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Advanced
nanostructured
biomaterials:
from
synthesis,
structure-property
relationship
to
processing
and
applications
in
regenerative
medicine
Abstract
Associate
professor
L.
Vojtová
is
the
head
of
the
Advanced
Biomaterials
group
at
CEITEC
located
in
central
Europe.
She
will
present
an
overview
of
their
interest
and
research
focused
primarily
on
the
design
and
synthesis
of
“smart”
high-performance
stimuli-responsive
functional
polymers
and
composites
including
nano-
and
submicron
fillers
for
biomedical
applications.
She
will
also
highlight
hydrogel
self-assembly,
surface
nanopatterning,
sol-gel
transitions,
release-
and
lifetime-controlled
biomaterials
serving
as
drug
carriers
or
scaffolds
for
both
hard
and
soft
tissue
regeneration.
Materials
processed
via
rapid
prototyping,
freeze-drying,
or
spinning
will
be
discussed
as
well
in
terms
of
biological
in
vitro,
ex
ovo,
ex
vivo,
or
in
vivo
evaluation.
I
hope
to
provide
a
flavor
of
the
research
our
group
is
performing
and
to
spark
your
interest
in
potential
future
collaborations.
Biography
Assoc.
Prof.
Lucy
Vojtová
is
currently
a
Group
leader
of
the
Advanced
biomaterials
group at
the
Central
European
Institute
of
Technology,
Brno
University
of
Technology
(BUT),
Czech
Republic.
Assoc.
Prof.
(2015)
and
PhD
(2000)
she
obtained
at
BUT
in
the
Macromolecular
chemistry
specialization
field.
In
the
period
of
1999-2002,
she
completed
a
post-doctoral
position
at
the
Department
of
Chemical
Engineering
and
Applied
Chemistry,
Columbia
University
in
the
City
of
New
York,
USA
where
she
participated
in
projects
supported
by
the
US
NSF
and
NIH.
After
returning
back
to
the
Czech
Republic
in
2002,
she
started
working
as
a
researcher
at
the
Faculty
of
Chemistry,
the
Institute
of
Materials
Chemistry.
Since
August
2011,
she
has
also
been
a
researcher
at
the
Central
European
Institute
of
Technology
leading
and
participating
in
numerous
national
and
international
projects.
She
is
a
specialist
in
the
advanced
synthesis,
characterization
and
additive
manufacturing
(3D/4D
bioprinting)
of
novel
“smart”
high-performance
stimuli-responsive
polymers,
and
composites
with
controlled
life-time
enabling
the
release
of
bioactive
substances.
Her
group
is
focused
on
structure-property
relationship
evaluation,
bioactive
molecules
and
nanoparticle
encapsulation,
and
preparation
of
cell
or
drug
carriers
based
on
natural
or
synthetic
polymers
and
composites
for
regenerative
medicine
and
tissue
engineering.
In-vitro
and
in-vivo
evaluations
are
provided
under
wide
collaboration
with
noticeable
universities,
research
institutes
and
industrial
partners.
She
is
a
member
of
the
European
Orthopaedic
Research
Society
(EORS),
the
Society
for
Composite
and
Carbon
Materials,
and
the
Society
for
Bioimplantology.
Lucy
Vojtová
is
the
author
of
more
than
70
articles
in
prestigious
international
journals
and
is
the
holder
of
9
patents.
In
addition
to
her
scientific
activities,
she
lectures
to
experts
and
the
wider
public
and
supervises
bachelor's,
diploma
and
dissertation
theses.
Under
her
leadership,
her
students
won
numerous
awards.
In
2013
she
was
awarded
by
the
Rector
of
BUT
as
"The
successful
declarer
in
2013"
and
in
2019
she
obtained
Werner
von
Siemens
Award
for
supervising
the
Best
thesis.
