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SUMMARY:Bioinspired materials and devices   - Dr Elisa Mele\, The Italian 
 institute of Technology 
DTSTART:20140131T140000Z
DTEND:20140131T150000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Eileen Nugent
DESCRIPTION:Nature provides a wide selection of polymers with attractive c
 haracteristics and surfaces with different capabilities. Biopolymers deriv
 ed from natural sources\, such as chitosan\, silk\, alginate and cellulose
 \, offer remarkable advantages in terms of biocompatibility\, biodegradabi
 lity and environmentally friendliness. We demonstrated the production of b
 ioinspired coatings with self cleaning and low friction properties\, algin
 ate architectures with anisotropic chemical character\, electrospun scaffo
 lds with antibacterial activity and enhanced cells adhesion\, microfluidic
  devices for testing food quality\, water-repellent paper for smart food p
 ackaging. The realized systems are of interest for applications that inclu
 de biomedical devices\, tissue engineering\, drug and pesticides delivery\
 , food safety\, water cleaning\, filters and smart textiles.
LOCATION:Small Lecture Theatre\, Cavendish Laboratory
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