Medipol
Improved quality of life thanks to innovative polymers for
biomedical applications
About the project
MEDIPOL is designed to identify, design, develop and disseminate understanding of materials and technologies for systems that will aid and augment the healthy ageing of ocular and dermal tissue.
This EU-funded Molecular Design of Polymers for Biomedical Applications (MEDIPOL) project is an integrated four-year programme of knowledge transfer and networking, between six partners (Aston University in UK; Technical University of Liberec in Czech Republic; Chiang Mai University, Naresuan University and Mae Fah Luang in Thailand and i+Med S. Coop, Spain) with complementary expertise, to design and develop new materials for advanced biomedical applications, targeting soft tissues, especially the eye and dermal (skin) wounds. There are clear similarities between ocular and dermal sites; understanding these analogies facilitates the design of, for example, corneal bandages, ophthalmic dry eye therapies and effective burn and wound dressings with increased effectiveness. The specific major problems being targeted relate to vision and mobility, increasingly critical issues worldwide in healthcare systems that have the task of managing the socio-economic aspects of ageing populations. MEDIPOL’s knowledge transfer programme will train sixty professionals as future leaders in academia and industry leading to the development of new treatments.
Consortium
Summer Schools
Dissemination
Bio-derived and biocompatible poly(lactic acid)/silk sericin nanogels and their incorporation within poly(lactide-co-glycolide) electrospun nanofibers
Abstract Bio-derived and biocompatible nanogels based on poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and silk sericin (SS) have been synthesized for the first time. Low molecular weight PLA and SS were first modified using allyl glycidyl ether to create a PLA macromonomer and an SS...
Multifunctional core–shell electrospun nanofibrous fabrics of poly (vinyl alcohol)/silk sericin (core) and poly (lactide-co-glycolide) (shell)
Abstract Core–shell fibres (CSFs) offer a simple route to multifunctional hybrid materials for a wide range of applications. Herein, we report the design of a core–shell electrospun nanofibrous fabric containing a hydrophilic core and hydrophobic shell. CSFs were...
Bromoform-assisted aqueous free radical polymerisation: a simple, inexpensive route for the preparation of block copolymers
Abstract In the quest for commercially relevant block copolymer additives, for which overall average molecular composition is key but molar mass distribution is of little importance, we present a straightforward, sulfur- and metal-free aqueous route to block...
News / Events
10th International Polymer Conference of Thailand (PCT-10)
6-7 August 2020 Online Conference. Session Chair (Biomedical Polymers): Winita Punyodom. Invited Speaker: Dr. Anisa Mahomed (Aston, UK)
SmartMat-2020 (The 5th International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology). Onsite Conference
1st International Conference on Advanced Materials for Printed Electronics and Sensors (ICAMPS 2020) 10-11 September 2020 Online Conference. Session Chair (Advanced Materials for Biomedical Applications): Winita Punyodom, Robert Molloy, Runglawan Somsunan, Kittikhun Manokruang & Patnarin Worrajittiphon
IUMRS-ICA 2020 : The 21st International Union of Materials Research Societies
International Conference in Asia. Online Conference 23-26 February 2021. Symposium Chair (Biomaterial): Winita Punyodom and Robert Molloy
January 2020 kick off meeting
1st International Symposium for MEDIPOL Researchers 2022
Contact
The lead partner and coordinator of MEDIPOL is the Aston University.
Please contact us if you have any questions about the project.
European Coordinator:
Professor Paul Topham
Director, Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR)
p.d.topham@aston.ac.uk
Project Manager
Dr. Val Franklin
Research Fellow, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Biostuff@aston.ac.uk
MEDIPOL project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 871650.
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