Prof. Boccaccini and Dr. Unalan visit Fraunhoert

On 28th April, Dr. Irem Unalan and Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini visited the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, in Freising. The host was Prof. Andrea Büttner, Executive Director of the Institute. We are exploring topics for collaboration with the IVV team in different areas of sustainable biomaterials, including fibrous antibacterial materials, following our previous successful joint project [1].

[1] I. Unalan, et al., Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of cinnamon essential oil-laden 45S5 bioactive glass/soy protein composite scaffolds for the treatment of bone infections and oxidative stress, Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 128 (2021) 112320.