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Peter Dubruel

Peter Dubruel

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Materials Science

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73
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23465
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3780
National Ranking
35

Overview

Peter Dubruel is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, focusing on interdisciplinary research at the intersection of engineering, medicine, and materials science. Their work primarily spans biomedical engineering, biomaterials, and surgery, with a research portfolio also engaging automotive engineering and molecular biology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

Peter Dubruel's recent publications illustrate the diversity of their research interests across biomedical materials and technologies. Notable papers include:

  • "Shape-Memory Polymers for Biomedical Applications" (2020), published in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Commercial wound dressings for the treatment of exuding wounds: an in-depth physico-chemical comparative study" (2022), published in Burns & Trauma
  • "RNAi-Based Biocontrol Products: Market Status, Regulatory Aspects, and Risk Assessment" (2022), published in Frontiers in Insect Science
  • "Recent developments in electrochemical detection of illicit drugs in diverse matrices" (2020), published in Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • "Hybrid Bioprinting of Chondrogenically Induced Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Spheroids" (2020), published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Their frequent publication venues reflect the focus on macromolecular and biomedical materials, with multiple papers in journals such as Macromolecular Bioscience, Biomacromolecules, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Materials Science and Engineering C, and Macromolecular Materials and Engineering.

Collaboration is a key aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Sandra Van Vlierberghe, Nele Pien, Arn Mignon, Diego Mantovani, and Lenny Van Daele. These partnerships indicate an extensive network in the biomedical and materials science research communities.

Best Publications

  • Biopolymer-based hydrogels as scaffolds for tissue engineering applications: a review

    S. Van Vlierberghe;P. Dubruel;E. Schacht

  • A review of trends and limitations in hydrogel-rapid prototyping for tissue engineering

    Thomas Billiet;Mieke Vandenhaute;Jorg Schelfhout;Sandra Van Vlierberghe

  • The 3D printing of gelatin methacrylamide cell-laden tissue-engineered constructs with high cell viability

    Thomas Billiet;Elien Gevaert;Thomas De Schryver;Maria Cornelissen

  • Nonthermal Plasma Technology as a Versatile Strategy for Polymeric Biomaterials Surface Modification: A Review

    Tim Desmet;Rino Morent;Nathalie De Geyter;Christophe Leys

  • Cationic polymers and their therapeutic potential

    Sangram Keshari Samal;Mamoni Dash;Sandra Van Vlierberghe;David L. Kaplan

  • Self-healing cementitious materials by the combination of microfibres and superabsorbent polymers

    Didier Snoeck;Kim Van Tittelboom;Stijn Steuperaert;Peter Dubruel

  • Plasma Surface Modification of Biodegradable Polymers: A Review

    Rino Morent;Nathalie De Geyter;Tim Desmet;Peter Dubruel

  • Recent advances in recognition elements of food and environmental biosensors: a review

    Bieke Van Dorst;Jaytry Mehta;Karen Bekaert;Elsa Rouah-Martin

  • Shape-memory polymers for biomedical applications

    Jasper Delaey;Peter Dubruel;Sandra Van Vlierberghe

  • Effect of high amounts of superabsorbent polymers and additional water on the workability, microstructure and strength of mortars with a water-to-cement ratio of 0.50

    D. Snoeck;D. Schaubroeck;P. Dubruel;N. De Belie

  • Laser fabrication of three-dimensional CAD scaffolds from photosensitive gelatin for applications in tissue engineering

    Aleksandr Ovsianikov;Andrea Deiwick;Sandra Van Vlierberghe;Peter Dubruel

  • Visualization of water penetration in cementitious materials with superabsorbent polymers by means of neutron radiography

    D. Snoeck;S. Steuperaert;K. Van Tittelboom;P. Dubruel

  • Plasma Surface Modification of Biomedical Polymers: Influence on Cell-Material Interaction

    Tinneke Jacobs;Rino Morent;Nathalie De Geyter;Peter Dubruel

  • Superabsorbent polymers: A review on the characteristics and applications of synthetic, polysaccharide-based, semi-synthetic and ‘smart’ derivatives

    Arn Mignon;Nele De Belie;Peter Dubruel;Sandra Van Vlierberghe

  • Porous gelatin hydrogels: 1. Cryogenic formation and structure analysis.

    Sandra Van Vlierberghe;Veerle Cnudde;Peter Dubruel;Bert Masschaele

  • Porous gelatin hydrogels, 2: in vitro cell interaction study

    Peter Dubruel;R Unger;Sandra Van Vlierberghe;Veerle Cnudde

  • Increased RNAi Efficacy in Spodoptera exigua via the Formulation of dsRNA With Guanylated Polymers.

    Olivier Christiaens;Miriam Gomez Tardajos;Zarel Martinez Reyna;Mamoni Dash

  • Endosomal Size and Membrane Leakiness Influence Proton Sponge-Based Rupture of Endosomal Vesicles.

    Lotte M P Vermeulen;Toon Brans;Sangram K Samal;Peter Dubruel

  • New antimicrobial chitosan derivatives for wound dressing applications.

    Oana Maria Dragostin;Sangram Keshari Samal;Mamoni Dash;Florentina Lupascu

  • Poly-L-glutamic acid derivatives as vectors for gene therapy.

    Luc Dekie;Veska Toncheva;Peter Dubruel;Etienne H. Schacht

  • Laser Photofabrication of Cell-Containing Hydrogel Constructs

    Aleksandr Ovsianikov;Severin Mühleder;Jan Torgersen;Zhiquan Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandra Van Vlierberghe
Sandra Van Vlierberghe Ghent University
Etienne Schacht
Etienne Schacht Ghent University
Hugo Thienpont
Hugo Thienpont Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Nele De Belie
Nele De Belie Ghent University
Rino Morent
Rino Morent Ghent University
Nathalie De Geyter
Nathalie De Geyter Ghent University
José Martins
José Martins Ghent University
Sarah De Saeger
Sarah De Saeger Ghent University
Ronald E. Unger
Ronald E. Unger Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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