Year 2019

• Effect of aeration of antibiotic-loaded bone cement on its properties and bactericidal effectiveness

  Publication

  • A. Pałubicka
  • J. Czubek
  • M. Wekwejt

  - Minerva Ortopedica E Traumatologica - Year 2019

  BACKGROUND: Antibiotic-loaded bone cements are now widely used in medicine. They are able to locally deliver antibiotic particles and they allow treat or protect against infection. It is assumed that the bactericidal effectiveness of bioactive bone cements depend on the parameters of its production. Hence, the aim of this study was to check the effect of aeration of bone cement before mixing the components on its properties as...

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Year 2021

• Influence of plasmon resonance on the luminescence of titanium dioxide thin films doped with rare earth ions

  Publication

  • M. S. Łapiński (formerly: M. Łapiński)
  • J. Czubek
  • K. Drozdowska
  • W. Sadowski
  • V. V. Kuznetsov
  • N. Charykov
  • B. Kościelska

  - Journal of Physics : Conference Series - Year 2021

  In this work the study of the optical properties of europium doped titanium dioxide thin films (TiO2:Eu) enhanced by gold plasmonic nanostructures are presented. Plasmonic platforms were manufactured by thermal annealing of thin film of Au, deposited on a Corning glass substrate. As a result of thermal treatment, gold spherical nanostructures with average dimensions of 50 nm were obtained. Luminescent TiO2:Eu film was deposited...

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• Investigation of energy deposition and its optical imaging in polymer gel dosimeters

  Publication

  • J. Czubek
  • M. Marszewska
  • B. Mielewska
  • M. Maryański

  - Year 2021

  This following chapter describes methods for verifying the absorbed dose during radiotherapy. Special attention is paid to the method using polymer-gel dosimeters, the dose reading of which is performed by means of Laser Computed Tomography. The chapter also includes considerations on alternative solutions for dosimetric measurements and various types of radiotherapy and their pros and cons. In addition, both the methods of structural...

• Plasmon-enhanced photoluminescence from TiO2 and TeO2 thin films doped by Eu3+ for optoelectronic applications

  Publication

  • M. S. Łapiński (formerly: M. Łapiński)
  • J. Czubek
  • K. Drozdowska
  • A. Synak
  • W. Sadowski
  • B. Kościelska

  - Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology - Year 2021

  In this work we study the luminescence properties of europium-doped titanium dioxide and tellurium oxide thin films enhanced by gold plasmonic nanostructures. We propose a new type of plasmon structure with an ultrathin dielectric film between plasmonic platform and luminescent material. Plasmonic platforms were manufactured through thermal annealing of the gold thin film. Thermal dewetting of gold film results in spherical gold...

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