Instituto de Nanosistemas in Argentina welcomes Yusuf Ayten, from UK, for 3 months

ESR Yusuf Ayten is a Phd student at the Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment, CeMi (UGLA, UK), under the supervision of Prof. Matt Dalby. He arrived to Buenos Aires in September for a 3-months secondment in Instituto de Nanosistemas (INS-UNSAM, Argentina), at Dr. Diego Pallarola's Advanced Biosensors research group.

He aims to enhance cell adhesion and growth in vitro by utilizing laminin, which is coated onto polyethylacrylate (PEA) to give a biomimetic manner to laminin. The impedance of cells on these laminin-coated PEA surfaces will be analyzed using microelectrodes. Through this approach, the adhesion, spreading, and growth of cells on the biomimetic substrate will be evaluated, providing insights into the electrical properties of the cell-substrate interaction and the suitability of laminin-PEA coatings for promoting cellular activity.

Yusuf's secondment goes from Sept. 24th to Dec. 17th, 2024, both included. These dates will allow him to attend the Final Meeting of the project, held in Buenos Aires by the end of November.