2016

In the framework of the I.DEAR program, Dr. Liliana Liverani visited the National University of Mar del Plata (UNMDP), Argentina. She presented the course “Electrospinning process as scaffold fabrication technique for tissue engineering applications” and discussed research collaboration in the field...

Dr. Hasan Zuhudi Abdullah and Dr. Maizlinda Izwana Idris, from the Department of Materials Engineering and Design, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia, are visiting the Institute of Biomaterials for an extended research period to ...

Our review paper "A review of hydrogel-based composites for biomedical applications: enhancement of hydrogel properties by addition of rigid inorganic fillers", co-authored with Dr. Stefanie Utech, has been recently published in the 50th Anniversary Issue of the Journal of Materials Science (JMSC) ....

Dr. Raminder Singh and PD Dr. Iwona Cicha (pictured with Prof. A. R. Boccaccini), Cardiovascular Nanomedicine Unit - Section of Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine, (head: Prof. C. Alexiou), Faculty of Medicine, visited the Institute of Biomaterials on 17th March. We collaborate with the research...

Several undergraduate (ERASMUS exchange) students, doctoral researchers and senior scientists are currently visiting our Institute and carrying out a variety of research projects in the field of biomaterials, including: Martina Tortorici (Polytechnic of Turin, Italy), Will Lepry (McGill University, ...

Professor Boccaccini attended the last meeting of the Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) "BIOCERAMICS FOR BONE REPAIR (BioBone)" held on 15th March 2016 in the Department of Materials, Imperial College London, UK. The project received funding from FP7 of the European Commission. The ultimate...

Prof. Boccaccini was a plenary speaker at the 91st Annual Conference of the German Ceramics Society (DKG) & Symposium on High-Performance Ceramics 2016 held in Freiberg, Germany, on 7-9 March 2016. He presented the lecture: "Biologically active glasses and ceramics: progress, challenges and oppo...