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Prof. Rosane M. Duarte Soares

Principal Investigator

I am an associate professor at the Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil. I have been investigating polymers and biomaterials since 2003, and have participated and developed numerous projects in Brazil, United States, Singapore and Germany. My main research interests are i) development of polymeric hydrogels and the investigation of these disordered systems in reforming complex functions in biomedical applications; ii) development of micro and nanostructure materials by electrospinning; iii) development of biodegradable polymeric films for pharmaceutical and food industry; iv) 3D printing of polymers; and v) polymer biodegradation by fungi from the Amazon region.

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Joice M. Scheibel

Ph.D. Candidate

Development of hydrogeals from galactomannan and allantoin with healing properties for application on burned wounds.

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Rosiane R. Matias

Ph.D. Candidate

Investigation of the biodiversity of endophytic fungi isolated from Aniba canelilla and evaluation of the potential of this fungi to synthesize enzymes capable of biodegrading polyethylene terephthalate (PET). 

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Camila L. Reginatto

M.Sc. Student

3D printing of hydrogel-based wound dressing.

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Fernanda Severo

B.Sc. Student

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Felipe C. Menezes

Ph.D. Candidate

Development of hybrid 3D scaffolds made of polymeric biomaterial PBAT, produced by FDM 3D printing technique, and its surface modification by the Dip Coating method with the bioactive materials hydroxyapatite, bioglass, and gelatine, aiming to be used for bone tissue engineering.

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Rodrigo R. de Barros

M.Sc. Student

Investigation of the mechanical behavior of 3D-printed bioabsorbable PBAT arrays. 

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Flávia Sonáglio

M.Sc. Student

Development of antifungal hydrogels of galactomannan and chitosan cross-linked with genipin.

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Laiane S. da Silva

Ph.D. Candidate

Development and characterization of starch hydrogels extracted from Amazonian species as vehicles for controlled release of liposomes containing essential oil with antimicrobial activity, in order to produce biodegradable hydrogels and biofuels with the human biological system. 

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Bibiana M. Melo

M.Sc. Student

Development and synthesis of biomimetic hydrogels with adhesive properties (based on marine mussel's adhesion capacity) from the cross-linking of gelatine with natural polyphenols. Investigation of their physical-chemical, bactericidal and antifungal properties, and the possibility of one adhesive polymeric matrix acting in the biological system as a biomaterial.

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Leonardo Marques

B.Sc. Student

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