The laboratory is oriented on research and tailoring of low‑temperature plasma processes for deposition of nanostructured (bio)functional thin films. We perform investigation on the border of advanced material science, physics and biochemistry, which deals with the preparation of novel, nanostructured, functional surfaces with possible and preferential application in biotechnology.

Nanostructured surfaces have gained enormous importance because altering of the single unit dimension in the range of 100 nm reveals new properties of the matter. Optimum size of these units determines particular property of the surface. The biggest benefit of nanostructured surfaces is attributed to their large effective area which can be further functionalized e.g. by graft‑rich groups which allow immobilization of bio‑molecules onto the surface. Hence, chemically or physically active surfaces, which enable reactions with surrounding media, can serve for sensors, bio‑cell separations, biochips and many other goals.

Functional thin films in our laboratory are preferentially prepared by plasma vapour deposition (PVD) and plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) methods. We are interested in tailoring of nanostructures for their possible applications. In this way, we deal with topological structures in nanometer dimensions up to homogeneous, dense coatings of micron(s) thickness. We are able to prepare metal, metal oxide, semiconductor, polymer films as well as isolated nanoparticles to develop new materials with high added value.