Regenerative Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Systems

We are interested in development of new multifunctional biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, nanomedicine as well as drug and biologically active molecules delivery systems. Research topics - Resorbable polymers processing into scaffolds for bone/cartilage tissue engineering - Degradation studies of resorbable polymers - Surface modification of polymeric materials by physical and chemical methods - Proteins and glycosaminoglycans adsorption on biomaterials surface and its impact on cell behaviour - Study of the organization of the surfaces and adsorbed biomolecules at the nanometric scale by the use of atomic force microscopy - Development of barrier membranes for guided tissue regeneration - Development of injectable bone substitutes based on mineralized hydrogels - Ceramic TiO2 and ZrO2 scaffolds for medical applications - Drug delivery systems based on resorbable nano- and microparticles and hydrogels - Inhalable delivery systems of cytostatic drugs based on lipid microparticles and SPIONs - Delivery systems of antibiotic peptides - Materials for bottom-up tissue engineering based on resorbable microspheres - Surface modified degradable membranes for periodontology - Novel degradable polymeric materials for blood vessels engineering - Inhalable polymeric delivery systems of antibiotics and quorum sensing inhibitors for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations - Hydrogels supplemented with drug nanocarriers as advanced wound dressings - Multiphase organic-mineral microgels for bone tissue regeneration - Modular scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

Laboratory of Cell Culture and Biomaterials Investigation

Laboratory of Surface Analysis

Laboratory of Nano- and Microparticles Manufacturing

Inhalable polymeric delivery systems of antibiotics and quorum sensing inhibitors for the treatment of respiratory infections (UMO-2019/35/B/ST5/01103)

Development of a smart scaffold for assisting efficient bone repair (PPN/BIN/2019/1/00083/U/00001)

Lipid nanoparticles loaded with antibacterial peptides as an alternative treatment for bacterial infections (UMO-2018/29/N/ST5/01543)

Biomimetic in situ co-precipitation of calcium phosphate coatings and drug-containing nanospheres on zirconia ceramics for surface functionalization in terms of antimicrobial and osteoconductive properties (PPN/BDE/2021/1/00021/U/00001)

Hydrogel materials obtained by indirect 3D-printing method combined with enzymatic mineralization for bone and cartilage regeneration (UMO-2018/29/N/ST8/01544)

Lancaster University, UK

The Sydney University, Australia

Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physiology, Czech Republic

UCLouvain, Belgium

CY Cergy Paris Université, France

Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Oslo University, Norway

RWTH Aachen University, Germany

University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania

Rutgers University, USA

University of Minho, Portugal