"An NSF Generation-3 Engineering Research Center"- Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials

Welcome to our team's website. Our team spans multiple institutions, states and nations. The core research team consists of North Carolina A&T State University, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Cincinnati and the Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover (Hannover Medical School, Germany).

Project Description and "The ERC Team"

The ERC proposes to develop the fundamental knowledge and technology needed to advance biocompatible and biodegradable metal-based (especially Mg) implantable systems with feedback control for reconstruction and regeneration. The research and technology development will be aided by industrial input and clinical assessments supported by non-NSF funds. The ERC also will carry out an integrated educational program designed to attract students to engineering careers and to create innovative, adaptive engineers capable of continuing the development and application of implant technology. The ERC's education program will be complemented by establishing the first HBCU Bioengineering Department at NCAT

The nucleus for this ERC is formed from North Carolina A&T State University (Lead) -(http://camss.ncat.edu). with University of Pittsburgh (http://www.engr.pitt.edu/, http://www.engr.pitt.edu/bioengineering/main/, http://www.mirm.pitt.edu/ http://www.mirm.pitt.edu/ccr/ and http://www.pitt.edu/~msrc/) and University of Cincinnati(http://www.min.uc.edu/nanoworldsmart) as partners. Hannover Medical School ( Frank Witte's web) will participate as the global research partner. Details of the teams activities and performance can also can be seen from these websites.

The three outreach institutions are California State University, Los Angeles, Edmonds Community College, Seattle, WA, and Guilford Technical community College, Greensboro, NC.