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I have a background in physics and received a PhD in France on polymer gels. After a few years at Ecole de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (ParisTech) as a CNRS fellow, I moved to the Lab. des Fluides Complexes (Strasbourg). I am in Delft since 2003 where I hold an Associate Professor position.
In 2014 I spend a semester in Cornell as a visiting professor.
My research focus on "Functional Soft Matter” and it
encompasses fundamentals and application aspects. Mainly working with gels and self-assembled molecules, I make use of micro fabrication, microfluidics and 3D printing techniques to formulate new responsive / functional / soft materials. Studies spam from magneto or light responsive micro-structured surfaces to drug nano carriers, tissue engineering and lab-on-a-chip virus detection. My research group is embedded in a larger structure and many interdisciplinary projects are carried out in cooperation with chemist and biologist colleagues, on campus or abroad.
Advanced Soft Matter Group, Dept. of Chem. Eng.
Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9
2629HZ Delft (The Netherlands),
e.mendes(at)tudelft.nl
Research
ART & Education
Education
Others
Functional, active and passive, self-assembled
soft matter in relation to health and micro-actuation.
I teach Statistical Physics, Polymer Science and Soft Matter
at MSc and BSc levels and & 2 Art Embedded Courses
Responsive biomimetic networks from polyisocyanopeptide hydrogels
Nature 493, 618-619 (2013)
P.H. J. Kouwer, M. Koepf, V. A. A. Le Sage, M. Jaspers, A. M. van Buul, Z. H. Eksteen-Akeroyd, T. Woltinge, E. Schwartz, H. J. Kitto, R. Hoogenboom, S. J. Picken, R. J. M. Nolte, E. Mendes & A. E. Rowan
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Advanced Soft Matter
Catalytic control over
supramolecular gel formation
Nature Chemistry 5, 433-437 (2013)
J. Boekhoven, J. M. Poolman, C. Maity, F. Li, L. van der Mee,
C. B. Minkenberg, E. Mendes, J. H. van Esch and R. Eelkema
QUICK POINTS
Art, Empathy & Ethics
AS 3131 (AEE) ECTS: 4
MSc Program Applied Sciences
Join on 2nd or 4th Term 2021-22
Course theme
Last years: “Body Enhancement”
Coming year: “Connectivity Technologies”
“Under the supervision of an artist and using the tools and media suggested by the artist you will develop an art project around an ethical or a societal problem related to the design and use of technology as well as the access to such technologies around the globe.” - “This empathic and aesthetic exercise is to be complemented by a systematic conceptual reflection on the chosen ethical or societal problem, both carried out in parallel.”
Interview on Henk Dekker Prize here
Early formation pathways of surfactant micelle directed ultrasmall silica ring and cage structures
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140 (50), pp 17343–17348
Kai Ma, Katherine A. Spoth, Ying Cong, Duhan Zhang, Tangi Aubert, Melik Z. Turker, Lena F. Kourkoutis, Eduardo Mendes and Ulrich Wiesner
HENK DEKKER PRIZE 2021
EDUARDO MENDES
“STRESSING THE ROLE
AND IMPACT OF ART
TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP
AND RESPONSIBILITY
IN ENGINEERING”
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Education Highlights
“Awareness & Culture”
a BSc, Art Embedded Learning Honours Specialization
Pilot 20 ECTS Bachelor Honours Program named “Awareness & Culture”. running for second year 21-22:
The focus is on you, as a person, on your own awareness of the “self” and your understanding of the relations that bind you to others – a unique, multi-sensory experience to explore
your relation to the world and the impact
of technology. You will have invigorating
weekly interactions with professional
artists, developing ‘living experiences’:
hands-on experimentation and discovery
through the production and
performance of art !
Graduate School approved: graduate students can join Awareness & Culture courses as part of their PhD program
