Biomedical and Environmental Research Group

The research conducted by the Biomedical and Environmental Research Group is closely related to the advancement and utilisation of analytical techniques based on X-ray and infrared spectroscopies. This encompasses biomedical research, environmental science, and the provision of protection for cultural heritage. The investigation of the role played by chemical elements and biomolecules is of particular interest in the context of biochemical action mechanisms, the underlying pathogenesis/progression of diseases, and physiological processes. In this regard, elemental and molecular contrast micro-imaging tools, utilising a range of biological samples, are employed on a regular basis. In particular, micro-X-ray fluorescence (micro-XRF), X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared micro-imaging (FTIR) are employed, also with the use of modern synchrotron facilities. Furthermore, methodologies for the quantitative micro-imaging of biological materials utilising X-ray fluorescence micro-analysis are being developed. Additionally, the total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) technique is being developed and applied for quantitative elemental analysis in plant and animal samples. Environmental pollution research focuses on the collection and determination of the chemical content of PM1 and PM2.5 fractions in air.

X-ray Fluorescence Laboratory

Infrared Microspectroscopy Laboratory

Industrial Radiometry Laboratory

Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University

National Synchrotron Radiation Centre SOLARIS

Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wrocław University of Technology

Wawel Royal Castle Museum

Campus Tecnologico e Nuclear, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa, Portugal

The National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos (ATMOS-NCSR, GREECE )

Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen-PSI, Switzerland

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie