2020

Our paper "Bioactive Glass (BG) ICIE16 Shows Promising Osteogenic Properties Compared to Crystallized 45S5-BG",  in collaboration with the group of Dr. Fabian Westhauser (Heidelberg University Hospital) and Prof. Leena Hupa (Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland) has been published (Open Access) In...

Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini attended the General Assembly Meeting of the European Virtual Institute on Knowledge-based Multifunctional Materials (KMM-VIN ),  held on 25th February 2020 in Brussels. Prof. Boccaccini is the coordinator of the Working Group Biomaterials (together with Prof. C. Hellmich, T...

On 11-14 February 2020 we received the visit of Dr. George Kyzas, Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry at the International Hellenic University (IHU), Kavala Greece, in the framework of an Erasmus lecturership. Dr. Kyzas presented the invited talk: "Materials for environmental applicat...

On 11th Feb. 2020 we received the visit of Dr. Ajita Jindal, PhD graduate from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Dr. Jindal presented the invited lecture: "Development of mesoporous silica-based materials  for biomedical applications" in the framework of the Advanced Biomaterials Semina...

Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, Dr. Julia Will and Dr. Liliana Liverani attended the Poster presentations evening of Master students of the Elite Master’s Programme “Advanced Materials and Processes“ (MAP), which took place on 5th February at Fraunhofer-Institut IISB, Erlangen. It was attended by numerous...

Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini and Dr. Liliana Liverani attended the kick-off meeting of the Baltic Biomaterials Centre of Excellence (BBCE) at Riga Technical University (RTU), Latvia. Prof. Boccaccini attended also the first meeting of the steering committe of BBCE. The project´s main objective is to est...

On 22nd Jan. 2020 Prof. Boccaccini attended the meeting, organised by the Bavarian University Centre for Latin America, BAYLAT, with Prof. Alfredo R. Lazzeretti, the Rector of the National University of Mar del Plata (UNMDP), Argentina, Prof Guenther Leugering, Vice-president for research, FAU, Prof...

The Institute of Biomaterials is currently hosting numerous international researchers and students, who have chosen our Institute to carry out their research projects during the winter term 2020. We welcome Sofia Melucci and Manuela Matar Prior, visiting students (I.DEAR program) from National Univ....

On 16th Jan. 2020 we received the visit of Prof. Jan Hansmann, from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt,  Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology and University of Würzburg. We are collaborating with Prof. Hansmann in ...

Prof. Boccaccini attended the regular meeting of the Council of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB)held on 13th January in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. The latest Newsletter of the Council has been recently sent to all ESB members with a reminder of nominations for the ESB awards 2020. This y...