The Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Research Group (BBT), with Prof. Maria-Pau Ginebra as Research Director, is part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (CEM) of the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC).
The BBT’s main scientific goal is the development of biomaterials for tissue and organs regeneration/functional repair, from a basic scientific approach to an applied point of view, by transferring the generated knowledge to bio companies and hospitals.

News
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Miguel Mateu, PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Miguel Mateu, a doctoral student at the BBT under the auspices of the ERC APACHE project, presented his doctoral thesis on the "Evaluation of biological effects of atmospheric plasmas in bone...
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EU funding to create an "Advanced Database and Marketplace for Biomaterials"
Prof. Maria-Pau Ginebra and several other members of the BBT, part of the team in a Horizon Europe project tocreate an "Advanced Database and Marketplace for Biomaterials".
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New funding for bringing to market an innovative treatment for bone cancer with plasma gas-treated hydrogels
Dr. Cristina Canal has been awarded with a Proof of Concept (PoC) grant by the European Research Council (ERC) to assess the possibility of bringing to the market a novel therapy to treat...
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BBT wins UPC #HiloTesis competition
David Piñera and Miguel Mateu, both BBT doctoral students, get 1st and 2nd place in the #HiloTesis competition at the UPC. Piñera will represent our university in the state final of the...
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Linh Johansson receives a scholarship to attend the Summer School "From laboratory to the market of medical devices"
Industrial PhD student Linh Johansson (Mimetis-BBT) attended the Summer School "From laboratory to the market of medical devices", which took place in Toulouse (France) from March 21st to the 25th,...
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PlasTHER, a new COST Action coordinated by BBT, explores possibilities for bringing Plasma Medicine to patients
Therapeutical applications of Cold Plasma (PlasTHER) is a COST Action project that sets a collaborative network of specialists designed to coordinate European activity in the plasma medicine field,...
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Mar Bonany presents her PhD thesis
Dr. Mar Bonany, FPI PhD student, funded by Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI), presents her doctoral thesis at EEBE.
To know more about some of our projects:
ENABLE - Nuevas tecnologías para el desarrollo de injertos óseos osteoinductivos y antimicrobianos
con altas prestaciones. Projecte R+D+i Destacat AEI.
Acabats:
New Papers
- X.Solé-Martí et al. Thermosensitive hydrogels to deliver reactive species generated by cold atmospheric plasma: a case study with methylcellulose. Biomaterials Science Journal
- M. Iglesias-Fernandez et al. Implementation of bactericidal topographies on biomimetic calcium phosphates and the potential effect of its reactivity, Biomaterials Advances
- M. Bohner et al. Sustained local ionic homeostatic imbalance caused by calcification modulates inflammation to trigger heterotopic ossification. Acta Biomaterialia
- R. Schieber et al. Effectiveness of Direct Laser Interference Patterning and Peptide Immobilization on Endothelial Cell Migration for Cardio-Vascular Applications: An In Vitro Study. Nanomaterials
- J.M. García-Torres et al. Combining 2D organic and 1D inorganic nanoblocks to develop free-standing hybrid nanomembranes for conformable biosensors. Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry
- K.S. Rappe et al. On-Growth and In-Growth Osseointegration Enhancement in PM Porous Ti-Scaffolds by two Different Bioactivation Strategies: Alkali Thermochemical Treatment and RGD Peptide Coating. International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- F. Tampieri et al. Can we remove tattoos with non‐thermal atmospheric plasma? Plasma Process Polym