Month: October 2018

On 15-22 October 2018 we received the visit of Ms. Ing. Kristyna Svagrova, PhD student at University of Chemistry and Technology, VSCHT, Department of Glass and Ceramics, Prague, Czech Republic, working with Ass. Prof. Dana Rohanova. This visit was funded by the Technical Committee 04 (Bioglasse...

Our paper "Dissolution of borate and borosilicate bioactive glasses and the influence of ion (Zn, Cu) doping in different solutions" , co-authored by Ms K. Schuladen, Dr. X. Wang, Prof. L. Hupa and Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, has been published in J. Non_-Cryst. Solids. The paper reports a comprehen...

We welcome the visiting Master students from National University of Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Argentina, Camila A. Aranda, Martin Melucci, and Rocío Sabbatella, who will carry out academic activities in our Institute in the framework of the student exchange I.DEAR program ("Ingenieure Deutschland - Arg...

The latest progress meeting of the DFG funded project on ion-doped bioactive glasses with outstanding high temperature crystallization resistance took place on 22nd October 2018 at the Institute of Biomaterials. The project involves collaboration between researchers from TU Darmstadt, Institute fo...

Prof. Boccaccini chaired the strategy meeting of the Department of the Materials Science and Engineering held on 18-19 October 2018. The Department is the largest materials science/engineering university department of its type in Germany, formed by nine Institutes with 18 full-time professors an...

Numerous researchers and students have selected the Institute of Biomaterals carry out their research projects during the winter term 18/19. We welcome Camila A. Aranda, Martin Melucci, and Rocío Sabbatella, visiting students, Univ. of Mar del Plata, Argentina, Dr. Miguel Fuentes Chandia, visitin...

Prof. Emilio Alarcon, Principal Investigator and Laboratory Director, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, and Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada, visited the Institute of Biomaterials on 15-16 October 201...

We are hosting 4 senior researchers from the Centre for Functional and Surface Functionalized Glass (FunGlass) at Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín, Slovakia, in the framework of our international collaboration in the field of bioactive glasses and biomedical materials. Currently Dr. Martin...

The 2nd International Biennal Conference BioMaH:"Biomaterials and Novel Technologies for Healthcare" was held in Frascati, Italy, on October 8-11, 2018. Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini was one of the Conference presidents, together with Dr. Mauro Alini (AO Foundation, Switzerland), while Dr. Julietta Rau (...

The Industrial Workshop "Advanced Materials for High Growth Industries: From the PhD to Industrial Innovation" of the European Training Network (ETN) "Advanced glasses, Composites And Ceramics for High growth Industries European" (CoACH) was held at Polytechnic of Turin, Italy, on 3-4 October 2018. ...