The European Ceramic Society
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Tailoring through Colloidal Processing
Study of the surface behavior and modification of inorganic colloids in liquid media applied to the processing of coatings, complex fashions, laminates and composites.
Director : Dr. Begoña Ferrari
Email : bferrari@icv.csc.es
Phone : +34 917355840
Address : Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio, CSIC. c/ Kelsen 5, 28049, Madrid, Spain
Research topics :
- Name: short explanation. Design of environmental friendly ceramic-ceramic and metalceramic composites (ZrO2/Al2O3, Ni/NiO, Ti and Ti alloys, W and W alloys, Fe-based hard metals with WC & TiCN as reinforcing phases, etc.)
Contact information:
Contact name: Dr. A. Javier Sanchez-Herencia; Miguel de Dios
Tel : +34 917355840
Email: ajavier.sanchez@csic.es; midiosp@ing.uc3m.es - Name: short explanation. Surface modifiers and nanoparticle synthesis technologies for in situ production of Core-Shell nanostructures in aqueous suspensions. One-Pot manufacture of nanoparticles for ionic and electronic conductors (YSZ, ZnO, TiO2 & NiO), with complex morphologies (3D-2D-0D), and their processing as photovoltaic, Libatteries & pseudocapacitor electrodes
Contact information:
Contact name : Dr. Zoilo Gonzalez ; Joaquin L. Yus
Tel : +34 917355840
Email: zgonzalez@icv.csic.es; Joaquinluis.yus@icv.csic.es - Name: short explanation. Processing additives and shaping structurers based on natural and biodegradable polymers, obtained from renewable resources, as matrix and vehicles in 3D printing technology for processing of bioinert and bioactive scaffolds (HA, Mg and
Ti)
Contact information:
Contact name: Dr. Begoña Ferrari; Ana Ferrández
Tel : +34 917355840
Email: bferrari@icv.csic.es; aferrandez@cenim.csic.es
Exceptional facilities :
Zetameter (nanosizer; microelectrophoresis); Rheometer; AFM in liquids; QCM; Shaping facilities (sprayin, dipping, electrophoretic deposition, slip casting, tape casting, gelling, 3D printing, etc.)
Financial support programmes :
- European funding: Frontiers of Research 2016; SINTEF contract 2015
- Regional fundings: MULTIMAT Challenge, S2013/MIT-2862
- National fundings : ING4MATER, MAT2015-70780-C4-1-P; HIBALIT S.A. contract 2013- 2017; ROCA SANITARIOS S.A. contract 2015-2016
Latest news
Next Deadline to apply to the JECS Trust for Mobility projects is 28th February 2026!
Please note that the decisions of the JECS Trust board will not be known before mid-April 2026. Activities submitted for the deadline of 28th February 2026 for support from the JECS Trust should then not begin before Mid-May 2026.
Obituary - Professor Athena Tsetsekou
The Greek Scientific Community mourns the loss of our dear colleague Professor Athena Tsetsekou (64), Professor at the National Technical University of Athens, at the School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, and President of the Hellenic Ceramic Society.
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