Michal Žitňan, PhD.
Scientific background:
- Sol-gel chemistry
- 2D printing
- Time-resolved fluorescence
- Fluorescence microscopy
International projects:
- Excellent Teams – “Research on delivery systems focusing on advanced methods of fluorescence spectroscopy“, CZ.1.07/2.3.00/30.0005 and the project LO 1211 Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Czech Republic
- Cooperación estratégico entre España y Japón, Design, exploration and fabrication of solar cells based on new materials with high conversion efficiency, ple-2009-0015.
Publication activity:
- 7 publications in scientific journals
- 70+ citations
The most significant publications
2019
- Puente-Munoz, V., Paredes, J.M., Resa, S., Vilchez, J.D., Zitnan, M. et al., New thiol-sensitive dye application for measuring oxidatide stress in cell structures, Scientific Reports 9 (2019), 1659
2012
- de Miguel, G., Marchena, M., Zitnan, M. et al., Femto to milisecond observations of indol-based squaraine molecules photodynamics in solutions, Chem. Chem. Phys. 14 (2012), 1796-1805
- de Miguel, G., Ziolek, M., Zitnan, M. et al., Photophysics of H- and J- aggregates of indol-based squaraines in solid state, Phys. Chem. C 116 (2012), 9379-9389
Study part: Profile subjects:
Inorganic technologies and materials II
Modules:
X-ray powder diffraction, UV-vis-NIR scpectroscopy, Photoluminescence spectroscopy,
Scientific part:
Supervisor of PhD. students
Experimental work I-IX, Publication activity I and II, Active participation in a conference I and II
Education:
- 2004: MSc: Comenius University, Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of theoretical and physical chemistry. Diploma thesis: Characterization of Polythiophenes by Using Static and Dynamic Fluorescence Spectroscopy
- 2009: PhD: Comenius University, Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of theoretical and physical chemistry. PhD thesis: Fluorescence Dynamics of Supramolecular and Confined Structures
Awards, scholarships and research stays:
- 1 year research stay, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain, 2010-2011
- 6 month research stay, University of Granada, Spain, 2014
- 17 month research stay, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany, 2017-2019
Other activities:
- Slovak Chemical Society, member