University
Faculty/school/department
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS
Short description of research profile
Organic/inorganic hybrids aerogels with mechanical applications
Hybrids silica/biopolymer aerogels for bone regeneration
Research area
Technology Expertise
Manufacture and characterization of hybrid organic/inorganic aerogels and xerogels based on the SiO2/biopolymer/HAP system
Mechanical behaviour of the systems studied by means of uniaxial compression, three-point bending, Vickers indentation and Bercovich nanoindentation Comparative study with human and animals bone (rats, pigs and cattle), studies of the fracture, creep at fixed load and relaxation at constant deformation, in order to know parameters of the fatigue and toughness of these complex structures.