BACKGROUND

Material design is an integral part of future material development.
To design a biomaterial for a specific application typically means designing the structure of the material with very specific demands and regulations regarding choice of material. Often these demands are driven by authorities or by consumer needs and expectations. Driven by the needs of the SuMo companies we therefore strive towards creating innovative materials by combining material with structures at different length scales to obtain synergies in terms of material characteristics.
 

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

How can biomaterials with structures at varying length scales combine to form new materials with synergies in mass transport characteristics? This is the main question that this module tries to answer. By working with well-known biomaterials with well-defined structures we will develop synthetic routes for constructing new materials with tailored structures and mass transport properties. Of particular interest is to combine the cellulose fibre with entanglement and/or self-associating biopolymers to achieve synergies in material properties as well as mass transport properties. 
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