Contributors
Hannes Ahrem.studied.biology.at.Friedrich.Schiller.
University. where. his. main. focus. was. on. microbiology.. With. the. topic. of. structural. design. of. BNC. for.
improved.cell.migration,.he.graduated.in.2009.in.the.
group.of.D..Klemm.and.has.worked.since.that.time.
on.the.development.of.BNC-based.implants.as.a.PhD.
student.at.Jenpolymer.Materials.Ltd..&.Co..KG.
Fábia Karine Andrade.has.a.degree.in.biological.sciences.from.the.Universidade.Federal.do.Ceará.(UFC)..
She.received.her.master’s.in.biochemistry.from.UFC.
in. 2006. and. a. PhD. in. biomedical. engineering. from.
the.University.of.Minho.in.2010.
Guilherme Mariz de Oliveira Barra.received.a.degree.
in.material.science.and.engineering.from.the.Federal.
University. of. São. Carlos,. Brazil. (1994).. He. has. a.
. master’s. degree. in. material. and. metallurgical. engineering.from.the.Federal.University.of.Santa.Catarina.
(1997).and.a.PhD.in.polymer.science.and.technology.
from.the.Federal.University.of.Rio.de.Janeiro,.Brazil.
(2001).. Since. 2004,. he. has. worked. in. the. Mechanical.
Engineering.Department.of.the.Federal.University.of.
Santa.Catarina.where.he.has.focused.on.the.development. of. intrinsically. conducting. polymers,. nanocomposites,.conducting.polymer.blends,.and.vegetal.
fiber-reinforced.polymer.materials.
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Hannes Ahrem.studied.biology.at.Friedrich.Schiller.
University. where. his. main. focus. was. on. microbiology.. With. the. topic. of. structural. design. of. BNC. for.
improved.cell.migration,.he.graduated.in.2009.in.the.
group.of.D..Klemm.and.has.worked.since.that.time.
on.the.development.of.BNC-based.implants.as.a.PhD.
student.at.Jenpolymer.Materials.Ltd..&.Co..KG.
Fábia Karine Andrade.has.a.degree.in.biological.sciences.from.the.Universidade.Federal.do.Ceará.(UFC)..
She.received.her.master’s.in.biochemistry.from.UFC.
in. 2006. and. a. PhD. in. biomedical. engineering. from.
the.University.of.Minho.in.2010.
Guilherme Mariz de Oliveira Barra.received.a.degree.
in.material.science.and.engineering.from.the.Federal.
University. of. São. Carlos,. Brazil. (1994).. He. has. a.
. master’s. degree. in. material. and. metallurgical. engineering.from.the.Federal.University.of.Santa.Catarina.
(1997).and.a.PhD.in.polymer.science.and.technology.
from.the.Federal.University.of.Rio.de.Janeiro,.Brazil.
(2001).. Since. 2004,. he. has. worked. in. the. Mechanical.
Engineering.Department.of.the.Federal.University.of.
Santa.Catarina.where.he.has.focused.on.the.development. of. intrinsically. conducting. polymers,. nanocomposites,.conducting.polymer.blends,.and.vegetal.
fiber-reinforced.polymer.materials.
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