Computer modeling of nanomaterials for medicine
The meeting on the ViNat international project was held in MISiS
The press service of NUST "Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys" (MISIS)
On June 6-7, a seminar of leading scientists from Russia and the European Union in the field of studying and computer modeling of nanomaterials for medicine was held at NUST MISIS.
The seminar discussed the results of work on the international project ViNat (Virtual Nanotitanium), the subject of which is computer modeling, development and functional testing of biocompatible metallic nanomaterials. It was attended by scientists from Russia, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Israel, Spain.
The implementation of the software package discussed at the seminar will save up to 30-40% of funds when developing new products and technologies, since it does not require empirical search, equipment procurement and maintenance costs and expensive research. Ultimately, this should affect the reduction in the cost of medical implants, which are not affordable for all Russians today.
"The role of coordinator of a project of this scale is very prestigious for our university," says Evgeny Levashov, curator of ViNat, Professor at NUST MISIS. – His subject is interesting – modeling of new materials, especially in medicine. The project provides an opportunity for young scientists, undergraduates and postgraduates to participate in its implementation. The result is already there: for a year of work only in our university, two master's degrees and a number of bachelor's degrees have been prepared on this topic, not to mention colleagues from Ufa and Tomsk. And as a result, we have received four publications in the world's leading scientific journals, that is, the project also gives us an increase in the citation index."
The ViNat project is a direct opportunity for the Russian university to take a worthy place in the world educational system, says Elena Gruzinova, Deputy Head of the Department of Nanosystems and Materials of the Department of Priority Areas of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education and Science. "The world community will know about us," she says. – After all, we work with the world's leading experts, which gives us tremendous opportunities. NUST MISIS has a huge potential and achievements, but it is necessary to promote them to the world market."
Metal biomaterials (stainless steel, titanium, tantalum and their alloys) are widely used for the manufacture of medical implants for traumatology, orthopedics and dentistry. The determining factors in the development of such materials are: biocompatibility; the absence of toxic and carcinogenic elements diffusing into the human body; high mechanical strength and durability; the possibility of restoring the shape and manifestation of the effect of superelasticity; the possibility of machine processing and pressure treatment for the production of devices at an affordable price.
Conducting experimental studies to create biocompatible materials is becoming increasingly expensive and time-consuming. An urgent task is to create theoretical models describing the processes of obtaining and behavior of such materials in order to optimize their structure and properties, as well as modeling their structure and processes of deformation and diffusion in the human body.
Existing software products are imperfect due to weak mathematical models, lack of user interfaces and the relationship between macro and micro levels. The joint development of Russian and European scientists within the ViNat project will make it possible to compensate for these shortcomings.
ViNat Project participants: Russia
National Research Technological University "MISIS" (parent organization)
- Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science SB RAS (Tomsk)
- Ufa State Aviation Technology University (Ufa)
- CJSC NPO "Metal" (Moscow)
- NanoMeT LLC (Ufa)
European UnionTechnical University of Denmark (DTU), Copenhagen, Denmark (EU– Coordinator)
- IMDEA Materiales Institute (IMDEA), Madrid, Spain
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, (KULeuven), Leuven, Belgium
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitaet Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Engineering, Haifa, Israel
- Timplant Ltd, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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