Eye-openers is a platform where scientists explain their research in one minute. In this short video, Maritza dives into how tiny hydrogels, known as microgels, can be used in the field of regenerative medicine to serve as miniature niches for cells.
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At the ACS Fall 2024 conference in Denver, Laura Rijns and Patricia Dankers were awarded the ACS Global Outstanding Student and Mentor award. This award recognizes a recent graduate who completed an outstanding thesis in polymer research, along with their mentor. You can read more about the award and its winners here. Congratulations, Laura and […]
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At the 25th annual Biomedical Engineering Research Day on June 18, Laura Rijns was awarded the prize for this year’s best PhD thesis. You can read more about Laura and her thesis here, or read more about the Biomedical Engineering Research Day on LinkedIn. Congratulations, Dr. Rijns!
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In a video of the Universiteit van Nederland, our group member Maritza Rovers shares how hydrogels can be used in the field of regenerative medicine as material-based solutions to restore damaged tissue. You can find the video (in Dutch) here: Kan het lichaam zichzelf herstellen als het kapot is? :: Universiteit van Nederland
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Paul A. A. Bartels successfully defended his PhD thesis, titled “Blood compatible supramolecular coatings for soft materials”, on 7 May 2024. His work focused on developing materials to coat the inside of an artificial heart, for the Hybrid Heart project. Congratulations Dr. Bartels!
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Esmee de Korver has been selected as one of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) Faces of Science. As part of this project, she will be communicating about her research and life as a doctoral student through various media tools. You can read about the Faces of Science here or on their […]
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Joyce Brouns successfully defended her PhD thesis, titled “Engineering function into biomaterials using supramolecular interactions”, on 6 March 2024. Her work revolved around developing supramolecular biomaterials with novel functions and dynamic reciprocity. As a part of her research, she wrote a review on enzyme-responsivity in biomaterials, which can be read here. Congratulations Dr. Brouns!
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Martin Rutten successfully defended his PhD thesis, titled “Engineering time and length scales into supramolecular hydrogels”, on 22 February 2024. His work focused on creating novel materials with control over their properties across time and length scales. A prominent paper featured in his thesis can be read here. Congratulations Dr. Rutten!
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Patricia Dankers was the recipient of the Knaller Award at the Gerard & Anton High Tech Peak Awards. This award is given to people from whom much can be expected in the coming year. You can read more about Patricia Dankers, the other winners and the awards here or on LinkedIn. Image by Bram […]
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The startup UPyTher has been honored by the KWF with a 429,200 euro grant for additional research into the application of their gel therapy to combat metastasized ovarian cancer. UPyTher is working on a gel to deliver chemotherapy to the right place in the body to ensure a more targeted therapy. You can read more […]
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