Sylwia Parzyszek
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Sylwia Parzyszek
@sparzyszek.bsky.social
Iga, we are so proud of you 🙂
Iga Swiatek holding her Wimbledon trophy over the Royal Box balcony.

The smile. The joy. The champion.

🥹
July 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Pasta with strawberries 🥰🥰🥰 The taste of polish summer ☺️☺️
Iga Swiatek after beating Danielle Collins at Wimbledon

“Have you decided what you’re gonna eat tonight?”

Iga: “I don’t know yet… I have my favorite. It’s pasta with strawberries. I ate it as a kid. You guys should try it. It’s just great.” 💀
July 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Reposted by Sylwia Parzyszek
🔊 Just out in @jacs.acspublications.org! The results of a fruitful collaboration with the group of L. Sangaletti at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
MINTs sniff out VOCs 👃
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Efficient Implementation of MINT-Based Chemiresistor Arrays for Artificial Olfaction
We demonstrate the possibility of using an array of MINT-based chemiresistors for the selective detection of VOCs at room temperature. Four new types of MINTs with different functional groups (MINTALKENE (X:–CH = CH2), MINTCOOMe (X:–COOMe), MINTCOOH (X:–COOH), and MINTOH (X:–CH2OH)) were specifically synthesized to prepare a set of six sensing layers, which included, in addition to the new MINTs, a pristine SWNTs layer and a MINTXYLENE layer. The functionalized sensing layers were tested by exposing them to NH3, NO2, EtOH, IPA, acetone, benzene, and NaClO vapors in the ppm range. We showed that MINT functionalization enhances response to analytes with respect to pristine SWNTs. When assembled into an array, our sensing layers can operate at room temperature as an electronic nose, disclosing the possibility of using these layers in low-power-consumption wearable devices. Correlation plots, PCA, and UMAP analysis show that a remarkable discrimination of ammonia with respect to interfering gases can be reached by the e-nose. Gas mixtures were also discriminated, as shown for NH3/ethanol, acetone/ethanol, and isopropanol/acetone mixtures, which are relevant in view of breathomics applications. The efficient preparation method of sensing layers allows for an improvement of performance, as shown for one of the best performing chemiresistors in the set, resulting in a sensitivity increase (up to 10×) and a dramatic reduction of response and recovery times.
pubs.acs.org
June 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
July 3, 2025 at 6:14 AM