Structural unit: Faculty of Science.
The laboratory conducts research on the development of methods for the production of hybrid nanocomposite materials, as well as the analysis of their physico-chemical and biological properties. The materials being developed are environmentally friendly and biodegradable, and can be used in modern pharmacology, the food industry, and engineering (for example, in liquid separation processes, as well as sorbents).
Resources
The laboratory base allows to carry out:
- Spectrophotometric studies
- Studies of the mechanical properties of materials (elongation at break, the limit of short-term strength of materials)
Equipment fleet
- Spectrophotometer PE-5400uf (AKROS)
- High-precision analytical scales Adventurer Pro AV264
- Explosive electronic machine REM.I-1-A-1-1 (METROTEST)
- Laboratory equipment for synthetic work
Laboratory team
- Develops and tests methods for obtaining new materials and coordination compounds
- Examines the effect of composition on the properties of the obtained systems
- Studies the mechanical, sorption, and biological properties of the obtained compounds and materials based on them
- Production of polymer films based on natural polymers with the inclusion of platinum metal cations in their composition
- Study of their structure, mechanical properties, behavior in aqueous solutions, and antioxidant properties
- Development of methods for obtaining and studying new coordination compounds based on platinum metals and flavonoids
- Study of the properties (structure, adsorption capacity) of layered double hydroxides
- Preparation and study of composite materials based on chitosan with the inclusion of cations of biogenic elements
Metal-containing films based on natural polymers (chitosan, gelatin, and agar-agar) and coordination compounds of platinum group metals were obtained. The films have attractive physico-chemical and biological properties: high antibacterial, antiproliferative and antioxidant activity. The materials can potentially be used as wound coatings in pharmacology and medicine.
The methods of synthesis of layered double hydroxides (SDH) have been improved and their ability to sorption of chromate ion, uranyl acetate ion and lead has been studied. SDHs can potentially be used as materials for wastewater treatment, as they exhibit high sorption capacity, as well as heterogeneous catalysts.
Nanocomposite materials based on chitosan with the inclusion of biometallic cations have been obtained. The characteristics of the nanoparticles and the timing of their stability have been determined. The possibility of using the studied compounds in the process of targeted delivery and prolonged drug release is being investigated.