Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Group

Polymer Chemistry & Biomaterials (PBM) Group at Ghent University is active in the development of polymers for mainly biomedical applications including tissue engineering (a.o. orthopaedic, ocular, adipose, cardiovascular, meniscus, etc.), drug delivery, wound healing, on-chip applications, etc. The main research pillars are focusing on polymer synthesis, functionalization, processing and characterization of the polymers as well as the processed structures.