Author Archives: Jarek Drelich
NIH R15 Funding
Surface Innovations research team just got awarded with a two-year grant by the NIH – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. We will study the biodegradable Zn-Mg alloys regarding their biocompatibility and biodegradation rate. The project is a collaborative effort … Continue reading
Reproducibility of RHX dating
Graduate student Shan Zhao has published her first paper as the leading author. The paper is entitled “Reproducibility in Rehydroxylation of Ceramic Artifacts” and was accepted for publication by the Journal of American Ceramic Society. The paper is co-authored by … Continue reading
Review on medical sutures
Dr. Jan-Marten Seitz, who left our research team a few months ago after spending one year postdoctoral fellowship program, has just published a review article entitled “Recent Advances in Biodegradable Metals for Medical Sutures: A Critical Review” in Advanced Healthcare … Continue reading
Addition to SURFI Team
Surface Innovations team welcomes Ms. Avishan Arabshomali. Avishan has decided to join our research team for at least this summer, and likely will pursue her M.S. program in the area of bioabsorbable polymers. Avishan has earned her B.S. degree in … Continue reading
Advisory Committee Member
Prof. Drelich has been invited by the MLR Institute of Technology in Hyderabad (India) to serve as the Advisory Committee Member to the International Conference on Advancements in AeroMechanical Materials for Manufacturing that will take place in Hyderabad on June … Continue reading
Symposium on Magnesium Implants
Patrick K. Bowen and Dr. Drelich are involved in organization of the symposium Magnesium-based Biodegradable Implants – to be part of the 2016 TMS Annual Meeting. Magnesium-based Biodegradable Implants: One of the trends in biomedical implants is toward the use … Continue reading
Successful PhD research proposal
Please congratulate Shan Zhao for the successful defense of her Ph.D. research proposal this morning. Her Ph.D. research proposal is entitled Structural characteristics and corrosion behavior of biodegradable Zn-X alloys in stent application.
New contribution to SI
A new paper was published in the Surface Innovations journal by our team. The title of the paper is “Hydrophobic nano-asperities in control of energy barrier during particle-surface interactions” and is co-authored by J. Drelich and P.K. Bowen. The paper … Continue reading
Paper on flotation of rough particles
Last year, Mr. Onur Guven, PhD candidate in the program of mineral processing engineering at the Istanbul Technical University in Turkey, working under a supervision of Prof. Mehmet S. Celik, spent a few months in our laboratories. He researched the … Continue reading
SI Volume 3 Issue 2
The 2nd issue of 2015 of the Surface Innovations journal is available. This is the themed issue on biofouling that was prepared by Dr. Chehimi and Dr. Carbonnier and contains 5 interesting papers.
