Research group Aji Mathew group
The focus of the group is biobased materials for different applications.
Group description
Materials for environment
- Fully biobased membranes/ filters for water purification
- Surface chemistry and interactions, mechanical properties, viscoelastic properties, in situ SAXS
- Atomic force microscopy (understanding properties at nano scale, colloidal probe)
Materials for health
- Biobased materials for medical applications
- Tissue engineering, wound dressing, antifouling and antibacterial materials
Synthesis and processing methods for sustainable materials
- Nanocellulose and nanochitin isolation and characterization
- Designing of recycling and circularity of materials
- Processing and characterisation of bionanocomposites, hybrids and crosslinked polymers
Group members
Group managers
Aji Mathew
Professor
Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry
Members
Houssine Khalili
PhD Student
Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry
Salvatore Lombardo
Postdoc
Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry
Maria Ximena Ruiz Caldas
Postdoktor
Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry
Jing Li
Forskningsingenjör
Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry
Varvara Apostolopoulou Kalkavoura
Post Doc
Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry