Anastasia Moskvina is new Brno Ph.D. Talent

Brno Ph.D. Talent Project announced its new winners. From physics at Masaryk University, Anastasia Moskvina was successful in Plasma Physics. All new talents will receive a stipend of 120,000 CZK annually for 3 years.

Anastasia works under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Tomáš Homola at the Plasma Nanotechnologies and Bioapplications research group at the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology. In her project "Plasma-modified MXene-loaded scaffolds for simultaneous osteosarcoma therapy and bone tissue engineering" she will develop MXene-loaded polycaprolactone/hydroxyapatite scaffolds modified by cold argon and ammonia plasma, to enhance hydrophilicity, protein adsorption, and cell adhesion. Osteosarcoma is an aggressive bone cancer where conventional therapies show limited efficacy. The innovative scaffolds aim to achieve synergetic photothermal and photodynamic ablation of malignant cells under NIR irradiation, while simultaneously supporting healthy bone regeneration.