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Matylda Lagodzinska

Postdoctoral Associate, Chemistry

Education

Research

04/2026 - present

The Matyjaszewski Polymer Group, ÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ, Postdoctoral Research – “Oxygen-tolerant main-chain induced radical depolymerization of disubstituted vinyl polymers”

10/2021 - present      

Andrzej Plichta’s SynBioProc Research Group, Warsaw University of Technology, PhD project –  “Multifunctional Additives, obtained via Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization,  for polyester and polyamide reactive processing ”

02/2023              

Renaud Nicolaÿ's Research Group, ESPCI Paris - PSL, France, Research Internship - "RAFT Synthesis of Macromolecular Additives for Polyamide Recycling"

11/2020 – 06/2021

Charlotte Williams Research Group, University of Oxford, Master’s Research – “Block Copolymer Thermoplastic Elastomers From “Switch” Polymerization Catalysis”

07/2019 – 09/2019

The Matyjaszewski Polymer Group, ÌÇÐÄVlogÊÓƵ, Research Internship – synthesis of poly(NIPAM) by photoinduced ICAR ATRP

06/2018 – 08/2018

Core Facility for Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Warsaw, Research Internship

Publications

(1)            De Luca Bossa, F.; Szewczyk-Łagodzińska, M.; Magro, A.; Coskun, H. I.; Yilmaz, G.; Lin, T.-C.; DiFiglia, E.; Matyjaszewski, K. Depolymerization of Commercial Polymethacrylates Triggered by Hydroperoxides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c10099

(2)            Kowalczyk, S.; Szewczyk-Łagodzińska, M.; Dębowski, M.; Iuliano, A.; Truskolaska, M.; Krywult-Pawlik, M.; Jędrzejczak, G.; Grochowska, N.; Plichta, A. Toward Compostable Packaging: Biodegradable Polymer Blends with Biobased Components for Household Chemical Bottle-Layer Applications. ACS Omega 2026, 11 (28), 41182–41194. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c10689

(3)            Szewczyk-Łagodzińska, M.; Mohring, V.; Kowalczyk, S.; Grochowska, N.; Krawczyk, H.; Wieciński, P.; Van Zee, N. J.; Nicolaÿ, R.; Plichta, A. Triblock Copolymers, Comprising Cyclic Anhydride Moieties, Acting as Reactive Re-Processing Enhancers for Polyamides. Polymer 2025, 332, 128568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2025.128568

(4)            Zawadzki, M.; Kowalczyk, S.; Zawada, K.; Szewczyk-Łagodzińska, M.; Plichta, A. Development of Urea-Urethane-Based Binary Inks for Reactive Material Jetting System. Addit. Manuf. 2025, 98, 104624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2024.104624

(5)            Grochowska, N.; Czajka, A.; Kubiś, M.; Jamroz, J.; Dydek, K.; Wieciński, P.; Szewczyk-Łagodzińska, M.; Wiśniewski, T.; Ryszkowska, J.; Łapińska, A.; Plichta, A. Effect of PLA Stereocomplex Crystallization on the Thermal Conductivity of Its Composites with Graphene Nanoplatelets. J. Polym. Res. 2024, 31 (12), 376. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-024-04221-y

(6)            Szewczyk-Łagodzińska, M.; Oleksiuk, D.; Kowalczyk, S.; Czajka, A.; Dużyńska, A.; Łapińska, A.; Ryszkowska, J.; Dziewit, P.; Janiszewski, J.; Plichta, A. Multifunctional Block Copolymers, Acting as Recycling Aids, by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. ChemSusChem 2024, 17 (6), e202301232. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202301232

(7)            Kowalczyk, S.; Grochowska, N.; Dębowski, M.; Jurczyk-Kowalska, M.; Szewczyk-Łagodzińska, M.; Florjańczyk, Z.; Plichta, A. Poly(Urea-Urethane) Elastomers with Fire-Retardant and Tensile Properties Enhanced by a Built-In Phosphorus Derivative. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2023, 5 (9), 7155–7166. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.3c01149

(8)            Szewczyk-Łagodzińska, M.; Plichta, A.; Dębowski, M.; Kowalczyk, S.; Iuliano, A.; Florjańczyk, Z. Recent Advances in the Application of ATRP in the Synthesis of Drug Delivery Systems. Polymers 2023, 15 (5), 1234. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15051234

(9)            Gregory, G. L.; Sulley, G. S.; Kimpel, J.; Łagodzińska, M.; Häfele, L.; Carrodeguas, L. P.; Williams, C. K. Block Poly(Carbonate-Ester) Ionomers as High-Performance and Recyclable Thermoplastic Elastomers. Angew. Chem. 2022, 134 (47), e202210748. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202210748

(10)        Szczepaniak, G.; Łagodzińska, M.; Dadashi-Silab, S.; Gorczyński, A.; Matyjaszewski, K. Fully Oxygen-Tolerant Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Triggered by Sodium Pyruvate. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11 (33), 8809–8816. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sc03179h