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Dr Oana Bretcanu

Lecturer

Background

Dr. Oana Bretcanu joined the School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering of 缅北禁地 in November 2010 as a lecturer in Biomaterials/Bioengineering. She is involved in different research projects in the field of Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering applications. Dr Bretcanu currently manages Optical Microscopy, Optical Profilometry and Thermal Analysis for Advanced Ceramics laboratory equipment.

Qualifications:

      PhD: Magnetic biomaterials for hyperthermic treatment of cancer

      MSc(Hons): Chemical Engineering

Previous Positions:

      Research Associate at University Politecnico di Torino (Italy): 2008-2010

      Research Associate at Imperial College London: 2006-2007

Research

Research Interests:

  • Synthesis of magnetic glass-ceramics for treatment of cancer (by coprecipitation, traditional melting and sintering) and their characterisation
  • Synthesis (traditional melting, sol-gel) and characterisation of bioactive and biocompatible glasses and glass-ceramics for biomedical applications
  • Study of the sintering and crystallisation processes in ceramics/glass-ceramics
  • Synthesis and characterisation of glass-ceramic/polymer composites
  • Synthesis and characterisation of 3D macroporous bioactive, biocompatible and/or bioresorbable glass-ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
  • Surface functionalisation of glasses/glass-ceramics/scaffolds
  • Drug delivery systems


Past Projects:

  • Arthritis Research UK Tissue Engineering Centre (Project Leader: Prof Kenneth Dalgarno)  
  • RESTORATION: Resorbable Ceramic Biocomposites for Orthopaedic and Maxillofacial Applications (Project Leader: Prof Kenneth Dalgarno) 
  • DIGINOVA: Innovation for Digital Fabrication (Project Leader: Prof Kenneth Dalgarno)


Teaching

Current Teaching:

  • MEC 8059: Biomaterials (Module Leader)
  • MEC 8060: Tissue Engineering (Module Leader)
  • MEC 8061: Biomimetics (Module Leader)
  • MEC 3031: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
  • MEC 3098: stage 3 projects
  • MEC 8099: stage 4 projects
  • MEC 8095: MSc projects

Visiting lecturer at:

  • Politecnico di Torino (Turin, Italy); teaching Magnetic Materials in Medicine (module for PhD Students)
  • Advanced Materials Research Centre, SIRIM Berhad (Malaysia); teaching Bioceramics scaffolds for tissue engineering applications


Publications

  • Articles

    • Pan M, Bretcanu O, Xie F, Deehan D, Novakovic K. . Carbohydrate Polymers 2025, 369, 124328.
    • Ozdemir F, Evans I, Bretcanu O. . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 2025, 239(8), 840-854.
    • Baba Ismail YM, Reinwald Y, Ferreira AM, Bretcanu O, Dalgarno K, El Haj AJ. . Materials 2024, 17(12), 2811.
    • Tatli Z, Bretcanu O, Caliskan F, Dalgarno K. . Materials Today Communications 2022, 30, 103216.
    • Chacko Rajan S, Bretcanu O, Deehan DJ, Joyce TJ. . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 2022, 127, 105076.
    • Vukajlovic D, Novakovic K, Bretcanu O. . Chemical Communications 2021, 57(99), 13558-13561.
    • Ozdemir F, Evans I, Rankin KS, Bretcanu O. . Open Ceramics 2021, 7, 100146.
    • Lee JK, Bretcanu O. . Novel Approaches in Cancer Study 2021, 6(4), 626-628.
    • Vukajlovic Dj, Bretcanu O, Novakovic K. . Open Ceramics 2021, 8, 100174.
    • Rajan SC, Bretcanu O, Deehan D, Joyce T. . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 2020, 104, 103620.
    • Miola M, Pakzad Y, Banijamali S, Kargozar S, Vitale-Brovarone C, Yazdanpanah A, Bretcanu O, Ramedani A, Vernè E, Mozafari M. . Acta Biomaterialia 2019, 83, 55-70.
    • Rajan SC, Bretcanu O, Weir DJ, Deehan DJ, Joyce TJ. . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 2019, 90, 665-672.
    • Vukajlovic Dj, Parker J, Bretcanu O, Novakovic K. . Materials Science and Engineering: C 2019, 96, 955-967.
    • Baba Ismail YM, Reinwald Y, Wimpenny I, Bretcanu O, Dalgarno K, El Haj AJ. . Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2018, 1082(1), 012072.
    • Tcacencu I, Rodrigues N, Alharbi N, Benning M, Toumpaniari S, Mancuso E, Marshall M, Bretcanu O, Birch M, McCaskie A, Dalgarno K. . Materials Science and Engineering: C 2018, 90, 1-7.
    • Mancuso E, Alharbi N, Bretcanu OA, Marshall M, Birch MA, McCaskie AM, Dalgarno KW. . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 2017, 231(6), 575-585.
    • Wang J, Zhang H, Hunt MRC, Charles A, Tang J, Bretcanu O, Walker D, Hassan KT, Sun Y, Siller L. . ChemSusChem 2017, 10(2), 466-466.
    • Mancuso E, Bretcanu O, Marshall M, Dalgarno KW. . Ceramics International 2017, 43(15), 12651-12657.
    • Baba Ismail YM, Ferreira AM, Bretcanu O, Dalgarno K, El Haj AJ. . Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 2017, 159, 445-453.
    • Mancuso E, Bretcanu OA, Marshall M, Birch MA, McCaskie AW, Dalgarno KW. . Materials & Design 2017, 129, 239-248.
    • Bretcanu O, Miola M, Bianchi CL, Marangi I, Carbone R, Corazzari I, Cannas M, Verné E. . Materials Science & Engineering: C 2017, 73, 778-787.
    • Baba Ismail YM, Wimpenny I, Bretcanu O, Dalgarno K, El Haj AJ. . Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A 2017, 105(6), 1775-1785.
    • Bretcanu O, Baino F, Verne' E, Vitale-Brovarone C. . Journal of Biomaterials Applications 2014, 28(9), 1287-1303.
    • Bruno M, Miola M, Bretcanu O, Vitale-Brovarone C, Gerbaldo R, Laviano F, Verné E. . Journal of Biomaterials Applications 2014, 29(2), 254-267.
    • Ferraris S, Vitale-Brovarone C, Bretcanu O, Cassinelli C, Vernè E. . Applied Surface Science 2013, 271, 412-420.
    • Baino F, Ferraris M, Bretcanu O, Verné E, Vitale-Brovarone C. . Journal of Biomaterials Applications 2013, 27(7), 872-890.
    • Bretcanu O, Boccaccini AR, Salih V. . Journal of Materials Science 2012, 47(15), 5661-5672.
    • Vitale-Brovarone C, Ciapetti G, Leonardi E, Baldini N, Bretcanu O, Verné E, Baino F. . Journal of Biomaterials Applications 2011, 26(4), 465-489.
    • Vernè E, Miola M, Ferraris S, Bianchi CL, Naldoni A, Maina G, Bretcanu O. . Advanced Engineering Materials 2010, 12(7), B309-B319.
    • Allia P, Coïsson M, Tiberto P, Vinai F, Bretcanu O. . Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 2010, 322(9-12), 1286–1289.
    • Bretcanu O, Chatzistavrou X, Paraskevopoulos K, Conradt R, Thompson I, Boccaccini AR. . Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2009, 29(16), 3299-3306.
    • Zawadzak E, Bil M, Ryszkowska J, Nazhat SN, Cho J, Bretcanu O, Roether JA, Boccaccini AR. . Biomedical Materials 2009, 4(1), 015008.
    • Allia P, Bretcanu O, Vernè E, Celegato F, Coisson M, Tiberto P, Vinai F, Spizzo F, Tamisari M. . Journal of Applied Physics 2009, 105(8), 083911.
    • Vitale-Brovarone C, Baino F, Bretcanu O, Vernè E. . Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 2009, 20(11), 2197–2205.
    • Bretcanu O, Misra SK, Mohammad-Yunos D, Boccaccini AR, Roy I, Kowalczyk T, Blonski S, Kowalewski TA. . Materials Chemistry and Physics 2009, 118(2-3), 420-426.
    • Verne E, Bretcanu O, Balagna C, Bianchi CL, Cannas M, Gatti S, Vitale-Brovarone C. . Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 2009, 20(1), 75-87.
    • Vargas GE, Vera-Mesones R, Bretcanu O, Porto-López JM, Boccaccini AR, Gorustovich AA. . Acta Biomaterialia 2009, 5(1), 374-380.
    • Bretcanu O, Misra S, Roy I, Renghini C, Fiori F, Boccaccini AR, Salih V. . Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 2009, 3(2), 139-148.
    • Bretcanu O, Samaille C, Boccaccini AR. . Journal of Materials Science 2008, 43(12), 4127-4134.
    • Mohamad-Yunos D, Bretcanu O, Boccaccini AR. . Journal of Materials Science 2008, 43(13), 4433–4442.
    • Gorustovich AA, Vargas GE, Bretcanu O, Vera-Mesones R, Porto-López JM, Boccaccini AR. . Advances in Applied Ceramics 2008, 107(5), 274-276.
    • Califano V, Bloisi F, Vicari LR, Bretcanu O, Boccaccini AR. . Journal of Biomedical Optics 2008, 13(1), 014028.
    • Muthutantri AI, Huang J, Edirisinghe MJ, Bretcanu O, Boccaccini AR. . Biomedical Materials 2008, 3(2), 025009.

  • Book Chapters

    • Baino F, Ferraris S, Miola M, Verné E, Evans I, Bretcanu O. . In: Gurbinder Kaur, ed. Biomedical, Therapeutic and Clinical Applications of Bioactive Glasses. Duxford: Woodhead Publishing, 2019, pp.35-67.
    • Ozdemir F, Evans I, Bretcanu O. . In: Gurbinder Kaur, ed. Clinical Applications of Biomaterials. New York, USA: Springer International Publishing, 2017, pp.91-121.
    • Cochis A, Miola M, Bretcanu O, Rimondini L, Vernè E. . In: A. Tiwari, P.K. Iyer, V. Kumar, H. Swart, ed. Advanced Magnetic and Optical Materials. Scrivener Publishing, 2016, pp.81-112.
    • Bretcanu O, Evans I. . In: Juliana Marchi, ed. Biocompatible Glasses. From Bone Regeneration to Cancer Treatment. Springer International Publishing, 2016, pp.267-283.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Pan M, Bretcanu O, Xie F, Deehan D, Novakovic K. . In: 6th EPNOE Junior Scientist Meeting 2024. 2024, Vienna, Austria.
    • Pan M, Bretcanu O, Xie F, Deehan D, Novakovic K. . In: UK Society for Biomaterials Conference. 2024, Liverpool, UK.
    • Pan M, Bretcanu O, Xie F, Deehan D, Novakovic K. . In: 12th World Biomaterials Congress. 2024, Exco, Daegu, Korea.
    • Rajan SC, Bretcanu O, Deehan D, Joyce T. . In: British Association for Surgery for the Knee, BASK 2020. 2020, Oxford, UK: Elsevier BV.
    • Vukajlovic Dj, Parker J, Bretcanu O, Novakovic K. . In: You-CGMed-Workshop for Young Researchers in Ceramics and Glasses for Medical Applications. 2019, Madrid, Spain.
    • Vukajlovic Dj, Parker J, Bretcanu O, Novakovic K. . In: Chemical Engineering Day UK 2019. 2019, Edinburgh, UK: IChemE.
    • Vukajlovic D, Bretcanu O, Parker J, Novakovic K. . In: 4th International Conference on Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials (ISBPPB 2018). 2018, Krakow, Poland: International Society for Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials.
    • Mancuso E, Bretcanu O, Birch M, Marshall M, Dalgarno K. . In: 2015 4th TERMIS World Congress. 2015, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Mary Ann Liebert.

  • Review

    • Kaur G, Kumar V, Baino F, Mauro JC, Pickrell G, Evans I, Bretcanu O. . Materials Science and Engineering: C 2019, 104, 109895.