"Nonlinear Optics, Nanoparticles & Amyloids" project carried out within the First Team program of the Foundation for Polish Science and cofinanced by the European Union under the European Regional Development Fund (2018-2022)

Main coordinator: PhD DSc eng. Joanna Olesiak-Bańska, prof. WUST

The presented project will address the issue of the amyloid formation and search for new techniques and materials applicable in the imaging and control of the protein aggregation. Within this project we are going to apply gold nanoparticles as markers for NIR fs laser imaging of the formation and morphology of amyloids. Moreover, we will explore nonlinear optical properties of amyloids as a potential source of enhanced selectivity of optical imaging of amyloids. Finally, we will investigate liquid crystalline properties of amyloids and self-organization in amyloids-nanoparticles systems.

Main project site can be found here.