SAMVAAD

An International Lecture Series hosted by

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum

“Engineering Regeneration: Unlocking the Potential of Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for Bone Repair”

Lecture by

Prof.Niraj Sinha

Dr. Gurmukh D. Mehta & Veena M. Mehta Endowed Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Date: October 16 2025                                                                      Time: 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm

Venue: Online via Cisco WebexLink

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 ‘Engineering Regeneration: Unlocking the Potential of Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for Bone Repair’

Bone injuries and defects remain a significant clinical challenge due to the limitations of autografts, allografts, and xenografts, including donor site morbidity and immune rejection. This talk presents the development of bioactive glass scaffolds as a promising synthetic alternative for bone repair. After synthesizing the bioactive glass via sol-gel methods, the scaffolds were fabricated using both polymer foam replication and direct ink writing techniques. Further, they were reinforced with nanomaterials and comprehensive evaluations including mechanical testing, micro-CT-based structural analysis, finite element modelling, and fluid flow simulations to predict behavior in biological environments were carried out. Also, the in vitro bioactivity was confirmed by hydroxyapatite formation in simulated body fluid environment. Further, the scaffolds were optimized across multiple pore architectures such as grid, gyroid, and Schwarz D and preliminary drug delivery studies were also performed. This work highlights the multifunctionality of bioactive glass scaffolds, positioning them as a promising platform for bone repair applications. 

About the Speaker: Prof.Niraj Sinha

Dr. Gurmukh D. Mehta & Veena M. Mehta Endowed Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Dr. Niraj Sinha is Dr. Gurmukh D. Mehta & Veena M. Mehta Endowed Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kanpur and an Associate Faculty at the Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology (GSMST). He currently leads Project Hridyantra and serves as the Co-Coordinator of Centre of Excellence on Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases Research at GSMST. He is also the Professor-in-Charge of the MedTech Centre at IIT Kanpur.

His research interests lie at the interface of additive manufacturing, biomedical engineering, and nanotechnology. With extensive research experience at the intersection of engineering and medical sciences, Dr. Sinha has been actively contributing to the development of innovative healthcare technologies and fostering interdisciplinary collaborations. Dr. Sinha was awarded the prestigious NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship for pursuing doctoral work. He earned his PhD from University of Waterloo, Canada in 2008. Subsequently, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA from 2008 to 2010 and as a research associate with Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada from 2010 to 2011. He has published over 70 journal papers and has been granted several patents.

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