Materiobiology & Nanobiomaterials
What do we do...
We
aim to develop new materials inspired by natural occurring systems or
approaches as well as by using biological structures like proteins and viruses.
Though inspired by nature, the approach is chemistry-based in the form of
molecular modifications of protein structures but also "smart"
polymer structures are being used. The final applications of the developed
structures and systems is mostly medical oriented.
How do we do it...
The activities in the group are divided into three main topics which give new and exciting materials and systems for biomedical applications:
I) Synthetic modifications of protein structures and virus particles to derive new artificial assembling systems and sensor-structures.
II) Surface structuring and modification for controlled bio-adhesion and cellular interactions.
III) Polymeric microgels for biomedical
applications.
Why do we do it...
By
combining various disciplines ranging from chemistry (organic/polymer/physical)
to biology and medicine in an environment as diverse as the University Medical
Center Groningen, a more translational approach towards functional systems is
reached. This is facilitated by close collaborations between the W.J. Kolff Institute for BioMedical
Engineering and Materials Science and the Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials. In the end it is expected that this will result in novel
applications and actual implementation into clinical studies.
Position
Assistant Professor (UD)
Group head - M&N
Co-Program leader : “Nanobiotechnology and Advanced Therapeutic Materials” within the W.J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Contact details
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Department of BioMedical Engineering-FB-40
A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713AV, Groningen, Netherlands
Phone:+31 50 361 6066
Fax:+31 50 363 3159
Email: p.van.rijn@umcg.nl
www.bme-umcg.nl
Materiobiology & Nanobiomaterials
Materials matter... also in biology
What do we do...
We
aim to develop new materials inspired by natural occurring systems or
approaches as well as by using biological structures like proteins and viruses.
Though inspired by nature, the approach is chemistry-based in the form of
molecular modifications of protein structures but also "smart"
polymer structures are being used. The final applications of the developed
structures and systems is mostly medical oriented.
How do we do it...
The activities in the group are divided into three main topics which give new and exciting materials and systems for biomedical applications:
I) Synthetic modifications of protein structures and virus particles to derive new artificial assembling systems and sensor-structures.
II) Surface structuring and modification for controlled bio-adhesion and cellular interactions.
III) Polymeric microgels for biomedical
applications.
Why do we do it...
By
combining various disciplines ranging from chemistry (organic/polymer/physical)
to biology and medicine in an environment as diverse as the University Medical
Center Groningen, a more translational approach towards functional systems is
reached. This is facilitated by close collaborations between the W.J. Kolff Institute for BioMedical
Engineering and Materials Science and the Zernike Institute for Advanced
Materials. In the end it is expected that this will result in novel
applications and actual implementation into clinical studies.
Position
Assistant Professor (UD)
Group head - M&N
Co-Program leader : “Nanobiotechnology and Advanced Therapeutic Materials” within the W.J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Contact details
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
Department of BioMedical Engineering-FB-40
A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713AV, Groningen, Netherlands
Phone:+31 50 361 6066
Fax:+31 50 363 3159
Email: p.van.rijn@umcg.nl
www.bme-umcg.nl