Course 9
BIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND FABRIC ENGINEERING
MURILO C. CROVACE
COURSE
In this course the participants will come into contact with the universe of Fabric Engineering, a field of genuinely interdisciplinary research resulting from the intersection between Materials Science and Engineering and different areas such as Medicine, Dentistry and Biology. It will cover fundamental aspects of the science of bioactive materials, with special emphasis on bioglass and glass-ceramic. In addition, it will approach the main properties and applications in the human body, as well as some advanced techniques of manufacturing these materials. Finally, two successful cases of bioactive materials developed in DEMa/UFSCar will be explored: Biosilicate® and F18 bioglass.
Prof. Murilo C. Crovace is a Material Engineer graduated from UFSCar and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Technological Development, by PPG-CEM/UFSCar. His research line is bio-glass, bio glass-ceramic, calcium phosphates and their composites. He is a specialist in synthetic grafts (scaffolds) for bone regeneration. Murilo has experience in the manufacture of porous ceramics and in the characterization of materials by various techniques, especially heating microscopy. His current research works include Additive Manufacturing (3DP and SLS), sintering, microstructural control/design, and biological properties of materials.
PREREQUISITE
The participants must have taken Materials Science classes.
PRACTICAL PART
Visit to Vitreous Materials Laboratory (LaMaV).