Projects | Biomaterialsreslab

1) TUBITAK 1001

Title: The effect of crystallographic orientation of additively manufactured metallic biomaterials on bone tissue development process

Direct contact between the bone tissue and the implant material, namely osseointegration, plays a major role in achieving successful implant treatment and providing mechanical durability. The oriented structure of collagen and hydroxyapatite, which are the building blocks of bone tissue, has a great effect on the formation of the anisotropic structure of bone tissue from nano scale to macro scale.

This project aims to produce materials with crystallographic orientation by using selective laser melting (SLE), one of the additive manufacturing methods, and to examine its effect on the bone tissue formation process.

Total Budget: 1.845.936,53 TL

2) TUBITAK 1004

Title: Development of Next-Generation Functionalized Metallic Implants

Metallic biomaterials are among the most preferred materials in biomedical applications due to their high mechanical strength, corrosion and wear resistance, and long-term biocompatibility. However, despite these favorable properties, the high elastic modulus of metallic materials significantly exceeds that of bone, leading to mechanical mismatch between the bone and the implant. This issue, known as the stress shielding effect, can result in implant failure in some patients. To address this problem, the proposed project aims to produce functional graded lattice structures with low elastic modulus and controlled porosity using additive manufacturing techniques.

Total Budget: 5.596.212 TL

3) AUDP

Title: Development of next-generation functional medium entropy alloys for orthopedic applications.

This proposed project aims to develop novel medium entropy alloys (MEAs) to improve the biomechanical compatibility of implants by also enhancing their functionality and biocompatibility.