报告题目：New uses of biomaterials: understanding the challenges for translating into products/technology
报告人：Azam Ali 教授 （新西兰奥塔哥大学）
邀请人：彭新文 教授
报告时间：2019年12月2日（星期一）上午10：00
报告地点：制浆造纸工程国家重点实验室D楼306会议室
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轻工科学与工程学院
制浆造纸工程国家重点实验室
2019年11月28日
内容摘要：
An essential superhydrophilic attribute consisting of large quantities of biobased materials that was adapted to construct smart materials and devices in developing added value products and technology for biomedical and agricultural applications which will feature in this presentation. I shall also discuss a novel reconstituted process that we have developed to create smart and functional materials and devices consisting of biobased (biomass) materials largely biopolymers. During the research and development stage, it was illustrated that the biobased materials converted into new or added value biomaterials and devices/products that exhibited remarkable performance toward above mentioned applications. However, there are major challenges when translating this into tangible and commercial products/technology. In this presentation, I shall try to highlight a number of specific devices and technology that were developed by my research team, and the challenges that we encountered during this translation process. Furthermore, the critical challenges in designing and/or developing products and devices/technology associated with cost and end-user applications will also be emphasised.
报告人简介：
Prof. Ali specialises in materials and biomaterials science and engineering, smart & intelligent packaging, coatings, Wool/dairy coproducts, soft and hard tissue engineering and regenerative medicine and stem cells. He is originally a synthetic organic chemist, in addition of his expertise on synthesis chemistry, he has been working as a chemical and process engineer or biobased materials scientist in biomaterials and biomedical engineering areas over 22 years. Hence his research activities lies largely in extraction and characterisation of biobased materials largely derived from diary, animal, plants and marine sources which include proteins, peptides, polysaccharides, biologic tissues/collagen, etc., understanding and examining materials structure (miro-/nano scale level), functions and properties, designing/developing smart/advanced biomaterials, nanostructure materials and medical devices for biomedical applications. He was awarded the Bayer Year of the Innovators Awards 2010 in recognition of his significant science contribution to the Health and Science sector. In 2018, he awarded ‘supervisor of the year’ for University of Otago.
