B01 – Electrically conductive and piezoactive materials for multifunctional implants for bone and cartilage regeneration
Summary of the work programme
The project will provide an electroactive hydrogel library based on different modifications of oxidised alginate-gelatin (ADA-GEL) for the various application requirements in ELAINE. The applications vary from their use as cartilage replacement materials to coatings for the functionalisation of load-bearing titanium implants. Besides the material and process investigations on three dimensionally (3D)-printed piezoelectric and bioactive scaffolds for bone regeneration the aim is to assess the bone cell response on the piezoelectric effect. A new 3D printing process combining hydrogel bioprinting and fused deposition modelling will be investigated to realise a biphasic scaffold for osteochondral defects.
Project leader
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hermann Seitz
E-Mail
Tel.: +49 381 498 9090
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Aldo R. Boccaccini
E-Mail
Tel.: +49 9131 852 8601
Institutions
University of Rostock
Chair of Mikrofluidics
Justus-von-Liebig Weg 6
18059 Rostock
Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Chair of Biomaterials
Cauerstraße 6
91058 Erlangen