Bruna Segat

Visiting PhD student, PPGCEM/UDESC, Brazil

Investigating the Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD) of biopolymer/mesoporous bioactive glass biocomposites

Supervisor in Brazil: Prof. Daniela Becker

Supervisor in Erlangen: Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini

The focus of this work is to study the effect of fabricating PLA scaffolds containing mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles and antibiotic drugs by combining melt processing and electrophoretic deposition techniques. The integration of different fabrication and surface-modification techniques has been investigated to enhance the bioactivity of polymer-based scaffolds [1,2]. In this context, the combined use of melt processing and electrophoretic deposition aims to produce a bioactive, biocompatible, and structurally stable material suitable for bone tissue engineering applications. The project is supported by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Brazil.

[1] Nawaz, Q., López, G. B., Strunk, T., Damiani, C., Mas-Moruno, C., Westhauser, F., Michalek, M., Mutlu N. & Boccaccini, A. R. (2025). 3D printing of PCL-based composite scaffolds coated with mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles (MBGNs) incorporating boron and molybdenum for ion-assisted bone tissue engineering. Journal of Materials Science, 1-18. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10853-025-10900-y

[2] Ilyas, K., Akhtar, M. A., Ammar, E. B., & Boccaccini, A. R. (2022). Surface modification of 3D-printed PCL/BG composite scaffolds via mussel-inspired polydopamine and effective antibacterial coatings for biomedical applications. Materials, 15(23), 8289. https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/23/8289