Prof. Marta Cerruti – McGill University (Montreal, Canada) – “Graphene-Nanoparticle Composites: the Importance of Nano-Interfaces”

Event Date:
October 2, 2014 – 3:30 PM to October 3, 2014 – 4:59 PM

Location:
Burson 115

Event Date:
October 2, 2014 – 3:30 PM to October 3, 2014 – 4:59 PM

Location:
Burson 115

Ph.D Nanoscale Science
Seminar Series
Fall 2014

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Prof. Marta Cerruti
Dept. of Mining and Materials Engineering
McGill University (Montreal, Canada)

“Graphene-Nanoparticle Composites: the Importance of Nano-Interfaces”

Abstract:

Graphene is a bidimensional material with exceptional mechanical and electrical properties, whichhas been suggested as a candidate for applications as different as support for Li-ion batteries and scaffolds for tissue engineering. This talk will show a few examples of graphene/nanoparticle composites that we have recently synthesized in our laboratory for a variety of applications. We will specifically discuss the importance of surface modification of graphene and/or the nanoparticles, to achieve the optimal function in the resulting material.

Bio:

Dr. Marta Cerruti is Assistant Prof. in Mining and Materials Engineering at McGill since September 2009 and Canada Research Chair in “Bio-synthetic interfaces” since October 2011. She received her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Torino in 2004, where she studied bioactive glasses for bone regeneration. She spent a year of her Ph.D. at the University of Florida, where she worked in collaboration with NovaMin Technology, one of the companies making Bioglass. After her Ph.D. she worked as a postdoctoral fellow at North Carolina State University for 2 years, and then at UC Berkeley for another 2 years. With her groups at the “biointerface lab” at McGill University she strives to understand and control surface phenomena, especially at the interface between synthetic materials and biological molecules. The group is especially focused on biomineralization, and one of the goals is to develop “surface interactive scaffolds” for soft and hard tissue regeneration, with a functional surface designed to induce or inhibit mineralization depending on the desired application, as well as a specific cellular response. This surface-centered approach leads towards the development of materials for drug delivery, dental applications, and (non bio-related) energy and the environment. Her work is performed in collaboration with researchers from McGill, Canada and abroad, especially Italy.

Thursday, October 2, 2014 @ 3:30 PM in Burson 115
Coffee & soft drinks served at 3:15 PM