NanoMat/BioMat Meeting 2019

On the 12th December 2019 the second meeting of the NanoMatLab and Biomat group was held at IST.

This year with the presence of our industrial partners under the motto "let's do science together".


( Group members picture )

Here below the list the oral presentations:

  • BIOCERAMED - Dispositivos médicos para aplicações em ortopedia, coluna e dentária (Lígia Figueiredo e Andreia Pimenta)
  • ALCON - Produtos e equipamentos oftalmológicos (Rui Bencatel)
  • HITEC - Protetesia Dentária (Maria Antão e Tiago Santos)
  • CENES - Esterilização de dispositivos médicos (Hélio Crespo)

    • ACPMME/DEM laboratory visit

    On the 13th of March 2019 the ACPMME/DEM groups visited the NanoMatLab.



    NanoMat/BioMat Meeting 2018

    On the 2nd of december 2018 the first meeting of the NanoMatLab and Biomat group was held at IST.

    Undergrad and Gradstudents presented their investigation topics.


    ( Group members picture )

    Here below the list the oral presentations:

  • Raquel Galante: Additive manufacturing of ceramics for dental applications: an overview
  • Ivan Rodrigues : Challenges in the optimization of 3D printing and robocasting processes using zirconia based pastes (pdf)
  • Ana Catarina Branco/Rodrigo Silva: Production of zirconia pieces for dental applications by subtractive vs additive manufacturing: a comparative study (pdf)
  • Andreia Pimenta: Drug release in IOLs and SCLs, modelling and experimentation (pdf)
  • Ana Topete: Drug release from hydrophilic and hydrophobic intraocular lenses
  • Diana Silva:Layer-by-layer coatings and imprinting to control the drug release from ophthalmic drugs
  • Maria Vivero: Resveratrol release from contact lenses materials
  • Pedro Nolasco: Modelling and characterization of salivari calculi (pdf)
  • Bruno Nunes: Funcionalization by ion-implantation of Si: Influence on the nanotribomechanical properties (pdf)
  • Monica Antunes: Tribological behaviour of ILs and DES on silicon surfaces (pdf)
  • Sofia Oliveira: Influence of microstructure on the tribomechanical behaviour of PVA-based hydrogels for load-bearing cartilage substitution
  • Ligia Figueiredo: Chitosan for orthophaedic implants (pdf)
  • Marta Reis: Effect of the liquid phase and polymer contents on the setting and mechanical behavior of a calcium phosphate bone cement (pdf)
  • Rodrigo Santos: Effect of the liquid phase and polymer contents on the setting and mechanical behavior of a calcium phosphate bone cement (pdf)
  • Patrizia Paradiso: High resolution transmission electron microscopy of low calcium cements(pdf)