Prof. Boccaccini visits universities in San Rafael, Argentina

Prof. Boccaccini in Argentinien

Prof. Boccaccini visited several institutions during his stay in San Rafael, Argentina. He visited the Regional Faculty of Universidad Tecnologica Nacional where he talked to undergraduate engineering students about his research activities in the field of biomaterials. He also held meetings with colleagues at Faculty of Applied Industrial Sciences (FCAI) of National University of Cuyo . Prof. Boccaccini collaborates with the research group led by Dr. M. J. Santillan and Eng. F. Membrive at FCAI in the in the field of bioactive coatings for biomedical applications [1], co-supervising also the doctoral thesis of Eng. Silvia Clavijo. Prof. Boccaccini also gave an invited talk about “Nanotechnology and Bioactive Materials” at Rotary Club San Rafael Este. In the photos, with Prof. Boccaccini, Eng. F. Genovese (UTN FR San Rafael), Dr. A. Ordonez (Dean, FCAI), Dr. M. J. Santillan (FCAI), and Ms S. Clavijo (PhD student, FCAI). (Click images to enlarge)

[1] Clavijo, S., et al., Characterization of polyetheretherketone particle suspensions for electrophoretic deposition, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 131, 2014 40953.