Polymers for health

Smart materials for more advanced medicine.

At POLYMAT, we develop innovative polymeric materials aimed at improving diagnosis, therapy, and tissue regeneration.
From intelligent therapeutic systems to biomaterials and bioelectronics, our research lines drive advanced solutions to current medical challenges.

The Polymers for Health area integrates polymer chemistry, bioengineering, and materials science to design functional systems tailored to biomedical applications. We investigate stimulus-responsive polymers, protein-polymer hybrids, regenerative biomaterials, polymer capsules, hydrogels, eutectogels, and conductive materials for bioelectronics, combining fundamental research with biofabrication technologies and interdisciplinary collaboration in fields such as gene therapy, oncology, and regenerative medicine.

Research lines

Sensitive polymers for therapies

Coordinator: Marcelo Calderon

Multifunctional protein-polymer hybrids

Coordinator: Ana Beloqui

Smart materials for tissue regeneration

Multilayer and Soft Polymers for Biomedicine

Science and engineering of polymeric biomaterials

Polymers for Bioelectronics

Coordinator: Daniele Mantione

Functional Polymers for Biodetection

Coordinator: Clara Garcia Astrain

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