Research
Our research interests are focused on bottom-up nanofabrication of new, emerging materials using nanoparticles as building blocks.
Precision Nanochemistry: In this research line, we focus on developing new synthetic protocols for anisotropic nanoparticles, defining new metrics to assess their quality, applying interpretive machine learning to extract information, and thereby gaining new insights into growth mechanisms. We also deploy AI-driven lab automation to improve synthesis scalability without compromising batch-to-batch consistency.
Colloidal Systems Chemistry for Living Technologies: By following biomimetic principles, we use nanoparticle building blocks in nanosystems. We investigate the role of stimuli in the reversible clustering of optically active colloids, the mechanisms of self-oscillatory patterns at the nanoscale, and the impact of thermoplasmonic on chemical conversion and soft robotics. We develop these rationally-designed nanosystems within the context of living technologies, an emerging subfield of artificial life-based research.
Neuroplasmonics: Beyond basic research, we aim to transition into applied life sciences by developing optically active nanoparticles for neuronal modulation.
Marek Grzelczak
Leader of the ColSysChem group