Cell4Janus – Engineering self-propelled cellulose-based Janus microrobots

Coordinator

Carla Vilela

CESAM Responsible researcher

Maria Adelaide de Pinho Almeida

Programme

Projetos de Investigação Científica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Todos os Domínios Científicos - 2021

Dates

01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024

Funding Entity

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)

Proponent Institution

Universidade de Aveiro (PT)

The goal of the Cell4Janus project is to develop, characterize, and assess the performance of a new generation of cellulose-based materials endowed with mobility. The novelty of this proposal lies in the microfluidics-assisted fabrication of multifunctional cellulose-derived microparticles through dissolution in green-oriented neoteric solvent systems, and the application of these mobile cellulose materials as advanced tools for water treatment.

CESAM members in the project

Maria Adelaide de Pinho Almeida

Professora Catedrática

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