Dafna Knani
ORT Braude College, Israel
Biography
Dafna Knani is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biotechnology Engineering at ORT Braude College. Currently, she is the Head of MSc program in Biotechnology. She is an Organic Polymer Chemist. She has completed her Graduation in the Faculty of Chemistry at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. In the past, she worked for surgical bio-polymeric materials start-up company (developing adhesives for hard tissues) and as a Research Chemist and Project Leader at Israel Chemicals Ltd. Her current research focuses on “Molecular modeling of materials and biomaterials, especially simulation of systems used for controlled drug release and tissue engineering”.
Abstract
Abstract : In silico study of the self-assembly and gelation of sugar derivatives