Year 2023

• Determination of Liquid Detergent Pods as a Potential Microplastic Source

  Publication

  • K. Gwizdała
  • P. Szarlej
  • P. Gnatowski
  • E. Piłat
  • M. Sienkiewicz
  • J. Kucińska-Lipka

  - Chemistry & Chemical Technology - Year 2023

  Washing pods became a popular way to add detergent to washing machines. Despite the claims about the degradability of the pod film, the sludge in pipes can be observed after the usage of such pods. This study focused on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of washing pod films as a source of microplastic.

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• Investigation on Filaments for 3D Printing of Nasal Septum Cartilage Implant

  Publication

  • P. Gnatowski
  • K. Gwizdała
  • A. Kurdyn
  • A. Skorek
  • E. Augustin
  • J. Kucińska-Lipka

  - Materials - Year 2023

  Septoplasty is a widely used method in treating deviated septum. Although it is successfully implemented, there are problems with excessive bleeding, septal perforation, or infections. The use of anatomically shaped implants could help overcome these problems. This paper focuses on assessing the possibility of the usage of a nasal septum cartilage implant 3D printed from various market-available filaments. Five different types...

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• Polymers for burn dressings and skin substitutes

  Publication

  • P. Gnatowski
  • K. Gwizdała
  • E. Piłat
  • J. Kucińska-Lipka

  - Year 2023

  Skin burns belong to the group of the most complex injuries due to convoluted skin structure which includes nerve cells, muscles, sweat and sebaceous glands and blood vessels. Both on the market and at the research stage, there are many different dressing and skin substitutes proposals that utilize various materials and active substances. This chapter focuses on summarizing and describing the most popular polymer-based commercial...

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