Maintained by Dr. Bikramjit Basu
Last Modified on 13th March'2011
Hard
and Soft Tissues Replacement
Hard Tissue
Collaboration between IIT Kanpur and UTSA
1. Fabrication and
in vitro properties of Polymeric scaffolds for bone tissue engineering (IIT
Kanpur)
2. In-vitro and In-vivo studies of polymeric scaffolds (USTA)
Collaboration
between
NFTDC
and
Brown
Univ.
1. CAD/CAM based designing of Ti based
scaffolds (NFTDC)
2. CNT coated anodized Ti (Brown University)
Collaboration
between
IIT
Kanpur
and
UoW
1. Functionally graded porous Ti (UoW)
2. In vitro studies
of functionally graded porous Ti (IIT Kanpur)
Collaboration
between
IIT
Kanpur
and
MPI
1. HAp/Mullite, Ti3SiC2, Glass Ceramic processing and
in-vitro studies (IIT Kanpur)
2. Injection molding of polymer/ceramics based complex shaped
implants (MPI)
Soft
Tissue
Collaboration among IIT K, IITB, NML, UTSA and Brown
1. Scaffolds for
cartilage tissue engineering
(a) Cryogel (IIT Kanpur)
(b) In-situ gelling (IIT Bombay)
2. Designing bio-mimetic polymeric nano composites (NML)
3. Designing bio-mimetic polymeric nano composites (NML)
Collaboration
between
NML
and
Brown
Univ.
1. Development of self assembled
nanocomposite bulk scaffolds for different soft tissues. (NML)
2. Cell-scaffold interactions and understanding the bioactivity of
nanostructures. (NML)
3. Biological evaluation of bio-mimetic nanocomposites (Brown)
Specific deliverables will be
as follows:
1. To train next generation of
scientists in the international interdisciplinary collaborative arena
2. Joint research papers / proposals
will be the outcome of bilateral collaborations
3. The multilateral interactions
during annual meetings/workshops will enable a discussion on the
concepts/ideas
pertaining to the development of
next generation medical devices.
4. Improved Ti-based bone
substitute
o CNT coated
o Functionally graded
porous
o CAD/CAM based
designed porous
5. Improved HAp/Ti3SiC2 based bone
substitute
6. Improved polymer based scaffolds
for bone and cartilage tissue engineering
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