School of Applied Sciences – Research Seminar Series

Monday 11^th March 2024 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Cockcroft Building, G24 Lecture Theatre 1 Prof Antonella Motta, University of Trento

Emerging trends and prospects of sustainable functional biomaterials

 Biography

Antonella Motta is Full Professor in Bioengineering at Department of Industrial Engineering, and Chair of BIOtech Research Center, University of Trento, Italy. Associate Director of Bioactive Resources for Innovative Clinical Applications Research Unit (BRICAR), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

The research topics where she gave a contributions include biopolymer-based scaffold design for regenerative medicine applications, selection of new organism sources, biopolymers isolation process standardization an scale up, instructive scaffold design and characterization, in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility evaluations, design of (bio)ink for scaffold fabrication and 3D models for personalized medicine; in particular, about 30 years’ experience on silk-based matrices for application in tissue engineering such as bone, cartilage, brain, etc. Tutor of national and international bachelor, master and PhD students from Engineering, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Integrative Biology.

About 190 papers published in international peer-reviewed Journals, Co-editor of books on Tissue engineering, 16 book chapters, and International Patents. Plenary and Invited Speaker at several International and National Conferences and Schools. Co-Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. Referee of International Journals in the field of Bioengineering; Coordinator of national and International projects.

Scientific Responsible of the national scientific HUB: Life4Hub, Living Innovative Fully Engineered for Human Bio- replacement, Funded by Minister of Health in Italy;

Member of International panels for projects evaluation such as ERC consolidator Grant LS7, Foundation of Science and technology (FCT)-Portugal; Co-founder of a startup.

Gold Medal for the project entitled “SilkHeal®: 3D Wound Dressing for Healing Promotion with Antimicrobial Activity” from the 63rd Brussels Eureka: The Belgian and International Trade Fair for Technological Innovation, 2014, Brussels, Belgium.

Awarded as Fellow from the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS).