Biomedical Materials Group - Alumni
2022
Pharm. Emily Heilfort
Topic: Investigation of Hydrogel made from Glycosaminoglycans crosslinked by enzymatic catalysis.
M.Sc. Pei Tzu
Topic:
Bioactive thermoresponsive multilayer towards tissue engineering
Dipl.-Ing. Falko Doberenz

Coordination and realization of the DFG project GR 1290/12-1
Topic:
Biogeneic, thermoresponsive polyelectrolyte multilayers as potential substrates for the generation of cell layers for tissue engineering
2021
M.Sc. Kaixi Chen
Topic:
Development of hydrogels based on thiolated hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate for tissue engineering applications
M.Sc. Samuel Ntochukwu

Topic:
Physical and biological characterization of thermoresponsive polyelectrolyte multilayers using different PNIPAm-modified cellulose sulfate derivatives as polyanions
M.Sc. Oleksandra Skorobohatko

Topic:
Hyaluronic acid-based microgels for controlled release of bioactives
2020
M.Sc. Tamaradobra Selekere
Topic:
Biomimetic surface coatings with recombinant growth factors for regeneration of ligaments
M.Sc. Devaki Kedilaya
Topic:
Design of a bioactive multilayer film loaded with FGF2 for wound dressing applications
Dr. rer. nat. Hala Al Khoury

Topic:
"Different strategies to prepare anti-inflammatory biomaterial coatings with in vitro and in vivo studies on efficacy and mechanisms"
successfully defended on November 23th, 2020,
score "summa cum laude".
Methods of tissue engineering using oxidized systems for chondrogenic and osteogenic differentiation of human adipose derived stem cells
Dr. Tamara Abboud
Topic:
"Influence of Tackifying Resins on Properties of Polymer Blends Employed as Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesives"
M.Sc. Jumanah Alherz
Topic:
Embedding of novel cationic liposomes to terminal layers of polyelectrolyte multilayer system of hyaluronic acid and collagen I to induce cell differentiation
M.Eng. Kabsha Masroor
Topic:
"Establishment of additive manufacturing of alginate by 3D bioprinting."
M.Eng. Ikechukwu Michael Olisah
Topic:
"Development of bioactive wound dressings"
MSc. Vera Mazaikina
Topic:
"Hydrogels based on oxidized cellulose sulfates for cartilage regeneration"
2019
Dr. rer. nat. Pegah Esmaeilzadeh

Topic:
„A smart, responsive, switchable, thiolated polysaccharide multilayer nanofilm with changeable fibroblast-adhesive properties“
Defence: July 25th, 2019
Dr. rer. nat. Andrea Liedmann

Coordination and realization of the DFG project GR 1290/11-1
"In situ gelling hydrogels for cartilage regeneration"
Dr. rer. nat. Alexandros Repanas

Coordination and realization of the subproject CBS 7
"Design of bioactive surface coatings and hydrogels for medical applications based on biobased materials"
M. Eng. Gurunath Apte

Topic
„Automatic dip-coating process to create polymeric films for skin regeneration“
Defence: June 20th, 2019
2018
Dr.-Ing. Marcus S. Niepel

Project student, Diploma student, PhD Student, Senior Researcher
Feb. 2006 - Aug. 2018
M.Eng. Bhavya K. Ekambaram

Project member and scientific assistant
July 2016 - Aug. 2018
Dr. rer. nat. Tim Hohmann

Topic:
Interaction between cannabinoids, mechanics and migration whilst cancer invasion
Defence: July 16th, 2018
B.E. Joshua T. R. Mitchell

Exchange student BEAM-Project
09.2017 - 06.2018
2017
M.Tech. Chandralekha Chatterjee

Topic:
Reducing inflammatory responses to biomaterials with glycosaminoglycan-polymeric drug conjugate immobilization in a multilayer system
Defence: December 5th, 2017
M.Sc. Deepak Guduru

Polysaccharide based hydrogel bonding for tissue engineering
Collaborator IAPP-Project "FibrogelNet" till End of 2014
B.Pharm. Shiva Kamini Divakarla

Topic:
Ion implanted 'Trojan Horse' surfaces with antimicrobial activity
Exchange student BEAM-Project
Diploma pharmacist Reema Anouz

Topic:
Native and cross-linked multilayer systems as biocompatible reservoirs for rhBMP-2 to control differentiation of myoblasts to osteoblasts
Defence: July 18th, 2017
Dr. rer. nat. Guoying Zhou

Topic:
In vitro studies on inflammatory potential of biomaterials with development of anti-inflammatory strategies
successfully defended on May 10th, 2017,
score "magna cum laude"
2016
M.Phil. Salman Haider Malik

Topic:
Effect of glycosaminoglycan-modified nanopatterns on differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells
Change of university in September 2016
Dr. rer. nat. Alexander Köwitsch

Topic:
Immobilization of functionalized glycosaminoglycans to regulate protein adsorption and cell behavior
successfully defended on August 30th, 2016,
score "summa cum laude"
M.Sc. Yazmin Angelina Brito Barrera

Topic:
Development of cell spheroids for tissue engineering applications
Defence: August 3rd, 2016
Dipl.-Pharm. Muhammad Muhammad

Topic:
Modification and optimization of polysaccharides for hydrogel formation
Defence: July 14th, 2016
M.Eng. Bhavya K. Ekambaram

Topic:
Nanostructures modified with polyelectrolyte multilayers tuned in stiffness for mesenchymal stem cell differentiation
Defence: June 21st, 2016
2015
Diploma pharmacist Hala Al-Khoury

Topic:
Anti-inflammatory studies of glycosaminoglycans
Defence: July 20th, 2015
Diploma pharmacist Fadi Almouhanna

Topic:
Controlling stem cell differentiation with polyelectrolyte multilayers varying in stiffness
Defence: July 20th, 2015
Dr.-Ing. Andrea Friedmann (geb. Stäudte)

Topic:
Microphorpholigical investigations of human intervertebral disk with scanning electron microscopy for evaluation of intervertebral disk degeneration
Defence: June 29th, 2015
M.Sc. Ankur Chhalotre

Topic:
The influence of immobilized thiolated glycosaminoglycans on the migration of breast cancer cells with different metastatic potential
Defence: March 25th, 2015
2014
M.Sc. Oliver Rhiel

Topic:
Nanostructured surfaces and their influence on adhesion and growth of stem cells of different origin
successfully defended: October 2014
Dr. rer.nat. Jürgen Vogel

Senior Researcher
from 2004 to 2014
M.Sc. Kantida Juncheed

Topic:
Studies on endocytosis of sulfated polysaccharides by fibroblasts
successfully defended on Sept. 25th, 2014
M.Sc. Mingyan Zhao

Research period from 2012 to 2014 as part of her PhD project in PR of China
Application of layer-by-layer technique and biomineralization on polylactide surfaces to promote osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells
PhD-Thesis:
Study of Cellular Behaviors with Multilayers Assembled with Glycosaminoglycans and Type I Collagen (written in Chinese, defended in China, Dec. 2014)
Dr. rer. nat. Neha Aggarwal

Topic:
Modulating cell behaviour through biomimetic multilayers of natural and semi-synthetic glycosaminoglycans
successfully defended on June 17th, 2014,
score "summa cum laude"
Pharmazeutin Alida Jehring

Topic:
Studies on endocytosis of sulfated chitosan derivatives in fibroblasts
M.Sc. Bhargav Tulabandula

Topic:
Study of polysaccharide-based hydrogels for tissue engineering applications
successfully defended at 2014, April 15th
Dr. rer.nat. Sabine Herbst

06/2013 - 02/2014
scientific co-worker
2013
Dr. rer. nat. Yuan Yuang

01/2010 - 10/2013
Scientific co-worker in the EU-project "Find & Bind"
(Identification Code: NMP4-SL-2009-229292
M.Sc. Mauricio Jurado Abreu

Topic:
Microcontact printing development of thiolated glycosaminoglycans
Defence: January 2013
M.Sc. Ma Ning

Topic:
Investigation of cell proliferation and differentiation on GAG-immobilized surfaces
Defence: July 2015
2012
Pharmazeutin Elisa Gedan

Topic:
Studies of mitogenic action of sulfated polysaccharides
Without defence
M.Sc. Haihao Tang

Topic:
Self-mineralization of nano-hydroxyapatite in gelatine microspheres
Defence: November 2012
Pharmazeutin Anne-Kathrin Löffler

Topic:
Polyelectrolyte multilayers of natural and semi-synthetical glycosaminoglycans as biomimetic reservoirs for growth factor delivery
Without defence
M.Sc. Husnia Kindi

Topic:
Mechanical Properties and cytocompatibility of polysaccharide-based hydrogels
Defence: May 2012
M.Sc. Jingxian Zheng

Topic:
Differentiation of monocytic cell lines to macrophage-like cells
Defence: March 2012
Dr. rer.nat. Annett Weltrowski

DFG Project 2/2010 - 12/2011
Molecular mechanism of interactions between tailored polysaccharides that contain growth factors and cells
2011
Mrs. Marie-Luise da Silva Almeida (née Seidel)

05/2010 - 03/2011
Research assistant within the DFG project:
"Molecular mechanisms of the interaction of tailored polysaccharides with growth factors and cells"
Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Müller

Topic:
Nanostructuring of surfaces by sequential chemisorption of organosilanes
Defence: October 2011
Dr. rer.nat. Dieter Peschel

PhD project 2005 - 2010
Topic:
Regulation of proliferation and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells by cooporation of regioselective-derivatised polysaccharides and growth factors
Defence: January 2012
2010
Dr.-Ing. Frauke Junghans

PhD project
Topic:
Preparation and mechanical properties of silk protein layers
Defence: May 2010
M.Sc. Parul Singh

Topic:
Cell behavior on nanostructured surfaces
Defence: November 2010
2009
M.Sc. Kashayar Rhazgandi

Topic:
Electrospinning of PVA-PHB blend nanofibers as scaffold for skin tissue engineering
Defence: January 2009
M.Sc., Dipl.-Biochem. Aminatou Barry

Topic:
Molecular characterization of human mesenchymal stem cells cultured on biogenic polyelectrolyte multilayers
Defence: June 2009
Dipl.-Ing. Tobias Schmidt

Topic:
Adhesion and growth of human mesenchymal stem cells on polystyrene surfaces
Defence: September 2009
Dr. rer.nat. Xiao-Jun Huang

09/2008 - 10/2009
Exchange program for young scientists by Fresenius Medical Care GmbH (Germany) "Nephrocore"
Dr.-Ing. Kristin Kirchhof

PhD project 2005 - 2009
Topic:
Nanostructured biomaterial coatings for regulation of cell adhesion and proliferation
Defence: December 2009
2008
M.Eng. Qinyi Gu

Topic:
Biological characterization of human mesenchymal stem cells cultured on biogenic polyelectrolyte multilayers
Defence: October 2008
Dr. rer. nat. Zhen-Mei Liu

PostDoc Fellowship based on the EU-program "Marie-Curie International Incoming Fellowship (MCII Fellowship)" 2006 - 2008
Topic:
Biomimetic surface modification of tissue engineering scaffolds with glycosaminoglycans
Project successfully finished
2007
M.Sc. Amol Chaudhari

Topic:
Characterisation of polyelectrolyte multilayer architectures by EPR spectroscopy and surface analytical methods
Defence: February 2007
M.Eng. Sooyeon Lee

Topic:
Characterisation of osteogenic potential of modified polylactides
Defence: August 2007
M.Eng. Ting Ting Li

Topic:
Investigation of biocompatibility of nanofiber scaffolds
Defence: August, 2007
Dr. rer. nat. Sukhena Sarun

Research assistant 2005 - 2007
2006
M.Sc. Woranan Panyanuwat

Topic:
"Protein adsorption on hydrophobic surfaces in dependence on self-assembly of amphiphilic poly (ethylene oxide) block copolymers of varying molecular weights"
Defence: August, 2006
M. Sc. Nadia Lias

Topic:
Modulation of cell adhesion on hydrophobic surfaces by self-assembly of amphiphilic poly (ethylene oxide)-block-copolymers of varying molecular weights"
Defence: August 2006