Our recent publications

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2026

J. S. Cyniak; A. Mazur; B. Pigulski; H. Sakurai A. Kasprzak
Regioisomerism Rewires Optical and Ion Recognition Properties in Azulenylsumanenes—Curved Non-Alternant π-Systems
Chemistry – A Euroean Journal, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.71671

S. Kulczyk; A. Kasprzak
Redefining cyclo[n]pyridines: practical synthesis of carbonylated derivatives, photophysics, aqueous compatibility, and metal exchange studies
Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1039/d6qo00742b

S. Kulczyk; A. Stawarska; A. Małkowska; H. Sassak; H. Sakurai; M.Bamburowicz-Klimkowska; A. Kasprzak
Sumanene meets 5-fluorouracil: curved π-conjugated biointerfaces through covalent and supramolecular integration
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1039/d6ob00812g

A. Kasprzak
Buckybowls at the Biointerface: Sumanene and Corannulene as Emerging Platforms for Medicinal Chemistry
ChemMedChem, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.202500880

S. Kulczyk; K. Melcer; A. Kasprzak
Mechanochemical Approaches to Amide Bond Formation
European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.70630

M. Konopka; R. Śliwa; M. P. Szymański; A. Tobolska; W. Wróblewski; I. Tomczyk; K. Rybicka-Jasińska; A. Kasprzak; A. Szumna
Axial Chirality Induction in Ferrocene-Amino Acid Hybrids─toward Chiral Redox-Active Building Blocks
Inorganic Chemistry, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c01109

K. Melcer, T. David, B. M. Schmidt, A. Kasprzak
Mechanochemically-synthesised AIE-active receptors for selective ceftazidime sensing in high-water-content matrices
Chemical Communications, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1039/D6CC01502F

M. Borkowski, A. Drwęcka, S. Zalewski, A. Kasprzak, S. Szafert, B. Pigulski
A C66 Nanographene with Six Azulene Units and NIR-II Absorption: Toward Azulene-Based Carbon Allotropes
Journal of American Chemical Society, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c04336

M. Sikorska, A. Kasprzak, I. P. Grudziński et al.
Translating magnetic fluid hyperthermia toward lung cancer treatment
Nanoscale, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5NR05036G

J. Ażgin-Gontarek; W. Wróblewski; H. Sakurai; A. Kasprzak
Switching cation selectivity via steric tuning in sumanene-based receptors
Chemical Communications, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc02933g

S. Kulczyk, A. Kasprzak
Perspectives in Designing Molecular Receptors Based on Aggregation Induced Emission-Active Ferrocene Derivatives
Analysis & Sensing, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1002/anse.202500173

J. S. Cyniak, D. Szeląg, R. Sitek, W. Wróblewski, A. Kasprzak
Mechanochemically Synthesized Amidetriazoles for Effective Optical and Electrochemical Detection of Anions
Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5c03014

A. Kasprzak
Mechanochemical Copper-Catalyzed Azide–Alkyne Cycloaddition (CuAAC)
Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.5c02481


2025

J. S. Cyniak, H. Sakurai, A. Kasprzak
A New Generation of Sumanene-Based AIEgens for the Effective Recognition of Metal Cations in Solutions Containing 95 vol% of Water
Chemistry – a European Journal, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202500705

P. Wieciński, A. Więcław-Midor, M. Kukielski, A. Kasprzak,
J. Tańska, B. Seredyńska, P. Wiecińska
Exploring the thermal transformations of glucosamine-functionalized graphene oxide aimed at controlled fabrication of polycrystalline ceramic-graphene composites
Thermochimica Acta, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2025.179987

A. Stawarska, M. Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, M. Bystrzejewski, A. Kasprzak, I. P. Grudziński
Carbon-Encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles Seeking Integrins in Murine Glioma
International Journal of Medicine, 2025
https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S511286

S. Kulczyk, Y. Yakiyama, M. Koszytkowska-Stawińska, H. Sakurai, A. Kasprzak
Structure-Dependent Water Solubility and Receptor Properties of C3-Symmetric Dendrimers Bearing Sumanene or Triphenylene Cores
ACS Organic & Inorganic Au, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsorginorgau.5c00048

Ł. Kurowski, J. C. Cyniak, H. Sakurai, A. Kasprzak
Sumanene-Conjugated Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimer for the Detection of Metal Cations in Aqueous Solution
ChemPlusChem, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500426

J. Ażgin, S. Kulczyk, H. Sakurai, W. Wróblewski, A. Kasprzak
Sumanene-Based Triazole-Linked Receptors
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5TC02182K

J. S. Cyniak, R. Śliwa, A. Kowalczyk, A. Nowicka, A. Kasprzak
Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) active ferrocene probe
for spectrofluorimetric and electrochemical detection of nucleotides or β-lactam antibiotics
Analytica Chimica Acta, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2025.344568

J. S. Cyniak, K. Melcer, A. Kasprzak
Mechanochemically Derived Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE)Active Polyaromatic Amides and Dendritic-Like Molecules With Structure-Dependent Photophysical and Receptor Properties
Chemistry – a European Journal, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202502859

S. Kulczyk, A. Kasprzak
Perspectives in Designing Molecular Receptors Based on Aggregation Induced Emission‐Active Ferrocene Derivatives
Analysis & Sensing, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1002/anse.202500173


2024

M. Kukielski, A. Kasprzak, R. Żurowski, J. Tanska, P. Wiecińska, A. Więcław-Midor, J. Zygmuntowicz, M. A. Grigoroscuta, P. Wieciński
Functionalization of graphene oxide surface by conjugation with glucosamine and analysis of interactions occurring in nanoceramic-graphene heterostructures
Powder Technology, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2023.119089

M. Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, M. Bystrzejewski, A. Kasprzak, A. Cieszanowski, I. P. Grudzinski
Monoclonal antibody-navigated carbon-encapsulated iron nanoparticles used for MRI-based tracking integrin receptors in murine melanoma
Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2023.102721

A. Kasprzak, A. Żuchowska, P. Romańczuk, A. Kowalczyk, I. P. Grudziński, A. Małkowska, A. Nowicka, H. Sakurai
Oxidation-derived anticancer potential of sumanene-ferrocene conjugates
Dalton Transactions, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1039/d3dt03810f

J. Ażgin, M. Wesoły, K. Durka, H. Sakurai, W. Wróblewski, A. Kasprzak
Expanding the library of sumanene molecular receptors for caesium-selective potentiometric sensors
Dalton Transactions, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1039/d3dt03885h

K. Winkler, A. Kowalczyk, P. Bereza, K. Regulska, A. Kasprzak, M. Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, A. M. Nowicka
Levels of active forms of MMP-1, MMP-2, and MMP-9 as independent prognostic factors for differentiating the stage and type of lung cancer (SCLC and NSCLC)
Sensors and Actuators B, Chemical, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2024.135421

A. Kasprzak
Supramolecular Chemistry of Sumanene
Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202318437

J. Cyniak, A. Kasprzak
Grind, shine and detect: mechanochemical synthesis of AIE-active polyaromatic amide and its application as molecular receptor of monovalent anions or nucleotides
RSC Advances, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ra02129k

D. Ufnal, J. Cyniak, M. Krzyżanowski, K. Durka, H. Sakurai, A. Kasprzak
Sumanene–carbazole conjugate with push–pull structure and its chemoreceptor application
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ob00539b

M. Sikorska, M. Ruzycka-Ayoush, I. Rios-Mondragon, E. M. Longhin, S. Meczynska-Wielgosz, M. Wojewodzka, A. Kowalczyk, A. Kasprzak, J. Nowakowska, K. Sobczak, M. Muszynska, M. R. Cimpan, E. Runden-Pran, S. Shaposhnikov, M. Kruszewski, M. Dusinska, A. M. Nowicka, I. P. Grudzinski
Lack of cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of mPEG silane coated iron(III) oxide nanoparticles doped with magnesium despite cellular uptake in cancerous and noncancerous lung cells
Toxicology in Vitro, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2024.105850

A. Kowalczyk, D. Dziubak, A. Kasprzak, K. Sobczak, M. Ruzycka-Ayoush, M. Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, S. Sęk, I. Rios-Mondragon, T. Żołek, E. Runden-Pran, S. Shaposhnikov, M. R. Cimpan, M. Dusinska, I. P. Grudzinski, A. M. Nowicka
Surface-Bioengineered Extracellular Vesicles Seeking Molecular Biotargets in Lung Cancer Cells
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c04265

J. Pilch, A. Potęga, P. Kowalik, P. Bujak, A. Kasprzak, E. Paluszkiewicz, A. M. Nowicka
In vitro biological evaluation of a novel folic acid-targeted receptor quantum dot−β−cyclodextrin carrier for C−2028 unsymmetrical bisacridine in the treatment of human lung and prostate cancers
Pharmacological Reports, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1007/s43440-024-00606-4

M. Sikorska, G. Domanski, M. Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, A. Kasprzak, A. M. Nowicka, M. Ruzycka-Ayoush, I. P. Grudzinski
Studies on the thermal sensitivity of lung cancer cells exposed to an alternating magnetic field and magnesium-doped maghemite nanoparticles
Cancer Nanotechnology, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12645-024-00276-0

D. Szeląg, J. S. Cyniak, J. Ażgin, J. Wagner, M. Lindner, W. Wróblewski, A. Kasprzak
Metal cations recognition by bowl-shaped N-pyrrolic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Chemical Communications, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc02586e

S. Kulczyk, A. Kowalczyk, J. S. Cyniak, M. Koszytkowska-Stawińska, A. M. Nowicka, A. Kasprzak
Click Chemistry Derived Hexa-ferrocenylated 1,3,5 Triphenylbenzene for the Detection of Divalent Transition Metal Cations
ACS Omega, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c04300

A. Kasprzak, A. Żuchowska, H. Sakurai
Complexation by γ-cyclodextrin as a way of improving anticancer potential of sumanene
Scientific Reports, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-78110-1

J. S. Cyniak, A. Kasprzak
Mechanochemical Synthesis of Molecular Chemoreceptors
ACS Omega, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c06566


2023

M. Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, A. Kasprzak, M. Bystrzejewski, M. Popławska, K. Sobczak, I. P. Grudziński
Characteristics of glucose oxidase immobilized on carbon-encapsulated iron nanoparticles decorated with polyethyleneimine
Polymer Bulletin, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-022-04125-1

J. Pilch, A. Potęga, A. Kowalczyk, A. Kasprzak, P. Kowalik, P. Bujak, E. Paluszkiewicz, E. Augustin, A. M. Nowicka
pH-Responsive Drug Delivery Nanoplatforms as Smart Carriers of Unsymmetrical Bisacridines for Targeted Cancer Therapy
Pharmaceutics, 2023
https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15010201

J. S. Cyniak, Ł. Kocobolska, N. Bojdecka, A. Gajda-Walczak, A. Kowalczyk, A. M. Nowicka, H. Sakurai, A. Kasprzak
Synthesis of π-extended and bowl-shaped sumanene-ferrocene conjugates and their application in highly selective and sensitive cesium cations electrochemical sensors
Dalton Transactions, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1039/d3dt00084b

M. Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, M. Malecki, M. Bystrzejewski, A. Kasprzak, I. P. Grudzinski
Graphene-encapsulated iron nanoparticles as a non-viral vector for gene delivery into melanoma cells
Dalton Transactions, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.02.042

A. Kasprzak, A. Gajda-Walczak, A. Kowalczyk, B. Wagner, A. M. Nowicka, M. Nishimoto, M. Koszytkowska-Stawińska, H. Sakurai
Application of monoferrocenylsumanenes derived from Sonogashira cross-coupling or click chemistry reactions in highly sensitive and selective cesium cations electrochemical sensors
Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.2c02767

A. Kowalczyk, M. K. Nisiewicz, M. Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, A. Kasprzak, M. Ruzycka-Ayoush, M. Koszytkowska-Stawińska, A. M. Nowicka
Effective voltammetric tool for simultaneous detection of MMP-1, MMP-2, and MMP-9; important non-small cell lung cancer biomarkers
Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2023.115212

A. M. Nowicka, M. Ruzycka-Ayoush, A. Kasprzak, A. Kowalczyk, M. Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, M. Sikorska, K. Sobczak, M. Donten, A. Ruszczynska, J. Nowakowska, I. P. Grudzinski
Application of biocompatible and ultrastable superparamagnetic iron(III) oxide nanoparticles doped with magnesium for efficient magnetic fluid hyperthermia in lung cancer cells
Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1039/d3tb00167a

A. Kasprzak, M. Matczuk, H. Sakurai
A sumanene-containing magnetic nanoadsorbent for the removal of caesium salts from aqueous solutions
Chemical Communications, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cc02657d

B. Dąbrowski, A. Żuchowska, A. Kasprzak, G. Żukowska, Z. Brzózka
Cellular uptake of biotransformed graphene oxide into lung cells
Chemico-Biological Interactions, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110444

2022

M. K. Nisiewicz, A. Kowalczyk, A. Gajda, A. Kasprzak, M. Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, I. P. Grudziński, A. M. Nowicka
Enzymatic cleavage of specific dipeptide conjugated with ferrocene as a flexible ultra-sensitive and fast voltammetric assay of matrix metalloproteinase-9 considered a prognostic cancer biomarker in plasma samples
Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2021.113653

M. Urban, K. Durka, A. Kasprzak, T. Kliś, A. P. Monkman, M. Piszcz, K. Woźniak
Excited-state photodynamics of pyrene-containing boronated dyes
Dyes and Pigments, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.109934

M. K. Nisiewicz, A. Gajda, A. Kowalczyk, A. Cupriak, A. Kasprzak, M. Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, I. P. Grudziński, A. M. Nowicka
Novel electrogravimetric biosensors for the ultrasensitive detection of plasma matrix metalloproteinase-2 considered a potential tumor biomarker
Analytica Chimica Acta, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2021.339290

A. Kasprzak, A. Tobolska, H. Sakurai, W. Wróblewski
Tuning the sumanene receptor structure towards the development of potentiometric sensors
Dalton Transactions, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1039/d1dt03467g

J. Pilch, P. Kowalik, A. Kowalczyk, P. Bujak, A. Kasprzak, E. Paluszkiewicz, E. Augustin, A. M. Nowicka
Foliate-Targeting Quantum Dots-b-Cyclodextrin Nanocarrier for Efficient Delivery of Unsymmetrical Bisacridines to Lung and Prostate Cancer Cells
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031261

T. Kunde, T. Pausch, P. Guńka, M. Krzyżanowski, A. Kasprzak, B. Schmidt
Fast, solvent-free synthesis of ferrocene-containing organic cages via dynamic covalent chemistry in the solid state
Chemical Science, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1039/d1sc06372c

M. K. Nisiewicz, A. Kowalczyk, M. Sikorska, A. Kasprzak, M. Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, M. Koszytkowska-Stawińska, A. M. Nowicka
Poly(amidoamine) dendrimer immunosensor for ultrasensitive gravimetric and electrochemical detection of matrix metalloproteinase-9
Talanta, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123600

M. Krzyżanowski, A. M. Nowicka, K. Kazimierczuk, K. Durka, S. Luliński, A. Kasprzak
Design of a D3h-symmetry prismatic tris-(ferrocene-1,1ʹ-diyl) molecular cage bearing boronate ester linkages
Dalton Transactions, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1039/d2dt01306a

A. Kowalczyk, A. Kasprzak, M. Ruzycka-Ayoush, E. Podsiadły, U. Demkow, I. P. Grudzinski, A. M. Nowicka
Ultrasensitive voltammetric detection of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples
Sensors and Actuators B – Chemical, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2022.132539

A. Kowalczyk, M. K. Nisiewicz, A. Kasprzak, M. Bamburowicz-Klimkowska, A. M. Nowicka
A rapid, selective, and ultrasensitive voltammetric and gravimetric protocol for MMP-1 active form detection
Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1039/d2tb01803a


2021

M. Fronczak, A. Kasprzak, M. Bystrzejewski
Carbon-Encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles with deposited Pd: A High-Performance Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Nitro Compounds
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104673

J. P. Sęk, S. Kaczmarczyk, K. Gunka, A. Kowalczyk, K. M. Borys, A. Kasprzak, A. M. Nowicka
Boronate-appended polymers with diol-functionalized ferrocene: an effective and selective system for voltammetric glucose sensing
Dalton Transactions, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1039/d0dt03776a

A. Kasprzak, H. Sakurai
Disaggregation of sumanene-containing fluorescent probe towards highly sensitive and specific detection of caesium cations
Chemical Communications, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cc07226e

A. Kasprzak, M. K. Nisiewicz, A. M. Nowicka
A chromatography-free total synthesis of a ferrocene-containing dendrimer exhibiting the property of recognizing 9,10-diphenylanthracene
Dalton Transactions, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1039/d0dt04261g

J. S. Cyniak, A. Kasprzak
Aromatic Dendrimers Bearing 2,4,6-Triphenyl-1,3,5-triazine Cores and Their Photocatalytic Performance
Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.1c00039

A. Kasprzak, N. Kasprzak, A. Kowalczyk, A. M. Nowicka
Ferrocenylated 1,3,5-triphenylbenzenes for the electrochemical detection of various cations or anions
Dalton Transactions, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1039/d1dt01287h

A. I. Kosińska, M. K. Nisiewicz, A. M. Nowicka, A. Kasprzak
Electrochemical recognition of aromatic species with ferrocenylated 1,3,5-triazine- or 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene-containing highly organized molecules
ChemPlusChem, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202100137

A. Kasprzak, M. Popławska, M. Koszytkowska-Stawińska
Functional materials based on carbon-encapsulated iron nanoparticles
Wiadomości Chemiczne, 2021
https://doi.org/10.53584/wiadchem.2021.12.4


2020

A. Kasprzak, K. Fateyeva, A. Kowalczyk, A. M. Nowicka
Ferrocene-pyrene conjugates for detection of various monovalent anions in solution
Analytica Chimica Acta, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2020.02.045

A. Kasprzak, P. Guńka
A ferrocene-templated Pd-bearing molecular reactor
Dalton Transactions, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1039/d0dt01366h

A. Kasprzak, A. Kowalczyk, A. Jagielska, B. Wagner, A. M. Nowicka, H. Sakurai
Tris(ferrocenylmethidene)sumanene: synthesis, photophysical properties and applications for efficient caesium cation recognition in water
Dalton Transactions, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1039/d0dt01506g

A. Kasprzak, B. Dąbrowski, A. Żuchowska
A biocompatible poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimer octa-substituted with α-cyclodextrin towards the controlled release of doxorubicin hydrochloride from its ferrocenyl prodrug
RSC Advances, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ra03694c

A. Kowalczyk, A. Kasprzak, M. Popławska, M. Ruzycka, I. P Grudzinski, A. M. Nowicka
Controlled Drug Release and Cytotoxicity Studies of Beta-Lapachone and Doxorubicin Loaded into Cyclodextrins Attached to a Polyethyleneimine Matrix
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21165832

A. Kasprzak, P. A. Guńka, A. Kowalczyk, A. M. Nowicka
Synthesis and structural, electrochemical and photophysical studies of triferrocenyl-substituted 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene: a cyan-light emitting molecule showing aggregation-induced enhanced emission
Dalton Transactions, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1039/d0dt02948c

A. Żuchowska, A. Kasprzak, B. Dąbrowski, K. Kamińska, M. Popławska, Z. Brzózka
Nanoconjugates of graphene oxide derivatives and meso-tetraphenylporphyrin: a new avenue for anticancer photodynamic therapies – Cell-on-a-Chip analysis
New Journal of Chemistry, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nj04189k