Lecture by Professor Yury Gogotsi for students, schoolchildren of Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
The science of the future and the use of intelligent nanomaterials in advanced technologies
Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, on February 27, 2020
The world-famous Ukrainian scientist professor Yury Gogotsi spoke about the latest innovations in nanotechnology. The opportunity to communicate with a world-class scientist is rare, but the schoolchildren and students of the Juniour Academy of Sciences of Ukraine are lucky. That opportunity they have recently received. The Training Center of the Juniour Academy of Sciences of Ukraine together with NTUU "Sikorsky KPI organized a lecture for students by professor Yury Gogotsi. About 200 students from all over Ukraine gathered to hear about his discover. First - a laboratory tour at the Faculty of Engineering and Physics. Once a young scientist Yury Gogotsi got a master’s degree here. Now he is a world-famous graduate of the Engineering Physics Department of the KPI, Doctor of Technical Sciences, professor, founder of the A. J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute at University of Drexel (Philadelphia, USA), one of the most respected material scientists in the scientific world and the most cited Ukrainian scientist in the world.
Research group led by professor Yury Gogotsi discovered a new type of nanomaterials - 2D materials MXenes, which provides new opportunities for energy storage, destroying cancerous tumors and even water purifivation at the molecular level.
The scientist assured the students that thanks to science the unreal becomes possible, so they chose the right and most interesting way. Spider-man costume, self-cleaning fabrics, ishot-proof glass, high-tech smart clothing, all the innovative functions of smartphones - currently this is not a fiction, but realities.
The scientist gave advice: undertake research if its results improve the world and make it a better place to live.
Video recording of the Lecture by Professor Yury Gogotsi for schoolchildren, students of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine at the Sikorsky KPI onFebruary 27/2020 is available on YouTube
During the lecture, the scientist spoke about the most interesting applications of nanomaterials:
✅ flexible and thin electronics;
✅ building paints purifying the air, or automotive paint, changing color depending on the lighting;
✅ smart clothing for athletes that reads all movements and physical parameters during training;
✅ particles that kill cancer cells already at the stage of their appearance;
✅ convenient system for dialysis, which will greatly facilitate the lives of patients;
✅ suction cups, using which Spider-Man climbs the walls.
Tips for future inventors from Professor Yury Gogotsi:
✅ You will be happy if you do what you like.
✅ Teamwork is very important. One person cannot do everything. The science of the future is teamwork.
✅ It is never too late to start in science and sport.
✅ The scientist’s right approach is to ask himself a question: does anyone need this? How to produce less polluting the planet and less warming the atmosphere? How to reduce drug toxicity?
✅ Knowledge needs to be shared.
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MXenes potential applications include sensors, wound healing materials, and drug delivery systems. A recent study explored how different synthesis methods affect the safety and performance of MXenes. By comparing etching conditions and intercalation strategies, researchers discovered that fine-tuning the surface chemistry of MXenes plays a crucial role in improving biocompatibility. These results provide practical guidelines for developing safer MXenes and bring the field one step closer to real biomedical applications.
Exellent news, our joint patent application with Drexel University on highly porous MAX phase precursor for MXene synthesis published. Congratulations and thanks to all team involved!
Last Call! Have you submitted your abstract for IEEE NAP-2025 yet? Join us at the International Symposium on "The MXene Frontier: Transformative Nanomaterials Shaping the Future" – the largest MXene-focused conference in Europe this year! Final Submission Deadline: May 15, 2025. Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to showcase your research and engage with world leaders in the MXene field!
We are excited to announce the publication of latest review article on MXenes in Healthcare. This comprehensive review explores the groundbreaking role of MXenes—an emerging class of 2D materials—in revolutionizing the fields of medical diagnostics and therapeutics. Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NR04853A.
Congratulations and thank you to our collaborators from TU Wien and CEST for very interesting work and making it published! In this work, an upscalable electrochemical MXene synthesis is presented. Yields of up to 60% electrochemical MXene (EC-MXene) with no byproducts from a single exfoliation cycle are achieved.
Congratulations to all collaborators with this interesting joint work!
Thank you to our collaborators for the amazing joint work recently published in Graphene and 2D Nanomaterials about MXene–silk fibroin composite films aiming to develop materials with tunable electronic and thermal properties
Dr. Oleksiy Gogotsi, director of MRC and Carbon-Ukraine, innovative companies that are among the leaders on the world MXene market, visited 2024 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit. together with Dr. Maksym Pogorielov, Head of Advanced Biomaterials and Biophysics Laboratory, University of Latvia.
MRC and Carbon-Ukraine team visited the 3rd International MXene conference held at Drexel University on August 5-8, 2024. Conference brought together the best reserchers and leading experts on MXene field. 
Together with colleagues from the University of Latvia, MRC/Carbone Ukraine, Adam Mickiewicz University, University Clinic Essen, and others, we have developed a novel concept involving the binding of antibodies to MXenes. In our research, we utilized anti-CEACAM1 antibodies to develop targeted photo-thermal therapy for melanoma (in vitro), paving the way for future in vivo studies and clinical trials. For the first time, we demonstrate the feasibility of delivering MXenes specifically targeted to melanoma cells, enabling the effective ablation of cancer cells under near-infrared (NIR) light. This new technique opens up vast potential for the application of MXenes in cancer treatment, diagnostics, drug delivery, and many other medical purposes.
