International

The 2nd Scientific Workshop of the Argentinean-Bavarian Initiative on Science, Technology and Innovation in Environmental Science and Technology (ABIEST) was held on 7-8 December 2015 at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, coordinated by Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini and Prof. Rita Hilliges (Augsburg U...

Ms Marta Gallo successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled: "In vitro degradation of calcium phosphate bone substitutes: coupled monitoring of the evolution of mechanical, microstructural and physico-chemical properties of DCPD and b-TCP samples " on 26th November 2015. She carried out her pr...

During 30.11 - 4.12.2015 we received the visit of Ms Inga Narkevica and Ms Līga Stīpniece PhD students at "Rudolfs Cimdins Riga Biomaterials Innovations and Development Centre", Riga Technical University, Institute of General Chemical Engineering, Latvia. We have been collaborating with researchers ...

On 24th November 2015 we received the visit of Dr. Annabel Braem, post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Materials Engineering (MTM), KU Leuven, Belgium. Dr. Braem is currently visiting the Institute of Surface Science and Corrosion at FAU, Prof. S. Virtanen. Dr. Braem has carried out extensi...

On 9th November 2015 we received the visit of Dr. Bernard Chenevier, Support Unit for Strategic Programs, Okayama University, Japan. We discussed collaborations between the Institute of Biomaterials, the FAU Institute of Particle Technology (represented by Prof. R. Klupp-Taylor, Prof. N. Vogel, Dr. ...

Following an invitation of Prof. Aleš Helebrant and Dr. Dana Rohanova, Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini presented on 2nd November 2015, the guest lecture "Bioactive Materials and Biofabrication in Tissue Engineering: Progress and Challenges" at the Department of Glass and Ceramics, University of Chemistry a...