CMBM
Centre for Mechanics of Biological Materials
Centro interdipartimentale di ricerca di Meccanica dei Materiali Biologici
The persons involved in the research and advanced educational activity belong to different departments and bring their specific experience to define a real interdisciplinary approach in treating the problems of biological tissue and biomaterial mechanics. In this sense, a list of main departments and research areas is reported:
Engineering area
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Edile e Ambientale – Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale – Department of Industrial Engineering
Dipartimento di Tecnica e Gestione dei Sistemi Industriali – Department of Management and Engineering
Mathematical area
Dipartimento di Matematica – Department of Mathematics
Chemical area
Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche – Department of Chemical Sciences
Biomedical, medical and clinical area
Dipartimento di Medicina Animale, Produzioni e Salute – Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health
Dipartimento di Neuroscienze – Department of Neuroscience
Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche – Department of Biomedical Sciences
Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche Oncologiche e Gastroenterologiche – Department of Surgical, Oncologic and Gastroenterological Sciences
Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiologiche, Toraciche e Vascolari – Department of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences
CMBM members and activities
The CMBM multidisciplinary configuration entails the possibility of bringing the investigation of large and complex problems to a single research unit. This operational configuration leads to larger warranties about activity performance, quality and reliability of results, in the light of an extended working experience along the last decade, performed on international basis and properly documented. Cost reduction is also a direct consequence of human and equipment resources concentration.
Leading competencies in different fields are integrated, within the area of mechanics of biologic materials (tissues mechanics and biomaterials), biochemistry (processes biochemistry), metallurgy (metallic materials), manufacturing techniques (products manufacturing and characterization), mechatronics (mechanical system control and automation) and applied economics (evaluation of feasibility).
The mentioned topics of applied research, pertaining to the area of biomedical and material engineering, are directly correlated with correspondent clinical and surgical activities and with industrial production, moving within a large field of applications and interacting with a vast market, that proves to have a strong relevance from economic and social point of view, with main regard to health care systems.
Resources for research and educational activities are obtained by means of projects financed by European Community, Ministries of research and education, international centres and research laboratories, international foundations and industries operating in the areas of biomechanics, bioengineering, biochemistry and material engineering.
CMBM developed and maintains international relationships with universities and centre of excellence in research operating in Europe and North America.
CMBM conducts an activity of advanced education in international field, mainly financed from European Community, for post-lauream and post-doctoral education, throughout specific courses and permanent educational paths.
Teaching and scientific activity is documented by means of publications on international scientific journals, books and reports, which offer a wide and detailed description of the work performed.
Main research areas
Biomechanics – Mechanics of Biological Tissues
Emanuele Luigi Carniel, Chiara Giulia Fontanella, Piero G. Pavan, Silvia Todros, Alice Berardo, Ilaria Toniolo, Daniela Boso, Carmelo Maiorana, Carlo Pellegrino, Valentina A. Salomoni, Gianluca Mazzucco, Roberto Meneghello, Francesco Pesavento, Lorenzo Sanavia, Gianpaolo Savio, Francesca Uccheddu, Lorenza Bonaldi, Maria Vittoria Mascolini, Sofia Pettenuzzo, Paola Pirini
Anatomical Sciences
Veronica Macchi, Andrea Porzionato, Rafael Boscolo Berto, Carla Stecco, Cesare Tiengo, Elena Stocco, Silvia Barbon
Animal Medicine
Giulia M. De Benedictis, Laura Cavicchioli, Anna Perazzi
Applied Mathematics
Adriano Montanaro
Biomaterials
Andrea Bagno, Monica Dettin, Martina Todesco
Biomedical Sciences
Marco Narici, Lorenzo Marcucci
Cardiovascular Sciences
Gino Gerosa, Laura Iop, Tomaso Bottio
Chemical Sciences
Vito Di Noto, Silvia Gross, Gesualdo M. Zucco, Enzo Menna, Enrico Negro, Giancarlo Ottaviano
Gastroenterological Sciences
Lino Polese, Renato Salvador, Nicola Baldan, Mirto Foletto
Mechatronics
Alberto Trevisani
Metallurgy
Franco Bonollo, Manuele Dabalà, Paolo Ferro, Lisa Biasetto, Katya Brunelli, Giulio Timelli
Orthopedics and Orthopedic Oncology
Pietro Ruggieri, Carlo Biz, Elisa Belluzzi, Assunta Pozzuoli
Precision Manufacturing
Stefania Bruschi, Simone Carmignato, Andrea Ghiotti, Enrico Savio, Giovanni Lucchetta
Science and Technology of Ceramics
Paolo Colombo, Enrico Bernardo
Science and Technology of Polymers
Michele Modesti, Alessandra Lorenzetti, Martina Roso
Honorary Members
Arturo N. Natali
Raffaele De Caro
Associated Memebers
Michela Redivo Zaglia
Administration
Tiziana Pampanin, Valentina Masotto
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