The volume Nanostructured Biomaterials for Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Applications, 1st Edition, co-edited by MAP Focal Subject Head Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini (WW7, Institute of Biomaterials) has been published. Co-editors are:  Dr. Júlio Souza, Prof. Dachamir Hotza and Prof. Bruno Henriques (Fede... Continue

Thomas Distler, doctoral student at the Institute of Biomaterials, under supervision of Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, won „Best Poster Award“ at the 1st Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) EU Workshop on „3D Printing in Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering“, held in... Continue

In the event series “Wissenschaft auf AEG“, scientists from the FAU present the latest developments in their research areas to the general public. On 15 January 2018, MAP chair Nicolas Vogel, introduced how we can learn from nature to create materials with remarkable functionality. We all know th... Continue

The mineral perovskite has a reputation as a miracle optoelectronic semiconductor, particularly when it comes to solar technology applications. It is highly efficient, but unfortunately still almost completely unsuited for everyday uses due to incompatible interfaces. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexan... Continue

Chaired by MAP Focal Subject Head Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, the International Workshop "Drug-Free Antibacterial Hybrid Biopolymers for Medical Applications: Developing new anti-bacterial therapies based on biomedical polymers and inorganic materials" was held at the Institute of Biomaterials, Univer... Continue

Mr. Junwei Wang and Mr. Andreas Leber were awarded the best poster prize at the International Congress Engineering of Advanced Materials ICEAM2017, held at FAU from 10.-12. October 2017. Junwei Wang presented his work on "Angle-dependent Coloration of Colloid Clusters in Confinement". Andreas Leber ... Continue

The MAP summer school on crystal growth offered by Fraunhofer IISB, Erlangen and led by Dr. Jochen Friedrich was very intriguing and knowledgeable. It was of interest to me particularly because of my materials science background. However, many chemical engineers also attended this seminar with gr... Continue

Non-toxic, lubricant-infused coatings deter mussels and prevent their attachment by disrupting their mechanosensory and adhesive systems (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — It all began with a bet at a conference in Italy in 2013. Nicolas Vogel, Ph.D., then a postdoctoral fellow in Joanna Aizenberg’s lab at th... Continue

For the first time researchers have successfully produced complex crystal lattices known as clathrates from nanoparticles using a new method that employs DNA strands. The programed synthesis of clathrates represents a template for the precision modeling of novel nanomaterials. In cooperation with th... Continue

Prof. Dr. Aldo Boccaccini, Chair of Materials Science (Biomaterials), Prof. Dr. Christoph Brabec, Chair of Materials Science (Materials of Electronics and Energy Technology), and Prof. Dr. Patrick Schmuki, Chair of Materials Science (Corrosion and Surface Engineering), are under the world's 300 most... Continue