Dynamic Biomaterials

Prof. Dr. Aránzazu del Campo
Prof. Dr. Aránzazu del Campo
Head of Dynamic Biomaterials
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Dr. Aleeza Farrukh, INM – Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien gGmbH
Dr. Aleeza Farrukh
Stv. Leiterin Dynamische Biomaterialien
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Martina Bonnard
Secretary
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Team Members
B.Sc. Israa Abdulrahman Mohammed Kheir Elh
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Daniel Ablahad
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Britta Abt
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Dr.-Ing. Sener Albayrak
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Dr. Gerardo Asensio Martín
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Dipl.-Chem. Stefan Brück
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B.Sc. Jesús Chong Talavera
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Semhar Eyob
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M.Sc. Hafiz Syed Usama bin Farrukh
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Dr. Aleeza Farrukh
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0711-0419
Dr. Jun Feng
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M.Sc. Annalena Elisabeth Frank
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B.Sc. Daniel Alfonso Garcia Sanchez
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Dr. Hannah Jahn-Kelleter
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M.Sc. Zahra Kafrashian
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M.Sc. Hanuman Chowdary Kalari
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Dr. Jennifer Yvonne Kasper
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M.Sc. Mokhamad Khamdan
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Dr. Steffen Krauser
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Dr. Rinku Kumar
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Prof. Dr. Juan Mancebo Aracil
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M.Sc. Joëlle Aurelie Mekontso Ngaffo
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Dr. Christian Müller
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M.Sc. Ann-Cathrin Schlapp
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Silke Siegrist
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M.Sc. Therese Steudter
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M.Sc. Lara Luana Teruel Enrico
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Lennart Weismantel
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Research

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

2026
Quantification of collagen matrix deposition in 2D cell cultures: a comparative study of existing assays

Hambardzumyan, Syuzanna | Kasper, Jennifer Y. | Del Campo, Aránzazu

Biomaterials Advances , 2026, 178 214436.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772950825002638?via%3Dihub

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2025
A practical workflow for cytocompatibility assessment of living therapeutic materials

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

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Segmented, Side-Emitting Hydrogel Optical Fibers for Multimaterial Extrusion Printing

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

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A screening setup to streamline in vitro engineered living material cultures with the host

Desai, Krupansh K. | Sankaran, Shrikrishnan | Del Campo, Aránzazu | Trujillo, Sara

Materials Today Bio , 2025, 30 101437.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590006424004988

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A Comparative Study between Thiol-Ene and Acrylate Photocrosslinkable Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel Inks for Digital Light Processing

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

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Optimizing the composition of bioactive coatings to support toluene removal

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

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Biological upcycling of polystyrene into ready-to-use plastic monomers and plastics using metabolically engineered Pseudomonas putida

Kohlstedt, Michael | Weiland, Fabia | Pearson, Samuel | Hero, Devid | Mihalyi, Sophia | Kramps, Laurenz | Gübitz, Georg | Gallei, Markus | Del Campo, Aránzazu | Wittmann, Christoph

Chemical Engineering Journal , 2025, 524 168431.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385894725092733#ac0005

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A Robust Heparin‐Mimicking Polyglycerol‐Based Coating for Blood‐Contacting Devices with Long‐Term Hemocompatibility and Preliminary Anti‐Inflammatory Properties

Liu, Kunpeng | Nickl, Philip | Feng, Jun | Haag, Rainer

Advanced Healthcare Materials , 2025, xxx (xxx), xxx.
https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adhm.202502766

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2024
Rheological behavior of Pluronic/Pluronic diacrylate hydrogels used for bacteria encapsulation in engineered living materials

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

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Actin-templated Structures: Nature's Way to Hierarchical Surface Patterns (Gecko's Setae as Case Study)

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

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