Ukraintsev Egor currently works at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague and at the Department of Thin Films and Nanostructures, The Czech Academy of Sciences . He is working on preparation, modification, characterization and understanding of the material, electronic and chemical properties of different polymers, diamond thin films, protein interlayer and cell membranes using AFM and other techniques. The focus of his studies is the creation and characterization of nanostructures based on diamond, proteins, polypyrrole, MoS2 and cells. His most recent publication is 'Atomic-scale design of friction and energy dissipation'.