MEBioSys (OP JAK)

A new generation of implants or unique materials to be used in industry and transport. These and many other results are the target of scientists from five Czech institutions who have jointly succeeded in the Cutting-edge Research grant call. The project "Mechanical Engineering of Biological and Bioinspired Systems", headed by the Brno University of Technology, received the most points out of 75 submitted applications and was recommended for funding with a budget of half a billion CZK for five years. Work on the research officially started in early September 2023.

I. Implementation of top-level research utilizing the convergence of biological and technological evolution divided into two research       objectives:
   Objective A – Bioinspired Mechatronic Systems in the following topics:
         - Development of materials based on theoretical approaches and bioinspiration
         - Superlubricity of mechanical components inspired by biosystems
         - Development of SMART material structures and bioinspired metamaterial systems

   Objective B – Mechatronic Systems for Biomedical Engineering in the following topics:
         - Hybrid and composite biomaterials
         - Surface modification and nanostructuring of biomaterials
         - Mechatronic systems for biomedicine

II. Development of international cooperation and increase of research internationalization – through research stays (mobility) of team members at top foreign institutions and visits of top foreign experts, preparation of international projects, and cooperation on improving teaching at universities.

III. Modernization and upgrade of infrastructure – complementation of infrastructure equipment for the implementation of planned top-level research.