Seminar: Laser Applications in Biomaterial Science

Abstract: Today, lasers find many application fields including the medical sciences, such as: cancer therapy, skin welding, dental treatments and eye surgery. On the other hand, laser applications in biomaterials are of great interest to researchers since the lasers can be used to manufacture the implant itself directly, or, they can be used to alter the physical and/or chemical properties of biomaterials. In this seminar, you will see some examples which were done by lasers in order to alter the surface properties of implant materials and also the future ideas. Speaker: Dr. Cagri Kaan Akkan graduated from Physics Department of Kocaeli University in 2007 and continuously finalized his master studies at the Laser Technologies Research and Application Center of Kocaeli University under the supervision of Prof .Dr. Arif Demir in 2009. Same year, Dr. Akkan started to work in INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials / Germany as visiting scientist. In May 2014, he had his PhD degree in Natural Sciences from the Medical Faculty of Saarland University under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Mohamad Hammadeh. During his stay in Germany, Dr. Akkan experienced various approaches to use with biomaterials. Since January 2014, Dr. Akkan returned back to his home after acceptance of his TUBITAK-2232 project and now continues his researches in the Institute of Biomedical Engineering of Boğaziçi University. Dr. Akkan has 2 international patent family applications and 16 published scientific articles.