IMEM - Innovation in Materials and Molecular Engineering
The IMEM group of the Department of Chemical Engineering carries out research on macromolecular chemistry and nanoengineering through the study and exploitation of soft and hard materials. The results of our research are reflected in exceptional applications of these materials in the biomedical (e.g. sensors, drug delivery systems, and bioplatforms for tissue engineering) and technological (e.g. semisolid electrolytes, organic capacitors, bioceramics as catalysts, and protection of metallic structures against corrosion) fields, with remarkable social impact on human health and wellness.
(A) Electrochemical sensors for the detection of bacterial infections have been developed and used as precursors of (B) new multi-tasking platforms for controlled antibiotic-release and real-time monitoring of the bacterial infections (Adv. Healthc. Mater. 2021, 3, 2100425; Adv. Healthc. Mater. 2021, 10, 2001636.
The hydrogen bonding topology of SARS-CoV-2 spike homotrimeric glycoprotein homotrimer undergoes drastic changes with increasing temperature, which are more pronounced in the open up state (Comput. Struct. Biotech. J. 2021, 19, 1848-1862.
Digital images of an epoxy coating without (left) and with (right) PC-ProTec after 40 days of accelerated corrosion assays in NaCl 3.5 wt %.
Permanently polarized hydroxyapatite has been employed as catalyst to transform CO2 and N2 in ethanol and ammonium, respectively (Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 5163-5166).
