Category Archives: Publications

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Publication from collaboration with Brazil

In August 2014, Dr. Drelich visited the Military Institute of Engineering (MIE) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and established a research collaboration with this institute in the area of natural fibers, composite materials, diamonds and alloys. The first paper entitled … Continue reading

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New Publication on Biodegradation of Mg

In our new study on bioabsobable implants, just published in the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A (Vol. 102, Issue 3, pp. 341-349), we present an in vitro – in vivo biocorrosion correlation for pure magnesium. The studies rely on … Continue reading

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Surface Innovations: Vol.2 Issue 4 (2014)

The 4th issue (and last for this year) of Surface Innovations is available online. It contains 6 interesting papers and is the second part of a special collection of papers honoring Prof. Emil Chibowski from M.Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Poland.

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Publication on Superhydrophobicity

New review article entitled “Physics and applications of superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic surfaces and coatings” was published in Surface Innovations: Vol. 2, No. SI4, pp. 211-227 by Prof. Drelich. This review is co-authored by Prof. Marmur from the Israel Institute of … Continue reading

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Stent Designers Think Zinc

Seeking an alternative to magnesium-based stents, researchers at Michigan Technological University (Houghton) are conducting studies on a stent design made from zinc. This material, the scientists say, offers better degradation rates than magnesium and can be processed in such a … Continue reading

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Zinc is the Bio Focus for MRS Bulletin June 2013

Research by Professor Jaroslaw Drelich and PhD student Patrick Bowen (MSE) is highlighted in the June edition of the MRS Bulletin. The story, “Is Zinc the Perfect Material for Bioabsorbable Stents?” appears in the bulletin’s Bio Focus section. From Tech Today.

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