Rheology and additive manufacturing of nanocomposite hydrogels inks for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications

• Grant number: 19/23361-5
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: March 01, 2020
• End date: February 28, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Materials and Metallurgical Engineering - Nonmetallic Materials
• Agreement: Queen's University of Belfast
• Mobility Program: SPRINT - Projetos de pesquisa - Mobilidade
• Principal Investigator: Marcos Akira d'Ávila
• Grantee: Marcos Akira d'Ávila
• Principal researcher abroad: Dimitrios Lamprou
• Institution abroad: Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica (FEM). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 17/23776-5 - Rheology and Additive Manufacturing of Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Applications in Regenerative Medicine, AP.R

Abstract

The proposed research project aims to establish a new collaborative scientific research activity between the principal investigators: Dr Dimitrios Lamprou at Queen's University of Belfast and Dr Marcos Akira d'Ávila at University of Campinas. The main scientific goal of this collaborative proposal is to investigate rheological properties and bioprinting of nanocomposite hydrogels inks by exploiting facilities and competencies at both institutions. Potential applications in biomedical field are foreseen, such as, novel hydrogels for scaffolds bioprinting with potential applications in drug delivery and regenerative medicine. (AU)