Erik graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in Biology. Prior to joining
MDRCBB in his current role, he contributed to the lab on a part time basis since 2016.
Moving forward, Erik will primarily work with company related projects, however, being
trained to analyze surfaces by XPS, fluorescent microscopy, and dynamic water contact
angles he will likely contribute in a minor role to a variety of projects.
Erik graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in Biology. Prior to joining
MDRCBB in his current role, he contributed to the lab on a part time basis since 2016.
Moving forward, Erik will primarily work with company related projects, however, being
trained to analyze surfaces by XPS, fluorescent microscopy, and dynamic water contact
angles he will likely contribute in a minor role to a variety of projects.
Biomaterials’ clinical outcome is determined by surface interactions with bio-entities (proteins, bacteria, cells, ...). Functionalization of biomaterial surfaces and natural tissues with bio-inspired bioactive molecular systems is a central topic in the 2BI lab. We have designed technologies using peptides, recombinant biopolymers, and proteins to tailor physical and (bio)chemical properties at the material/tissue interface. We are also combining stem cells and surface functionalization technologies to improve performance of devices and scaffolds. Translational potential of our technologies is a key design parameter and goal.
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Tapping Basement Membrane Motifs: Oral Junctional Epithelium for Surface-mediated Soft Tissue Attachment to Prevent Failure of Percutaneous Devices Acta Biomaterialia (2022) d.o.i.: j.actbio.2021.12.030. N.G. Fischer, A.C. Kobe, J. Dai, J. He, H. Wang, J.A. Pizarek, D.A. De Jong, Z. Ye, S. Huang, C. Aparicio.
Antimicrobial and Enzyme-responsive Multi-peptide Surfaces for Bone-anchored Devices Materials Science and Engineering C (2021) 125:112108. N.G. Fischer, X. Chen, K. Astleford-Hopper, J. He, A.F. Mullikin, K.C. Mansky, C. Aparicio.
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Dual oral tissue adhesive nanofiber membranes for pH-responsive delivery of antimicrobial peptides. Biomacromolecules (2020) 21 (12): 4945-4961. S.K. Boda, N.G. Fischer, Z. Ye, C. Aparicio.
Dentin priming with amphipathic antimicrobial peptides. Journal of Dental Research (2019) D.G. Moussa, J.A. Kiriharra, Z. Ye, N.G. Fischer, J. Khot, W.A. Witthuhn, C. Aparicio.
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