In our group tools from Supramolecular Chemistry are used to engineer cell fate. Cell adhesion, migration and differentiation are important for various applications such as tissue engineering. This project is a collabortion with the medical centre in Enschede and cell biologists to improve the design of stent materials.
The project deals with functionalizing and synthesizing proteins and peptides with supramolecular ligands, which are used for anchoring them onto (stent) surfaces that are patterned using lithographic techniques. The surfaces and assembly will be studied with advanced probe and light microscopy.

Methoden:
Supramolecular chemistry
Organic chemistry
Nanotechnology
Cell biology
Probe and light microscopy

Startdate: 13. Januar 2011

4 years

Gross monthly salary €2042

Homepage:http://www.utwente.nl/tnw/mnf/