Realization of the NCN Opus 17 project led by Dr. Wojciech Śledź
We would like to keep you informed about the progress in realization of OPUS 17 project (2019/33/B/NZ9/00940) granted by the National Science Center in Poland.
Fruitful cooperation with the research team of Dr. eng. Anna Patrycja Dzimitrowicz Prof. PWr from Wrocław University of Science and Technology, contributed to dissemination of the research results in the form of 5 scientific publications:
Collaborators in the OPUS 17 project (from left): Prof. Paweł Pohl, Dr. eng. Anna Dzimitrowicz prof. PWr (head of the project from PWr), Dr. eng. Piotr Jamróz prof. PWr, Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, Dr. eng. Wojciech Śledź (head of the project).
→ Dzimitrowicz, Anna, Piotr Jamroz, Pawel Pohl, Weronika Babinska, Dominik Terefinko, Wojciech Sledz, and Agata Motyka-Pomagruk. “Multivariate optimization of the FLC-dc-APGD-based reaction-discharge system for continuous production of a plasma-activated liquid of defined physicochemical and anti-phytopathogenic properties.” International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 9 (2021): 4813.
→ Motyka-Pomagruk, Agata, Anna Dzimitrowicz, Jakub Orlowski, Weronika Babinska, Dominik Terefinko, Michal Rychlowski, Michal Prusinski et al. “Implementation of a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma for eradication of plant pathogens from a surface of economically important seeds.” International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 17 (2021): 9256.
→ Babinska, Weronika, Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, Wojciech Sledz, Agnieszka Kowalczyk, Zbigniew Kaczynski, and Ewa Lojkowska. “The first Polish isolate of a novel species Pectobacterium aquaticum originates from a Pomeranian Lake.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9 (2021): 5041.
→ Dzimitrowicz, Anna, Pawel Pohl, Magda Caban, Piotr Jamroz, Piotr Cyganowski, Mateusz Bykowski, Aleksandra Klimczak, and Aleksandra Bielawska-Pohl. “How does direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge application influence on physicochemical, nutritional, microbiological, and cytotoxic properties of orange juice?.” Food Chemistry 377 (2022): 131903.
→ Śledź Wojciech, Motyka-Pomagruk Agata, Żukowska Dominika, Babińska‑Wensierska Weronika, Żołędowska Sabina, Łojkowska Ewa. Genotypic and phenotypic uniformity among the population of Pectobacterium atrosepticum strains isolated during three growing seasons from potato fields in Poland. European Journal of Plant Pathology 2023, 167(1): 99-121 (doi: 10.1007/s10658-023-02687-y).
And two patents and two more patent applications:
→ ,,Sposób eradykacji bakteryjnych fitopatogenów oraz przepływowy układ reakcyjno-wykładowczy do realizacji tego sposobu”. Numer prawa wyłącznego Pat. 236055 z dnia 2020-07-24. Twórcy: Łojkowska Ewa, Śledź Wojciech, Motyka Agata, Anna Dzimitrowicz, Piotr Jamróz, Paweł Pohl. Zgłaszający: Politechnika Wrocławska i Uniwersytet Gdański.
→ ,,Sposób otrzymania preparatu do stymulacji wzrostu roślin, preparat otrzymany tym sposobem oraz zastosowanie preparatu do stymulacji wzrostu roślin, w szczególności tych istotnych gospodarczo”. Numer prawa wyłącznego Pat.236377 z dnia 2020-03-17. Twórcy: Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, Anna Dzimitrowicz, Weronika Babińska, Wojciech Śledź, Paweł Pohl, Piotr Jamróz, Dominik Terefinko, Ewa Łojkowska. Zgłaszający: Politechnika Wrocławska i Uniwersytet Gdański.
→ ,,Sposób ochrony roślin istotnych gospodarczo, zwłaszcza roślin naczyniowych, przed patogenami bakteryjnymi” Zgłoszenie patentowe (UP RP) nr P.438360 z dnia 2021-07-06. Twórcy: Dzimitrowicz Anna, Jamróz Piotr, Pohl Paweł, Terefinko Dominik, Motyka-Pomagruk Agata, Babińska Weronika, Śledź Wojciech, Łojkowska Ewa, Orłowski Jakub, Prusiński Michał. Zgłaszający: Politechnika Wrocławska i Uniwersytet Gdański.
→ ,,Method for producing a formulation of antibacterial properties, the formulation obtained by this method and its application in addition to a flow-through reaction-discharge system for implementing this method” Zgłoszenie patentowe (UP RP) nr P.447139 z 2023-12-18. Twórcy: Dzimitrowicz Anna, Motyka-Pomagruk Agata, Terefinko Dominik, Jamróz Piotr, Śledź Wojciech, Orłowski Jakub, Babińska-Wensierska Weronika, Paweł Pohl, Łojkowska Ewa. Zgłaszający: Politechnika Wrocławska i Uniwersytet Gdański.
It is worth emphasizing that Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, who presented the results of the OPUS 17 project in the Young Fahrenheit competition (2023), won the First Prize, which indicates the high commercialization potential of the collected research results.
We will inform you about the next successes🙂
Realisation of NCN Sonata 15 project (2019/35/D/ST8/04107)
We would like to inform you about the progress made in the realisation of the Sonata 15 project (2019/35/D/ST8/04107), which was granted by the National Science Center to Wroclaw University of Science and Technology (Leader) in a consortium with University of Gdańsk.
The head of the project from the Leader side is Dr. hab. Anna Patrycja Dzimitrowicz Prof. PWr from Wrocław University of Science and Technology, and from the partner part, Dr. Eng. Wojciech Śledź. Our fruitful cooperation has resulted in dissemination of the research results in the form of numerous conference reports and so far six scientific publications:
Head of the Sonata 15 project Dr. hab. eng. Anna Dzimitrowicz (from the left) and Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk (from the right)
→ Dzimitrowicz, Anna, Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, Piotr Cyganowski, Piotr Jamroz, Dominik Terefinko, Pawel Pohl, Tymoteusz Klis, and Magda Caban. “Cold atmospheric pressure plasmas as versatile tools for effective degradation of a mixture of hazardous and endocrine disturbing compounds from liquid wastes.” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9, no. 6 (2021): 106718.
→ Dzimitrowicz, Anna, Magda Caban, Dominik Terefinko, Pawel Pohl, Piotr Jamroz, Weronika Babinska, Piotr Cyganowski et al. “Application of pulse-modulated radio-frequency atmospheric pressure glow discharge for degradation of doxycycline from a flowing liquid solution.” Scientific reports 12, no. 1 (2022): 1-16.
→ Terefinko Dominik, Caban Magda, Motyka-Pomagruk Agata, Babińska Weronika, Pohl Paweł, Jamróz Piotr, Cyganowski Piotr, Śledź Wojciech, Łojkowska Ewa, Stepnowski Piotr, Dzimitrowicz Anna. Removal of clinically significant antibiotics from aqueous solutions by applying unique high-throughput continuous-flow plasma pencil and plasma brush systems. Chemical Engineering Journal 452 (2023): 139415. (doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.139415).
→ Dzimitrowicz Anna, Dominik Terefinko, Aleksandra Bielawska-Pohl, Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, Piotr Jamroz, Piotr Cyganowski, Karina Lenard, Pawel Pohl, Aleksandra Klimczak, and Magda Caban. Biosafe removal of diclofenac from wastewaters by a continuous-flow mode cold atmospheric pressure plasma system. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 12, 1 (2024): 111598.
→ Mujahid Ameen Khan, Anna Dzimitrowicz, Magda Caban, Piotr Jamroz, Dominik Terefinko, Włodzimierz Tylus, Pawel Pohl Piotr Cyganowski. Catalytically enhanced direct degradation of nitro-based antibacterial agents using dielectric barrier discharge cold atmospheric pressure plasma and rhenium nanoparticles. Environmental Research (2023): 116297.
→ Cyganowski, Piotr, Magda Caban, Mujahid Ameen Khan, Mateusz M. Marzec, Andrzej Zak, Pawel Pohl, Piotr Jamroz, Andrzej Bernasik, and Anna Dzimitrowicz. “The use of cold atmospheric pressure plasma for the synthesis of saccharide-stabilized Re nanostructures enabling effective deactivation of nitro-based antimicrobial agents.” Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 43, no. 1 (2023): 199-224.
In the course of the project, we also prepared 6 patent applications, including 2 international in the PCT and EPO procedures:
→ „Method of degrading antibiotics from aqueous solutions by using cold atmospheric pressure plasma generated in a flowing plasma brush and a plasma brush intended for this method.” Zgłoszenie patentowe międzynarodowe tryb PCT nr PCT/PL2022/050027 z dnia 2022-05-06. Twórcy: Anna Dzimitrowicz, Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, Magda Caban, Weronika Babińska, Dominik Terefinko, Wojciech Śledź, Piotr Jamróz, Piotr Cyganowski, Ewa Łojkowska, Piotr Stepnowski, Paweł Pohl. Zgłaszający: Politechnika Wrocławska i Uniwersytet Gdański.
→ ,,Method for eradication of pathogenic microorganisms from flat surfaces or skin tissue and a system for carrying out this method” Zgłoszenie patentowe międzynarodowe tryb EPO nr. EP23169144.5. z 2023-04-21. Twórcy: Motyka-Pomagruk Agata, Śledź Wojciech, Prusiński Michał, Orłowski Jakub, Babińska Weronika, Łojkowska Ewa, Dzimitrowicz Anna, Jamróz Piotr, Pohl Paweł, Jerzy Dora. Zgłaszający: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology and University of Gdansk
→ ,,Sposób eradykacji drobnoustrojów chorobotwórczych z powierzchni płaskich lub tkanki skórnej oraz układ do realizacji tego sposobu” Zgłoszenie patentowe (UP RP) nr. P.441356 z dnia 2022-06-02. Twórcy: Motyka-Pomagruk Agata, Śledź Wojciech, Prusiński Michał, Orłowski Jakub, Babińska Weronika, Łojkowska Ewa, Dzimitrowicz Anna, Jamróz Piotr, Pohl Paweł. Zgłaszający: Politechnika Wrocławska i Uniwersytet Gdański.
→ ,,Sposób dezaktywacji związków endokrynnie czynnych z roztworów wodnych” Zgłoszenie patentowe (UP RP) nr P.438832 z dnia 2021-08-27. Twórcy: Dzimitrowicz Anna, Śledź Wojciech, Caban Magda, Jamróz Piotr, Motyka-Pomagruk Agata, Cyganowski Piotr, Terefinko Dominik, Stepnowski Piotr, Pohl Paweł. Zgłaszający: Politechnika Wrocławska i Uniwersytet Gdański.
→ ,,Sposób degradacji antybiotyków z roztworów wodnych z zastosowaniem nietermicznej plazmy atmosferycznej” Zgłoszenie patentowe (UP RP) nr P.437603 z dnia 2021-04-17. Twórcy: Dzimitrowicz Anna, Śledź Wojciech, Caban Magda, Jamróz Piotr, Motyka-Pomagruk Agata, Babińska Weronika, Cyganowski Piotr, Terefinko Dominik, Stepnowski Piotr, Pohl Paweł, Łojkowska Ewa. Zgłaszający: Politechnika Wrocławska i Uniwersytet Gdański.
→ „Sposób rozkładu antybiotyków z roztworów wodnych z zastosowaniem zimnej plazmy atmosferycznej, generowanej w przepływowej szczotce plazmowej oraz szczotka plazmowa do realizacji tego sposobu” Zgłoszenie patentowe (UP RP) nr P.440185 z dnia 2022-01-20. Twórcy: Anna Dzimitrowicz, Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, Magda Caban, Weronika Babińska, Dominik Terefinko, Wojciech Śledź, Piotr Jamróz, Piotr Cyganowski, Ewa Łojkowska, Piotr Stepnowski, Paweł Pohl. Zgłaszający: Politechnika Wrocławska i Uniwersytet Gdański.
It is worth noting that the idea of degradation of antibiotics with the use of cold atmospheric plasmas developed in the Sonata 15 project won the Main Prize in the Eureka! DGP competition (2022) and granted to Weronika Babińska-Wensierska 3rd Award in Young Fahrenheit competition (2024).
Dr. eng. Wojciech Śledź – head from the partner side of Sonata 15 (in front). Prof. Paweł Pohl (in the back).
Head of the Sonata 15 project Dr. hab. eng. Anna Dzimitrowicz (from the left) and Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk (from the right)
We will inform you about the next successes in the course of the project realisation 🙂
Our scope of accredition has been successfully extended to include microbiological analyses of water samples
Our research group involving:
- Professor Ewa Łojkowska
- Dr. Wojciech Śledź
- Dr Agata Motyka-Pomagruk
- Dr Natalia Kaczyńska
- MSc Weronika Babińska-Wensierska
has successfully enlarged the scope of accreditation of Research & Development Laboratory of IFB UG & MUG to include microbiological analyses of drinkable water samples in terms of total microbial count (at 22°C and 36°C) according to standard PN-EN ISO 6222:2004, the number of fecal enterococci by membrane filtration according to PN-EN 7899-2:2004 in addition to the number of Escherichia coli and the number of the members of coli group by membrane filtration according to PN-EN ISO 9308-1:2014-12/A1:2017-04.
We highly recommend ordering analyses based on these methodologies in our laboratory:)
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Weronika Babińska-Wensierska was granted with 3rd Award in the Young Fahrenheit Competition
We are pleased to announce that Weronika Babińska-Wensierska was granted with 3rd Award in the third edition of Young Fahrenheit competition. The invention of the laureate and her collaborates is a pro-ecological method based on the use of cold atmospheric pressure plasmas, in the form of plasma pencil and plasma brush, for degradation of antibiotics residuals from liquid waste.
The main objective of the Young Fahrenheit competition, organized by Univentum Labs in cooperation with the Center for Technology Transfer of the University of Gdańsk, is to search for inventions of a commercialization potential.
Our scope of accredition has been successfully extended to an elastic one in terms of PCR, multiplex PCR and the culture methods
Our research group involving:
- Professor Ewa Łojkowska
- Dr. Wojciech Śledź
- Dr Agata Motyka-Pomagruk
- Dr Natalia Kaczyńska
- MSc Weronika Babińska-Wensierska
has successfully enlarged the scope of accreditation of Research & Development Laboratory of IFB UG & MUG to an elastic one in terms of PCR, multiplex PCR and the culture methods. We highly recommend ordering analyses based on these methodologies in our laboratory:)
We search for laboratories willing to participate in interlaboratory comparisons with us
We are searching for laboratories that would like to participate with us in interlaboratory comparisons in terms of detection of soft rot Pectobacteriaceae. For further details please contact our specialists:
The research group of Laboratory of Research and Development at UG and MUG. From the left: Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, Dr. Natalia Kaczyńska, MSc Weronika Babińska-Wensierska, Dr. eng. Wojciech Śledź, Prof. Ewa Łojkowska, MSc Michał Prusiński
Our research group has been honoured with a Rector’s Award
Our research group involving:
- Professor Ewa Łojkowska
- Dr. Wojciech Śledź
- Dr Agata Motyka-Pomagruk
- Dr Natalia Kaczyńska
has been honoured with a Rector’s Award for publications and inventions resulting from our research activities in 2022.
Also PhD student from our group, MSc Weronika Babińska-Wensierska has been awarded with a Rector’s price for PhD students for her individual impact into science.
The research group of Laboratory of Research and Development at UG and MUG. From the left: Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, Dr. Natalia Kaczyńska, MSc Weronika Babińska-Wensierska, Dr. eng. Wojciech Śledź, Prof. Ewa Łojkowska, MSc Michał Prusiński
We search for laboratories willing to participate in interlaboratory comparisons with us
We are searching for laboratories that would like to participate with us in interlaboratory comparisons in terms of detection of soft rot Pectobacteriaceae. For further details please contact our specialists:
The research group of Laboratory of Research and Development at UG and MUG. From the left: Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk, Dr. Natalia Kaczyńska, MSc Weronika Babińska-Wensierska, Dr. eng. Wojciech Śledź, Prof. Ewa Łojkowska, MSc Michał Prusiński
Presentation of our research outcomes at the international conferences ICPP and Pectobacteriaceae satellite event
On 19-25 August 2023 we were participating in international conferences 12th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP) and Pectobacteriaceae satellite event in Lyon (France). 12th ICPP attracted over 2400 participants from more than 100 countries. During this events we have presented our research outcomes. Our involvment in the conferences:
-> ,,GENOTYPIC AND PHENOTYPIC ANALYSES ON PECTOBACTERIUM ATROSEPTICUM ASSOCIATED WITH POTATO SOFT ROT AND BLACKLEG DISEASES IN POLAND” – oral presentation given by Prof. E. Łojkowska during Pectobacteriaceae: soft rot pathogenesis and symbiosis” satellite event
-> ,,INTRASPECIES VARIATION AND MALDI-TOF MS-BASED PHYLOPROTEOMIC STUDY OF AN ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT PLANT PATHOGEN DICKEYA SOLANI” – oral presentation given by Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk during Pectobacteriaceae: soft rot pathogenesis and symbiosis” satellite event
-> ,,DOES THE MICROBIOME OF SOIL INFLUENCE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACKLEG AND SOFT ROT DISEASES CAUSED BY PECTOBACTERIACEAE?” – oral presentation given by MSc Weronika Babińska-Wensierska during Pectobacteriaceae: soft rot pathogenesis and symbiosis” satellite event
-> ,,Perspectives on the application of cold atmospheric pressure plasmas in plant protection against soft rot Pectobacteriaceae” – poster prepared by Dr. Agata Motyka-Pomagruk for 12th ICPP
-> ,,Pectinolytic Bacillus pumilus new pathogen of potato in Tunisia” – poster prepared by Prof. Ewa Łojkowska for 12th ICPP
-> ,,Biodiversity of bacterial plant pathogens from the Pectobacteriaceae family in polish wateways.” – poster prepared by MSc Weronika Babińska-Wensierska for 12th ICPP
