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Welcome to the website of the Institute of Biomaterials, seventh Institute of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering  of the Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg.

The Institute of Biomaterials at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg started teaching and research activities on 1st October 2009 with the appointment of Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dr. h.c.  Aldo R. Boccaccini (formerly at Imperial College London, UK), as Professor and Head of the Institute of Biomaterials.

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The volume titled: "Hybrid and Composite Nanofibrous Materials for Wound Healing Applications", co-edited by Dr. Shahin Homaeigohar (University of Dundee, UK), Dr. Judith A. Roether (FAU) and Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, has been published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). This comprehensive boo...

Category: 2026, News

We thank everyone at the FAU Institute of Biomaterials: permanent academic, administrative and technical support staff, PhD students, post-doctoral researchers, students, visiting scientists, collaborators and supporters for the great commitment, hard work and continuous support during 2025, in whic...

Category: 2025, 2026, News

Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini was invited to serve as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Center for Research in Multiscale Science and Engineering (CCEM), a María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain. He attended the first SAB mee...

Category: 2025, News