ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Hendra Hermawan, PhD
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Current Programs
Development and validation of novel bioactive biodegradable metals for high performance biomaterials. Discovery Grant (2017 - 2022)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
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Understanding the electrochemistry of biomaterials degradation for advancing innovation in medical implants. John R. Evans Leaders Fund (2017 - 2019)
Canadian Foundation for Innovation
Latest Publications
Su Y, Champagne S, Trenggono A, Tolouei R, Mantovani D, Hermawan H*. Development and characterization of bioactive CaP and Ag/CaP coatings on pure iron foam intended for bone scaffold applications. Materials & Design 2018. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2018.03.061
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Sotoudehbagha P, Sheibani S, Khakbiz M*, Ebrahimi-Barough S, Hermawan H. Novel antibacterial biodegradable Fe-Mn-Ag alloys produced by mechanical alloying. Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications 2018;88:88-94. doi:10.1016/j.msec.2018.03.005
Su Y, Luo C, Zhang Z*, Hermawan H, Zhu D, Huang J, Liang Y, Li G, Ren L. Bioinspired surface functionalization of metallic biomaterials. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 2018;77:90-105. doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.08.035
Current Team
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Sébastien Champagne (PhD program): In situ corrosion of absorbable metals. Scopus profile
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Reza Alavi (PhD program): Corrosion and mechanics of porous absorbable metals. Scopus profile
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Setyo Adji (MS program): New biomaterials for urological applications.
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Devi Paramitha (MS program): Absorbable metals for urological applications. Scopus profile
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Pedram Sotudeh (PhD exchange, University of Tehran): Electrochemical corrosion of Fe-Mn-Ag alloys. Scopus profile
Former Member
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Su Yingchao (PhD exchange, Jilin University, China): Ag/CaP coating on porous iron. Currently postdoc at the University of North Texas, USA. Scopus profile
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Adhitya Trenggono (research trainee): Mechanics of porous iron. Currently lecturer in Indonesia. Scopus profile