The Materials Research Centre specializes in applied research in the field of inorganic materials, advanced organic materials, and biomaterials for which the chemical properties are emphasized. Furthermore, basic research is developed in the centre, which is the springboard for potential applications.
Our main goal is the intensification of cooperation between university research and the application sphere by means of contractual research and joint research projects and thus the acceleration of the transfer of findings and technologies into the practice. We also aim at the involvement of the highest possible number of students of the Faculty of Chemistry, BUT in real contractual research projects and in the cooperation with the application sphere to ensure their continual professional growth.
MRC Board discusses and approves strategic and long term MRC aims. Members of the MRC Board
Top research centre focused on inorganic materials, advanced organic materials, and biomaterials
Inorganic non-metallic materials are, as for the amount, the largest group of materials produced by human. They comprise mainly the building materials, i.e. concrete, binders, ceramics, glass, refractory materials for industrial high-temperature units, functional ceramics for electrotechnics. The laboratory of inorganic materials focuses on the research and development of selected types of inorganic materials under the cooperation with over 20 companies.
Get a headstart over the competitors thanks to the cooperation with academicians and scientists. The laboratory of metals and corrosion provides the analyses of metals and other materials as well as the development of protective coatings and the determination of reasons and course of corrosion. Using the top instrumentation and laboratory equipment on the ground of the Faculty of chemistry BUT we help industrial companies and research institutes find the answers to their questions.
We do basic and applied physical-chemical research, emphasizing colloids, mainly the dispersions and hydrogels, natural and synthetic ones. The lab disposes of high-tech equipment for fluorescence spectroscopy, thermal analysis and calorimetry, for the characterization of liquid and soft rigid colloids. The applications are in the fields of medicine, pharmaceutics, cosmetics, household and expendable chemicals, nanotechnology, soil and environment treatment or in agriculture.
Our goal is to develop the procedures and technologies for the microbial production of substances important for industry, such as biomaterials, enzymes, vitamins, pigments and other natural molecules. Innovative applications are further developed for newly produced chemicals and materials mostly in the field of pharmaceutics, healthcare, food industry and cosmetics. At the same time we address the characterization of potential effects of various materials and bioproducts on living cells of any kind.
The laboratory of organic electronics and photonics deals with applied and basic research in the field of advanced organic materials in electronics and photonics. We perform the expertizes in the field of organic synthesis of functional materials, characterization and investigation of electron, optic, electric and optoelectric properties and design, construction and characterization of components and devices for organic electronics, sensorics and photonics.
Bioplastics – one of very quickly developing sectors of recent market. It is boosted by the endeavour to substitute the petroleum-based-plastics with the materials produced from renewable resources. And even from waste. Adding an essential property – compostability, a plastic of the future is formed. It will not devastate oceanic and continental environment. Using the high-tech instrumentation and laboratory equipment and on the ground of the Faculty of chemistry BUT we help industrial companies develop and test these materials.
The main research issues are focused mostly on the environment protection and technologies, we also deal with the analyses of samples from industry and transportation. We perform qualitative and quantitative analyses of organic substances, heavy metals, nanoparticles and microplastics in water and soils. We explore the soil carbon dynamics, the quality of soil organic matter and the methods of quick analysis of soil properties. We offer the analyses of (bio)plastics biodegradability and more.
Responsibility: Ing. Jan Brada