Dr hab. Arkadiusz Ptak, Prof. PUT

Selected publications:

J. Dąbrowski, W. Nowak, A. Ptak,
      How strong are hydrogen bonds in the peptide model?
      Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22, 1392-1399, 2020.

K. Herman, M. Weiss, M. Lekka, A. Ptak,
      How complex is the concanavalin A–carboxypeptidase Y interaction?
      ACS Chemical Biology 14(7), 1611-1618, 2019

K. Herman, M. Lekka, A. Ptak,
      Unbinding kinetics of syndecans by single-molecule force spectroscopy,
      The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 9(7), 1509−1515, 2018.

H. Gojzewski, M. Kappl, A. Ptak,
      Effect of the chain length and temperature an the adhesive properties of alkanethiol                          self-assembled monolayers,
      Langmuir 33, 11862−11868, 2017.

H. Gojzewski, M. Kappl, H.-J. Butt, A. Ptak,
      Influence of temperature on the nanoadhesion of a methyl-terminated thiol monolayer:
      A new insight with high-rate dynamic force spectroscopy,
      Langmuir 32, 4500−4508, 2016.

H. Gojzewski, M. Kappl, G. Kircher, W. Koczorowski, H.-J. Butt, A. Ptak,
      Nancoadhesion on rigid methyl-terminated biphenyl thiol monolayer.
      High rate dynamic force spectroscopy study,
      ChemPhysChem 14: 543-549, 2013.

H-J. Butt, M. Makowski, M. Kappl, A. Ptak,
On the adhesion between individual particles,
KONA Powder and Particle Journal 29: 53-66, 2011.

A. Ptak, H. Gojżewski, M. Kappl, H.-J. Butt,
Influence of humidity on the nanoadhesion between a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic surface,
Chemical Physics Letters 503: 66-70, 2011.

A. Ptak, H. Gojżewski, M. Kappl, H.-J. Butt,
Quantitative Analysis of Interaction between an Atomic Force Microscopy Tip and a Hydrophobic Monolayer,
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114: 21572–21578, 2010.

A. Ptak, M. Makowski, M. Cichomski,
Characterization of Nanoscale Adhesion between a Fluoroalkyl Silane Monolayer and a Silicon AFM tip. Complex character of the interaction potential,
Chemical Physics Letters 489: 54-58, 2010.

H. Gojzewski, M. Kappl, A. Ptak, H.-J. Butt,
Effect of humidity on nanoscale adhesion on self-assembled thiol monolayers studied by dynamic force spectroscopy,
Langmuir 26(3): 1837-1847, 2010.

A. Ptak, M. Kappl, S. Moreno-Flores, H. Gojzewski, H.-J. Butt,
Quantitative characterization of nanoadhesion by dynamic force spectroscopy,
Langmuir 25 (1): 256–261, 2009.

A. Ptak, M. Kappl, H.-J. Butt,
Modified atomic force microscope for high-rate dynamic force spectroscopy,
Applied Physics Letters 88: 263109-263111, 2006;

D. Frackowiak, A. Ptak, Z. Gryczynski, I. Gryczynski, P. Targowski, B. Zelent,
Fluorescence polarization studies of B-phycoerythrin oriented in polymer film,
Photochemistry and Photobiology 79(1): 11-20, 2004.

D. Frackowiak and A. Ptak,
Photoelectric properties of the solutions of dyes, biological pigments and pigment-protein complexes located in electrochemical cell, Current Topics in Electrochemistry 10: 179-189, 2004.

S. Takeda, A. Ptak, M. Kageshima, H. Tokumoto, C. Nakamura, J. Miyake,
Unfolding process of a single peptide molecule on a substrate was investigated by atomic force microscope,
Surface Science 532-535: 244-248, 2003.

A. Ptak, S. Takeda, C. Nakamura, J. Miyake, M.  Kageshima, S. P. Jarvis, and H. Tokumoto, Modified atomic force microscope applied to the measurement of elastic modulus for a single peptide molecule,
Journal of Applied Physics 90(6): 3095-3099, 2001.

S. Takeda, A. Ptak, C. Nakamura, J. Miyake, M. Kageshima, S.P. Jarvis, H. Tokumoto, Measurement of the length of the α helical section of a petide directly using atomic force microscopy,
Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 49 (12): 1512-1516, 2001.

A. Ptak, A. Dudkowiak, D. Frąckowiak,
Photoelectrical properties of green bacteria cells and cell fragments located in electrochemical cell,
Journal of  Photochemistry and Photobiology, A: Chemistry 115(1): 63–68, 1998.

A. Ptak, A. Der, R. Toth-Boconadi, N. S. Naser, D. Frackowiak,
Photocurrent kinetics (in μs time range) of the chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and stilbazolium merocyanine solutions in nematic liquid crystal located in electrochemical cell,
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, A: Chemistry 104: 133–139, 1997.

A. Ptak, E. Chrzumnicka, A. Planner, D. Frąckowiak,
Photoelectric properties of chlorophyll and carotene solutions in nematic liquid crystal located between semiconducting electrodes,
Biophysical Chemistry 65: 165–170, 1997.

A. Ptak, E. Chrzumnicka, A. Dudkowiak, D. Frąckowiak,
Electrochemical cell with  bacteriochlorophyll c and chlorophylls a and b in nematic liquid crystal, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, A: Chemistry 98: 159–163, 1996.