Smart Wound Dressings with Diagnostic and Antimicrobial Capabilities

The project involves the following research groups:
- The Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Group is part of UGent, Belgium, in the heart of Europe. The PBM Group consists of 2 professors, 6 post-docs and > 20 PhD students. The group is active in the development of polymers for mainly biomedical applications including tissue engineering (a.o. orthopaedic, ocular, adipose, cardiovascular, meniscus, etc.), drug delivery, wound healing, on-chip applications, etc. The main research pillars are focusing on polymer synthesis, functionalization, processing and characterization of the polymers as well as the processed structures.
Website: https://pbmugent.eu/

- The research group of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering is part of the KU Leuven, Belgium. The group consists of 3 professors, 3 post-doc and ~15 PhD students. The group aims to design new biomaterials that enable an improved therapeutic outcome for a variety of biomedical applications. By applying an interdisciplinary approach on research from materials science, chemistry, biology and medicine, we develop innovative processing techniques for nanostructured and biofunctionalized materials.
Website: https://www.mtm.kuleuven.be/english/research/SIEM/BIO

The project fits perfectly within both research groups.

The student will be performing his research in both research groups / both universities. The main institution will be UGent and administrative and financial procedures of UGent apply.

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For more information please contact Prof. dr. Arn Mignon, mail: arn.mignon@kuleuven.be or Prof. dr. Sandra Van Vlierberghe, mail: sandra.vanvlierberghe@ugent.be

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