9° Congresso Latino-Americano de Orgãos Artificiais e Biomateriais
13° Congresso da Sociedade Latino Americana de Biomateriais, Orgãos Artificiais e Engenharia de Tecidos - SLABO
24 a 27 de Agosto de 2016 - Foz do Iguaçu -PR
The University Chapters Program and the University Chapter Biomaterials
Costa, B.C.(1);
(1) UNESP;
Palavra chave: Biomaterials, University Chapter
Resumo:
Created in March 2014, the University Chapter Program (UC) has as main objective to bring together
graduate and undergraduate students of scientific and technology backgrounds in materials science and
engineering in organized groups officially linked to the Brazilian Materials Research Society (BrazilianMRS - SBPMat). Within this context, University Chapter Biomaterials (UCB) group was founded in March
16 of the same year by graduate and undergraduate students from the Faculty of Sciences and Engineering at
UNESP (São Paulo State University, Bauru campus) and USP (University of São Paulo, Bauru campus).
Furthermore, the group has proven solid cooperation with different research groups, such as the Laboratory
of Anelasticity and Biomaterials, IBTN-Br (Institute of Biomaterials, Tribocorrosion and Nanomedicine Brazilian Branch), the Laboratory of Advanced Materials, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at
UNESP (Botucatu campus) and also INMETRO (National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology).
Designed specifically for the scope of biomaterials research, the UCB group aims to share knowledge and to
integrate the members in regular meetings and exchanges, enabling mutual development. Due to the intrinsic
multidisciplinary approach of the biomaterials research area, the members enlisted are from several
backgrounds (physics, chemistry, biology, dentistry and engineering). In addition, students range from
undergraduates and graduate students to post-doctoral fellows and professors. UCB meetings take course
monthly, always promoting lectures and round-tables related to topics of common interest, wherein works
related to Ti alloys, surface coatings, drug delivery methods, characterization techniques, restoration
materials among others are presented by national and international lecturers and researchers.
Acknowledgments: We want to acknowledge the Brazilian Materials Research Society (SBPMat) for the
support.