of medical images. Sol-gel based nanomaterials. Optical and physico-chemical properties of
different photosensitive dyes entrapped into the sol-gel matrices. Transillumination methods for interphalangeal
joints diagnosis. Thermal imaging. Pattern recognition. Financed by: Ministry of Higher
Education, external grants from industry, EC grant BioElectricSurface Project www.bioelectricsurface.eu |
Laboratory of Biophysics of Macromolecular Aggregates
Group leader: Dr. hab. Marek Langner
PhD students: Tomasz Borowik Wojciech Jopek Sławomir Potocki Magdalena Przybyło |
Procedures to evaluate sample stability using calorimetric methods. Procedures to evaluate chemical composition of complex solid materials using LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy). Size and zeta-potential determination using DLS (Dynamic Light Scattering) method. Study of supramolecular aggregate formation and stability: 1. Targeted drug delivery systems, 2. The effect of matrix on stability of selected nanostructures, 3. The study of the effect of physicochemical properties of the aqueous phase on the supramolecular aggregate formation (Hofmesiter series). Designing, development and testing of fluorescent bio-nano-sensor for HTS applications. Financed by: Ministry of Higher Education, external grants from industry. |
Group of Bioinformatics and Biophysics of Nanopores
Group leader: Dr. hab.Małgorzata Kotulska Group members: Dr. Ilona Kosińska PhD students: Witold Dyrka MSc. Przemyslaw Sadowski
MSc.
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Research concerning biological nanopores, such as electropores and protein ionic channels. Conductivity characteristics, structure-function relations, and medical applications. Experimental study on electro-nanopores in planar lipid membranes. Electrochemiotherapy of cancer cells in vitro. Computer modeling of conductivity of various nanopores. Bioinformatical methods for modeling structure of membrane channel proteins. |
Group of Biomeasurements and Biomedical Signals Analysis
Group leader: Dr. Henryk Juniewicz PhD Eng.
Group members: Dr. Magdalena Kasprowicz PhD Eng. Dr. Andrzej Hachoł PhD Eng. Dr. Wioletta Szczepanowska-Nowak PhD Eng.
PhD students: Elżbieta Szul-Pietrzak MSc. Eng. Anna Sobaszek MSc. Eng.
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Research in neuroscience: monitoring, modeling and analysis of intracranial pressure, arterial blood pressure and cerebral blood flow velocity in patients with hydrocephalus. Pupillometry: modeling and clinical applications of the eye pupil reactivity. Tonometry: modeling and study of correlation between intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements and geometry and biomechanical properties of the human eyeball. |
Group of BiospectroscopyGroup leader: Dr.hab. Małgorzata Komorowska, Assoc. Prof.
Group members: Dr. Sylwia Olsztyńska-Janus Ph.D
PhD students: Małgorzata Dzik MSc. Eng. Marlena Gąsior-Głogowska MSc. Eng. Tomasz Walski MSc. Eng.
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Studies of the influence of near infrared radiation on tissue, proteins, nucleotides, and aminoacids by means of different spectroscopic methods. Red blood cells protection by IR irradiation. Spin labels ESR spectroscopy. ATR-FTIR and Raman vibrational spectroscop UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy. |
Group of Biomedical Electronics and MeasurementsGroup leader: Dr.hab. Zbigniew Moroń, Assoc. Prof.
Group members: M. Baszyński Ph.D Eng. Dr. Mirosław
Łątka
PhD students: Nina Bania MSc. Eng. Tomasz Grysiński MSc. Eng.
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Bioelectronics. Biomedical measurements and instrumentation. Modeling of biomedical structures and systems. Medical electronics.
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Group of Computer Simulations of Biomedical SystemsGroup leader: dr hab. Krystian Kubica
PhD students: Grzegorz
Cieślik MSc.
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Biophysics of biological membranes. Membrane properties modeling by computer simulation technique (gel-fluid phase transition, appearance of ripple phase, membrane permeability). Study the interaction between biologically active compounds and membranes (anionic and cationic amphiphilic compounds) and the influence of molecular probes on membrane Modeling of peristaltic contractions of segments of intestine. Modeling the influence of lipid oxidation, role of antioxidants on membrane electroporation. |