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Our laboratory's primary interest is the development of scaffolds for cell growth from polymeric systems, aiming at applications in biomedical engineering, especially in the area of regenerative medicine. We propose the union of specialists from various areas for a multi and interdisciplinary approach in solving problems involved in the control of several fundamental properties of the materials used in the generation of artificial tissues.

Our goal is the development of supports that present chemical, physical and biological stimuli aimed at the control of cellular responses, such as adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation.

To take the best advantage of the available processing techniques, we propose the study of novel materials presenting thermosetting and photocurable properties. The essence of the project is the integration of distinct but complementary approaches in order to understand the complex relationship between material, architecture, and cellular response.