Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics Research Group

Awards

Isabel Bacelo Leonor, 2008

Published, May 15 2004

Also in October, the School of Engineering of the University of Minho revealed the results for the “Prémio EEUM – Melhor Tese de Doutoramento 2008” (School of Engineering Award for the Best PhD Thesis in 2008) and decided to award the thesis entitled: “New Biomimetic Acellular Routes for Pre-Calcification of Implant Materials, Carrier Particles and Porous Scaffolds”, by Isabel Maria Bacelo Leonor, researcher from the 3B’s Research Group, Department of Polymer Engineering. The work described in this thesis has as main objective the usage of biomineralization strategies that lead to the development of new materials, through the incorporation of functional groups in the surface of the material or through biomimetic approaches in order to induce the formation of apatite layers or other calcium phosphates that act as vehicles for the transportation of bone organic compounds that affect the tissue response, that is, growth factors that promote osteoinduction. This PhD work was performed with the supervision of Prof. Rui L. Reis, Director of the 3B’s Research Group and Prof. Tadashi Kokubo, from Kyoto University, Japan, where she performed part of her PhD research work.

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