Prof. Boccaccini visits Faculty of Applied Sciences, Argentina
On August 21st, 2012, Prof. A. R. Boccaccini visited the Faculty of Industrial Applied Sciences (FCAI), University of Cuyo, in San Rafael, Argentina.
Prof. Boccaccini is international advisor of the research group “Materials” at FCAI, specifically in projects dealing with the electrophoretic deposition (EPD) of biomaterials involving Dr Maria J. Santillan, Ing. Francisco Membrive and PhD student Ms Silvia Clavijo (pictured with Prof. Boccaccini and with other members of the group).
The projects focus on the development of functional organic-inorganic coatings for orthopaedic applications fabricated by EPD which are also characterised at the Institute of Biomaterials, FAU.