About department

Field of Scientific Interest

The VILA (Vitrum Laugaricio) department, as a joint laboratory of the IIC SAS, TNUAD and FChPT STU focuses its activities at the study of fundamental relations among composition, structure and physical properties of inorganic non-metallic materials, with special focus on oxide glasses, glass forming melts and preparation of new types of glasses.

In addition to that, the department is focused at development of transparent and luminescent polycrystalline ceramics (for example yttria or yttrium aluminium garnet – YAG, YAG/Al₂O₃). Special attention is paid to viscous flow sintering of glass with YAG, YAG/Al₂O₃ composition with following crystallization and obtaining ceramics out of glass. The research includes also characterization of the microstructure, mechanical and optical properties together with studying of the relations between the composition and structure of grain boundary phases and the properties of polycrystalline ceramic materials.

• Head of department: prof. Ing. Dušan Galusek, DrSc.

International and National Projects

Selected publications

AZADMEHR, Sadegh – ALAMDARI, Sanaz – TAFRESHI, Majid Jafar – TANVEER, Zaighum – MIRZAEE, Omid – NAJAFZADEHKHOEE, Aliasghar – VELÁZQUEZ, Jose J. Controlled co-precipitation synthesis of Gd and Mn doped zinc tungstate: insights into structural, optical, magnetic behavior, and dielectric properties. In Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, 2025, vol. 131, no. 5, art. no. 339. (2024: 2.8 – IF, Q2 – JCR, 0.486 – SJR, Q2 – SJR).  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-025-08399-w

BARKER, Collin** – KNORR, Brian – MICHÁLKOVÁ, Monika – GHADAMYARI, Marzieh – PARCHOVIANSKY, Milan – DRDLÍK, Daniel – GALUSEK, Dušan – JAIN, Himanshu – DIEROLF, Volkmar. Femtosecond laser crystallization of YAG in yttrium aluminosilicate glasses. In International Journal of Applied Glass Science, 2025, vol. 16, iss. 4, art. no. e16710. (2024: 2.5 – IF, Q2 – JCR, 0.476 – SJR, Q2 – SJR).  https://doi.org/10.1111/ijag.16710

CLAVIJO-MEJÍA, G.A.** – MICHÁLEK, M. – ARANGO-OSPINA, M. – UNALAN, I. – NAWAZ, Q – GALUSEK, Dušan – BOCCACCINI, A.R. Biocompatibility and antibacterial activity of radiopaque bismuth-containing bioactive glasses. In Ceramics International, 2025, vol. 51, no. 24B, p. 42725-42733. (2024: 5.6 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 1.034 – SJR, Q1 – SJR).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.07.016

HOSSEINI, Hossein Ebrahim – CAO, Jiangkun – GHADAMYARI, Marzieh – GALUSEK, Dušan – KLEMENT, Róbert** – WONDRACZEK, Lothar**. UV/NUV and BW-I Mechanoluminescence from Bi-Activated CaY2Ge4O12 Polycrystals. In Advanced Optical Materials, 2025, vol. 13, no. 30, art no. e01673. (2024: 7.2 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 1.995 – SJR, Q1 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202501673

HOSSEINI, Hossein Ebrahim – CAO, Jiangkun – GHADAMYARI, Marzieh – GALUSEK, Dušan – KLEMENT, Róbert** – WONDRACZEK, Lothar**. Mechanoluminescence of Bi-Activated NaYGeO4 Polycrystals and 3D Printed Scaffolds in the NUV/Blue and NIR Spectral Range. In Advanced Optical Materials, 2025, vol. 13, no. 21, art no. 2500715. (2024: 7.2 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 1.995 – SJR, Q1 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202500715

CHAUHANA, Avnee** – FRICKEL, Andreas – PAPAKOLLU, Kousik – BEGAND, Sabine – HERRMANN, Mathias – BERNARDO, Enrico – GALUSEK, Dušan. Polymorphic transitions and phase stability of CeO2-δ⋅(Dy,La,Sm,Y)2O3 high-entropy oxides consolidated by spark plasma sintering. In Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2025, vol. 45, art no. 117552. (2024: 6.2 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 1.3 – SJR, Q1 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117552

LAGO, Diana** – KRAXNER, Jozef – GALUSEK, Dušan – BERNARDO, Enrico. Development of porous membranes by alkali activation of borosilicate glass: effect of wastewater acidity on copper adsorption. In Developments in the Built Environment, 2025, vol. 23, art no. 100705. (2024: 8.2 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 1.516 – SJR, Q1 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2025.100705

NAJAFZADEHKHOEE, Aliasghar** – JABR, Abdullah – TALIMIAN, Ali – PAPSÍK, Roman – DRDLÍK, Daniel – MACA, Karel – GALUSEK, Dušan – BERMEJO, Raúl. Improving contact damage resistance of spinel translucent ceramics through a multi-layer design. In Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2025, vol. 45, no. 4, art no. 117071. (2024: 6.2 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 1.3 – SJR, Q1 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2024.117071

SAJJADI, Saeed** – ŽITŇAN, Michal – UMER IQBAL, Muhammad – MACHOVSKÝ, Michal – NÚñEZ, Pedro – DVORANOVÁ, Dana – GALUSEK, Dušan – KLEMENT, Róbert – VELÁZQUEZ, Jose J.*. Synergistic effects of Ti3C2 MXene and ZIF-8 for efficient photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline in wastewater. In Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, vol. 13, no. 5, art no. 118925. (2024: 7.2 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 1.454 – SJR, Q1 – SJR).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.118925

SISMAN, Orhan** – SMIRNOVA, Oksana – XIA, Yang – GREINER-MAI, Nadja – REUPERT, Aaron – NOZARI, Vahid – VELAZQUEZ, Jose J. – GALUSEK, Dušan – KNEBEL, Alexander – WONDRACZEK, Lothar*. Overcoming the Selectivity-Sensitivity Trade-Off in Electroactive Gas Sensing Using Hybrid Glass Composites. In Advanced Functional Materials, 2025, vol. 35, no 10, art no. 2416535. (2024: 19 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 5.439 – SJR, Q1 – SJR).  https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202416535

SVOBODA, Roman** – VRBENSKÝ, Roman – HONZÍČEK, Jan – CHROMČÍKOVÁ, Mária. Thermal Stability of Dexamethasone-Evaluation with Regard to Modern Medicinal and Pharmaceutical 3D-Printing Applications. In Molecules, 2025, vol. 30, no. 21, art no. 4234. (2024: 4.6 – IF, Q2 – JCR, 0.865 – SJR, Q1 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30214234

VAKHSHOURI, Maryam** – TALIMIAN, Ali – NAJAFZADEHKHOEE, Aliasghar – GALLARDO-LÓPEZ, Ángela – POYATO, Rosalía – GUTIÉRREZ-MORA, Felipe – GALUSEK, Dušan. Fabrication of Al2O3−Y3Al5O12−ZrO2 composites by single-step spark plasma sintering. In Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2025, vol. 45, no 10, art no. 117358. (2024: 6.2 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 1.3 – SJR, Q1 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117358

VIŠČOR, Petr** – ČERNOŠEK, Zdeněk – FATURÍKOVÁ, Katarína – HOLUBOVÁ, Jana – KLEMENT, Robert – LIŠKA, Marek – TICHÝ, Ladislav. Electrical transport and dielectric relaxation in 5Fe2O3-40ZnO-55P2O5 iron zinc phosphate bulk glass. In Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2025, vol. 648, art no. 123311. (2024: 3.5 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 0.716 – SJR, Q2 – SJR).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123311

ABD-ELSATAR, Ahmed Gamal** – ELSAYED, Hamada – BASAK, Onat – MOSAS, Kamalan – NOWICKA, Aleksandra – KAŇKOVÁ, Hana – MEHTA, Akansha – RAHEL, Jozef – KRAXNER, Jozef – GALUSEK, Dušan – BERNARDO, Enrico. Greener, safer, and stronger: plasma ion-exchanged pharmaceutical glass vials for precision drug delivery dosing. In Applied Surface Science Advances, 2025, vol. 27, art no. 100760. (2024: 8.7 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 1.467 – SJR, Q1 – SJR).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsadv.2025.100760

BAŞAK, Onat** – KURTULDU, Fatih* – ILAVSKÝ, Jan – VITÁZKOVÁ, Martina – BELTRÁN, Ana M. – MUñOZ, Francisco – CASTRO, Yolanda – MICHÁLEK, Martin – CHROMČÍKOVÁ, Mária. Influence of calcium nitrate timing on the structural and textural characteristics of mesoporous SiO2-CaO nanoparticles. In Open Ceramics, 2025, vol. 23, art no. 100807. (2024: 2.8 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 0.53 – SJR, Q2 – SJR). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100807

MAJEROVÁ, Melinda** – PRNOVÁ, Anna – VALÚCHOVÁ, Jana – MICHÁLKOVÁ, Monika – PECUŠOVÁ, B. – ŽITŇAN, M. – KLEMENT, R. – GALUSEK, Dušan. Hot press sintering of Y2O3-Al2O3 glasses: Impact of particle size on thermal behaviour, sintering ability and mechanical properties of sintered bodies. In Heliyon, 2025, vol. 11, no. 1, art. no. e41260. (2024: 3.6 – IF, Q1 – JCR, 0.644 – SJR, Q1 – SJR).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41260

Foreign Cooperating Institutions

• Saint Gobain Advanced Ceramics, Turnov, Czech Republic
• Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia
• Institute for Single Crystals, Kharkov, Ukraine
• Department of Materials, TU Darmstadt, Germany
• Department of Materials, Imperial College, London
• VŠChT Praha, Czech Republic
• TU Pardubice, Czech Republic
• VTUO Brno, Czech Republic