Advanced BioInterface Technologies Lab @CBN-IIT

Advanced BioInterface Technologies LAB @CBN-IIT is a research and technology development laboratory located at the Center of Biomolecular Nanotechnologies of the Italian Institute of Technology, Lecce, Italy. The lab activities runs through the whole TRL bar, from theoretical fundamental science to (micro-/nano-)fabrication of advanced contact-based devices thanks to the lab and other CBN facilities. Topics: - Contact mechanics, lubrication and theoretical tribology - Experimental tribology (adhesion, friction, lubrication, wear, optical and electrical characterization of contact pairs) - Rheometry and spectroscopy - Surface chemical/physical functionalization and characterization - Bulk characterization We apply surface engineering to a number of applications, from classical tribology of polymer contacts (e.g. seals, tire-road contact, hydrogel contact, lubrication ...) to mm-/micro-robotics (e.g. bio-inspired microbots), tribotronics (e.g. electroadhesion, active friction and lubrication) and mechatronic microdevices (soft sensors and actuators for humans and robots, wearable contact pairs). The lab is headed by @MicheleScaraggi, Associate Professor in Mechanics at University of Salento, Italy.