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SUMMARY:Molecular engineering of ECM-derived biopolymers for functional hy
 drogels // ChemE seminar
DTSTART:20241108T161500
DTEND:20241108T173000
DTSTAMP:20260503T200738Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Kongchang Wei Laboratory for Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles
 \, Laboratory for Biointerfaces Empa\, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Mate
 rials Science and Technology\, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5\, 9014 St. Gallen\, Sw
 itzerland\nThe extracellular matrix (ECM) acts as a dynamic scaffold that 
 supports cells and regulates essential processes such as tissue repair\, h
 omeostasis\, and cell differentiation. In recent years\, ECM-derived biopo
 lymers have gained attention as promising candidates for creating biomimet
 ic hydrogels\, thanks to their inherent bioactivity and compatibility. Thr
 ough molecular engineering\, we can precisely tailor the biochemical and b
 iophysical properties of these biopolymers to design hydrogels with specif
 ic\, desirable functions. In this seminar\, I will present recent advancem
 ents in the molecular engineering of ECM-derived biopolymers\, such as hya
 luronic acid (HA) and gelatin\, focusing on bioinspired strategies for dev
 eloping hydrogels with tissue-adhesive properties and dynamic\, cell-instr
 uctive network structures.\n\nBiography\nDr. Kongchang Wei received his Ph
 D degree in Polymer Chemistry and Physics from Fudan University in 2013. A
 fter a postdoc stay at the Chinese University of Hong Kong\, he joined Emp
 a (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) with a
  Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (Cofund). Since 2022\, he
  has been leading a joint group "Tissue-Regenerative Soft Materials" betwe
 en the Laboratory for Biomimetic Membranes and Textiles and the Laboratory
  for Biointerfaces from the Department "Materials Meet Life". His research
  focuses mainly on the development of bioactive polymers and microfluidic 
 technologies to achieve soft materials for tissue regeneration.\n\nThe sem
 inar will be followed by apero.
LOCATION:CH G1 495 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==CH%20G1%20495 https://epfl.
 zoom.us/j/84209090880
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