The scientific achievements of the research of dr. Rykowska fall within the Field of Exact and Natural Sciences, discipline of Chemical Sciences. Main scientific interests include: microextraction techniques, trace analysis, gas and liquid chromatography; methods of applying drugs, including immunosuppressive ones, to various types of medical materials; modification of silica surface and physicochemical characteristics of the modified silica surface; characterization of specific interactions and their impact on the chromatographic properties of fillings. In addition, research conducted in recent years has focused on the development of new coating composites based on polyurea elastomers with increased fire resistance and antistatic properties, as well as the development of technologies for comprehensive waste management from the production and use of soda.

W. Dukarski, I. Rykowska* , P. Krzyżanowski, J. Paciorek-Sadowska,d  Isbrandt, Coating Composites Based on Polyurea Elastomers with Increased Fire Resistance and Their Use as Roofing Systems, Processes 2023, 11, 2421. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11082421

O. Michałkiewicz, I. Nowak, R. Nowak, I. Rykowska, Daily disposable contact lenses as a platform for ocular drug delivery of cyclosporine A, Physicochem. Probl. Miner. Process., 59(4), 2023, 172794, DOI: 10.37190/ppmp/172794

I. Rykowska, I. Nowak, W. Wasiak, Selected microextraction techniques using ionic liquids in the study of biologically active compounds, "Handbook of Bioanalytics" B. Buszewski, I. Baranowska (eds.)Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63957-0_45-1

Sz. Kosiński, I. Rykowska, M. Gonsior, P. Krzyżanowski, Ionic liquids as antistatic additives for polymer composites – A review Polymer Testing (2022) 15, 3461 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2022.107649

J. Ziemblińska-Bernart, I. Rykowska, I. Nowak Separation and Enrichment of Selected Polar and Non-Polar Organic Micro-Pollutants—The Dual Nature of Quaternary Ammonium Ionic Liquid Processes 2022, 10, 1636.  https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10081636

M. Olejarczyk, I. Rykowska, W. Urbaniak, Management of Solid Waste Containing Fluoride—A Review Materials (2022) 15, 3461. https:/ /doi.org/10.3390/ma15103461 doi.org/10.3390/ma15103461

I. Rykowska, I. Nowak, R. Nowak “Soft contact lenses as drug delivery systems. A review” Molecules 2021, 26, 5577. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26185577,

W. Dukarski, P. Krzyżanowski, M. Gonsior, I. Rykowska "Flame retardancy properties and physicochemical characteristics of polyurea-based coatings containing flame retardants based on aluminum, organophosphate and chlorinated organophosphate compounds" Materials 2021, 14(18), 5168 https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14185168

Szymon Kosiński *, Marcin Gonsior, Piotr Krzyżanowski, Iwona Rykowska “New Hybrid Polyurea-Polyurethane Elastomers with Antistatic Properties and an Influence of Various Additives on Their Physicochemical Properties”, Molecules 2021, 26, 5778. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26195778