Research Highlights
BioMacros research group focus on synthesis of polymers and biopolymers which are utilized for imaging and biofabrication.
Conjugated polymers: Poly 3-(alkoxythiophene)s are one of the most promising fluorescent reporters exhibiting penetration properties against barriers. One of our focus is to exploit their penetration capabilities for the application of blood-brain-barrier studies.(Projects: TÜBİTAK-120Z588, TÜBİTAK-122Z519, TUBİTAK-116Z547)
Biocomposites and Melt Electrowriting: Polycaprolactone and its copolymers are widely using for the fabrication of tissue scaffolds. We are synthesizing high purity polyesters which facilitate electrowriting processing methodology. (Projects: TÜBİTAK 223Z106, IYTE-AUDP-0023)
Prof Dr. Ümit Hakan YILDIZ
Dr. Ahmet Önder
Büşra Köksal
Merve Beyaz
Fatih Sema
Berfin Cemre Keleş
Mert Erem
Arzu İrem Çelik
Yaren Karadağ
İrem Yaşyerli
Sanem Dinçkal (Alu)
Tolunay Kurt
Dr. Soner Karabacak (Alu)
Dr. Dilce Özkendir İnanç
Publications
Cryofixation strategy for fabrication of robust gelatin–polyester conductive biocomposites
https://doi.org/10.1080/10601325.2026.2619506
.Thankful for the support of TUBİTAK project no 223Z106
Synthetic memory: a key link between biocatalytically synthesized polyesters and melt electrowriting performance
https://doi.org/10.1080/10601325.2025.2546109
.Thankful for the support of TUBİTAK project no 223Z106
Radially Aligned Carbon Nanotube Glass Fiber Composites as Ion-Selective Microelectrodes
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsomega.4c07239
Nitrate sensing with molecular cage ionophores: a potentiometric approach
DOI: 10.1039/D4SD00359D (Paper) Sens. Diagn., 2025, 4, 432-442
Near-Infrared Emissive Super Penetrating Conjugated Polymer Dots for Intratumoral Imaging in 3D Tumor Spheroid Models
Fabrication of gelatin-polyester based biocomposite scaffold via one-step functionalization of melt electrowritten polymer blends in aqueous phase
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130938
Polymer Processing: Electrowriting
Toxin-glycolipid interactions measured by imaging surface plasmon resonance on artificial membranes predicts diffusion behavior and lipid dependence of binding to cells
https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.22.586282
Free-standing Three‐dimensional Graphene Scaffolds for Protease Functional Assay
