HEMIJSKA INDUSTRIJA (Chemical Industry)

ExcellMater Conference 2024: Innovative biomaterials for novel medical devices

Bojana Obradović — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

The ExcellMater Conference 2024: Innovative Biomaterials for Novel Medical Devices is organized in Belgrade, Serbia, on April 10-12, 2024 as the final event within the Horizon 2020 project: Twinning to excel materials engineering for medical devices – ExcellMater (GA 952033). This issue presents 77 conference abstracts addressing several broad topics related to biomaterials engineering: Tissue engineering and in vitro tissue and organ culture models, Cancer research, Polymer gels and composites for biomedical applications, Biomaterials for orthopedic and dental applications, Antimicrobial biomaterials and strategies as well as Various applications of novel materials.

Twinning for graphene-based composites in EMI shielding

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

In the era of intensive development of microelectronics, energy, and car industries along with Radio-Frequency (RF) telecommunications, the pollution caused by Electromagnetic Waves (EWs) is ever-present. EW interferences (Electromagnetic Interference - EMI) exhibit perturbation and negative impact on devices and systems including those used in everyday life as well as on the specialized, sensitive, and sophisticated instruments used in research laboratories. EMI could cause untrusted signals and RF noise. To prevent these issues, materials able to block or absorb the radiated EWs are urgently required. The GrInShield project is focused on developing new graphene-based shielding nanomaterials and increasing researchers' expertise in EMI shielding measuring, protective materials, and possibilities to bring these new products to the market.

STREAMLINE HUB: a high capacity hub for research of neurodevelopmental disorders in the Western Balkan region

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are caused by alterations in early brain development. They are a group of geographically dispersed, complex and heterogeneous disorders that give rise to the psychiatric conditions such as autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disability, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. In order to build global research activity for study of NDDs, the main goals of the Twinning project STREAMLINE are to enhanced strategic networking and reinforce research and innovation potential of the Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade (IMGGE) in order to develop IMGGE as a high capacity hub for research of NDDs in the Western Balkans. This will be achieved by twinning IMGGE with three top-class research institutions in Europe (Cardiff University, University of Maastricht and Centre for Research and Technology Hellas) with an exceptional expertise in the stem cells based research of NDDs, -OMICS technologies, bioinformatics data analysis and drug testing and through staff exchanges, training, and organization of summer schools, Industry Open Days, symposia and workshops.

Boosting Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy in water biomonitoring - BIOLAWEB

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Project "Boosting Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy in Water Biomonitoring" (BIOLAWEB) aims to strengthen the research and innovation capacity of the Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade (UB-ICTM) in biodiversity assessment and biomonitoring. UB-ICTM researchers made a noticeable contribution to the study of biodiversity, community ecology, and conservation of water bodies in South-Eastern Europe. However, a knowledge on index development and intercalibration following the EU standards for lakes and watercourse monitoring is still lacking in this geographic region. Similarly, there is a knowledge gap in DNA-based ecological status assessment in SEE.