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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.

Publications

2026

Johanna Hultman, Vivian Morad, Eliane Tanner, Tristan M. G. Kenney, Zuzanna Pietras, Lalit Pramod Khare, Dean Derbyshire, Diana Resetca, Cheryl H. Arrowsmith, Daniel Aili, Simon Ekstrom, Linda Z. Penn, Björn Wallner, Alexandra Ahlner, Maria Sunnerhagen (2026) Nature Communications, Vol. 17, Article 2016 (Article in journal)
Elisa Zattarin, Wasihun Bekele Kebede, Zeljana Sotra, Rozalin Shamasha, Annika Starkenberg, Valentina Guerrero Florez, Lalit Pramod Khare, Torbjorn Bengtsson, Hazem Khalaf, Emma Björk, Jonathan Rakar, Johan Junker, Daniel Aili (2026) Bioactive Materials, Vol. 61, p. 150-171 (Article in journal)
Wasihun Bekele Kebede, Elisa Zattarin, Zeljana Sotra, Emanuel Wiman, Annika Starkenberg, Sneha Kollenchery Ramanathan, Jonathan Rakar, Tsige Gebre-Mariam, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema, Marten Skog, Petter Sivler, Torbjorn Bengtsson, Hazem Khalaf, Johan Junker, Daniel Aili (2026) ACS Applied Nano Materials, Vol. 9, p. 1571-1583 (Article in journal)
Valentina Guerrero Florez, Elisa Zattarin, Lalit Pramod Khare, Emanuel Wiman, Torbjorn Bengtsson, Hazem Khalaf, Johan Junker, Lars Ojamäe, Magnus Odén, Daniel Aili, Emma Björk (2026) Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 703, Article 139151 (Article in journal)

2025

Daniel Aili, A. Herland (2025) Methods in Molecular Biology, p. 223-233 (Chapter in book)

News

12 August 2025

鈥淪kin in a syringe鈥� a step towards a new way to heal burns

Researchers have created what could be called 鈥渟kin in a syringe鈥�. 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.
Portrait of Daniel Aili.

23 October 2024

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Centrumet CNSx3 har fått 60 miljoner SEK i bidrag för att skapa 3D-modeller av mänskliga organ. LiU-professor Daniel Aili ingår i projektet.
Tw researchers in an lab sitting at a table.

19 April 2023

The wound dressing that can reveal infection

A nanocellulose wound dressing that can reveal early signs of infection without interfering with the healing process has been developed by researchers at 糖心网页版. Their study is one further step on the road to a new type of wound care.

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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

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  • 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.

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

Person with transmission electron microscope.

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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