Research
Research Areas
Research topics focused on tribology, surface engineering, advanced coating systems, additive manufacturing and biomaterial surfaces.
Tribology and Wear
Experimental investigation of friction, wear, impact, erosion and tribocorrosion behavior on contact surfaces.
- Sliding wear
- Impact-sliding wear
- Cavitation erosion
- Tribocorrosion
Surface Engineering
Thermochemical and multilayer surface treatments aimed at improving the surface performance of metals and alloys.
- Boriding
- Nitriding
- Carburizing
- Thermal oxidation
- Duplex surface treatments
Advanced Coatings
Structural, mechanical and electrochemical performance of functional, nanocomposite and biomedical coating systems.
- Electroless Ni-P-B coatings
- Ni-P-B-W coatings
- PCL/GNP nanocomposite coatings
- Biomedical coatings
- Electrochemical boriding
Additive Manufacturing
Relationships among microstructure, surface quality, post-processing modification and performance in additively manufactured metallic materials.
- SLM / LPBF metallic materials
- 17-4PH stainless steel
- AlSi10Mg
- Inconel 718
- Post-processing and surface modification
Biomaterials and Bioactive Surfaces
Tribocorrosion behavior of titanium alloys, nanotube surfaces and bioactive coatings for biomedical applications.
- Ti-6Al-4V ELI
- TiO2 nanotubes
- Polymer nanocomposite coatings
- SBF bioactivity
- Tribocorrosion in simulated body fluids