Research leaders of the Training Site

Petr Štěpánek, PhD, (co-ordinator) [ stepan@imc.cas.cz ] Structure and dynamic properties of polymers systems, especially in the ordered state, properties of supramolecular systems such as binary and ternary blends, entangled and concentrated solutions, advanced techniques of data analysis.

Prof. Karel Ulbrich, DSc [ ulbrich@imc.cas.cz ] Targeting of drugs, application of organized polymeric systems in controlled drug release and drug delivery systems, thermoresponsive polymers, gene delivery systems, biodegradable polymers.

Vladimír Šubr, PhD [ subr@imc.cas.cz ] Hydrophilic gels and water-soluble polymers, drug release and drug delivery systems, biodegradable polymers, thermoresponsive polymers, DNA or gene delivery systems,

Michal Pechar, PhD [ pechar@imc.cas.cz ] Organic and peptide synthesis, polymer drug delivery systems including supramolecular micellar systems, anti-cancer drugs.

František Rypáček, PhD [ ryp@imc.cas.cz ] Studies of bioactive polymers based on synthetic polypeptides and polyesters, synthesis of biodegradable and amphiphilic block copolymers, formation of their supramolecular structures and their applications to biomaterials for cell therapies and tissue repair.

Drahomír Výprachtický, PhD [ vyprach@imc.cas.cz ] Macromolecular chemistry of polymers for optoelectronics, polymers with fluorescence labels and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, supramolecular complexes of lanthanides with polymer ligands.

Prof. Čestmír Koňák, DSc, [ konak@imc.cas.cz ] Dynamics of polymer systems and formation supramolecular structures of copolymers, kinetics of phase separation, dynamic properties of gels and concentrated solutions, random association of statistical copolymers, dynamic properties of solutions of block and statistical copolymers.

Jaroslav Stejskal, PhD, [ stejskal@imc.cas.cz ] Conducting polymers, especially polyaniline, preparation and characterization of polymer colloids and similar supramolecular structures, thin films; molecular characterization of polymers; solution properties of macromolecules; static and dynamic light scattering; chemical heterogeneity of copolymers.

Jaroslav Kříž, PhD [ kriz@imc.cas.cz ] Molecular spectroscopy (in particular high-resolution NMR), theoretical chemistry and chemical physics of macromolecular systems. Dynamics of structure of supra-macromolecular systems and their models and the study of cooperative interactions in spontaneously self-assembling complex macromolecular systems.

Jiří Dybal, PhD [ dybal@imc.cas.cz ] Vibrational and NMR spectroscopy, analysis of vibrational spectra of polymers combining empirical and ab initio calculations; studies of structure of polymer aggregates and complexes, interactions in polymer blends and partial order in semicrystalline polymers.

Jiří Spěváček, DSc [ spevacek@imc.cas.cz ]Specialist in NMR spectroscopy, studies of ordered polymer systems by NMR methods.

Josef Pleštil, PhD [ plestil@imc.cas.cz ] Studies of supramolecular structures using small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering techniques.

Ivan Fortelný, PhD [ fortelny@imc.cas.cz ]Theory of flow birefringence and hydrodynamical properties of polymer solutions, phase structure formation in immiscible polymer blends and rheology of polymer materials.

Prof. Jan Kolařík, DSc [ kolarik@imc.cas.cz ] Properties and microstructure of ternary blends and particulate composites of polypropylene; binary and ternary blends of polycarbonate; predictive models for selected physical properties of polymer blends; particulate and fiber composites.