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Laboratory for the preparation of materials and measurement of their properties The laboratory is used for the study and synthesis of bulk high-temperature superconductors such as REBCO and TlPbSrBaCaCu, synthesis of sputtering targets for thin superconducting films and structures based on REBCO, study of nano-precursors Fe3O4 and TiO2 for applications in materials research and medicine….

Determining the amount of iron in tissue and blood samples from laboratory animals allows us to understand the relationships of its metabolism in the body. Common laboratory methods do not allow us to distinguish between different forms of iron, so SQUID magnetometry appears to be a suitable tool for monitoring these changes. Various iron-containing proteins…

Investigators: M. Majerová, A. Prnová, J. Valúchová, M. Michálková, B. Pecušová, M. Žitňan, D. Galusek Ceramic and glass-ceramic materials in the binary system Y2O3-Al2O3 (yttrium aluminum garnet Y3Al5O12 – YAG; yttrium aluminum perovskite, YAlO3-YAP, and yttrium aluminum melilite, Y2Al4O-YAM) are being intensively studied due to their excellent optical and mechanical properties. A special group is…

From September 17th to 18st, our colleague Melinda Majerová from the Department of Magnetometry participated in the 27th Conference on Special Inorganic Pigments and Powder Materials which took place in Pardubice (Czech Republic).The subject of the conference was pigments and their application, chemical and physical evaluation of pigments and powder materials, ecological aspects of production…

From July 7th to 11st, our colleagues Melinda Majerová and Andrej Dvurečenskij from the Department of Magnetometry participated in CSMAG´25 (18th Czech and Slovak Conference on Magnetism) in Štrbské Pleso (Slovakia).   The Czech and Slovak Conference on Magnetism (CSMAG) is a scientific meeting that honors a longstanding tradition initiated in Košice in 1960. Evolving…

From June 24th to 27st, our colleague Melinda Majerová from the Department of Magnetometry participated in JTACC+V4 2025 (4th Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Conference & 10th V4 (Joint Czech-Hungarian-Polish-Slovak) Thermoanalytical Conference) in Budapest (Hungary).   It was attended by about 230 researchers from 40 countries of the world (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Spain, Japan,…

The research focused on the development of a new type of aluminosilicate glass and glass-ceramics. The effect of the method of preparation of gelenite glasses (2CaO-Al2O3-SiO2) doped with Bi was investigated. The glasses in question were prepared by a combination of flame synthesis and solid-phase reaction and a rapid cooling method. The obtained knowledge can…

Investigators: M. Škrátek, J. Maňka Chronic stress is a risk factor for several chronic non-communicable diseases. The chronic release of glucocorticoids and catecholamines during stress is thought to activate mechanisms that induce oxidative stress and inflammation. The transcription factor NRF2 regulates the expression of genes encoding proteins involved in iron metabolism, as well as antioxidant…

Investigators: M. Majerová, D. Galusek, M. Michálková, A. Talimian, A. Prnová The research was focused on the development of a new type of aluminosilicate glasses and glass-ceramics with luminescent properties. The effect of Bi on the crystallization kinetics of the gelenite (2CaO-Al2O3-SiO2) glass was investigated. The obtained knowledge can be used in the preparation of…

Investigators: M. Škrátek, P. Billik Ag2O nanoparticles are an exceptional material that has great potential for biomedical applications due to its high cytotoxicity. Although the wet chemical synthesis of Ag2O nanoparticles is a particularly simple preparative technique, it is very difficult to obtain Ag2O in a concentrated state because the precipitation rate is difficult to…