Research

  • Study of the antioxidant activity of plant polyphenols with regard to the biological membrane and their influence on the structure and function of the membrane.
  • tudy of lipid-DNA interactions using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS).
  • Electrophysiology of interactions of organometallic compounds with tonoplast ion channels.
  • Modification of biological and model membranes by biologically active compounds.
  • Investigation of toxicity mechanisms of selected organic compounds of tin and lead on biological and model membranes, and protection of membranes against toxicants.
  • Research on the micellization process and interaction of ionic and non-ionic surfactants with membranes.
  • Research on the properties of erythrocyte membranes exposed to various biologically active substances.
  • The influence of biologically active amphiphilic compounds on the functioning of ion channels in algal cells.
  • Structural and functional changes in biological and model membranes studied with calorimetric (DST, ITC) and spectroscopic (NMR, EPR, IR (ATR) methods.
  • Interaction of non-ionic sugar surfactants with lipid model membranes.
  • In vitro studies of biological activity of polyphenolic plant extracts.
  • Changing the shape of erythrocyte cells as a method for determining the location of biologically active compounds in biological membranes.

Theoretical research is also conducted at the Department of Physics and Biophysics.