Seminar: Mechanically Adaptive Bio-Nanocomposites for Implantable Materials

DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES

SEMINAR

Topic: Mechanically Adaptive Bio-Nanocomposites for Implantable Materials
Presenter: E. Johan Foster (Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and
                                           Engineering, Virginia Tech, USA)                    

Date: Thursday, July 12, 2018

Time: 10:00 am

Venue: Seminar Room, School of Engineering Sciences

ABSTRACT

Stimuli-responsive nanocomposite materials which change their mechanical properties in response to external stimuli have attracted significant interest for using in broad spectrum applications. The incorporation of high-stiffness, high-surface-area nanofibers with switchable interactions into a polymer matrix has rapidly emerged as a versatile design strategy to create nanocomposites properties that react to a variety of stimuli. We will present our experimental research focused on the design, synthesis and possible applications of materials that change their mechanical properties when implanted in the body. Moreover, we will show biocompatible sensing mechanisms that can be coupled to a range of implantable materials. Ranging from optical fibers to cortical electrodes, we will show several mechanisms that allow long term implantation and sensing within the body.

All are cordially invited!!