Jacek WYCHOWANIEC profile

Jacek K. Wychowaniec received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2017 working on “Designing nanostructured peptide hydrogels containing graphene oxide and its derivatives for tissue engineering and biomedical applications”. From 2018-2021 he was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Ireland, working on designing printable and magnetically responsive bio-inks, 3D printing technologies and organoids growth for innovative healthcare applications. In 2021, he successfully secured a Marie Curie Research Fellowship at the AO Research Institute (ARI) in Davos, Switzerland, as a member of the Biomedical Materials group. In 2024 he was appointed a Deputy Focus Area Leader of Biomedical Materials group at ARI. His main research interests include biofabrication and designing nanocomposite and responsive hydrogels for a range of biomedical applications.

I have been initially trained as a physical chemist. My expertise lies in translating and linking the fundamental behaviour of biomaterials toward desired biological function (themed: from chemistry to function). I use my physical chemistry and bioengineering expertise to develop structured biomaterials for the next generation of treatments for musculoskeletal tissue regeneration. The main challenge of generating such treatments lies in designing controllable biomaterials and in controlling their therapeutic function. This includes understanding of chemistry, biomaterial properties and their programmed functionalities. To fulfil these requirements, thus far my research has focused on: i) basic science to generate functional biomaterials; ii) developing new advanced biofabrication and bioengineering approaches; and iii) applying the biological and immunomodulatory potential of these developed biomaterials.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6597-5242