About Us
We are an interdisciplinary team focused on developing novel biomaterials and biofabrication processes capable of generating scientific and technological breakthroughs in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. We aim to create an environment of collaboration, creativity, curiosity, and passion for what we do.
Meet the Team
Alvaro MATA
Professor in Biomedical Engineering and BiomaterialsPrecise engineering of novel biomaterials through hierarchical molecular assembling techniques.
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Babatunde OKESOLA
Postdoctoral Research FellowDesigning peptide amphiphile based tough and adhesive hydrogels for applications in tissue regeneration...
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Burak DERKUS
Postdoctoral Research FellowDevelopment of functional and 3D-printable peptide materials and their use in construction of 3D-printed...
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David BARRETT
Postdoctoral Research FellowBioengineering therapies for healing the human fetal membrane.
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Abshar HASAN
Postdoctoral Research FellowPeptide- and protein-based supramolecular matrixes for guided biomineralization
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Gastón Agustín PRIMO
PhD StudentImprovement of the 3D electrophoresis-assisted lithography (3DEAL) platform to reach materials with...
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Anna Monika POLINIEWICZ
PhD StudentA Biomimetic In Vitro model for the Blood-Brain Barrier.
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Clara Louise HEDEGAARD
PhD StudentDeveloping 3D printing techniques for peptide based self-assembling biomaterials.
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Carlos REDONDO GOMEZ
PhD StudentDevelopment of termoresponsive gel systems based on peptide amphiphiles.
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Arturo MENDOZA-MEINHARDT
PhD StudentA Microfluidic Device for the Study of Interfacial Self Assembly Materials.
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PhD StudentDevelopment of a biomimetic and tuneable three-dimensional platform to propagate pancreatic cancer...
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Ying LIU
PhD StudentThe effect of matrix stiffness on cancer stem cells based on 3D matrix model.
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Yuanhao WU
PhD StudentIncrease the Stiffness of ELP/PA tube to make an artificial blood vessel.
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Soraya Scarlette PADILLA LOPATEGUI
PhD StudentDevelopment of blood interacting self-assembling systems for regenerative medicine applications
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Esteban Jesus ORTEGA-HERNANDEZ
PhD StudentFunctionalised exosome-gels derived from mesenchymal stem cells for heart failure
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Alumni
- Dr Sherif Elsharkawy, PhD student, 2014-2018. Bioengineering of Protein-peptide Scaffolds for Dental and Biomedical Tissue Engineering Applications.
- Dr Kseniya Shuturminska, PhD student, 2014-2017. Design and Synthesis of Novel Bioactive Peptide Systems for Enamel Regeneration.
- Dr Karla Inostroza-Brito, PhD student, 2013-2017. Self-organization and hierarchical morphogenesis of a hybrid peptide/protein supramolecular system for potential vascular tissue application.
- Dr Valentina Cirillo, Postdoc, 2016-2017. Optimisation of new crosslinking strategies of elastin-like polypeptides.
- Dr Estelle Collin, Postdoc, 2013-2017. Development of 3D mimicking microenvironment for cell culture models.
- Dr Michal Lipka, PhD student, 2013-2017. Design and fabrication of a novel device for three-dimensional (3D) patterning of hydrogels.
- Dr Esther Tejeda-Montes, PhD student and Postdoc, 2009-2015. Development of bioactive membranes for controlled cell behaviour, mineralization, and bone regeneration.
- Dr Ryan Seelbach, PhD student, 2011-2015. Composite hydrogels for tissue regeneration based on dendrimer-modified hyaluronic acid.
- Juan Pablo Aguilar, PhD student, 2011 – present. A novell molecular printing within hydrogels technique based on electrophoresis.
- Dr Katie Smith, Postdoc, 2011 – 2013. Microfabricated biochips and self-assembling composites.