Ilker S. Bayer
Smart Materials Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , Italy
Biography
Dr. Bayer received his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2006. Immediately after, he worked at the U.S. Defence Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) as a post-doctoral. Following this, he returned at the University of Illinois, first as a post-doctoral fellow and the following year as research assistant professor. Since 2010 he is a staff researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology. He is also a part-time visiting professor at the University of Virginia, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research interests focus on polymer nanocomposites, surface science, super-wetting and super-repellent surfaces, sustainable materials processing, smart materials, and emulsion science and technology.
Dr. Bayer received his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2006. Immediately after, he worked at the U.S. Defence Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) as a post-doctoral. Following this, he returned at the University of Illinois, first as a post-doctoral fellow and the following year as research assistant professor. Since 2010 he is a staff researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology. He is also a part-time visiting professor at the University of Virginia, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research interests focus on polymer nanocomposites, surface science, super-wetting and super-repellent surfaces, sustainable materials processing, smart materials, and emulsion science and technology.
Dr. Bayer received his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2006. Immediately after, he worked at the U.S. Defence Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) as a post-doctoral. Following this, he returned at the University of Illinois, first as a post-doctoral fellow and the following year as research assistant professor. Since 2010 he is a staff researcher at the Italian Institute of Technology. He is also a part-time visiting professor at the University of Virginia, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research interests focus on polymer nanocomposites, surface science, super-wetting and super-repellent surfaces, sustainable materials processing, smart materials, and emulsion science and technology.
Abstract
Designing efficient and cost effective functional and smart pharmaceutical excipients that are known as biodegradable polymers for various medical devices is a highly popular application field for biomaterials. In particular, biodegradable polymer systems that can be used for controlled release applications for both hydrophobic and hydrophilic drugs should be designed and produced by means of sustainable approaches as well. In this talk, I will present a review of our recent activities on the use of various pharmaceutical polymers and their composites in the form of films, beads, or emulsions that can contain both synthetic and natural active principles. I will focus on the use of new starch-based polymer systems that can encapsulate dual hydrophilic/hydrophobic drugs with the capacity to release them on demand. Additionally, a new and transparent biomaterial system will be presented to obtain controlled release of ciprofloxacin antibiotic particularly suited for the treatment of infectious skin wounds. Adaptation of this system to dietary phenolic antioxidants will also be presented. Finally, I will demonstrate new emulsion medium based on beeswax and sodium alginate that can be used to deliver medicines or antioxidants tailored for sustained release in both stomach and intestinal fluid simulated conditions.