Ing. Jana Novotná, Ph.D.

Ing. Jana Novotná, Ph.D.
Department of Material Engineering (KMI): Deputy department head

Language abilities

Czech, English – B2, German – C1

Consulting Hours

by prior arrangement via e-mail

Specialisation

Release of fibers and textile microplastics from textile materials, with a focus on the effects of washing, tumble drying, and mechanical stress.
Recycled and sustainable textile materials and evaluation of their properties during use and maintenance.
Textile-reinforced composite materials, their preparation, characterization, and evaluation of properties.
Image analysis of fibers and particles, particularly quantitative assessment of their dimensions and morphological characteristics.
Mechanical processing and characterization of particulate materials, including intensive grinding and particle size analysis.

Achieved education

2021 – Ph.D., Doctoral Programme in Textile Engineering, Faculty of Textile Engineering, Technical University of Liberec.
2000 – Bc., Supplementary Pedagogical Studies – Pedagogical and Psychological Competence, Faculty of Education, Technical University of Liberec.
1999 – Ing., Textile Engineering – Textile Materials Engineering, Faculty of Textile Engineering, Technical University of Liberec.

Other appointments

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Scopus Author Profile: SCOPUS

ORCID: ORCID

Publications

HASHMI, S. I. et al. Effects of chronic exposure to environmentally realistic microplastics on Daphnia magna: importance of particle size and morphology and implications for risk assessments. The Science of the total environment NX AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER, 2026, vol. 1026, issue 181673. P. . ISSN: 0048-9697.
BARRICK, A. et al. Acute toxicity of natural and synthetic clothing fibers towards Daphnia magna: Influence of fiber type and morphology Science of The Total Environment Elsevier, 2025, vol. 967, issue 178751. P. . ISSN: 0048-9697.
NOVOTNÁ, J. et al. Release of Microplastic Fibers from Polyester Knit Fleece during Abrasion, Washing, and Drying ACS Omega WASHINGTON: American Chemical Society (ACS), 2025, vol. 10, issue 14. P. 14241-14249. ISSN: 2470-1343.
MILITKÝ, J. et al. Microplastics and Fibrous Fragments Generated during the Production and Maintenance of Textiles Fibers Basel: mdpi, 2024, vol. 12, issue 7. P. 1-15. ISSN: 2079-6439.
NOVOTNÁ, J., KORMUNDA, M., PERNER, J. , and TOMKOVÁ, B. Comparison of the Influence of Two Types of Plasma Treatment of Short Carbon Fibers on Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Composites Filled with These Treated Fibers Materials Basel: MDPI, 2022, vol. 15, issue 18. P. . ISSN: 1996-1944.