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.
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Nature engineers highly organized supramolecular materials across length scales. Taking inspiration from Nature (bone, teeth, …), we are investigating biomimetic systems, based on classical and non-classical pathways of mineralization, to create new materials that, through structural mimicry and tailored chemistry, display unique bioactive properties. We are using these biomimetic systems to build advanced coatings and scaffolds to induce tissue repair and regeneration.
Biomimetic mineralized hybrid scaffolds with antimicrobial peptides. Bioactive Materials (2021) 6(8):2250-2260. Z. Ye, X. Zhu, I. Mutreja, S.K. Boda, N.G. Fischer, A. Zhang, C. Lui, Y. Qi, C. Aparicio.
Bioinspired mineralization with hydroxyapatite and hierarchical natural aligned nanofibrillar cellulose. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (2019) 7;11(31):27598-27604. Y. Qi, C. Zheng, Z. Ye, Z. Hongli, C. Aparicio.
Intrafibrillar Mineralization of Self-Assembled Elastin-Like Recombinamer Fibrils. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (2017) 9(7):5838–5846. Y. Li, J.C. Rodriguez-Cabello, C. Aparicio.
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