Joyce Cavalcante Da Silva
About me
Postdoctoral fellow in the Sustainable Materials Chemistry (SUSMATCHEM) group, led by Associate Professor Mika Sipponen, at Stockholm University. She obtained her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering with a thesis on the sustainable design of membrane materials using synthetic and natural resources (KAUST, Saudi Arabia). Her expertise includes materials nanodesign, processing, characterization, and testing, with a strong emphasis on surface analysis and precision measurement. Fine-tuning processing conditions to achieve optimal structural integrity is a central aspect of her work. Her current research within the LignoLife project, funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, focuses on the development of lignin-based hybrid living materials by integrating lignin with mycelium and algae. Her work emphasizes sustainable biomaterials innovation, advancing circular economy solutions and cradle-to-grave strategies for future materials.
Research projects
Publications
- Cavalcante, J.; Beke, A. K.; Oldal, D. G.; Szekely, G. Naturally-derived interpenetrating polymer network membranes for sustainable molecular sieving
- Cavalcante, J.; Szekely, G. Surface engineering of a superamphiphilic, self-growing fibrous Janus membrane prepared from mycelium. Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Cavalcante, J.; Hardian, R.; Szekely, G. Antipathogenic Upcycling of Face Mask Waste into Separation Materials Using Green Solvents. Sustain. Mater. Technol.
- Yang, C.; Cavalcante, J.; Freitas, B. B.; Lauersen, K. J.; Szekely, G. Crude algal biomass for the generation of thin-film composite solvent-resistant nanofiltration membranes. Chemical Engineering Journal
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