Michal Kawalec

Dr. Michal Kawalec

Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 June 2014 in Progress in Polymer Science
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LMLaetitia Mespouille
Laetitia Mespouille
OCOlivier Coulembier
Olivier Coulembier
Michal KawalecMichal Kawalec
Michal Kawalec
ADAndrew P. Dove
Andrew P. Dove
Philippe DuboisPhilippe Dubois
Philippe Dubois

2 March 2007 in Biomacromolecules
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Michal KawalecMichal Kawalec
Michal Kawalec
Grazyna AdamusGrazyna Adamus
Grazyna Adamus
Piotr KurcokPiotr Kurcok
Piotr Kurcok
Marek KowalczukMarek Kowalczuk
Marek Kowalczuk
IFIsmaela Foltran
Ismaela Foltran
MSMariastella Scandola
Mariastella Scandola

1 March 2010 in Biomacromolecules
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PRPiotr Rychter
Piotr Rychter
Michal KawalecMichal Kawalec
Michal Kawalec
MSMichał Sobota
Michał Sobota
Piotr KurcokPiotr Kurcok
Piotr Kurcok
Marek KowalczukMarek Kowalczuk
Marek Kowalczuk

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GBGyörgy Babos
György Babos
Joanna RydzJoanna Rydz
Joanna Rydz
Michal KawalecMichal Kawalec
Michal Kawalec
MKMagdalena Klim
Magdalena Klim
AFAndrea Fodor-Kardos
Andrea Fodor-Kardos
Tivadar FeczkoTivadar Feczko
Tivadar Feczko
Dual drug-loaded nanotherapeutics can play an important role against the drug resistance and side effects of the single drugs. Doxorubicin and sorafenib were efficiently co-encapsulated by tailor-made poly([R,S]-3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) using an emulsion–solvent evaporation method. Subsequent poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) conjugation onto nanoparticles was applied to make the nanocarriers stealth and to improve their drug release characteristics. Monodisperse PHB–sorafenib–doxorubicin nanoparticles had an average size of 199.3 nm, which was increased to 250.5 nm after PEGylation. The nanoparticle yield and encapsulation efficiencies of drugs decreased slightly in consequence of PEG conjugation. The drug release of the doxorubicin was beneficial, since it was liberated faster in a tumor-specific acidic environment than in blood plasma. The PEG attachment decelerated the release of both the doxorubicin and the sorafenib, however, the release of the latter drug remained still significantly faster with increased initial burst compared to doxorubicin. Nevertheless, the PEG–PHB copolymer showed more beneficial drug release kinetics in vitro in comparison with our recently developed PEGylated poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles loaded with the same drugs.

8 July 2009 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
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ESEwa Schab-Balcerzak
Ewa Schab-Balcerzak
MSMariola Siwy
Mariola Siwy
Michal KawalecMichal Kawalec
Michal Kawalec
ASAnna Sobolewska
Anna Sobolewska
ACAgata Chamera
Agata Chamera
AMAndrzej MINIEWICZ
Andrzej MINIEWICZ

1 December 2013 in European Polymer Journal
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MMMichał Michalak
Michał Michalak
AMAdam Marek
Adam Marek
JZJan Zawadiak
Jan Zawadiak
Michal KawalecMichal Kawalec
Michal Kawalec
Piotr KurcokPiotr Kurcok
Piotr Kurcok