1. 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

2. 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

3. 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)
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)
E. Yilmaz and M. Bengisu, “Preparation and Characterization of Physical Gels and Beads from Chitin Solutions” Carbohydrate Polymers, 54 [4] (2003)
M. Bengisu and E.Yilmaz, “Oxidation and Pyrolysis of Chitosan as a Route for Carbon Fiber Derivation”, Carbohydrate Polymers, 50 [2] (2002)

4. Project Idea / Contribution Fields
Proposed project title: Smart materials for biomedical applications
Particularly:
Chromogenic (biochromic, thermochromic, photochromic, etc.) materials
Shape memory materials

5. FFAD, Department of Industrial Design E-mail: murat.bengisu@ieu.edu.tr
Contact Details
Murat Bengisu
FFAD, Department of Industrial Design
IEU