2016

On 2nd June 2016, we received the visit of Prof. Hala Zreiqat, Head of the Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Research Unit, at the Faculty of Engineering & Information Technologies, University of Sydney, Australia. Prof. Zreiqat presented the seminar: "Development of unique 3D printed cerami...

In the context of the EU project "MesopOrous matrices for localiZed pH-triggered releAse of theRapeuTic ions and drugs" (MOZART), we received the visit of Ms Aylin Atakan of Nanolith (principal investigator Dr. Emma Björk), an industrial partner in the project. We collaborate with Nanolith in the de...

In the framework of the ETN project CoACH (European Training Network: Advanced glasses, Composites And Ceramics for High growth Industries) we received the visit of Gianmarco Taveri from the Institute of Physics of Materials (IPM) in Brno, Czech Republic (principal investigator: Prof. Ivo Dlouhy). M...

The progress meeting of the DFG funded collaborative project "Bioadaptive Coatings on Mg Alloys" was held on 27th May 2016 at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, hosted by Prof. Frank Witte, pictured with Prof. Boccaccini. This project is a collaborative effort of the Institute of Surface Sci...

Prof. Boccaccini visited the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, hosted by Prof. Igor Zhitomirsky (pictured with Prof. Boccaccini), Distinguished Engineering Professor at McMaster. We have collaborated with Prof. Zhitomirsky for more than 10 year...

On Thursday 19th May, Prof. Boccaccini presented the keynote talk: "Multifunctional and bioactive soft coatings by electrophoretic deposition" in the context of the New Frontiers symposium: "Multifunctional biomolecular interfaces for orthopaedic applications" at the World Biomaterials Congress (WBC...

On May 16, 2016, Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini presented the special guest seminar: "Bioactive glasses for vascularized tissue engineering: Emerging evidences and successful outcomes" at Materials Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, hosted by Professor Showan Nazhat (pictured with Prof. Boc...