SMART MATERIALS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS Systems Biology for Translational Medicine Prospective Project Partnership Meeting SMART MATERIALS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS Murat Bengisu Faculty of Fine Arts and Design Department of Industrial Design
Field of Study / Technical Experience Keywords: borate glass, sol-gel, ceramic, chitosan, smart materials General Information: Processing and characterization of materials (chitin, chitosan, glass) for biomedical applications
Relevant Projects Ongoing – Shape memory polymers for orthodontic applications Previous work: E. Yilmaz and M. Bengisu, “Drug Entrapment in Silica Microspheres Through a Single Step Sol-Gel Process and In-Vitro Release Behavior”, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials 77B (2006) 149-155 M. Bengisu and E. Yilmaz, “Chemical Durability of Alumina and Selected Glasses in Simulated Body Fluid - Effect of Composition and Surface Abrasion” Adv.Exp.Med.Biol. 553 (2004) 103-112 E. Yilmaz and M. Bengisu, “Preparation and Characterization of Physical Gels and Beads from Chitin Solutions” Carbohydrate Polymers, 54 [4] (2003) 479-488 M. Bengisu and E.Yilmaz, “Oxidation and Pyrolysis of Chitosan as a Route for Carbon Fiber Derivation”, Carbohydrate Polymers, 50 [2] 165-175 (2002)
Project Idea / Contribution Fields Proposed project title: Smart materials for biomedical applications Particularly: Chromogenic (biochromic, thermochromic, photochromic, etc.) materials Shape memory materials
FFAD, Department of Industrial Design E-mail: murat.bengisu@ieu.edu.tr Contact Details Murat Bengisu FFAD, Department of Industrial Design E-mail: murat.bengisu@ieu.edu.tr IEU