{"instituterec":{"StatusID":1,"InsID":14809,"StandardName":"Biomass Transformation Lab","OrigName":"Biomatter unit","OrigNameLangCode":"en","OrigNameLangID":15,"Acronym":"ULB-BTL","HigherInsID":4779,"VlizCoreFlag":1,"AdrID":164942,"Line1":"CPCP 165/61","Line2":"Avenue F.D. Roosevelt","Line3":"1050 Brussel","Line4":null,"Phone":null,"GSM":null,"Email":null,"Lat":null,"Lon":null,"OrigNameLang":"English","OrigNameLangNL":"Engels","AbstractEnglish":"The BioMatter lab conducts research on the following topics:\r\n- valorisation of by-products such as polymers, bioactive molecules, and structures to obtain raw materials, improving the functional properties of biopolymers (e.g. alginate, hyaluronic acid, and collagen) through modification and consequently developing high-value processes and products for biomedical and tissue engineering applications;
- relationships between structure and material properties of polysaccharides with a focus on the development of natural polymers e.g. polysaccharides into hierarchical structures such as scaffolds and hydrogels for tissue engineering applications such as skin wound healing;
- additive manufacturing of biomaterials with a focus on improving the functional properties of biopolymers such as keratin and developing new bioinks for bioprinting from biotransformation of biomass with tailored degradation kinetic properties.
\r\n\r\nThe laboratory studies marine oligosaccharides and marine fish collagen as a potential bioagent for biomaterials engineering. Further, the group is using cutting-edge biofabrication techniques to demonstrate the potential of 3D bacterial constructs, for instance with respect to green bioremediation for the removal of hazardous environmental pollutants or to develop innovative food products.","AbstractOtherLang":"Het BioMatter lab verricht onderzoek naar de volgende onderwerpen:\r\n- valorisatie van bijproducten zoals polymeren, bioactieve moleculen en structuren om grondstoffen te verkrijgen, de verbetering van de functionele eigenschappen van biopolymeren (bv. alginaat, hyaluronzuur en collageen) door modificatie en bijgevolg de ontwikkeling van hoogwaardige processen en producten voor biomedische en weefseltechnische toepassingen;
- relaties tussen structuur en materiaaleigenschappen van polysacchariden met de nadruk op de ontwikkeling van natuurlijke polymeren, bv. polysacchariden, tot hiërarchische structuren zoals steigers en hydrogels voor weefseltechnische toepassingen zoals wondgenezing in de huid;
- additieve vervaardiging van biomaterialen met de nadruk op de verbetering van de functionele eigenschappen van biopolymeren, zoals keratine, en de ontwikkeling van nieuwe bio-inkten voor bioprinting vanuit de biotransformatie van biomassa met op maat gemaakte degradatiekinetische eigenschappen.
\r\n\r\nHet laboratorium bestudeert mariene oligosacchariden en viscollageen als potentieel bioagens voor de ontwikkeling van biomaterialen. Verder gebruikt de groep geavanceerde biofabricagetechnieken om het potentieel van 3D bacteriële constructies aan te tonen, bijvoorbeeld met betrekking tot groene bioremediatie voor de verwijdering van gevaarlijke milieuverontreinigende stoffen of voor de ontwikkeling van innovatieve voedselproducten.","AbstractLangCode":null,"AbstractLangID":null,"AbstractLang":null,"AbstractLangNL":null,"SuccessorOfInsID":null,"DateLastModified":{"date":"2024-06-04 01:34:19.073000","timezone_type":1,"timezone":"+00:00"},"PrevIns":null,"PrevAcro":null,"PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":0,"ParID":4535,"InstituteType":"Scientific","EnvName":"Belgium","ISO3166":"BE","LevelName":null,"ND":"2021-08-13","UD":"2023-01-13","EncAddress":", CPCP 165/61, Avenue F.D. Roosevelt, 1050 Brussel, Belgium"},"parent":{"PublicFlag":1,"InsID":4779,"OrigNameLangCode":"en","OrigNameLangID":15,"FullStandardName":"Université Libre de Bruxelles; Faculté des Sciences Appliquées","FullOrigName":"Université Libre de Bruxelles; Faculty of Applied Sciences","Acronym":"ULB"},"institutes":null,"references":[{"BRefID":405406,"RR":"Meunier, L.; Costa, R.; Keller-Costa, T.; Cannella, D.; Dechamps, E.; George, I.F. (2024). Selection of marine bacterial consortia efficient at degrading chitin leads to the discovery of new potential chitin degraders. Microbiology Spectrum 12(11): 1-20. https://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00886-24","PeerRev":1},{"BRefID":363502,"RR":"Okoro, O.V.; Nie, L.; Gunduz, O.; Ulag, S.; Hamidi, M.; Shavandi, A. (2023). Technoeconomic assessment of biopolymer production from crustacean waste with the UK as a case study. 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Development of marine oligosaccharides for potential wound healing biomaterials engineering. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances 7: 100113. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceja.2021.100113","PeerRev":1},{"BRefID":344766,"RR":"Jafari, H.; Bernaerts, K.V.; Dodi, G.; Shavandi, A. (2020). Chitooligosaccharides for wound healing biomaterials engineering. Mater. Sci. Eng. C, Biomim. Mater., Sens. Syst. 117: 111266. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.111266","PeerRev":1},{"BRefID":337634,"RR":"Jafari, H.; Lista, A.; Siekapen, M.M.; Ghaffari-Bohlouli, P.; Nie, L.; Alimoradi, H.; Shavandi, A. (2020). Fish collagen: extraction, characterization, and applications for biomaterials engineering. Polymers 12(10): 2230. https://hdl.handle.net/10.3390/polym12102230","PeerRev":1},{"BRefID":354226,"RR":"Shavandi, A.; Jalalvandi, E. (2019). Biofabrication of bacterial constructs: new three-dimensional biomaterials. 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