Research Laboratory for the Mechanics of Bio-compatible Materials and Devices

The objective of the research is the creation of a scientific basis for the development of new classes of products for patient-oriented medicine relying on bio-compatible materials with optimal physical, mechanical, and biological characteristics produced using additive technologies. Among the goals of the projects we envision:

1. The development of methods and approaches for the description of the physical and mechanical behaviour and the assessment of properties of bio-materials with controllable micro-structure created by means of additive technologies;
2. The development of methods of solving problems of optimisation of the topological structure, mechanical, transportation, and biological properties of bio-materials with consideration to bio-compatibility requirements, parameters of loading, and the environment;
3. The study of the processes of biodegradation of materials and the growth of tissues in a biological environment;
4. The creation of models of the mechanical behaviour of living tissues, the processes of the interaction between living and non-living matter during the integration of biomaterials and devices based on them with the human body;
5. The creation of methods for monitoring of the mechanical state of bio-materials and devices based on them.