Research

​Ongoing projects:

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• Additive manufacturing (AM): electrochemical printing, directed energy deposition (DED), and powder bed fusion (PBF).

• Corrosion and mechanical behavior of as well as hydrogen interaction with additive manufactured (3D-printed) alloys.

• Materials durability in space applications.

• Electrochemical deposition of functional metals, alloys and metallic glasses.

• Development of novel electrochemically-deposited calcium phosphate coatings for dental and orthopedic implants. Coatings prepared in our lab have already demonstrated better performance than commercial plasma-sprayed coatings and are currently on the way to market.
  Check the Smart Bioactive Trabecular Coating (SBTC) sold by SGS Dental (http://sgs-dental.com/index.php/surface-treatment/).

• The use of Bio-Ferrography for diagnosing osteoarthritis or cancer, determining the efficacy of drug treatments, and monitoring the wear of artificial joints. Our lab is the leader in this area worldwide.

 

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Applications are welcome from prospective candidates for graduate studies and post-doctorate positions.

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Companies are invited to undertake collaborative research projects in the aforementioned (and related) areas and consultancy services.