Sonata 19 – a new project by the National Science Centre for MSAGroup

The project titled “MagZEObone: Smart Magnetic Biomaterials
Based on Zeolites and ZIFs in Service of Humanity – Multifunctional Bone
Healing and Regeneration” has received funding in the Sonata 19
competition. The aim of this project is to develop innovative magnetic
biomaterials based on zeolites and zeolite imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) as a
multifunctional bone healing and regeneration tool. These biomaterials will
respond to static magnetic fields to enhance bone tissue regeneration. We aim
to develop material solution to the problems of modern biomedicine. Combining
the chemistry, biology, engineering and medicine will allow our team to look at
the picture from a bigger perspective: synthesizing the novel materials by
means of chemical methods, modifying its properties with biopolymers and chosen
drugs for a sustained release, optimizing the process parameters of each part
of the project, biological characterization, and in the end medical
application. Therefore, we will obtain specialized chemical and biological
knowledge, that could be useful to solve the real-life problems.

Jakub Matusiak (PI) and Wojciech Franus are involved in the project’s implementation. The project partner is Agata Przekora-Kuśmierz from the Medical University of Lublin.