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Introduction / mission
To provide material solutions for regenerative medicine through development of functional biomaterials based on supramolecular chemistry.
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Design and synthesis of bioinspired functional biomaterials.
Organisation profile
The Biomaterials research group focusses on the design and synthesis of bioinspired functional biomaterials. The main goals are: 1. To develop methods to specifically modify biomaterials surfaces, and 2. To translate these biomaterials to applications in the field of regenerative medicine, with a focus on cardiovascular and renal applications.
The biomedical application of different supramolecular polymeric biomaterials held together via directed, non-covalent interactions is the central theme. In the cardiovascular field the aim is to develop vascular grafts and heart valves that in situ can be engineered by selective capturing of progenitor cells from the blood (in close collaboration with prof. Carlijn Bouten). Additionally, catheter-delivery methods of various drugs, cells and exosomes, encapsulated in hydrogels, to the heart after myocardial infarction are investigated. Furthermore, the Biomaterials research group also designs and develops biomaterials to intervene in processes related to kidney disease. In order to ameliorate hemodialysis bilayered supramolecular membranes on which kidney cells can be cultured outside the body are developed.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Jasper G.M. Aarts
- Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Materials and Chemistry - Former Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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Boris Arts, MSc
- Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Materials and Chemistry - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Research output
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Antibody-Recruiting Surfaces Using Adaptive Multicomponent Supramolecular Copolymers
Vleugels, M. E. J., de Korver, E., Hendrikse, S. I. S., Kardas, S., Dhiman, S., de Waal, B. F. M., Schoenmakers, S. M. C., Wijker, S., De Geest, B. G., Surin, M., Palmans, A. R. A. (Corresponding author) & Meijer, E. W. (Corresponding author), 12 May 2025, In: Biomacromolecules. 26, 5, p. 2971-2985 15 p., 5c00043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Applications of electrospun scaffolds: Using a supramolecular approach to improve material-tissue interactions
Arts, B., 20 Mar 2025, Eindhoven: Eindhoven University of Technology. 259 p.Research output: Thesis › Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e)
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A soft robotic total artificial hybrid heart
Arfaee, M., Vis, A., Bartels, P. A. A., van Laake, L. C., Lorenzon, L., Ibrahim, D. M., Zrinscak, D., Smits, A. I. P. M., Henseler, A., Cianchetti, M., Dankers, P. Y. W., Bouten, C. V. C., Overvelde, J. T. B. & Kluin, J. (Corresponding author), 3 Jun 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 14 p., 5146.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Datasets
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Molecular Recognition: Comparative Study of a Tunable Host-Guest System by Using a Fluorescent Model System and Collision-Induced Dissociation Mass Spectrometry on Dendrimers
Nielsen, C. B. (Contributor), Christensen, J. B. (Contributor), Broeren, M. A. C. (Contributor), Meijer, E. W. (Contributor), van Dongen, J. L. J. (Contributor), Pittelkow, M. (Contributor) & Van Genderen, M. H. P. (Contributor), SupraBank, 2022
DOI: 10.34804/supra.20210928167
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Prizes
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NWO Vidi Award : Pieces of plastic with biological properties?
Dankers, P. Y. W. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: NWO › Vidi › Scientific
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Supramolecular Chemistry in Medicine:Towards Complex Molecular Biomaterials that are Indistinguishable from Nature
Dankers, P. Y. W. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: ERC › Starting › Scientific
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Supramolecular hydrogels as local controlled drug delivery carriers
Dankers, P. Y. W. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: ERC › Proof of concept › Scientific
Press/Media
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Exploring design rules for using supramolecular hydrogels to mimic the extracellular matrix
14/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Eindhoven University of Technology: The Rules of Growing Tissue
14/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Student theses
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Anisotropic swelling of a cylindrical hydrogel
Braat, Q. J. S. (Author), Storm, C. (Supervisor 1) & Wu, D. J. (Supervisor 2), Jul 2021Student thesis: Master
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Bioactive supramolecular 3D scaffolds mimicking the ECM through post-modification with glycopolymers
Bahri, C. (Author), Komil, M. (Supervisor 1), Bartels, P. A. A. (Supervisor 2) & Dankers, P. Y. W. (Supervisor 2), 27 Jan 2022Student thesis: Master
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Biomaterial-Driven Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Late Primitive Streak Cells: A Material-Based Approach Towards the Generation of Nephron Progenitor Cells and Kidney Organoids
Broeders, A. E. J. A. (Author), de Jong, S. M. J. (Supervisor 1) & Dankers, P. Y. W. (Supervisor 2), 25 Aug 2022Student thesis: Master