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• Wolski, K.; Smenda, J.; Świerz, W.; Dąbczyński, P.; Marzec, M.; Zapotoczny, S. Self-Templating Copolymerization to Produce Robust Conductive Nanocoatings Based on Conjugated Polymer Brushes with Implementable Memristive Characteristics. Small 2024, 20 (29), 2309216. 
• Wolski, K.; Smenda, J.; Grobelny, A.; Dąbczyński, P.; Marzec, M.; Cernescu, A.; Wytrwal, M.; Bernaski, A.; Rysz, J.; Zapotoczny, S. Surface engineering of mixed conjugated/polyelectrolyte brushes – Tailoring interface structure and electrical properties. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2023, 634, 209-220.
• Flejszar, M.; Ślusalrczyk, K.; Chmielarz, P.; Smenda, J.; Wolski, K.; Wytrwal-Sarna, M.; Oszajca, M. SI-ATRP on the lab bench: A facile recipe for oxygen-tolerant PDMAEMA brushes synthesis using microliter volumes of reagents, Polymer 2022, 257, 125268.
• Flejszar, M.; Chmielarz, P.; Gießl, M.; Wolski, K.; Smenda, J.; Zapotoczny, S.; Cölfen, H. A new opportunity for the preparation of PEEK-based bone implant materials: From SARA ATRP to photo-ATRP. Polymer 2022, 242, 124587.
• Macior, A.; Zaborniak, I.; Chmielarz, P.; Smenda, J.; Wolski, K.; Ciszkowicz, E.; Lecka-Szlachta, K. A New Protocol for Ash Wood Modification: Synthesis of Hydrophobic and Antibacterial Brushes from the Wood Surface. Molecules 2022, 27, 890.
• Smenda, J.; Wolski, K.; Chajec, K.; Zapotoczny, S. Preparation of Homopolymer, Block Copolymer, and Patterned Brushes Bearing Thiophene and Acetylene Groups Using Microliter Volumes of Reaction Mixtures. Polymers 2021, 13, 4458.
• Flejszar, M.; Chmielarz, P.; Smenda, J.; Wolski, K. Following principles of green chemistry: Low ppm photo-ATRP of DMAEMA in water/ethanol mixture. Polymer 2021, 228, 123905.
• Zaborniak, I.; Macior, A.; Chmielarz, P.; Smedna, J.; Wolski, K. Hydrophobic modification of fir wood surface via low ppm ATRP strategy. Polymer 2021, 228, 123942.
• Gruszkiewicz, A.; Słowikowska, M.; Grześ, G.; Wójcik, A.; Rokita, J.; Fiocco, A.; Wytrwal-Sarna, M.; Marzec, M.; Trzebicka, B.; Kopeć, M.; Wolski, K.; Zapotoczny, S. Enhancement of the growth of polymer brushes via ATRP initiated from ions-releasing indium tin oxide substrates. European Polymer Journal 2019, 112, 817–821.

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• Bednorz, J.; Smela, K.; Zapotoczny, S. Tailoring Properties of Hyaluronate-Based Core–Shell Nanocapsules with Encapsulation of Mixtures of Edible Oils. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 14995.
• A. Kieronska-Rudek, A. Kij, A. Bar, M. Sternak, A. Paterek, F. Rolski, I. Czyzynska-Cichon, F. A. Fedak, K. Wojnar-Lason, J. Bednorz, M. Janik-Hazuka, R. B. Kostogrys, M. Franczyk-Zarow, K. Z. Czyżowska, L. Michalkova, M. Mączewski, S. Zapotoczny, E. Kus, S. Chlopicki Rapid Replenishment of Phylloquinone in the Plasma and Liver Using Hyaluronan-Based Nanocapsules Reverses Endothelial Dysfunction in Mice, (2025) Nanotechnol. Sci. Appl., 245-262.
• J Bednorz, S Zapotoczny, Lipid-based nanocarriers for efficient delivery of lipophilic nutraceuticals, (2025) Eng. Biomater. 173, 7.

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• Kiełbasa, A.; Kowalczyk, K.; Chajec-Gierczak, K.; Bała, J.; Zapotoczny, S. Applications of surface-grafted polymer brushes with various architectures. Polym Adv Technol. 2024, 35 (4), 1042-7147.
• Smenda, J.; Wolski, K.; Chajec, K.; Zapotoczny, S. Preparation of Homopolymer, Block Copolymer, and Patterned Brushes Bearing Thiophene and Acetylene Groups Using Microliter Volumes of Reaction Mixtures. Polymers 2021, 13, 4458. 
• Słowikowska, M.; Chajec, K.; Michalski, A.; Zapotoczny, S.; Wolski, K. Surface-Initiated Photoinduced Iron-Catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization with ppm Concentration of FeBr3 under Visible Light. Materials 2020, 13, 5139.
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• Kiełbasa, A.; Kowalczyk, K.; Chajec-Gierczak, K.; Bała, J.; Zapotoczny, S. Applications of surface-grafted polymer brushes with various architectures. Polym Adv Technol. 2024, 35 (4), 1042-7147.
• K. Bieniaś, P. Wieczorek, T. Uchacz, A. Fryc, A. Kmita, X. Feng, P. Wu, S. Zapotoczny, Enhancing the reversibility of thermochromism of polydiacetylene-based nanostructures embedded in a natural polymer matrix, (2025) J. Mater. Chem. C  13, 17300-17312. 
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• Kiełbasa, A.; Kowalczyk, K.; Chajec-Gierczak, K.; Bała, J.; Zapotoczny, S. Applications of surface-grafted polymer brushes with various architectures. Polym Adv Technol. 2024, 35 (4), 1042-7147.
• Dymek, K.; Kurowski, G.; Hyjek, K.; Boguszewska-Czubara, A.; Biernasiuk, A.; Pajdak, A.; Kuterasiński, Ł.; Piskorz, W.; Gajewska, M.; Bała, J.; Zapotoczny, S.; Jodłowski, J.P. Metal-organic frameworks@silk composites as efficient levofloxacin carriers against nosocomial infections and pathogens. Appl. Mater. Today 2024, 36, 102044.
• Sroka, M.; Zaborniak, I.; Chmielarz, P.; Bała, J.; Wolski, K.; Ciszkowicz, E.; Awsiuk, K.; Raczkowska, J. Grafting of Multifunctional Polymer Brushes from a Glass Surface: Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization as a Versatile Tool for Biomedical Materials Engineering. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2023, 225, 2300284.
• Grześ, G.; Wolski, K.; Uchacz, T.; Bała, J.; Louis, B.; Scheblykin, I.G.; Zapotoczny, S. Ladder-like Polymer Brushes Containing Conjugated Poly(Propylenedioxythiophene) Chains. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 5886.

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1. Odrobińska-Baliś, J, Gumieniczek-Chłopek, E, Uchacz, T, Banachowicz, P, Medaj, A, Zapotoczny, S. Spontaneous Fusion of Core-Shell Nanocapsules with Oil Cores and Oppositely Charged Polysaccharide Shells. (2024) Small, 20 (42), 2311909. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202311909
2. Haraźna, K., Fricker, A., Konefał, R., Medaj, A., Zimowska, M., Leszczynski, B., Wrobel, A., Bojarski, A., Roy, I., Guzik, M. Physicochemical, structural and biological characterisation of poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate) supplemented with diclofenac acid conjugates - Harnessing the potential in the construction of materials for skin regeneration processes. (2024) International journal of biological macromolecules. 268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131476
3. Obłoza, M., Milewska, A., Botwina, P., Górecka, M., Szczepański, A., Medaj, A., Bonarek, P., Szczubiałka, K., Pyrć, K., Nowakowska, M. Polymers as candidates for broad-spectrum antivirals—in vitro inhibition of Zika virus with sodium polyanethole sulfonate. (2024) Polym Adv Technol. 2024;35(4):e6368 https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.6368
4. Obloza, M., Milewska, A., Botwina, P., Szczepanski, A., Medaj, A., Bonarek, P., Szczubialka, K., Pyrc, K., Nowakowska, M. Curcumin-poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) conjugates as potent zika virus entry inhibitors. (2024) ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 16,5426–5437 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.3c13893
5. A. Medaj, N. Hajiyeva, J. Odrobińska-Baliś, K. Minor, A. Kmak, P. Banachowicz, S. I. Druzhinin, H. Schönherr, S. Zapotoczny, Cationic polymer nanocapsules with oil cores as versatile water-dispersable photoreactors, (2025) Eur. Polym. J.  234, 114021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2025.114021

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• Kiełbasa, A.; Kowalczyk, K.; Chajec-Gierczak, K.; Bała, J.; Zapotoczny, S. Applications of surface-grafted polymer brushes with various architectures. Polym Adv Technol. 2024, 35 (4), 1042-7147.
• Jarosz, K.; Borek-Dorosz, A.; Drozdek, M.; Rokicińska, A.; Kiełbasa, A.; Janus, R.; Setlak, K.; Kuśtrowski, P.; Zapotoczny, S.; Michalik, M. Abiotic weathering of plastic: Experimental contributions towards understanding the formation of microplastics and other plastic related particulate pollutants. Sci. Total Environ. 2024, 917, 170533.
• Słowikowska, M.; Wójcik, J. A.; Wolski, K.; Hatalak, A.; Zapotoczny, S. Light-promoted synthesis of surface-grafted polymers bearing pyridine groups by metal-free ATRP in microliter volumes. Polymer 2021, 234, 124244. 
• Kiełbasa, A., Wolski, K. Simplified surface-initiated iron-based photoinduced ATRP–A facile route for polymer brush synthesis in microliter volumes. (2025) European Polymer Journal, 113961. 

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• Kuciel, T.; Wieczorek, P.; Rajchel-Mieldzioć, P.; Wytrwał, M.; Zapotoczny, S.; Szuwarzyński, M. Surface-grafted macromolecular nanowires with pedant fluorescein chromophores by dense non-aggregated nanoarchitectonics as versatile photoactive platforms. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2024, 670, 182-290.
• Wieczorek, P.; Kuciel, T.; Uchacz, T.*; Zapotoczny, S.* Fluorescent surface-grafted block copolymer brushes obtained in a versatile post-polymerization approach. Polym. Chem. 2025.
• Pawlik, J.; Borawska, K.; Wieczorek, P.; Kamiński, K. Green Minimalistic Approach to Synthesize Chitosan-Based Durable Polymer Hydrogel Materials for Supporting Cell Growth (2025) Gels 11(7), 485.
• K. Bieniaś, P. Wieczorek, T. Uchacz, A. Fryc, A. Kmita, X. Feng, P. Wu, S. Zapotoczny, Enhancing the reversibility of thermochromism of polydiacetylene-based nanostructures embedded in a natural polymer matrix, (2025) J. Mater. Chem. C  13, 17300-17312. 
• Uchacz, T.; Szlachcic, P.; Andrzejak, M.; Zams, J.; Wieczorek, P.; Kolek, P.; Stadnicka, K.; Danel, A.; Gut, A. Twist-controlled electronic conjugation in pyrazoloquinoline dyes: Photostable blue emitters with near-unity fluorescence quantum yields. J. Luminescence. 2026.

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