Group Members

Dr. Sandra Arias
Postdoctoral researcher

Group of Prof. Börner
Department of Chemistry
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin

Lab: 3'113
Phone: +49 (0)30 2093-7288
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1989	born in Galicia, Spain
10/2007 - 07/2012	BS degree in Chemistry, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Centre for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CIQUS, Spain) Supervisor Prof. Emilio Quiñoá and Félix Freire
10/2012 - 07/2013	MS degree in Advance Chemistry, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Centre for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CIQUS, Spain) Supervisor Prof. Emilio Quiñoá and Félix Freire
10/2013 - 05/2017	Doctoral research in Helical polymers, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Centre for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CIQUS, Spain) Supervisor Prof. Emilio Quiñoá and Félix Freire Dissertation: Chiral nanostructures based on helical polymers
09/2015 - 12/2015	Pre-Doc, Freie Universität zu Berlin (Germany) Supervisor: Prof. Marcelo Calderón Topic: Synthesis and characterization of novel thermmoresponsive elastin base helical poly(phenylacetylene)s
Since 06/2017	Post-Doc, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (Germany) Supervisor: Prof. Hans G. Börner 04/2018 Post-Doc Fellow: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers Topic: Artificial mussel glue proteins: Adding advanced mechanisms for cohesion control to mussel-inspired adhesives

Nature offers a rich source of inspiration for materials sciences and biomimetic strategies received tremendous attention to achieve high performance materials with highly purpose adapted properties. The mussel-inspired adhesives will be generated in an enzyme activated polymerization process of peptide-based macromonomers and mimic the adhesive behavior through cystenyl-Dopa-connectivities that are produced in the polymerization process. Most importantly, cohesion will be controlled and modulated by incorporation of switchable β-sheet segments that complement the adhesive behavior by inducing inner secondary structure formation to generate cohesion control and contribute to under water gluing performance.