Date: 3rd December 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 15:30 - 16:30
Venue: B501
Theme: MSD Research Seminar Series- “Collagen-based materials: from tissue models to biomaterials”
Language: English
Speaker’s Biography
Dr Thibaud Coradin is a CNRS Research Director working in Sorbonne Universite (Paris). A chemist by training, he became interested in the bio-materials interface more than 25 years ago by exploring biomineralization processes in silicified diatoms. In 2009, he established the Materials and Biology group, an interdisciplinary team gathering chemists, biologists and (bio)physicists to investigate cell-materials interactions with applications in the health and environmental fields. During this period, he focused his interest on bionanocomposite chemistry. Over the last five years, he has been working part time at the Faculty of Dentistry of Universite Paris Cite to develop new projects at the interface of materials science and oro-facial medicine.
Dr Coradin has contributed to over 230 publications (H-index 66, citations >14,300), co-edited two books and deposited 4 patents with one product on the market. He headed the “Polymer and Composites” committee of the French National Agency of Research and participated to PhD juries and project evaluation committees worldwide.
Research interests
Silica bio-chemistry; Collagen-based biomaterials; Materials science applications in odontology
Seminar Introduction
Biomimetic materials have a wide range of applications to address health issues, as medical devices, drug testing platforms or models of tissue disease. Type I collagen being the most abundant protein in our body, it is a very useful biomacromolecule to design tissue-like materials. This talk will present three recent projects ran in our group, dedicated to dental pulp models, antibody-releasing hydrogels for cranial repair and microparticles for nerve repair. These examples will illustrate physico-chemical, in vitro biological and in vivo pre-clinical aspects, highlighting the versatility but also some challenges associated with type I collagen-based materials design.
Students who are interested should register on WeMust.
All research staff and students are welcome to attend this seminar.
For more inquiries, please contact (853) 8897 3411 or email msd@must.edu.mo
