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Hydrogels with latent properties
By integrating phototriggers and light-responsive molecular motors in polymeric networks, we develop 4D hydrogels with optoregulated (bio)chemical activity, crosslinking, degradation, or mechanoactuation. These are used for biophysical studies of cell response to changes in the biochemical and mechanical signals of the extracellular environment.
Model Cellular Microenvironments
We build synthetic models of cell-matrix and cell-cell interfaces with encoded biochemical, mechanical and dimensional signals. To accelerate discovery, we develop material microarrays for high-throughput biophysical experimentation and apply them to study multifactorial cell responses.
Living Therapeutic Devices
We develop bioinks and apply biofabrication technologies for functional and safe encapsulation of cells in medical devices. We focus on self-replenishable living therapeutic materials which integrate drug biofactories and have unlimited therapeutic release. We aim for innovation in ocular therapeutics with living, self-replenishable drug-eluting contact lenses.
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Selected Publications
Mekontso Ngaffo, Joelle A. | Farrukh, Usama | Trujillo, Sara | Del Campo, Aránzazu
Biomaterials Advances , 2025, 169 214182.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772950825000093?via%3Dihub
Kafrashian, Zahra | Brück, Stefan | Rogin, Peter | Usama Bin Farrukh, Hafiz Syed | Pearson, Samuel | Del Campo, Aránzazu
Advanced Materials , 2025, 37 (4), 2309166.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202309166
Desai, Krupansh | Sankaran, Shrikrishnan | Del Campo, Aránzazu | Trujillo, Sara
Materials Today Bio , 2025, 30 101437.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590006424004988
Steudter, Therese | Lam, Tobias | Pirmahboub, Hamidreza | Stoppel, Christian | Kloke, Lutz | Pearson, Sam | Del Campo, Aránzazu
Macromolecular Bioscience , 2025, 25 (3), 2400535.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mabi.202400535
González-Martín, Javier | del Campo, Aránzazu | Muñoz, Raúl | Lebrero, Raquel
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering , 2025, 13 (4), 117324.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.117324
Hambardzumyan, Syuzanna | Kasper, Jennifer Y. | Del Campo, Aránzazu
Biomaterials Advances , 2025, xxxx (xxx), 214436.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772950825002638?via%3Dihub
Bhusari, Shardul | Hoffmann, Maxi | Herbeck-Engel, Petra | Sankaran, Shrikrishnan | Wilhelm, Manfred | del Campo, Aránzazu
Soft Matter , 2024, 20 (6), 1320-1332.
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2024/SM/D3SM01119D
Kasper, Jennifer Y. | Laschke, Matthias W. | Koch, Marcus | Alibardi, Lorenzo | Magin, Thomas M. | Niessen, Carien M. | del Campo, Aránzazu
Advanced Science , 2024, 11 (10), 2303816.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/advs.202303816
Farrukh, Hafiz Syed Usama Bin | Milos, Frano | Álvarez, Ana D. | Pearson, Samuel | del Campo, Aránzazu
Advanced Materials Interfaces , 2024, 11 (13), 2301024.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/admi.202301024
Yanamandra, Archana K. | Zhang, Jingnan | Montalvo, Galia | Zhou, Xiangda | Diedenweg, Doreen | Zhao, Renping | Sharma, Shulagna | Hoth, Markus | Lautenschläger, Franziska | Otto, Oliver | del Campo, Aránzazu | Qu, Bin
European Journal of Immunology , 2024, 54 (3), e2350693.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eji.202350693