Dr. Cristina Afonso
Physical sciences
Dr. Aranzazu del Campo Bécares
Nominated by
- Max Planck Society
- AcademiaNet member since 28.06.2010
- AcademiaNet- Selection Criteria
Employed by
- INM – Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien
Academic Discipline/Fields
- Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- Engineering, manufacturing and construction
Field
Physical sciences, Engineering and engineering trades
Area of specialisation
Chemistry, materials science
Research interests
Adhesion
Biointerface
Surface chemistry
Micro and nanostructuring
Distinctions and Awards
FEMS Award for Excellence in Materials Science and Engineering (Federation of European Material Societies), 2007
Marie Curie Fellowship from the European Community, 2001
Interested in
- Lectures, Management position, Membership in scientific bodies, Professorship, Refereeing
Languages
English, German, Italian, Spanish
Doctorate
- 2000: Physikalische Chemie, Polymere ("Physical chemistry, polymers")
Short CV/Education and training
- 1990 – 1995MSc in chemistry, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
- 1995 – 1996MScE in macromolecular science & engingeering, Instituto de CyT de Polímeros, Madrid
- 1996 – 2000PhD "Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymers" at Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros (CSIC), Madrid
Selected publications
del Campo, B.: Photoswitching cell adhesion by caged cyclic RGD peptides; SP, JMA, AS, PD, MG, AdC. In: Angew Chem Int Ed 47, 2008. p. 3192.
del Campo, B.: Surface modification with orthogonal photosensitive silanes; AdC, DB, HWS, UJ. In: Angew Chem Int Ed 44, 2005. p. 4707.
del Campo, B.: Gecko-inspired surfaces: a path to strong and reversible dry adhesives; LB, CG, EA, AdC. In: Adv Mater 22, 2010. p. 2125.
del Campo, B.: Bioinspired surfaces with switchable adhesion; SR, EA, AdC. In: Adv Mater 19, 2007. p. 3833.
Membership in scientific bodies/juries
European Union (Starting Grants and Marie Curie Programme FP7)
Humboldt Foundation (Feodor Lynen Grants, Sofja Kovalevskaja Prize)
German Research Foundation (DFG)
L'Agence nationale de la recherche (ANR)
Soft Skills/Other activities and achievements
Soft Skills
Mother of 2 sons (26 Feb. 2007, 10 Nov. 2008)
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News
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Professorship for Aránzazu del Campo Bécares
This month, the Spanish-born chemist started her professorship for material synthesis at Saarland University. Her team will investigate the interaction between materials and cells and the implications for biomedical research.