Background
- B.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering
- M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials division
Previous Position
Research assistant in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Laboratory (BIOMAT), Center of Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (BIOMATEN), Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Supervisors: Nesrin Hasirci and Vasif Hasirci
Academic Interests
- Biomaterials
- Polymeric Nanoparticles
- Cell-Biomaterial Interactions
- Biomaterials characterization techniques
Publications
1) Book chapters:
Demirbag, B., Kardesler, S., Buyuksungur, A., Kucukturhan, A., Eke, G., Hasirci, N., Hasirci, V. (2012). Nanotechnology in Biomaterials: Nanoparticulates as drug delivery systems, In David E. Reisner (Ed.), Biotechnology II: Global Prospects (pp. 227-246), Boca Raton, FL, CRC Press.
Küçükturhan, A., Hasırcı, V. (2012), Applications of Nanotechnology in Urology). In Türkeri L. et al. (Eds.), Molecular Urology, (pp. 711-720), Üroonkoloji Derneği (Turkey Urooncology Association), Turkey, ISBN: 978-975-01697-2-4.
2) Papers:
Gulsen S, Cokeliler D, Goktas H, Kucukturhan A, Ozcil B, Caner H. Improved bone formation in osteoporotic rabbits with the bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) coated titanium screws which were coated by using plasma polymerization technique. 2014, OA Maced J Med Sci., 2(2):198-208.