Eduardo Mendesمشاهده پروفایل
دانشیار
- Soft Matter
- Gels
- Polymers
- +۱۲ مورد دیگر
Eduardo Mendes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Faculty of Applied Sciences. He leads the Advanced Soft Matter (ASM) research group and has been at TU Delft since 2003. He also served as a visiting professor at Cornell University in 2014. His academic background is in physics, with a PhD on polymer gels from France and a "Habilitation à diriger des recherches" (hab.). Eduardo Mendes' research focuses on "Functional Soft Matter," primarily working with gels and self-assembled molecules. He employs microfabrication, microfluidics, and 3D printing to develop responsive and functional soft materials. His work spans applications from magneto- and light-responsive surfaces to drug nanocarriers, tissue engineering, and lab-on-a-chip virus detection. He actively collaborates with chemists and biologists on interdisciplinary projects. His recent publications show a strong trend in supramolecular chemistry, stimuli-responsive hydrogels, and biomimetic materials, with work published in high-impact journals like Nature, Nature Chemistry, and Angewandte Chemie. Key themes include transient networks, self-assembly control, and the development of advanced soft devices. Henk Dekker Prize 2021 for Art-Embedded Learning Eduardo Mendes is deeply committed to education. He is the Director of the "Awareness & Culture" Specialisation within the BSc TU Delft Interfaculty Honours Program, a program based on his concept of "Art Embedded Learning in Higher Education." He teaches courses such as Polymer Science, Molecular Thermodynamics, and innovative art-ethics courses like "Art, Empathy & Ethics" and "Matter of Art" in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Art. He also gives a yearly lecture on Polymer Gels at the Dutch National Graduate School PTN/RPK. His lab, the Advanced Soft Matter group, is based in Building 58, D2.320, Van der Maasweg 9, Delft.









