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Selected Scientific Publications

Scientific achievements of the P.U.M.A. team.

September 2025

Toward essential oil stewardship: strain-resolved evaluation of thyme oil activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Malwina Brożyna, Zuzanna Stępnicka, Natalia Tymińska, Bartłomiej Dudek, Katarzyna Kapczyńska, Adam Matkowski, Yanfang Sun, Michał Tomczyk and Adam Junka

Frontiers in PharmacologyDOI: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1659096
September 2025

Establishing essential oil stewardship through the case of rosemary and thyme oils against Staphylococcus aureus

Malwina Brożyna, Zuzanna Stępnicka, Katarzyna Kapczyńska, Bartłomiej Dudek, Adam Matkowski and Adam Junka

Frontiers in MicrobiologyDOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1668594
July 2025

Borax - and tannic acid-based post-3D-printing treatment to tune the mechanical properties of scaffolds

Julia Simińska-Stanny, Parinaz Hobbi, Pejman Ghaffari-Bohlouli, Man Li, Adam Junka, Hafez Jafari, Christine Delporte, Lei Nie and Armin Shavandi

Biomaterials ScienceDOI: 10.1039/d5bm00151j
July 2025

Antibacterial metallacarborane-peptide hybrids target the membrane potential in a nonlytic mode and are resistant to proteolysis

Krzysztof Fink, Bożena Szermer-Olearnik, Anna Kędziora, Bartłomiej Dudek, Gabriela Bugla-Płoskońska, Waldemar Goldeman, Michalina Gos, Monika Cuprych-Belter, Mateusz Psurski, Paweł Migdał, Mariusz Uchman and Tomasz M Goszczyński

Journal of Medicinal ChemistryDOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c01025
July 2025

Synthesis and characterization of curcumin-polycaprolactone block copolymers for biomedical applications

Qianqian Wei, Adam Junka, Bartłomiej Dudek, Houman Alimoradi, Julia Simińska-Stanny, Lei Nie, Oseweuba Valentine Okoro and Armin Shavandi

MaterialsDOI: 10.3390/ma18184348
May 2025

Targeting ocular biofilms with plant-derived antimicrobials in the era of antibiotic resistance

Monika Dzięgielewska, Michał Tomczyk, Adrian Wiater, Aleksandra Woytoń and Adam Junka

MoleculesDOI: 10.3390/molecules30132863
May 2025

Synergy of tetracyclines and potassium azeloyl diglycinate (azeloglycine) in hydrogels: evaluation of stability, antimicrobial activity, and physicochemical properties

Agnieszka Kostrzębska, Adam Junka and Witold Musiał

International Journal of Molecular SciencesDOI: 10.3390/ijms26115239
May 2025

Antimicrobial properties and toxicity challenges of chlorine dioxide used in alternative medicine

Ruth Dudek-Wicher, Malwina Brożyna, Justyna Paleczny, Beata Mączyńska, Bartłomiej Dudek, Paweł Migdał, Arleta Dołowacka-Jóźwiak, Jędrzej Fischer and Adam Junka

Scientific ReportsDOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-01852-z
April 2025

(1→3)-α-d-glucan from the pink oyster mushroom (Pleurotus djamor): structural features

Paulina Adamczyk, Iwona Komaniecka, Marek Siwulski, Kamila Wlizło, Adam Junka, Artur Nowak, Dariusz Kowalczyk, Adam Waśko, Jolanta Lisiecka, Michał Grzymajło and Adrian Wiater

FoodsDOI: 10.3390/foods14071272
April 2025

Cytocompatible and antibacterial Fe-, Cu- and Zn-substituted calcium hydroxyapatite materials for skin applications

L Lukaviciute, A Lukowiak, Z Stankeviciute, Adam Junka, M Mortimer, A Zarkov, J.-C. Yang, R Ganceviciene and A Kareiva

Ceramics InternationalDOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.12.545
April 2025

Zastosowanie dichlorowodorku oktenidyny w otorynolaryngologii – przegląd badań in vitro oraz klinicznych

Aleksandra Olkiewicz, Adam Junka and Tomasz Zatoński

Nowa AudiofonologiaDOI: 10.17431/na/201134
March 2025

Impact of amber powdered waste on the processability and properties of PCL-based materials

Cláudia A B dos Santos, Bartłomiej Kryszak, Michał Grzymajło, Łukasz J Wilk, Patrycja Szymczyk-Ziółkowska, Adam Junka, Aleksandra Ujćič and Konrad Szustakiewicz

Journal of Materials Research and TechnologyDOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2025.02.227
February 2025

Wielopłaszczyznowa terapia 1,8-cyneolem o działaniu przeciwdrobnoustrojowym i przeciwzapalnym w leczeniu chorób dróg oddechowych

Jarosław Markowski, Milena Szymańska and Adam Junka

Otolaryngologia PolskaDOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0054.9607
January 2025

Galleria mellonella larvae as a model for Helicobacter pylori biofilm formation under antibiotic stress

Paweł Krzyżek, Bartłomiej Dudek, Malwina Brożyna, Barbara Krzyżanowska and Adam Junka

Microbial PathogenesisDOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2024.107121
January 2025

Oxidation of myrtenol to myrtenal epoxide in a porphyrin-based photocatalytic system – A novel terpene alcohol derivative with antimicrobial and anticancer properties

Mateusz Kutyła, Mateusz Pięt, Marek Stankevič, Adam Junka, Malwina Brożyna, Bartłomiej Dudek, Roman Paduch and Mariusz Trytek

Bioorganic ChemistryDOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.108047
January 2025

The potential impact of edible fruit extracts on bacterial nucleases in preliminary research - in silico and in vitro insight

Łukasz Szeleszczuk, Malwina Brożyna, Bartłomiej Dudek, Marcin Czarnecki, Adam Junka and Monika E Czerwińska

International Journal of Molecular SciencesDOI: 10.3390/ijms26041757
December 2024

Novel isoxazole-based antifungal drug candidates

Urszula Bąchor, Malwina Brożyna, Adam Junka, Mateusz Ramires Chmielarz, Damian Gorczyca and Marcin Mączyński

International Journal of Molecular SciencesDOI: 10.3390/ijms252413618
December 2024

Abietic acid as a novel agent against ocular biofilms: an in vitro and preliminary in vivo investigation

Monika Dzięgielewska, Marzenna Bartoszewicz, Marta Książczyk, Bartłomiej Dudek, Malwina Brożyna, Patrycja Szymczyk-Ziółkowska, Piotr Gruber, Jacek Pawlak, Weronika Kozłowska, Sylwia Zielińska, Jędrzej Fischer, Aleksandra Woytoń and Adam Junka

International Journal of Molecular SciencesDOI: 10.3390/ijms25031528
November 2024

New biocompatible Ti-MOF@hydroxyapatite composite boosted with gentamicin for postoperative infection control

Weronika Bodylska, Adam Junka, Malwina Brożyna, Michał Bartmański, Renata Gadzała-Kopciuch, Anna Jaromin, Jorge A R Navarro, Anna Lukowiak and Marzena Fandzloch

ACS Biomaterials Science & EngineeringDOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.4c01230
November 2024

In vitro and in vivo translational insights into the intraoperative use of antiseptics and lavage solutions against microorganisms causing orthopedic infections

Bartłomiej Dudek, Malwina Brożyna, Michał Karoluk, Mariusz Frankiewicz, Paweł Migdał, Konrad Szustakiewicz, Tomasz Matys, Adrian Wiater and Adam Junka

International Journal of Molecular SciencesDOI: 10.3390/ijms252312720
November 2024

The influence of the pectin structure on the properties of hydrogel dressings doped with octenidine-containing antiseptic

Marta Fiedot, Adam Junka, Malwina Brożyna, Justyna Cybulska, Artur Zdunek, Olga Kockova, Krzysztof Lis, Katarzyna Chomiak, Maciej Czajkowski, Roman Jędrzejewski, Konrad Szustakiewicz, Joanna Cybińska and John F Kennedy

Carbohydrate PolymersDOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122463
September 2024

Assessment of biological activity of water-soluble polysaccharides isolated from cultivated Pleurotus pulmonarius and Pleurotus citrinopileatus

Paulina Pieniądz, Adrian Wiater, Mateusz Pięt, Elżbieta Samorek, Iwona Komaniecka, Marek Siwulski, Kamila Wlizło, Adam Junka, Aleksandra Woytoń, Adam Choma and Roman Paduch

Acta Poloniae PharmaceuticaDOI: 10.32383/appdr/190506
July 2024

Culturable fungi in Arctic cryoconite holes: A case study from Hansbreen, Spitsbergen

Rafał Ogórek, Jakub Suchodolski, Agata Piecuch, Magdalena Cal, Klaudyna Spychała and Bartłomiej Dudek

Polish Polar ResearchDOI: 10.24425/ppr.2024.150878
June 2024

Mechanical and antimicrobial properties of the graphene-polyamide 6 composite

Paweł Głuchowski, Marta Macieja, Robert Tomala, Mariusz Stefanski, Wiesław Stręk, Maciej Ptak, Damian Szymański, Konrad Szustakiewicz, Adam Junka and Bartłomiej Dudek

MaterialsDOI: 10.3390/ma17143465
May 2024

Lipopolysaccharide with long O-antigen is crucial for Salmonella Enteritidis to evade complement activity and to facilitate bacterial survival in vivo in the Galleria mellonella infection model

Eva Krzyżewska-Dudek, Vinaya Dulipati, Katarzyna Kapczyńska, Mateusz Noszka, Carmen Chen, Juha Kotimaa, Marta Książczyk, Bartłomiej Dudek, Gabriela Bugla-Płoskońska, Krzysztof Pawlik, Seppo Meri and Jacek Rybka

Medical Microbiology and ImmunologyDOI: 10.1007/s00430-024-00790-3
May 2024

The assessment of physicochemical and antimicrobial properties of hydrophilic gels containing tetracycline hydrochloride and various concentrations of ethanol

Agnieszka Kostrzębska, Adam Junka, Malwina Brożyna and Witold Musiał

PharmaceuticsDOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16060830
January 2024

The chronic wound milieu changes essential oils' antibiofilm activity–an in vitro and larval model study

Malwina Brożyna, Bartłomiej Dudek, Weronika Kozłowska, Katarzyna Malec, Justyna Paleczny, Jerzy Detyna, Krystyna Fabianowska-Majewska and Adam Junka

Scientific ReportsDOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52424-6
December 2023

An epidemic behind the bars: AIDS in American prisons

Jędrzej Dzięgielewski, Iga Barczak, Barbara Dalkowska, Adam Feliks Junka, Marzenna Bartoszewicz and Artur Furga

PROBACJADOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0054.0192
December 2023

The in vitro impact of isoxazole derivatives on pathogenic biofilm and cytotoxicity of fibroblast cell line

Urszula Bąchor, Adam Junka, Malwina Brożyna and Marcin Mączyński

International Journal of Molecular SciencesDOI: 10.3390/ijms24032997
December 2023

Influence of bioactive metal fillers on antimicrobial properties of PA12 composites produced by laser-based powder bed fusion of polymers

Piotr Gruber, Patrycja Szymczyk-Ziółkowska, Michał Olejarczyk, Adam Junka, Krystyna Fabianowska-Majewska, Malwina Brożyna and Tomasz Kurzynowski

Acta of Bioengineering and BiomechanicsDOI: 10.37190/abb-02303-2023-04
December 2023

Culture shock: an investigation into the tolerance of pathogenic biofilms to antiseptics in environments resembling the chronic wound milieu

Justyna Paleczny, Malwina Brożyna, Bartłomiej Dudek, Aleksandra Woytoń, Grzegorz Chodaczek, Marta Szajnik and Adam Junka

International Journal of Molecular SciencesDOI: 10.3390/ijms242417242
November 2023

The effect of extrusion and injection molding on physical, chemical, and biological properties of PLLA/HAp whiskers composites

Bartłomiej Kryszak, Monika Biernat, Paulina Tymowicz-Grzyb, Adam Junka, Malwina Brożyna, Michał Worek, Paulina Dzienny, Arkadiusz Antończak and Konrad Szustakiewicz

PolymerDOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2023.126428
October 2023

Structural patterns enhancing the antibacterial activity of metallacarborane-based antibiotics

Jakub Cebula, Krzysztof Fink, Waldemar Goldeman, Bożena Szermer-Olearnik, Anna Nasulewicz-Goldeman, Mateusz Psurski, Monika Cuprych, Anna Kędziora, Bartłomiej Dudek, Gabriela Bugla-Płoskońska, Monika Chaszczewska-Markowska, Michalina Gos, Paweł Migdał and Tomasz M Goszczyński

Journal of Medicinal ChemistryDOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01516
October 2023

Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of water-soluble isoxazole-linked 1,3,4-oxadiazole with delocalized charge: in vitro and in vivo results

Bartłomiej Dudek, Urszula Bąchor, Ewa Drozd-Szczygieł, Malwina Brożyna, Piotr Dąbrowski, Adam Junka and Marcin Mączyński

International Journal of Molecular SciencesDOI: 10.3390/ijms242216033
August 2023

Effect of the addition of graphene flakes on the physical and biological properties of composite paints

Natalia Bartczak, Jerzy Kowalczyk, Robert Tomala, Mariusz Stefanski, Damian Szymański, Maciej Ptak, Wiesław Stręk, Konrad Szustakiewicz, Tomasz Kurzynowski, Łukasz Szczepański, Adam Junka, Damian Gorczyca and Paweł Głuchowski

MoleculesDOI: 10.3390/molecules28166173
March 2023

Ocena skuteczności maści SutriHeal® Forte 10% względem tworzonego przez Pseudomonas aeruginosa i Staphylococcus aureus biofimu mieszanego o wysokiej tolerancji na bacytracynę, neomycynę i polimyksynę A

Adam Junka, Monika Dzięgielewska, Michał Worek and Marzenna Bartoszewicz

Forum ZakażeńDOI: 10.15374/fz2023005
March 2023

Comparison of antibiofilm activity of low-concentrated hypochlorites vs polyhexanide-containing antiseptic

Justyna Paleczny, Adam Felix Junka, Paweł Krzyżek, Joanna Czajkowska, Axel Kramer, Hicham Benkhai, Ewa Żyfka-Zagrodzińska and Marzenna Bartoszewicz

Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiologyDOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1119188
February 2023

Argon plasma-modified bacterial cellulose filters for protection against respiratory pathogens

Anna Żywicka, Daria Ciecholewska-Juśko, Magdalena Charęza, Radosław Drozd, Peter Sobolewski, Adam Junka, Selestina Gorgieva, Miroslawa El Fray and Karol Fijałkowski

Carbohydrate PolymersDOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120322
February 2023

In vitro activity of octenidine dihydrochloride-containing lozenges against biofilm-forming pathogens of oral cavity and throat

Bartłomiej Dudek, Justyna Tymińska, Patrycja Szymczyk-Ziółkowska, Grzegorz Chodaczek, Paweł Migdał, Joanna Czajkowska and Adam Junka

Applied SciencesDOI: 10.3390/app13052974
January 2023

Real-time impedance-based monitoring of the growth and inhibition of osteomyelitis biofilm pathogen Staphylococcus aureus treated with novel bisphosphonate-fluoroquinolone antimicrobial conjugates

Parish P Sedghizadeh, Philip Cherian, Sahar Roshandel, Natalia Tjokro, Casey Chen, Adam F Junka, Eric Hu, Jeffrey Neighbors, Jacek Pawlak, R Graham G Russell, Charles E McKenna, Frank H Ebetino, Shuting Sun and Esmat Sodagar

International Journal of Molecular SciencesDOI: 10.3390/ijms24031985