Bioceramics

- Overview of bioceramic materials
- Introduction to proteins and cell biology
- Ceramic materials for implant technologies
- Sol-gel Chemistry for Functional Materials
- Advanced Freeze Casting: the Freeze Gelation Process
- Direct Foaming
- Biomineralization Inspired Micromoulding Techniques
- Micro-structured biofunctionalized ceramic surfaces and their impact on cells
- Inorganic / organic scaffold composites for bone tissue engineering with gradual porosities
- Cell evaluation of novel microporous Hydroxyapatite-based scaffolds for bone replacement
- Submicron Colloidosomes for Drug-Delivery
- Nanofiber Based Scaffolds for Cell-Matrix Interactions

The students will be able to understand the interface between ceramics and biology.

oral exam