Researcher
Tom Gheysens
- Keywords:biomaterials, proteins, silk, protein folding, fibroin, small molecules, small molecule-protein interactions, material sciences
- Disciplines:Proteins, Materials science and engineering not elsewhere classified, Biochemistry and metabolism not elsewhere classified, Characterisation of biologically active (macro)molecules, Biomaterials engineering not elsewhere classified, Biomaterials
Affiliations
- Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (Department)
Member
From16 Mar 2016 → 31 Oct 2022 - Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2004 → 31 May 2013
Projects
1 - 2 of 2
- Super absorbing polymers for very flexible radiation shielding of human tissuesFrom1 May 2021 → 31 Oct 2022Funding: ESA incl. Intelsat
- Natural functional plasticizers for controlled protein folding and extrusion into biomaterialsFrom1 May 2016 → 30 Apr 2018Funding: H2020 - Skills and Career Development (Marie Skłodowska-Curie) actions
Publications
1 - 10 of 28
- Proteomics as a tool to gain next level insights into photo-crosslinkable biopolymer modifications(2022)
Authors: Nele Pien, Fabrice Bray, Tom Gheysens, Liesbeth Tytgat, Christian Rolando, Diego Mantovani, Peter Dubruel, Sandra Van Vlierberghe
Pages: 204 - 220 - Thiol-norbornene gelatin hydrogels : influence of thiolated crosslinker on network properties and high definition 3D printing(2021)
Authors: Jasper Van Hoorick, Agnes Dobos, Marica Markovic, Tom Gheysens, Lana Van Damme, Peter Gruber, Liesbeth Tytgat, Jürgen Van Erps, Hugo Thienpont, Peter Dubruel, et al.
- Electrospinning repellents in polyvinyl alcohol-nanofibres for obtaining mosquito-repelling fabrics(2019)
Authors: Lucy Ciera, Lynda Beladjal, Lieve Van Landuyt, David Menger, Maarten Holdinga, Johan Mertens, Lieva Van Langenhove, Karen De Clerck, Tom Gheysens
- Exploring the use of native spider silk as an optical fiber for chemical sensing(2018)
Authors: Kenny Hey Tow, Desmond M Chow, Fritz Vollrath, Isabelle Dicaire, Tom Gheysens, Luc Thevenaz
Pages: 1138 - 1144 - Life from the ashes : survival of dry bacterial spores after very high temperature exposure(2018)
Authors: Lynda Beladjal, Tom Gheysens, James S Clegg, Mohamed Amar, Johan Mertens
Pages: 751 - 759 - Chitosan functionalized poly-ε-caprolactone electrospun fibers and 3D printed scaffolds as antibacterial materials for tissue engineering applications(2018)
Authors: Myriam G Tardajos, Giuseppe Cama, Mamoni Dash, Lara Misseeuw, Tom Gheysens, Christian Gorzelanny, Tom Coenye, Peter Dubruel
Pages: 127 - 135 - Exploring innovative radiation shielding approaches in space : a material and design study for a wearable radiation protection spacesuit(2017)
Authors: M Vuolo, G Baiocco, S Barbieri, L Bocchini, M Giraudo, Tom Gheysens, C Lobascio, A Ottolenghi
Pages: 69 - 78 - A note on the depth-from-defocus mechanism of jumping spiders(2017)
Authors: Aleke Nolte, Daniel Hennes, Dario Izzo, Christian Blum, Verena V Hafner, Tom Gheysens
- Dry-spun silk produces native-like fibroin solutions(2016)
Authors: Maxime Boulet-Audet, Chris Holland, Tom Gheysens, Fritz Vollrath
Pages: 3198 - 3204 - From spider webs to a fibre-optic chemical sensor(2016)
Authors: Kenny Hey Tow, Desmond Chow, Fritz Vollrath, Isabelle Dicaire, Tom Gheysens, Luc Thévenaz
Number of pages: 1
Patents
1 - 2 of 2
- FIBROUS MATERIALS (Inventor)
- ANTI-MICROBIAL HYDROGEL (Inventor)