Dr. Roman Major

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Phone.: (012) 2952800, room 110, Fax: (012) 2952804

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Employment and positions

Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences: Ph.D. studies (2002-2007), assistant professor (since 2007)


Scientific Career

M.Sc.: AGH- University of Science and Technology, 2002

Ph.D.: Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, 2007

Post grad. studies: Jagiellonian University 2008/2009 in Molecular Biology


Scientific achievements

The most relevant publications during last 5 years:

  1. Sarna J., Kustosz R., Major R., Lackner J.M. and Major B.; Polish Artificial Heart- new coatings, technology, diagnostics, Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences;, vol. 58, No 2 (2010) 329-335 (JCR; Impact Factor 0.945)

  2. Lackner JM., Waldhauser W., Major R., Major B., Bruckert F.; Hemocompatible, pulsed laser deposited coatings on polymers; Biomedizinische Technik Vol.: 55 (2010) 57-64 DOI: 10.1515/BMT.2010.001 (JCR; Impact Factor: 0.670)

  3. Major R., Sanak M., Wilczek P., Lackner J.M., Kot M., Major B.; Nanostructural materials for implants and cardiovascular biomedical devices; chapter in book ImplantExpert; (2011) 67-90

  4. Major R.; Material science in the heart disease treatment; w Nanostructural materials for implants and cardiovascular biomedical devices A review M Studio Zabrze, (2011), ISBN 978-83-63310-00-4; 67-97 (rozdział monografii)

  5. Lackner J.M., Waldhauser W., Major R., Hartmann P.; Biomimetic approaches for designing blood-contacting surfaces for artificial vessels - w Nanostructural materials for implants and cardiovascular biomedical devices A review M Studio Zabrze, (2011), ISBN 978-83-63310-00-4; 99-116 rozdział monografii)

  6. Major R., Maksymow K., Marczak J., Lackner J.M., Kot M., and Major B.; Migration channels produced by laser ablation for substrate endothelialization; Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences, Vol. 60, No. 2, (2012) 337-342 (Impact Factor 0.945)

  7. Major R, Major B, Tailoring of Tissue-Surface Interaction in Blood Contacting Materials, "Surface Tailoring of Inorganic Materials for Biomedical Applications" ed. Lia Rimondini, Bentham Science Publisher, e-Book (2012) 297-327 (rozdział monografii)

  8. Lackner JM., Waldhauser W., Major R., Major L., Hartmann P.; Biomimetics in thin film design - Wrinkling and fracture of pulsed laser deposited films in comparison to human skin; Surface & Coatings Technology Vol.: 215, (2013)192-198 (Impact Factor: 2.193)

  9. Major R.; Self-assembling surfaces of blood-contacting materials; Journal of Material Science Materials in Medicine; Springer 24 (2013) 725-733 (Impact Factor: 2.325)

  10. Major R., Lackner JM., Gorka K., Wilczek P. and Major B.; Inner surface modification of the tube-like elements for medical applications; The Royal Society of Chemistry: Advances 3 (2013) 11283-11291 (Impact Factor: 2.7)

  11. Major R., Bruckert F., Lackner JM., Marczak J. and Major B., Surface treatment of thin-film materials to allow dialogue between endothelial and smooth muscle cells and the effective inhibition of platelet activation; The Royal Society of Chemistry: Advances, 4 (2014) 9491-9502 (Impact Factor 2.562)

  12. Mzyk A., Major R., Kot M., Gostek J., Wilczek P., Major B., Chemical control of polyelectrolyte film properties for an effective cardiovascular implants endothelialization, Archives of civil and mechanical engineering 14(2014)262-268 (Impact Factor 0.963)

  13. Major R., Sanak M., Lipinska L., Kot M., Lacki P., Bruckert F., Major B., Graphene based porous coatings with antibacterial and questionable antithrobogenous function- materials and design, Archives of civil and mechanical engineering (praca zaakceptowana) (Impact Factor 0.963)

  14. Mzyk A., Major R., Lackner J.M., Bruckert F., Major B., Cytotoxicity control of SiC nanoparticles introduced into polyelectrolyte multilayer films, RSC Advances, 4(2014)31948-31954 (Impact Factor: 3.7)

  15. Trembecka-Wójciga K.,.Major R, Lackner J.M., Major B., Biomedical inspired surface modification. Inż.Mater. 6(2014)560-563

  16. Marczak J., Kusinski J., Major R., Rycyk A., Sarzyński A., Strzelec M., Czyz K., Laser interference patterning of diamond-like carbon layers for directed migration and growth of smooth muscle cell depositions, Optica Applicata, Vol. XLIV, No. 4, (2014) DOI: 10.5277/oa140408 (0.643)

  17. Trembecka-Wójciga K., Major R. Bruckert F., Lackner J.M., Lacki P., Sanak M., Major B., Computer engineering in designing and fabrication of tissue analogue-type coating dedicated for the cardiovascular regeneration Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (2015) doi:10.1016/j.acme.2014.12.005 (Impact Factor 0.963)

  18. Mzyk A., Major R., Lackner J.M., Bruckert F., Wilczek P., Major B.Effect of the silicon carbide nanoparticles introduction on biological properties of porous polymer coating, The Royal Society of Chemistry; Advances 5(2015)13906-13916 (Impact Factor: 3.7)

  19. R. Major; Bio-inspired blood-contacting materials elaborated for the heart assist system; Archives of Metallurgy and Materials; 60 (2015) 173-181

  20. Roman Major, Klaudia Trembecka-Wójciga, Marcin Kot, Juergen M. Lackner, PiotrWilczek, Boguslaw Major; In vitro hemocompatibility on thin ceramic and hydrogel films deposited on polymer substrate performed in arterial flow conditions; Materials Science and Engineering C; 61 (2016) 15-22

  21. K. Trembecka-Wójciga, R. Major, J. M. Lackner, B. Butruk-Raszeja, M. Sanak, and B. Major; Nanostructural haemocompatible coatings for the internal side of artificial blood vessels; Materials Science and Engineering C; accepted

  22. R Major, J M Lackner, M Sanak, B Major; Silver nanoparticles influence on the blood activation process and their release to blood plasma from synthetic polymer scaffold; Materials Science and Engineering C; accepted

Books, scripts, monographs:

Monograph: "Nanostructural materials for implants and cardiovascular biomedical devices" A review M Studio Zabrze, Editors: P.Wilczek, R.Major, 2011, ISBN 978-83-63310-00-4

 

Total number of citation: 169
Impact factor: 46.6
h-index: 8


Research Projects


Experience gained abroad

Prizes and awards

2002- M.Sc. with honour

2004- Scientific award for the year 2004 given by the head of PAS for the collective elaboration of the project ”Implantable pneumatic assist device for the heart support with the modified biocompatibile surface layer”.

2004- The first prize in forth International Ph. D student session “Materials and Technology in XXI century”- presentation. Silesian University of technology, Katowice Poland

2005- Student Award for the best presentation the E-MRS Symposium K on "Protective Coatings and Thin Films"- France

2005- Fellowship Awardees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics- presentation. Cambridge, U.S.A.

2008- Grant „brainpower Austria“career perspectives in the field of research & development in Austria, at establishing ties between researchers abroad and the Austrian scientific community, and at giving information about innovation in Austria

2008- Invited speaker during the conference: Cooperation- Nano 0825-26, 2008, Austria

2010- CNRS 6 month Scholarship

2011- Invited speaker during VI Meeting of Members confocal microscopes

2012- International Project Management Association Certificate level D

2012- Team award the name of Professor Zbigniew Religa for monographs "Nanostructural materials for implants and cardiovascular biomedical devices" proving and promoting the achievements of Polish scientists in research on artificial organs

Invited Speaker 16.01.2013 "Technologies of the surface layer modification of the materials", Warsaw


Fellowships abroad from the last 5 years


Didactic activity


Organizational activity

- organization of the Polish-Austrian and Polish-France exchange project meetings
- member of organizing committee of the international conference: Advances Materiałs and Technologies AMT 2010, Zakopane 2010;
- member of organizing committee of 60-years jubilee of IMIM PAS, Cracow, 2013


Main scientific interest
Non-thrombogenic self-assembling nanoscale thin film biomaterials. Cell detachment assays, X-ray diffraction techniques. Confocal microscopy