Areas of Expertise

• My research focuses on harnessing the benign properties of bio-enabled plant biopolymers to design sustainable and functional biomaterials for better interfacing with living cells or microbes. To create effective bionanomaterials and soft matter biomaterials, my research applies core methodologies such as biopolymer chemical modifications, nanostructured biopolymer synthesis, and self-assembled biocolloidal networks from nano- to macro-scale.

Research Projects

• MADNESS CoE-Center of Excellence in Materials-driven solutions for combating antimicrobial resistance, Åbo Akademi University Foundation, 01.01.2024-31.12.2028 (Co-PI; Center director: Prof. Jessica Rosenholm)
• SusCellInk-Sustainable nanocellulose-based bioinks towards diverse material functionalities and therapeutic delivery of bioactive cues, Research Council of Finland (333158), 01.09.2020-31.08.2025, (PI)

Special Methodologies & Techniques

• Chemical synthesis of nanostructured polysaccharides and polyphenols
• Rheology
• Various additive manufacturing techniques
• Cell-laden 3D bioprinting for fabrication of in vitro models

Major Funding & International Networks

• Independent PI at CoE-MADNESS, Åbo Akademi University Foundation, 01.01.2024-31.12.2028
• Academy Research Fellow, Research Council of Finland (333158), 01.09.2020-31.08.2025

Selected Publications

• Photocurable cellulose nanofibers and their copolymers with polyacrylamide as microgels to support 3D cell cultivation. Nanoscale. 2025, DOI: 10.1039/D5NR00583C
• Bioprinting Macroporous Hydrogel with Aqueous Two-Phase Emulsion-Based Bioink: In Vitro Mineralization and Differentiation Empowered by Phosphorylated Cellulose Nanofibrils. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202400431
• Aqueous Two-Phase Emulsion Bioresin for Facile One-Step 3D Microgel-Based Bioprinting. Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2023. DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202203243
• Evolution of Self-Assembled Lignin Nanostructure into Dendritic Fiber in Aqueous Biphasic Photocurable Resin for DLP-Printing. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202315679
• Digital light processing (DLP) 3D-fabricated antimicrobial hydrogel with a sustainable resin of methacrylated woody polysaccharides and hybrid silver-lignin nanospheres. Green Chemistry. 2022. DOI: 10.1039/D1GC03841A

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