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Daniel Aili

Professor, Head of Unit

My research is focused on the design and development of new nanoscale components for fabrication of functional materials by self-assembly.

My research interests involve design and development of molecules, soft materials and hybrid nanoscale components and devices for a wide range of applications in biomedicine and molecular biology; including diagnostics, biosensors, drug delivery and regenerative medicine. I have a large interest in molecular self-assembly. In addition to study fundamental self-assembly processes, I explore self-assembly as a tool for creating bioresponsive and biointeractive materials and devices with different compositions, nanostructures, and functions.

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Publications

2025

Philip Lifwergren, Viktoria Schoen, Sajjad Naeimipour, Lalit Pramod Khare, Anna Wunder, Hanna Blom, Jose Gabriel Martinez Gil, Pierfrancesco Pagella, Anders Fridberger, Johan Junker, Daniel Aili (2025) Printing and Rerouting of Elastic and Protease Responsive Shape Memory Hydrogel Filaments Advanced Healthcare Materials, Vol. 14, Article 2502262 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Alexandra Iversen, Johanna Utterström, Basab Kanti Das, Robert Selegård, Lalit Pramod Khare, Daniel Aili (2025) Orthogonal conjugation of anchoring-dependent membrane active peptides for tuning of liposome permeability Journal of materials chemistry. B, Vol. 13, p. 10267-10277 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Rozalin Shamasha, Sneha Kollenchery Ramanathan, Kristin Oskarsdotter, Fatemeh Rasti Boroojeni, Aleksandra Zielinska, Sajjad Naeimipour, Philip Lifwergren, Nina Reustle, Lauren Roberts, Annika Starkenberg, Gunnar Kratz, Peter Apelgren, Karin Saljo, Jonathan Rakar, Lars Kolby, Daniel Aili, Johan Junker (2025) Biphasic Granular Bioinks for Biofabrication of High Cell Density Constructs for Dermal Regeneration Advanced Healthcare Materials, Vol. 14, Article 2501430 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Olof Eskilsson, Emanuel Wiman, Nina Reustle, Jakob Langwagen, Zeljana Sotra, Anna Svard, Robert Selegård, Yagmur Bas, Linn Berglund, Kristiina Oksman, Torbjorn Bengtsson, Johan Junker, Hazem Khalaf, Daniel Aili (2025) Nanocellulose Wound Dressings with Integrated Protease Sensors for Detection of Wound Pathogens ACS Sensors, Vol. 10, p. 3953-3963 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Elisa Zattarin, Zeljana Sotra, Emanuel Wiman, Yagmur Baş, Jonathan Rakar, Linn Berglund, Annika Starkenberg, Emma Björk, Hazem Khalaf, Kristiina Oksman, Torbjorn Bengtsson, Johan Junker, Daniel Aili (2025) Controlled Release of Antimicrobial Peptides from Nanocellulose Wound Dressings for Treatment of Wound Infections Materials Today Bio, Vol. 32, Article 101756 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

News

“Skin in a syringe” a step towards a new way to heal burns

Researchers have created what could be called “skin in a syringe”. The gel containing live cells can be 3D printed into a skin transplant, as shown in a study conducted on mice. This technology may lead to new ways to treat burns and severe wounds.
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Support medical treatment with materials that mimic nature

Imagine being able to test cancer drugs on artificial tumours or creating wound dressings that prevent infection. Daniel Aili’s research is about creating artificial materials with the same precision as life itself and using them in medical contexts.
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bidrag-till-att-bygga-en-kopia-av-hjarnan

Centrumet CNSx3 har fått 60 miljoner SEK i bidrag för att skapa 3D-modeller av mänskliga organ. LiU-professor Daniel Aili ingår i projektet.

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Employment

  • 2020- to present Professor, Linköping University, Sweden
  • 2015-2020 Associate Professor, Linköping University, Sweden
  • 2011-2015 Assistant Professor, Linköping University, Sweden
  • 2010-2011 Postdoc, School of Materials Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  • 2009-2010 Postdoc, Prof. Molly Stevens' lab, Imperial College London, UK

Education

  • 2008 PhD in Molecular Physics, Linköping University, Sweden
  • 2003 MSc in Engineering Biology, Linköping University, Sweden

Achievements

  • ERC Consolidator Grant holder
  • Coordinator of SSF MED-X project HEALiX
  • Wallenberg Academy Fellow (+ prolongation grant)
  • Enrolled in the Future Research Leader program by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research
  • Received the AkzoNobel Nordic Prize for Surface and Colloid Chemystry (2012)
  • Received the Ingvar Carlsson Award (2012)
  • Received the Arnbergska Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2013)

Expertise

  • Soft biomaterials
  • Molecular self-assembly
  • Surface and colloid chemistry
  • Biosensors

More about my research

Laboratory of molecular materials

We are a multidisciplinary team with a passion for science. Our research is focused on design and development of molecules, soft materials and hybrid nanoscale components and devices for a wide range of biomedical applications.
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Hydrogels can provide better cell therapy treatment

This video, made by Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research in their series about future research leaders, tells the story about Daniel Aili and his research group that, among others, create hydrogels.

 Organisation

Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM)

Excellent undergraduate teaching and research in the areas of biology, chemistry, materials and applied physics and theory and modelling are conducted at this department.

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