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Topical Advisory Panel for section 'Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers'

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Department of Chemistry, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
Interests: organic chemistry; medicinal chemistry; biochemistry

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Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas SP 13083-970, Brazil
Interests: protein folding; protein interactions; heat shock proteins; chaperones
School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Interests: biomimetic nanomedicine; polymeric nanoparticle; drug delivery; cancer; tumor microenvironment; biomaterials; cancer nanomedicine
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Department of Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biology, National Research Mordovia State University, Saransk, Russia
Interests: biopolymers; polysaccharides; polymer composites and biocomposites, biotechnology; new polymeric materials; biomaterials; functional materials; bacterial exopolysaccharides; bacterial cellulose; xanthan; levan; bioprocesses
Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Interests: polymer synthesis; polyurethanes; polylactide; biodegradable polymers
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Departamento de Medicina Molecular y Bioprocesos, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad 2001, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
Interests: pore forming proteins; protein folding and stability; metalloenzymes; protein engineering

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Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: biodegradable polymers; chitosan; hydrogels; scaffolds; biomaterials; bone tissue engineering; materials characterization
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Center for Engineering, Modeling, and Applied Social Sciences (CECS), Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Santo André, São Paulo 09210-210, Brazil
Interests: cellulose nanostructures; lignocellulose residues; biodegradable polymers; recycling; bionanocomposites; controlled delivery of active agents; biodegradable membranes

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Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems “E. Caianiello” of CNR, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
Interests: starch; cellulose; biomass monomers; photomobile polymers; Thermoplastic material; nanocomposites; nanocellulose
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Group ‘Materials + Technologies’, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of Gipuzkoa, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain
Interests: polymers; bio-based polymers; polyurethanes; nanocellulose; chitin; polymer composites; polymer nanocomposites; biomimetic materials
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Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research & School of Engineering, The University of Western Australia, 6000 Perth, Australia
Interests: polymers/plastics analysis; medical materials; biomaterials; composite materials; nanocomposites; polymer chemistry; bioprinting; 3D printing; electrospinning; additive manufacturing; tissue engineering
Laboratory of Bioactive Polymers, Department Polymeric Biomaterials, Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
Interests: biocompatible and (bio)degradable (co)polymers; micro- and nanostructured polymer materials (gels, films, micro- and nanoparticles, micro- and nanofibers); hybrid materials; electrospinning and electrospraying; biomedical applications

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Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
Interests: polymeric materials; bio-based materials; green chemistry; sustainability; soft matter; biomaterials

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Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council, P.le Fermi, 1-80055 Portici, Naples, Italy
Interests: biopolymer; polymer chemistry; food materials; polymer membranes; antimicrobial coatings/films
Institute of Clinical Medicine and Department of Oncology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University,Tainan, Taiwan
Interests: anti-cancer pharmacology; including targeted therapy and immune check-point inhibitors; DNA repair and anti-oxidant stress in oncology; optimal strategy for cancer immune-therapy; control-release nano-platform for anti-cancer application and its impact on cancer microenvironment

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Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Block N3.1, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
Interests: bioprinting; 3D printing; biomaterials; hydrogels; biopolymer

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Department of Polymer Engineering and Technology, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: polymer composites; extrusion, injection molding; casting extrusion, biomaterials; 3D printing; fillers, hydroxyapatite, biodegradable polymers, bioresorbable materials

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A-Star, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 138669 Singapore, Singapore
Interests: polymers; biomaterials; drug delivery; antimicrobial polymers; anti viral polymers

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Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Gunduliceva 5, Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: dental medicine; restorative dental medicine; composite materials; polymerization

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Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES), Singapore 627833, Singapore
Interests: sustainable polymers; biodegradability; cyclic ketene acetal; radical polymers; nanoencapsulation; encapsulation technology; microcapsules; block-co-polymers; polycaprolactone; PEG-PCL; biodegradable polymers

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School of Dentistry, University of Granada, Colegio Máximo de Cartuja s/n, Granada, Spain
Interests: polymeric membranes; polymers for medical application; periodontology; bone regeneration; dental implants; polymeric membranes

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Materia Nova R&D Innovation Materials Centre, University of Mons, 7000 Mons, Belgium
Interests: polymer materials and nanocomposites; polymer synthesis; characterization and recycling; biomaterials from biocompatible and biodegradable polymers with conferred biological properties (antibacterial, anticoagulant, anesthetic, antitumoral); shape-memory polymers with multi-responsiveness; hydrogels; extrusion; 3D printing (FDM, SLA, SLS and bioprinting); electrospinning (micro- and nanofibers) and electrospraying (nanoparticles); wound healings; implants and drug delivery systems; antibacterial self-tightening knots; tissue engineering scaffolds; catheter implants; polymer ultrasound gels; actuators and sensors for soft robotics

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1. Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, Bilbao, Spain
2. POLYMAT-Basque Center for Macromolecular Design and Engineering, Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
Interests: biodegradable polymeric systems for medical applications and/or tissue regeneration; piezoelectric polymeric systems
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Nano Fusion Technology Research Group, Institute for Fiber Engineering (IFES), Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research (ICCER), Shinshu University, Tokida 3-15-1, Ueda 386-8567, Nagano, Japan
Interests: nanofibers; electrospinning; polymers; biomaterials; biomedical; environmental; wound dressing; drug delivery; wastewater treatment; filtration; membranes; face masks; sensors
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Laboratory for Polymers and Healthcare Devices, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Interests: polymeric biomaterials for various biomedical applications; drug delivery; cancer theranostics; bone tissue engineering; plasma surface modification of polymers and antimicrobial surfaces

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Advanced Materials Department, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: degradation of polymers; inorganic/metal/polymer components; identification, and composition; surface properties; in vitro test for drug release; in vitro stability tests of biomaterials
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036 Graz, Austria
Interests: biofunctional implants; glycol-modified polyethylene terephthalate (petg); thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU); filament-based material extrusion; patient-specific maxillofacial implants
School of Dentistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
Interests: dental biomaterials; calcified tissue; applying new technologies in dentistry; aging and durability of polymers and biomaterials; vibrational spectroscopic characterization and spectroscopically resolved chemical imaging analysis
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State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics & Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 2 1st North Street Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China
Interests: hydrogel; stimuli-responsive polymers; bone regeneration, cartilage repair; hemostatic material; drug delivery; self-assembly
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School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
Interests: polyelectrolyte coacervation and assembly; polyion complex (PIC) micelles; synthesis of polyelectrolyte nanogels and nanoparticles; developing soft carriers for encapsulation and delivery of bio-molecules as diagnosis and therapy agents; nanoreactors for enzyme catalysis
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