Code
01D13622
Duration
01 January 2023 → 31 December 2026
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Supramolecular chemistry
- Macromolecular and materials chemistry not elsewhere classified
- Characterisation of biologically active (macro)molecules
- Organic chemical synthesis
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Engineering and technology
- Biomaterials
Keywords
Polymers, Polymerization
Hydrophobic interactions
Hydrogels
Remyelination
Project description
Multiple sclerosis is a disease resulting from the damage of myelin sheath wrapping the axon in the nerve cell. This damage leads to slow down of the nerve impulses through the axon. Therefore, the use of hydrophobic hydrogels based on biocompatible monomers could provide a scaffold that induces myelin sheath regeneration as potential first step towards treatment of multiple sclerosis.