Man-made and biological worlds meet at
biointerfaces, where many familiar processes
are fundamentally impacted by spatial and
compositional constraints. Inspired by Feynman, I believe that “there is a lot of room” at biointerfaces where I constantly look at solutions for issues of concern in various sectors. As learned from bioinspiration and bioutilization, I focus on bridging the gaps between the health, energy and environmental fields with a multidisciplinary biological soft matter approach. My scientific interests thus revolve around biointerfaces.
To preserve both human and environmental
health, I am focusing on soft (self-assembly)
and mild biochemical (enzymatic) processes,
using natural molecules, and polymers to
develop i) Biointerfaces through the functional
modification of materials with biomacromolecules for various applications (aptasensors, functional polymersomes) ii) Antimicrobial coatings and biomaterials free of antibiotics and of other biocides.