Research output per year
Research output per year
Het Kranenveld 14 , Building Helix
5612 AZ Eindhoven
Netherlands
P.O. Box 513, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
5600 MB Eindhoven
Netherlands
The mission of our group is to understand the mechanisms of biological materials formation processes and to apply the underlying principles in bioinspired materials synthesis
Biology represents a source of inspiration for materials chemistry
Biominerals such as bones, teeth and shells have properties that often outclass those of man-made materials. Hence, these biological materials form an important source of inspiration for materials chemistry where the rational synthesis of materials with predefined organization and properties is a major goal. For this we must unravel the mechanisms of biologically controlled mineral formation. We advance our understanding of biological and bioinspired materials formation by monitoring these processes with dynamic, in situ measurements. Within the Sommerdijk Lab this is pursued along two closely related research lines: “Biological Materials Chemistry” and “Bio-inspired Materials” for which we continuously develop “Multiscale Electron Microscopy” methods.
Biological Materials Chemistry. We explore the principles of biological materials formation by investigating the biological processes in living systems from a materials chemistry point of view. We investigate the mechanism of collagen mineralization in bone, and the biomineralization processes of technologically important material such as magnetite in magnetotactic bacteria and silica in diatoms.
Bio-inspired Materials. We pursue the application of biological principles in the development of technologically relevant materials, exploiting the ability of natural materials (e.g. collagen) to guide the formation of inorganic components on the nanometer level, but also form complex hierarchical 3D architectures, aiming at advanced properties.
Multiscale Electron Microscopy. We use advanced electron microscopic techniques, for dynamic and 3D imaging from the nanometer to the multi micrometer level. We maximize the information obtained by image processing, visualization and quantitative data analysis, as well as by correlating with chemical information from super-resolution microscopy and spectroscopy.
Person: HGL em : Full Professor emeritus
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Person: OBP : Supportive and management staff
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Heiner Friedrich (Manager), Rick Joosten (Operator), Demi de Moor (Operator), Pauline Schmit (Operator), Ingeborg Schreur - Piet (Operator), Anne Spoelstra (Operator) & Nina Romme - van Moll (Other)
Materials and Interface ChemistryFacility/equipment: Research lab
Paul Bomans (Operator)
Materials and Interface ChemistryFacility/equipment: Equipment
Artur Moreira Pinto (Recipient), Sep 2017
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Anat Akiva (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Anat Akiva (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Other › Scholarships › Scientific
Gijsbertus de With (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
F.J.J. van Loo (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
H.T. (Bert) Hintzen (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
Jan C.M. Hest, van, Heiner Friedrich, Lorenzo Albertazzi, B. Fitzgerald, Rick Joosten, Shidong Song, Loai K.E.A. Abdelmohsen, Vito Conte & Antoni Llopis Lorente
26/06/20
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Jan C.M. Hest, van, Heiner Friedrich, Rick Joosten, Shidong Song, Loai K.E.A. Abdelmohsen & Antoni Llopis Lorente
25/06/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Gijsbertus de With & Heiner Friedrich
16/05/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Nina Romme-van Moll (Content manager)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
Nina Romme-van Moll (Content manager)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
Nina Romme-van Moll (Content manager)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
Supervisor: Melke, J. (Supervisor 1) & Hofmann, S. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Supervisor: van Hoof, A. (Supervisor 1), Hensen, E. (Supervisor 2), Friedrich, H. (Supervisor 2) & Kosinov, N. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
Supervisor: de Carvalho Esteves, C. (Supervisor 1), Ianiro, A. (Supervisor 2), Tuinier, R. (Supervisor 2) & Sommerdijk, N. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master