Center for the collective use of scientific equipment
Center for the collective use of scientific equipment in Medical Institute
Biomedical research center
RESEARCH PROJECTS:
Electro-conductive polymeric 3D scaffolds as novel strategies for biomedical applications (ESCULAPE)
Funding Organization: EU, Horizon Europe, 101131147 – HORIZON-MSCA-2022-SE-01-01
Overall Budget: 1,444,400.00 EUR
SSU budget: 207 000 EUR
Project Duration: 2023-2027
Partner organizations:
- Institute of Electronics and Computer Science (EDI), Riga, Latvia (Dr. Modris Greitāns)
- MATERIALS RESEARCH CENTER (MRC), Kyiv, Ukraine (Dr. Oleksiy Gogotsi)
- Vilnius University (VU), Lithuania, Vilnius (Prof. Almira Ramanaviciene)
- UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND (UEF), Cuopio, Finland (Prof. Aku Seppänen)
- French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Montpellier, France (Dr. Albano C. Meli)
- Sumy State University (SSU), Sumy, Ukraine (Dr. Sergiy Kyrylenko)
- 3D Biotissue Analogues (BIOFABICS), Porto, Portugal (Dr. Pedro Costa)
- Research and Development of Respilon Group (RESPILON), BRNO, Czech Republic (Dr. Matej Buzgo)
- Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU), POZNAN, Poland (Dr. Igor Iatsunskyi)
- University of Latvia (LU), Riga, Latvia (Prof. Maksym Pogorielov)
Associate Partner:
University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brasile (Prof. Alexandre Leite Rodrigues de Oliveira)
Project coordinator: Dr. Viktoriia Korniienko
Principal Investigator from SSU: Dr. Sergiy Kyrylenko
Short description
ESCULAPE project aims to foster a robust interdisciplinary collaboration, focusing on advancing research and innovation in biomaterials, polymer science, nanotechnology, tissue engineering, microbiology, and medicine. The overarching goal is to pioneer new medical engineering solutions for regenerative medicine and wearable electronics.
Within the project, MXenes, a cutting-edge class of two-dimensional materials composed of transition metal carbides/carbonitrides, will play a pivotal role. These MXenes will be utilized to modify the properties of porous 3D electrospun nanoscaffolds. These nanoscaffolds, in turn, will find applications in tissue engineering for regenerative biomedicine and the development of wearable electronics on various fabric types.
ESCULAPE project’s primary objective is to establish a collaborative training partnership, focusing on developing innovative strategies for advanced biomaterials. These biomaterials are envisioned to possess specific properties such as electrical conductivity and biocompatibility, crucial for the regeneration of heart and nerve tissues, as well as the regulation of homeostasis in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Additionally, the project aims to contribute to the realm of wearable electronics.