PhD Position in Biomaterial at Laval
University<http://dikti.org/scholarship/?p=782>
*NANO-COATINGS AND SURFACE FUNCTIONALISATION FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE VASCULAR
BIOMATERIALS Position:
*PhD position (3 years) Starting date: immediate - 1st January 2010
Research field: Biomaterials - Thin coatings – Nanotechnology -
Nanobiomaterials
Group: Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering (LBB), Québec City,
CANADA
Director: Prof. Diego Mantovani
Project The LBB is offering a 3 years PhD position for the development of
highly-adherent and strongly-cohesive fluorocarbon nano-coatings for
intravascular stents, and bio-mimicking coatings for cardio vascular
implants. The proposed PhD project focuses on the surface treatments of
metallic biomaterials with different plasma technologies (polymerization,
functionnalisation, implantation, etching), complementary nanotechnology
tools (AFM for imaging, in situ corrosion and mechanical properties),
surface characterization techniques (XPS, ToF-SIMS, NEXAFS, X-PEEM), and
others.
The PhD student will be involved in an international multidisciplinary
project and it is foreseen that the student will be sent out for research
stays to deepen the cooperation with our worldwide partners (France,
Belgium, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Mexico, Italy, Germany) and be involved
about new methods/ideas and implementation issues at the cutting edge of the
science. A co-tutelle de thèse with French partners might be envisaged
depending the ability, personality, and motivation of the
candidate.
Research at LBB is highly project-oriented, and students with different but
complementary backgrounds are often working together on a common project,
each exploring a specific facet. Skills A master degree in chemistry,
physics, materials or engineering is highly recommended. Prior experience in
vacuum, surface modification by plasma or plasma chemistry is considered as
an added value, but not essential. Working languages are French and English,
the candidate should rapidly become fluent in at least one of the language
mentioned above. Work environment LBB is a project-oriented,
efficiency-concerned, and truly cosmopolitan academic research Laboratory,
with students and researchers with different but complementary backgrounds
coming from Canada, France, Italy, Belgium, Iran, Indonesia, Australia,
Mexico, and others. <http://dikti.org/scholarship/?p=782>
University<http://dikti.org/scholarship/?p=782>
*NANO-COATINGS AND SURFACE FUNCTIONALISATION FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE VASCULAR
BIOMATERIALS Position:
*PhD position (3 years) Starting date: immediate - 1st January 2010
Research field: Biomaterials - Thin coatings – Nanotechnology -
Nanobiomaterials
Group: Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering (LBB), Québec City,
CANADA
Director: Prof. Diego Mantovani
Project The LBB is offering a 3 years PhD position for the development of
highly-adherent and strongly-cohesive fluorocarbon nano-coatings for
intravascular stents, and bio-mimicking coatings for cardio vascular
implants. The proposed PhD project focuses on the surface treatments of
metallic biomaterials with different plasma technologies (polymerization,
functionnalisation, implantation, etching), complementary nanotechnology
tools (AFM for imaging, in situ corrosion and mechanical properties),
surface characterization techniques (XPS, ToF-SIMS, NEXAFS, X-PEEM), and
others.
The PhD student will be involved in an international multidisciplinary
project and it is foreseen that the student will be sent out for research
stays to deepen the cooperation with our worldwide partners (France,
Belgium, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Mexico, Italy, Germany) and be involved
about new methods/ideas and implementation issues at the cutting edge of the
science. A co-tutelle de thèse with French partners might be envisaged
depending the ability, personality, and motivation of the
candidate.
Research at LBB is highly project-oriented, and students with different but
complementary backgrounds are often working together on a common project,
each exploring a specific facet. Skills A master degree in chemistry,
physics, materials or engineering is highly recommended. Prior experience in
vacuum, surface modification by plasma or plasma chemistry is considered as
an added value, but not essential. Working languages are French and English,
the candidate should rapidly become fluent in at least one of the language
mentioned above. Work environment LBB is a project-oriented,
efficiency-concerned, and truly cosmopolitan academic research Laboratory,
with students and researchers with different but complementary backgrounds
coming from Canada, France, Italy, Belgium, Iran, Indonesia, Australia,
Mexico, and others. <http://dikti.org/scholarship/?p=782>
