Group for Functionalized Biomaterials

The Group for Functionalized Biomaterials is interested in the development of polymeric materials and multifunctional nanoparticles for biomedical applications.

• Polymeric hydrogels for cell transplantation
• Surface functionalization for the engineering of viral biosensors
• Polymeric nano-assemblies for gene delivery
• Theranostic nanoparticles

The research activities of our group are devoted to the development of new chemical entities for bio-applications. We are mainly interested in the design, synthesis and evaluation of functionalized nanomaterials, thin surfaces and biomaterials for therapeutic applications as imaging probes, theranostics nanoparticles, cell transplantation devices and viral biosensors.

NEWS

Congratulations Anna for being selected to participate in GYSS 2025

Published:14.10.24 — We are very pleased to share that Dr Anna Poryvai was selected by the GYSS Organizing Committee to participate in the Global Young Scientists Summit 2025 which will be held in Singapore, 6-10 January 2025. The theme for the Summit is "Advancing Science, Creating Technologies for a Better World".

Congratulations to Pauline and Perrine for their paper in Polymers

Published:11.10.24 — The research article of Pauline Skigin and Perrine Robin entitled – “Grafting-from” and “Grafting-to” Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) Functionalization of Glass for DNA Biosensors with Improved Properties – has just been published in Polymers. We are also grateful to Dr Alireza Kavand and Dr Mounir Mensi for their key contribution to this work.

Sandrine gives a talk at the MSE Congress 2024

Published:25.09.24 — Prof. Sandrine Gerber participates in the MSE Congress 2024 – Materials Science and Engineering at TU Darmstadt – Germany, 24-26 September 2024.

Congratulations Perrine!

Published:19.09.24 — We are very pleased to share that Perrine Robin successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Surface functionalization strategies for optimal DNA conjugation on sensing surfaces for virus detection" on 19.09.2024.

Welcome Anastasia!

Published:10.09.24 — We are very pleased to welcome Anastasia Floris at the GBF for her Master Project in Molecular Sciences II during the Fall semester 2024.

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