Researcher
Andre Skirtach
- Keywords:composites, mechanobiology, nanophysics, food biotech, biomaterials, polymers
- Disciplines:Biomaterials, Biomedical image processing, Medical biotechnology not elsewhere classified, Polymer composites, Food sciences and (bio)technology not elsewhere classified, Molecular and cellular biomechanics, Nanophysics and nanosystems
Affiliations
- Department of Biotechnology (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2018 → Today - Department of Molecular biotechnology (Department)
Member
From1 Oct 2011 → 31 Dec 2017
Infrastructure
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- Atomic Force Microscope (Consortium partner)
Projects
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- Nano-chemical treatment of wood for enhanced fungal and fire resistanceFrom1 Jan 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Novel plant-based nanomaterials for advanced biocompatible coatings with antibacterial properties.From1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- “Trojan-horse” approach to biodegradable, food-based drug carriers with antibacterial properties.From1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: BOF - mobility
- Innovation Hub for Surface and Colloid Biology ResearchFrom1 Dec 2020 → 30 Nov 2023Funding: H2020-EU.4. - Spreading excellence and widening participation
- Structure-function relations of fat crystal networks in suspensionsFrom1 Nov 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Targeting phosphatidylserine to enhance immunogenicity of regulated necrotic cancer cells by microcapsules.From1 Nov 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Antimicrobial coatings for biomedical applicationsFrom1 Oct 2020 → TodayFunding: BOF - mobility
- Atomic force microscopy (AFM) - nanobiotechnology based platform for achieving the dynamics of individual molecules to versatile materials and cell mechanicsFrom1 May 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO Medium Size Research Infrastructure
- Structure-function relations of fat crystal networks in suspensionsFrom1 Jan 2020 → 31 Oct 2020Funding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Efficient separation of macroconstituents from biomass by combining unit operations based on insights in the structural organzationFrom1 Nov 2019 → 31 Jan 2024Funding: VLAIO - Flanders' FOOD - cSBO
Publications
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- Optimization of hybrid gelatin-polysaccharide bioinks exploiting thiol-norbornene chemistry using a reducing additive(2024)
Authors: Nathan Carpentier, Laurens Parmentier, Louis Van der Meeren, Andre Skirtach, Peter Dubruel, Sandra Van Vlierberghe
- Gelatin-based hybrid hydrogels as matrices for organoid culture(2024)
Authors: Nathan Carpentier, Shicheng Ye, Maarten D. Delemarre, Louis Van der Meeren, Andre Skirtach, Luc J. W. van der Laan, Kerstin Schneeberger, Bart Spee, Peter Dubruel, Sandra Van Vlierberghe
Pages: 590 - 604 - Insights in the structural hierarchy of statically crystallized palm oil(2024)
Authors: Fien De Witte, Ivana Penagos, Kato Rondou, Kim Moens, Benny Lewille, Daylan Amelia Tzompa Sosa, Davy Van de Walle, Filip Van Bockstaele, Andre Skirtach, Koen Dewettinck
- 2D fibrillar osteoid niche mimicry through inclusion of visco-elastic and topographical cues in gelatin-based networks(2024)
Authors: Laurens Parmentier, Sophie D'Haese, Jessie Duquesne, Fabrice Bray, Louis Van der Meeren, Andre Skirtach, Christian Rolando, Ruslan Dmitriev, Sandra Van Vlierberghe
- Static crystallization of palm oil : a view on the full length-scale(2023)
Authors: Fien De Witte, Ivana Penagos, Kato Rondou, Kim Moens, Benny Lewille, Andre Skirtach, Filip Van Bockstaele, Koen Dewettinck
Number of pages: 1 - Spontaneous shrinkage drives macromolecule encapsulation into layer-by-layer assembled biopolymer microgels(2023)
Authors: Jack Campbell, Aaron Taghavi, Alexander Preis, Sina Martin, Andre Skirtach, Jorg Franke, Dmitry Volodkin, Anna Vikulina
Pages: 12 - 22 - Calcium carbonate particle synthesis in a confined and dynamically thinning layer on a spin-coater : in situ deposition for cell adhesion(2023)
Authors: Karaneh Eftekhari, Jose Angél Danglad-Flores, Jie Li, Hans Riegler, Bogdan Parakhonskiy, Andre Skirtach
- Hierarchy of hybrid materials, part-II : the place of organics-on-inorganics in it, their composition and applications(2023)
Authors: Junnan Song, Anna Vikulina, Bogdan Parakhonskiy, Andre Skirtach
- Effect of molar mass and alkyl chain length on the surface properties and biocompatibility of poly(alkylene terephthalate)s for potential cardiovascular applications(2023)
Authors: Lenny Van Daele, Babs Van de Voorde, Lobke De Vos, Laurens Parmentier, Louis Van der Meeren, Andre Skirtach, Ruslan Dmitriev, Peter Dubruel, Sandra Van Vlierberghe
Pages: 10158 - 10173 - All that glitters is not gold : unraveling the material secrets behind the preservation of historical brass(2023)
Authors: Andrea Marchetti, Victoria Beltran, Patrick Storme, Gert Nuyts, Louis Van der Meeren, Andre Skirtach, Elke Otten, Marjolijn Debulpaep, Lieve Watteeuw, Karolien De Wael
Pages: 179 - 186
Patents
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