CNT and the collaborating team of Urszula Stachewicz AGH, Krakow join forces in polymer materials research
On February 20, 2025, the team of two research groups VZ3 and VZ4 of the MATUR project represented by the staff of VŠB-TUO, CEET, Nanotechnology Centre, consisting of Grazyna Simha Martynková, Karla Čech Barabaszová, Jana Kupková and Lukáš Plesník visited the collaborating team of the research centre of the Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science of AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow represented by Urszula Stachewicz, Piotr K. Szewczyk, Daniel P. Ura and Joanna Knapczyk-Korczak. The collaborating teams were actively involved in the design and modification of polyurethane nanofibers with modified Ag and carbon black nanoparticles. The new nanocomposite materials will be components of reinforcements for safer Li-battery separators and special insulators.
The meeting of the collaborating teams also included a visit to specialized laboratories for materials characterization, where the possibilities of using advanced techniques to analyze the mechanical and conductive properties of new polymer materials were discussed.
The meeting brought not only the strengthening of international cooperation, but also concrete outputs for future scientific publications. Terms of experimental research were agreed and topics for joint projects on innovative materials with potential for energy and industrial applications were identified.
An important outcome of the meeting was not only the deepening of international cooperation, but also an agreement on knowledge exchange through internships. In July 2025, PhD student Lukáš Plesník will join the AGH University of Science and Technology for an internship at the AGH laboratories, where he will have the opportunity to participate in key experiments and gain valuable experience for further scientific development.
This collaboration confirms that connecting top experts and sharing know-how leads to faster innovations with real impact on modern technologies.