About me
I am a postdoctoral research fellow at Tampere University. My primary research interest is the development of biofunctionalized materials. I am also experienced in protein engineering and producing and characterizing recombinant proteins. I obtained my PhD at 2014 and PhD thesis was entitled "The Development of Novel Biomolecular Tools Based on Avidins, DNA and Chitosan".
Fields of expertise
Biomaterials, hydrogels, molecular biology, protein engineering, 3D cell culture.
Research unit
Selected publications
Leppiniemi J, Mutahir Z, Dulebo A, Mikkonen P, Nuopponen M, Turkki P & Hytönen, VP. 2021. Avidin-Conjugated Nanofibrillar Cellulose Hydrogel Functionalized with Biotinylated Fibronectin and Vitronectin Promotes 3D Culture of Fibroblasts. Biomacromolecules 22 (10), 4122-4137, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00579.
Leppiniemi J, Lahtinen P, Paajanen A, Mahlberg R, Metsä-Kortelainen S, Pinomaa T, Pajari H, Vikholm-Lundin I, Pursula P & Hytönen VP. 2017. 3D-Printable bioactivated nanocellulose-alginate hydrogels. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9 (26), 21959-21970, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b02756.