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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: OBP : Supportive and management staff
Person: OBP : Supportive and management staff
Person: OBP : Supportive and management staff
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Heiner Friedrich (Manager) & Anne Spoelstra (Education/research officer)
Physical ChemistryFacility/equipment: Equipment
Heiner Friedrich (Manager) & Rick Joosten (Education/research officer)
Physical ChemistryFacility/equipment: Equipment
Heiner Friedrich (Manager) & Rick Joosten (Education/research officer)
Physical ChemistryFacility/equipment: Equipment
Gnanasekaran, K. (Contributor), de With, G. (Contributor) & Friedrich, H. (Creator), Figshare, 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4069268, https://figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_Quantification_and_optimization_of_ADF-STEM_image_contrast_for_beam-sensitive_materials_/4069268 and one more link, https://figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_Quantification_and_optimization_of_ADF-STEM_image_contrast_for_beam-sensitive_materials_/4069268/1 (show fewer)
Dataset
Gnanasekaran, K. (Contributor), de With, G. (Contributor) & Friedrich, H. (Contributor), Zenodo, 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.tq525v7, https://zenodo.org/record/4997267
Dataset
Schenning, Albert P.H.J. (Recipient) & Sommerdijk, Nico A.J.M. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: NWO › Other › Scientific
Moreira Pinto, Artur (Recipient), Sept 2017
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Akiva, Anat (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
F.J.J. van Loo (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
Gijsbertus de With (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
Heiner Friedrich, Karthikeyan Gnanasekaran, Claudio Grimaldi & G. (Bert) de With
4/02/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Nico A.J.M. Sommerdijk & David A. Müller
22/11/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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. J. F. (Supervisor 1), Hensen, E. J. M. (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