The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Seminar Series, “Design of third-generation bioactive glasses: Challenges and future research directions from the perspective of a materials scientist” Presented by Dr. Ashutosh Goel
About the event
Design of third-generation bioactive glasses: Challenges and future research directions from the perspective of a materials scientist
Presented by Dr. Ashutosh Goel, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University
Abstract
The concept of third-generation biomaterials is based on the principle of activating a synchronized
sequence of genes at the cellular level to stimulate the regeneration of living tissues. Accordingly, the third-generation bioactive glasses are expected to (1) be fully biodegradable; (2) release functional ions in a controlled manner while matching their dissolution rate with the recovery rate of the injured tissue; and (3) not promote calcification of tissues and cytotoxicity. While considerable effort is being made to design and develop these glasses, several challenges – at a fundamental level – need to be addressed to achieve this goal. The presentation will discuss a few of these challenges and open questions from the perspective of glass science and propose the topics on which future research needs to be directed to accomplish the abovementioned goal.
Biography
Dr. Goel joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Rutgers University as a faculty member in 2014. Currently, he serves as a Professor in Materials Science and Engineering.
Before joining Rutgers, Dr. Goel worked as a Materials Scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, WA, and Senior Research Scientist specializing in Optical Fibers at Sterlite Technologies Ltd. in Aurangabad, India.
Dr. Goel has authored or co-authored over 100 research articles in leading international journals and holds several U.S. patents. He serves as an Associate Editor for both the Journal of the American Ceramic Society and the International Journal of Applied Glass Science. He is also on the editorial board of the Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids and actively reviews numerous scientific journals.
Additionally, Dr. Goel is the ex-chairperson of the International Commission on Glass (ICG) Technical Committee on Hazardous Waste Vitrification (TC05), and Bioceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society. His impactful contributions to glass science and engineering have been recognized with prestigious honors, including the 2017 Vittorio Gottardi Prize (ICG), the 2021 W.H. Zachariasen Prize (Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids), and the 2023 Tadashi Kokubo Award (American Ceramic Society).