Seminario del Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada: “A biojourney to cellulose - nanoparticles hybrids: from biosynthesis to the evaluation on C. elegans”.- Viernes 12 de abril
El 12 de abril de 2024 se celebrará una nueva sesión de los Seminarios del Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada de la Universidad de Zaragoza, con Anna Laromaine (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona, ICMAB- CSIC), que ofrecerá la conferencia titulada: “A biojourney to cellulose - nanoparticles hybrids: from biosynthesis to the evaluation on C. elegans”.
La sesión tendrá lugar a las 12:30 horas en la Sala de Grados de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad de Zaragoza.
Resumen de la conferencia (en inglés): Biobased composites with carefully tuned mechanical and functional properties are promising alternatives for developing next‐generation biomedical implants. Biopolymers, such as cellulose, and its nanoscale form, nanocellulose, are sustainable, green materials for fabricating advanced composites.
This seminar showcases how to exploit nanotechnology and nature, combining bacterial cellulose (BC) with nanoparticles to develop innovative and novel stimuliresponsive materials. This approach allows the precise control of the composition and structure of the resulting biohybrid materials, expanding the range of properties and their potential applications. Additionally, the talk explores the biojourney of the BC from its biosynthesis down to its effects on the lipid metabolism of C. elegans.
Resumen de su currículo (en inglés): Anna is Dra. in Chemistry from the UAB (ICMAB‐CSIC) with extensive international scientific experience. Her research is focused in the development of biocompatible biomaterials, based on cellulose and nanoparticles to create multifunctional materials that respond to a stimulus. The interaction of these materials is studied in 2D and 3D cells and with the small model organism C. elegans. The physical‐chemical properties of these materials are optimized using economical biocompatible approaches with low economic impact. She actively participates in dissemination and technology transfer activities.
El ciclo de Seminarios del Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada cuenta con la colaboración del Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón, INMA, instituto mixto del CSIC y la Universidad de Zaragoza, y la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad de Zaragoza.
