Results

Published in peer-reviewed journals from the JCR list

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Post-conference/monographs

(1) J. Pietraszewski, M. Topa-Skwarczyńska, K. Kozanecka, F. Petko, M. Galek, J. Ortyl, EYEC 2025, Kinetic studies of new photoinitiating systems to obtain high-performance dental resins dedicated to 3D printing, [in:] monograpgh articles, ISBN 978-83-953822-5-3, pages 14-19.

(2) J. Pietraszewski, M. Topa-Skwarczyńska, J. Ortyl, EYEC 2025, Investigations into the influence of the type of 3D printers available on the market and their parameters on the resolution and shrinkage of the obtained printouts, [in:] monograpgh articles,  ISBN 978-83-953822-5-3, pages 20-24.

(3) J. Pietraszewski, M. Topa-Skwarczyńska, K. Kozanecka, F. Petko, M. Galek, J. Ortyl, EYEC 2025, Kinetic studies of new photoinitiating systems to obtain high-performance dental resins dedicated to 3D printing, [in:] book of abstracts from the EYEC 2025 conference, ISBN 978-83-953822-5-3, page 48

(4) J. Pietraszewski, M. Topa-Skwarczyńska, J. Ortyl, EYEC 2025, Investigations into the influence of the type of 3D printers available on the market and their parameters on the resolution and shrinkage of the obtained printouts, [in:] book of abstracts from the EYEC 2025 conference, ISBN 978-83-953822-5-3, page 48

(5) J. Pietraszewski, M. Topa-Skwarczyńska, K. Kozanecka, F. Petko, M. Galek, J. Ortyl, 2024, Badania kinetyczne nowych systemów fotoinicjujących w celu uzyskania wysokowydajnych żywic dedykowanych do druku 3D [in:] book of abstracts from the “XVI Edycja Konferencji nt. NOWE
WYZWANIA DLA POLSKIEJ NAUKI”, ISBN 978-83-66772-42-7, page 22

(6) J. Pietraszewski, M. Topa-Skwarczyńska, J. Ortyl, 2024, Przegląd drukarek i żywic w druku 3D VAT w przemyśle stomatologicznym: możliwości i wyzwania, [in:] book of abstracts from the “XVI Edycja Konferencji nt. NOWE
WYZWANIA DLA POLSKIEJ NAUKI”, ISBN 978-83-66772-42-7, page 25

(7)J. Pietraszewski, M. Topa-Skwarczyńska, J. Ortyl, 2024, Badanie wpływu typów i parametrów drukarek 3D na rozdzielczość i skurcz wydruków, [in:] book of abstracts from the “XVI Edycja Konferencji nt. NOWE
WYZWANIA DLA POLSKIEJ NAUKI”, ISBN 978-83-66772-42-7, page 24

(8) J. Pietraszewski, M. Noworyta, M. Topa-Skwarczyńska, J. Ortyl, 2024, Badanie efektywności innowacyjnych układów fotoinicjujących opartych na solach jodoniowych w procesie fotopolimeryzacji nanokompozytów polimerowych, [in:] book of abstracts from the “XVI Edycja Konferencji nt. NOWE
WYZWANIA DLA POLSKIEJ NAUKI”, ISBN 978-83-66772-42-7, page 24

(9) K. Starzak, M. Topa-Skwarczyńska, A. Świeży, K. Kozanecka, J. Ortyl, 2024, Investigating the spectroscopic properties and kinetics of photopolymerisation processes based on new photoinitiators dedicated to dental applications, [in:] book of abstracts from the EYEC 2024 conference, page 80.

(10) M. Noworyta, K. Starzak, J. Pietraszewski, M. Sitko, A. Świeży, F. Petko, M. Topa-Skwarczyńska, J. Ortyl, EYEC 2024, Mechanism studies of new initiating systems for 3D printing of dental crowns and bridges, pages 26-33

(11) M. Noworyta, K. Starzak, J. Pietraszewski, M. Sitko, A. Świeży, F. Petko, M. Topa-Skwarczyńska, J. Ortyl, Mechanism studies of new initiating systems for 3D printing of dental crowns and bridges, [in:] book of abstracts from the EYEC 2024 conference, page 109.

(12) K. Kozanecka, M. Topa- Skwarczyńska, A. Świeży, J. Ortyl, Applicability of 3D technology to obtain dental prostheses, [in:] book of abstracts from the EYEC 2024 conference.

(13) K. Starzak, M. Topa-Skwarczyńska, A. Świeży, K. Kozanecka, J. Ortyl, 2024, Analysis of spectroscopic properties, kinetics of photopolymerization processes and 3D printing application studies of new photoinitiators dedicated to dentistry, [in:] book of abstracts from the 8th European Symposium of Photopolymer Science, page 34

(14) K. Starzak, M. Topa-Skwarczyńska, A. Świeży, K. Kozanecka, J. Ortyl, 2024, Optimization of printing parameters to obtain high-resolution objects for the dental industry, abstract book from the 8th European Symposium of Photopolymer Science, page 65

Patents

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Medals at international exhibitions

1) IPITEx – International Intellectual Property, Invention, Innovation and Technology Exposition

Solution title: Novel one-component photoinitiating systems for the production of precision polymer prints using DLP 3D printing technology for dental applications | Type of award: team (Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Jakub Pietraszewski, Małgorzata Noworyta, Magdalena Jankowska, Joanna Ortyl) | Date and venue: 02.02.2025 – 06.02.2025, Bangkok | Award: Silver medal

2) Arca – 20th International Innovation Exhibition

Solution title: Temporary dental materials such as crowns and bridges manufactured using photocurable 3D printing methods | Type of award: team (Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Katarzyna Starzak, Magdalena Jankowska, Joanna Ortyl) | Date and venue: 10.11.2024 – 12.11.2024, Zagrzeb | Award: Gold medal

3) Arca – 20th International Innovation Exhibition

Solution title: High-resolution dental prosthetics obtained using high-performance cationic resins dedicated for additive manufacturing applications such as photocurable 3D printing | Type of award: team (Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Katarzyna Starzak, Andrzej Świeży, Patryk Szymaszek, Joanna Ortyl) | Date and venue: 10.11.2024 – 12.11.2024, Zagreb | Award: Silver medal

4) ICAN – International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada

Solution title: New generation, non-toxic, antibacterial resins dedicated to the dental industry for obtaining temporary crowns and bridges via photo-cured 3D printing obtaining temporary crowns and bridges via photo-cured 3D printing | Type of award: team (Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Magdalena Jankowska, Katarzyna Starzak, Joanna Ortyl) | Date and venue: 24.08.2024, Canada | Award: Gold medal

5) KIWIE – Korea International Women’s Invention Exposition

Solution title: High-performance cationic resins processed by additive manufacturing for advanced dental prosthetic | Type of award: team (Katarzyna Starzak, Andrzej Świeży, Mariusz Galek, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Joanna Ortyl) |  Date and venue: 20.06.2024 – 22.06.2024, Seoul, Korea |  Award: Silver medal

6) INVENT ARENA – International inventors exhibition

Solution title: Photo-curable 3D printing as a promising alternative to conventionally cured temporary materials for dental crowns and bridges |  Type of award: team (Małgorzata Noworyta, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Karolina Kozanecka, Weronika Wielgus, Filip Petko, Joanna Ortyl) |  Date and place: 12.06.2024 – 13.06.2024, Trinec, Czech Republic | Award: Gold medal

7) INTARG International Fair of Inventions and Innovations

Solution title: Photo-curable cationic resins for high-resolution 3D printed prosthetic materials for advanced dentistry | Type of award: team (Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Katarzyna Starzak, Patryk Szymaszek, Joanna Ortyl) | Date and place: 21.05.2024 – 23.05.2024, Katowice, Poland | Award: Diamond Award, WIPO National Creativity Award

8) IPITEX – Thailand Inventors Day

Solution title: Novel, non-toxic light-curing dental composites with improved physicochemical and mechanical properties compared to commercially available resins | Type of award: team (Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Małgorzata Noworyta, Katarzyna Starzak, Karolina Kozanecka, Joanna Ortyl) | Date and venue: 02.02.2024 – 06.02.2024 Bangkok, Thailand | Award: Gold medal

Other awards

1) Scholarship for students of the Cracow University of Technology from the Own Scholarship Fund in the winter recruitment in the academic year 2024/2025: 02.2025 – 07.2025

Award Date: February 2025 | Type of award: individual (Jakub Pietraszewski) | Scope of the competition: university

2) Winner of the first stage of the ABB award competition in the academic year 2024/2025 for a doctoral thesis

Award date: 31.01.2025 | Type of award: individual (Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska) | Scope of the competition: national

3) Rector’s Distinction for Academic Teachers for 2023 for obtaining a doctoral degree with distinction in the field of engineering and technical sciences in the discipline of chemical engineering

Award date: 13.12.2024 | Type of award: individual (Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska) | Scope of the competition: university

4) First Degree Prize in the Competition for the Prof. Engel Award for the doctoral dissertation entitled “Synthesis and research of new high-performance photoinitiating systems dedicated to dental photocurable polymer materials”

Award date: 03.10.2024 | Type of award: individual (Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska | Scope of the competition: national

5) Laureate of the START programme in 2023, scholarship awarded by the Foundation for Polish Science

Award Date: June 2023 | Type of award: individual (Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska | Scope of the competition: national

6) First place in the competition for the best presentation at the 15th International Conference “Horizons of Science” in the category of third-cycle students

Award date: 07.06.2024 | Type of award: individual (Katarzyna Starzak) | Scope of the competition: national

7) Second place among first-cycle students at the Faculty Session of Scientific Circles of the Tadeusz Kościuszko Cracow University of Technology

Award date: 16.05.2024 | Type of award: individual (Karolina Kozanecka) | Scope of the competition: university

8) First place in the competition for the best poster at the 12th European Young Engineers Conference

Award date: 15.04.2024 | Type of award: individual (Katarzyna Starzak) | Scope of the competition: national

9) Scholarship for students of the Cracow University of Technology from the Own Scholarship Fund in the winter recruitment in the academic year 2023/2024: 02.2024 – 07.2024

Award Date: June 2023 | Type of award: individual (Karolina Kozanecka) | Scope of the competition: university

Our conferences

1) 13th European Young Engineers Conference

Date and place of the conference: 07.04.2025 – 09.04.2025

Scope of the conference: international conference

  • Title of the presentation: Kinetic studies of new photoinitiating systems to obtain high-performance resins dedicated to 3d printing

Authors: Jakub Pietraszewski, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Karolina Kozanecka, Filip Petko, Mariusz Galek, Joanna Ortyl

  • Title of the presentation: Spectroscopic, kinetic and applicational analysis of novel photoinitiating systems dedicated to obtaining safe and non-toxic dental materials manufactured using 3D printing methods

Authors: Katarzyna Starzak, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Patryk Szymaszek, Magdalena Jankowska, Joanna Ortyl

  • Title of the poster: Investigations into the influence of the type of 3D printers available on the market and their parameters on the resolution and shrinkage of the obtained printouts

Authors: Jakub Pietraszewski, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Joanna Ortyl

2) New Challenges for Polish Science (NWDPN) XVI edition

Date and place of the conference: 14.12.2024

Scope of the conference: national conference

  • Title of the presentation (in polish): Kinetic studies of new photoinitiating systems to obtain high-performance resins dedicated to 3D printing

Authors: Jakub Pietraszewski, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Karolina Kozanecka, Filip Petko, Mariusz Galek, Joanna Ortyl

  • Title of the presentation (in polish): Overview of printers and resins in 3D printing VAT in the dental industry: opportunities and challenges

Authors: Jakub Pietraszewski, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Joanna Ortyl

  • Title of the presentation (in polish): Study of the influence of types and parameters of 3D printers on the resolution and shrinkage of printouts

Authors: Jakub Pietraszewski, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Joanna Ortyl

  • Title of the presentation (in polish): Investigation of the effectiveness of innovative photoinitiating systems based on iodonium salts in the photopolymerization process of polymer nanocomposites

Authors: Jakub Pietraszewski, Małgorzata Noworyta, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Joanna Ortyl

3) 8th European Symposium of Photopolymer Science

Date and place of the conference: 17.06.2024 – 2106.2024, Stresa, Italy

Scope of the conference: international conference

  • Title of the presentation: Optimization of printing parameters to obtain high-resolution objects for the dental industry

Authors: Katarzyna Starzak, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Andrzej Świeży, Karolina Kozanecka, Joanna Ortyl

  • Title of the poster presentation: Investigation of spectroscopic, kinetic and application properties of new photoinitiating systems dedicated for 3d printing in the dental industry

Authors: Katarzyna Starzak, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Andrzej Świeży, Karolina Kozanecka, Joanna Ortyl

4) XV International Conference “Horizons of Science”

Date and place of the conference: 07.06.2024 – 08.06.2024, Krakow, Poland

Scope of the conference: international conference

  • Title of the presentation: Analysis of spectroscopic properties, kinetics of photopolymerization processes and 3D printing application studies of new photoinitiators dedicated to dentistry

Authors: Katarzyna Starzak, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Andrzej Świeży, Karolina Kozanecka, Joanna Ortyl

This presentation received the first place in the competition for the best presentation at the XV International Conference “Horizons of Science” in the category of third-cycle students

  • Title of the presentation: Analysis of the usefulness of novel photoinitiating systems based on iodonium salt for the preparation of polymer nanocomposites
    in the photopolymerization process

Authors: Małgorzata Noworyta, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Andrzej Świeży, Filip Petko, Joanna Ortyl

  • Title of the poster presentation (in polish): New light-curing resins dedicated to 3D printing for advanced dental prosthetics

Authors: Karolina Kozanecka, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Andrzej Świeży, Filip Petko, Joanna Ortyl

5) MIPOL2024 – 8th Edition of the Milan Polymer Days International Congress

Date and place of the conference: 05.06.2024 – 07.06.2024, Milan, Italy

Scope of the conference: international conference

  • Title of the presentation: Towards better dentistry: using light and innovative initiator systems to produce new generation dental composites

Authors: Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Katarzyna Starzak, Mariusz Galek, Joanna Ortyl

6) 12th European Young Engineers Conference

Date and place of the conference: 15.04.2024 – 15.04.2024, Warsaw

Scope of the conference: international conference

  • Title of the poster presentation: Investigating the spectroscopic properties and kinetics of photopolymerisation processes based on new photoinitiators dedicated to dental applications

Authors: Katarzyna Starzak, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Andrzej Świeży, Karolina Kozanecka, Joanna Ortyl

This poster was awarded first place in the competition for the best poster at the 12th European Young Engineers Conference

  • Title of the poster presentation: Mechanism studies of new initiating systems for 3D printing of dental crowns and bridges

Authors: Małgorzata Noworyta, Katarzyna Starzak, Jakub Pietraszewski, Martyna Sitko, Andrzej Świeży, Filip Petko, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Joanna Ortyl

  • Title of the poster presentation: Applicability of 3D technology to obtain dental prostheses

Authors: Karolina Kozanecka, Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Andrzej Świeży, Joanna Ortyl

7) Conference 2024 #RSCPoster Linkedin Conference

Date and place of the conference: 05.03.2024 – 06.03.2024, online

Scope of the conference: international conference

  • Title of the poster presentation: Towards a better dentistry: using light and multicomponent initiator systems to produce new generation polymeric dental composites

Authors: Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Filip Petko, Mariusz Galek, Andrzej Świeży, Magdalena Jankowska, Dominika Krok-Janiszewska, Katarzyna Starzak, Joanna Ortyl

8) 4th International Workshop on Functional Nanostructured Materials 4 (FuNaM-4)

Date and place of the conference: 26.09.2023 – 29.09.2023, Krakow

Scope of the conference: international conference

  • Title of the presentation: Novel photoinitiating systems for 3D printing of temporary crowns and bridges

Authors: Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Andrzej Świeży, Katarzyna Starzak, Joanna Ortyl

Trainings list

1) Training topic: Fusion 360 CAD 3D – Level I

Organizer: PCC Polska

Date and place of the training: 25.01.2025 – 26.01.2025, online

Person taking part in the training: Mateusz Pyznar

 

2) Training topic: Fundamentals of 3D printing for dentistry

Organizer: MedPrint

Date and place of training: 18.01.2025, Łódź

Person taking part in the training: Jakub Pietraszewski

 

3) Topic of the training: E-Spark: International Summer School about electrochemistry

Organizer: Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences

Date and place of training: 22.09.2024 – 29.09.2024, Warsaw

Person taking part in the training: Patryk Szymaszek

 

4) Topic of the training: How to search for scientific literature in the Scopus database?

Organizer: Elsevier

Date and place of training: 09.04.2024, online

Person taking part in the training: Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska

Promotional activities

1) Activity: Life Science Open Space 2024

Date and place: 28-29.11.2024, Krakow

Presentation title: Novel photoinitiators and resin formulations dedicated for light-curable dental

materials and 3D printing

Delegate: Katarzyna Starzak

 

2) Activity: International Kompozyt Expo in Krakow

Date and place: 16-17.10.2024, Krakow

Presentation title: Photocurable 3D printing as a promising technology for the production of next-generation dental composites

Delegate: Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska

 

3) Activity: Coordinating the team in the preparation of a stand representing the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology of the Cracow University of Technology and 3D printing workshops during the University Festival – Małopolska of the Future

Date and place: 04.12.2024 – 05.12.2024, Krakow

Organizer: Marshal’s Office of the Małopolska Region

Delegate: Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Katarzyna Starzak, Jakub Pietraszewski

 

4) Activity: Originator and organizer of the chemical workshop “Laboratory of Light” during the Małopolska Researchers’ Night conducted in a stationary form at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology of the Cracow University of Technology

Date and place: 27.09.2024, Krakow

Organizer: Marshal’s Office of the Małopolska Region

Delegate: Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Katarzyna Starzak

 

5) Activity: Organization and representation of a 3D printing demonstration stand during the Invention Day at the Cracow University of Technology organized by the INTECH PK Special Purpose Vehicle.

Date and place: 16.05.2024

Organizer: Spółka Celowa INTECH PK

Delegate: Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Katarzyna Starzak

 

6) Activity: Originator and organizer of the chemical workshop “Laboratory of Light” during the Małopolska Researchers’ Night conducted in a stationary form at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology of the Cracow University of Technology

Date and place: 29.09.2023, Kraków

Organizer: Marshal’s Office of the Małopolska Region

Delegate: Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska, Katarzyna Starzak 

Interships

31.03.2025 - 07.04.2025

Research internship at the Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse (IS2M), University of Upper Alsace, France (supervisor: prof. Jacques Lalevée, PhD, DSc)

Delegate: Jakub Pietraszewski

The aim of the internship was to familiarize oneself with advanced characterization techniques, including optical and Raman confocal microscopy as well as electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR).

 

5.07.2024 – 03.10.2024

Research internship at the Aleksander Krupkowski Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences (supervisor: prof. Natalia Sobczak, PhD, DSc)

Delegate: Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska 

The aim of the internship is to familiarize oneself with research techniques such as SEM, TEM, XRD and AFM.