Thesis Project Form
Title (tentative): Study of calcium phosphate salts and design of a microstructure to enhance their osteoconductive performances| Thesis advisor(s): Lagazzo Alberto | E-mail: |
| Address: via Opera Pia 15, 2° piano | Phone: (+39) 010353 - 6037 |
Description
Motivation and application domain
Calcium phosphates are salts that make up the mineral part of bone. They can also be used as bone cements thanks to their osteoconductive and osteointegration properties. The microstructure plays a fundamental role in improving the properties of cement. For this reason the study and the design of an appropriate microstructure become fundamental in order to improve the osteoconductive performance of the cement.
General objectives and main activities
• Onboarding training according to CAM quality management system procedures
• Quality control training on XRD, FTIR, laser diffraction, SEM and densitometry
• Literature review on calcium phosphate materials for medical applications
• Chemical synthesis of calcium phosphates powders
• Chemical and physical characterization of the synthesised powders via XRD, FTIR, laser diffraction, SEM and densitometry
• Research outcomes reporting and presentation
• Quality control training on XRD, FTIR, laser diffraction, SEM and densitometry
• Literature review on calcium phosphate materials for medical applications
• Chemical synthesis of calcium phosphates powders
• Chemical and physical characterization of the synthesised powders via XRD, FTIR, laser diffraction, SEM and densitometry
• Research outcomes reporting and presentation
Training Objectives (technical/analytical tools, experimental methodologies)
• Design and develop raw materials for medical devices according to ISO 13485-2016 requirements.
• Quality control testing according to relevant ISO and ASTM standards
• Quality control testing according to relevant ISO and ASTM standards
Place(s) where the thesis work will be carried out: Lab of Materials Engineering (DICCA), Lab R&D of foreign company (Nedherlands)
Additional information
Pre-requisite abilities/skills: Inorganic chemistry, Materials Science
Maximum number of students: 1