Lenny VAN DAELE profile

Lenny Van Daele is a polymer chemist with a distinct interest in polymers for biomedical applications. He obtained his Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD Degree at Ghent University, where he is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher. During his master thesis, he worked on the development of hydrogel wound dressings for the treatment of chronic wounds. He continued his research journey by performing a PhD in the polymer chemistry and biomaterials (PBM) research group at Ghent University under the supervision of Prof. Peter Dubruel and Prof. Sandra Van Vlierberghe. His PhD project was funded by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) and the Fund for Cardiac Surgery and focusses on the development of new polymer materials for cardiovascular applications, more specifically as stents. He combined this polymer technology with state-of-the-art additive manufacturing techniques such as solvent-cast direct-writing and melt electrowriting to obtain biocompatible three-dimensional scaffolds. Over the years, he has also gained a particular interest in the gene delivery field for both human applications, as well as in the crop protection field.

Polymer chemistry, Polymer characterization, Chemical analysis, Thermal analysis, Cardiovascular stents, Processing, Additive manufacturing, Solvent-cast direct-writing, Melt electrowriting, Cationic polymers, Gene delivery, Polyplexes

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