Department of Physics and Biophysics

The Department of Physics and Biophysics conducts basic and applied interdisciplinary research in the field of: i) electrophysiology, ii) ion transport, iii) microflows, iv) biosensors, and v) molecular biophysics. Our goal is to design biosensors for the automatic measurement of the properties of cells, biological membranes and physiologically active molecules. We focus on measuring ion transport through monolayers of epithelial cells and through the membranes of intracellular organelles such as mitochondria. We are looking for new tools in medical diagnostics and screening tests. We produce electrochemical, microfluidic, optical and nanogravimetric biosensors for the detection of cancer biomarkers.

The publications of the department's employees appear in international journals such as: Sensors, Cells, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Journal of Membrane Biology, Lab on a Chip or ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

Research carried out at the Department is financed by grants obtained by employees, mainly from the National Science Center. In addition to research, the Department of Physics and Biophysics provides teaching in physics, biophysics, biosensors, and electrophysiology for most of the Departments of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Additionally, the employees of the Department are involved in the development of biological sciences through activities within the Polish Biophysical Society.