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prof.dr.ir. S. Lindhoud (Saskia)

Professor (Adjunct)
TNW-MM-MNF
Carré C4207
s.lindhoud@utwente.nl
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Saskia Lindhoud is an adjunct professor at the Department of Molecules and Materials at the University of Twente. She studied Molecular Sciences at Wageningen University and obtained a PhD degree in Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science in 2009. She then did an industrially oriented post-doc at the University of Bath in the UK, where she used cellulose derivatives as renewable thickeners for personal care products. In 2013, she moved to the Nanobiophysics group of the University of Twente and started on a post-doc on motor failure in neurodegenerative diseases. Later that year she started working on her Veni project on complex coacervates as novel macromolecular crowding agents. In 2016 she obtained a permanent position as an assistant professor at the Nanobiophysics group. In 2020 she moved to the Department of Molecules and Materials and started a tenure track. Her research focuses on the production and characterisation of sustainable materials based on polyelectrolyte complexation that can be used for separation processes.

Saskia further has an interest in educational innovation and research on education, particularly Blended Learning, learning analytics, peer-learning and conceptual modelling. More information can be found here

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Saskia Lindhoud is the webmaster and newsletter editor of the IACIS

Expertise

  • Material Science

    • Polyelectrolyte
    • Temperature

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

    • Protein
    • Membrane
    • Synuclein

  • Chemistry

    • Structure
    • Micelle
    • Reaction Temperature

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The main focus of my current research is to create a fundamental understanding of polyelectrolyte complexation with the aim to design and improve polyelectrolyte complex membranes, saloplastics and aquous based extraction media. 

Publications

2025

Polyelectrolyte Complex Membranes: Sustainable Preparation and Enzyme Functionalization (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Li, L.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036564304

2024

Molecular Information Processing in a Chemical Reaction Network Using Surface-Mediated Polyelectrolyte Complexation (2024)ChemSystemsChem, 6(6). Article e202400050. Hazal Koyuncu, A., Allegri, G., Moazzenzade, T., Huskens, J., Lindhoud, S. & Wong, A. S. Y.https://doi.org/10.1002/syst.202400050Dataset for publication entitled "Achieving Lysozyme Functionaliztion in PDADMAC-NaPSS Saloplastics through Salt Annealing" (2024)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Li, J., Li, L. & Lindhoud, S.https://doi.org/10.4121/3eed5d20-d65e-4348-81d5-e55c79f6a064Achieving lysozyme functionalization in PDADMAC-NaPSS saloplastics through salt annealing (2024)RSC advances, 14(45), 32863-32875. Li, J., Li, L. & Lindhoud, S.https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ra04986aDistribution of polyelectrolytes and counterions upon polyelectrolyte complexation (2024)Journal of colloid and interface science, 672, 654-663. Allegri, G., Huskens, J., Martinho, R. P. & Lindhoud, S.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.06.062Data underlying the publication: Biocatalytic PEI-PSS membranes through aqueous phase separation: influence of casting solution pH and operational temperature (2024)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Li, L., Baig, M. I., de Vos, W. M. & Lindhoud, S.https://doi.org/10.4121/4458ff76-1691-4f14-81ca-292fc0307b92Biocatalytic PEI-PSS membranes through aqueous phase separation: influence of casting solution pH and operational temperature (2024)Soft matter, 20(27), 5425-5434. Li, L., Baig, M. I., de Vos, W. M. & Lindhoud, S.https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sm00311jSequestration of Small Ions and Weak Acids and Bases by a Polyelectrolyte Complex Studied by Simulation and Experiment (2024)Macromolecules, 57(3), 1383-1398. Staňo, R., van Lente, J. J., Lindhoud, S. & Košovan, P.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c01209

2023

Conceptual Modeling Enables Systems Thinking in Sustainable Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (2023)Journal of chemical education, 100(12), 4577-4584. Krab - Hüsken, L. E., Pei, L., de Vries, P. G., Lindhoud, S., Paulusse, J. M. J., Jonkheijm, P. & Wong, A. S. Y.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00337Control over Charge Density by Tuning the Polyelectrolyte Type and Monomer Ratio in Saloplastic-Based Ion-Exchange Membranes (2023)Langmuir, 39(19), 6874-6884. Krishna B, A., de Vos, W. M. & Lindhoud, S.https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00497

Research profiles

Affiliated study programs

Courses academic year 2025/2026

Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.

Courses academic year 2024/2025

Courses academic year 2023/2024

Present group composition and short description of research projects

Currently my group consists of 6 PhD students

 Lijie Li: works on polyelectrolyte complex membranes made out of (bio)polyelectrolytes. These membranes are prepared via Aqueous Phase Separation enabling the incorporation of enzymes.
Start of the project: November 2020. Progress: 1 paper accepted, 1 manuscript ready. One manuscripts in preparation
Funding: CSC
Supervisory team: Wiebe de Vos and Saskia Lindhoud

Giulia Allegri: develops NMR methodology to determine the complete mass balance of polyelectrolyte complexation. I am proud of this work, it will have a lot of impact on the polyelectrolyte complexation community. Start of project: April 2021. 
Funding: Sectorplan
Supervisory team: Jurriaan Huskens and Saskia Lindhoud

Hestie Brink: works on the development of saloplastic anion exchange membranes for electrochemical production of hydrogen peroxide. This project is part of a consortium with WUR and Solvay. Start of project: June 2022. Progress: first manuscript in preparation.
Funding: ECCM NWA
Supervisory team: Wiebe de Vos and Saskia Lindhoud
Consortium partners: Solvay and WUR

Elorm Obotey Ezugbe: works at Wetsus on advanced coagulation of nanoplastics. Start of project: October 2022.
Supervisory team: Sam Rutten, Wiebe de Vos and Saskia Lindhoud 
Funding: Wetsus 
Consortium partners: Keycycle, Nijhuis and Solenis

Philipp Effnert: works on surfactants from renewable sources in collaboration with Shell. Start of project: June 2023
Funding: Shell
Supervisory team: Jean-Paul Lange, Jurriaan Huskens and Saskia Lindhoud

Hanxiao Zhou: works on saloplastics as cation exchange materials, a follow-up of Ameya Bysani’s work. Start of project: Januari 2024
Funding: CSC 
Supervisory team: Ernst Südholter, Wiebe de Vos and Saskia Lindhoud

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