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Betül Aldemir Dikici ,Tissue Engineering Doku Mühendisliği

BaldemirLab is dedicated to addressing global challenges in health, tissue engineering, nutrition, and sustainability through the development of innovative biomaterials. â€‹By tailoring both natural and synthetic biomaterials, either synthesized or isolated in the lab, using advanced techniques such as emulsion templating, additive manufacturing (3D printing), freeze-drying, and hydrogel synthesis, decellularisation, BaldemirLab specializes in creating functional materials for various applications.

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Bone Tissue Engineering:  BaldemirLab develops biomaterial-based scaffolds and platforms to support bone regeneration, aiming to address critical-sized defects and improve clinical outcomes.

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Interface Tissue Engineering: The lab focuses on engineering transitional zones between different tissue types—such as bone-cartilage or tendon-bone interfaces—by designing biomimetic materials that replicate complex structural and biochemical gradients.

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Guided Bone/Tissue Regeneration: By creating barrier membranes and smart scaffolds, the lab aims to direct and enhance natural healing processes, particularly in oral, maxillofacial, and orthopedic applications.

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Cellular Agriculture: BaldemirLab explores sustainable alternatives to traditional animal-derived products by developing engineered platforms for the in vitro cultivation of cells and tissues, contributing to the future of ethical and eco-conscious food production.

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BaldemirLab embraces a process-driven research culture that values not only outcomes but also a deep understanding of the intricate engineering of the natural world. By seeking to uncover and mimic nature’s design principles, the lab aspires to develop innovative solutions to real-world problems.

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Throughout this journey, BaldemirLab is committed to nurturing the skills and expertise of its members in critical research areas, including literature analysis, project development, experimental research, knowledge dissemination through publications and real-world applications, scientific and medical visualisation (Sci-Art), and science communication (Sci-Com).

Ongoing projects
# / The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
(TUBITAK 2247-D, National Young Leaders Programme)

Sustainable production of animal fat in vitro through cellular agriculture, utilising tissue engineering strategies

# / Health Institutes of Turkey (Group B Project Support Program)
(TUSEB-2022B02-22517)

Development of injectable bone grafts

# / Research Universities Support Program (AUDP)
(2022IYTE-2-0025)

Development of nanocomposite-based, bilayer osteochondral plug

# / The Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey
(TUBITAK 2209-A)

Development of star-shaped polycaprolactone methacrylate-based tissue engineering scaffolds for the treatment of bone tissue damage

# / The Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey
(TUBITAK 2209-A)

Development of sustainable biopolymer souced porous materials for soft and hard tissue engineering applications

Completed projects
# / Department of Scientific Research Projects of Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECHBAP, 2021-IYTE-1-0110)

Development of highly porous ceramic-coated polymeric scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications

# / The Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey (TUBITAK 2209-A)

Quantitative evaluation of the effect of process parameters on the morphology of tissue scaffolds fabricated via the emulsion templating method using deep learning techniques on scanning electron microscope images

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Engineering Building E, EZ34,  Department of Bioengineering,

Izmir Institute of Technology,  Urla/Izmir,  35430, Turkey

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