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Laboratory at UCF Biomaterials and Nanoceramic Processing Laboratory
Courses
taught at UCF
Spring 2006 ·
EMA 5584 Introduction
to Biomaterials Science and Engineering · EMA 3012C
Experimental Techniques in Mechanics and Materials Fall 2005 ·
EMA 3012C
Experimental Techniques in Mechanics and Materials Summer 2005 · EGN 3365/ EMA
3706 Structures and Properties of Engineering Materials Spring 2005 ·
EMA 5937 ST
Biocompatibility of Materials ·
EMA 3012C
Experimental Techniques in
Mechanics and Materials Fall 2004 ·
EGN 3365
Structures and Properties of Materials ·
EMA 3012C
Experimental Techniques in Mechanics and Materials Summer 2004 · EGN 3365
Structures and Properties of Materials Spring 2004 ·
EMA 3012C
Experimental Techniques in Mechanics and Materials Courses
taught at WSU
Summer 2003 ·
MSE 301 Introduction
to Materials Science Links
For UCF’s Prospective Students · Department of MMAE For Biomaterial Scholars |
Assistant Professor
Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace
Engineering Tel. (407) 823 3159 Fax.
(407) 823 0208 [email protected] Educational Background Ph.D. Materials Science (Engineering) B.E. Metallurgical Engineering Appointments Assistant
Professor, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-2450 (Aug 2003 – present) Teaching
Fellow, Graduate
Assistant, Metallurgical
Engineer, Quality Assurance Division, Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company
(TELCO), Research Interests
Biomaterials for hard tissue
engineering: from concept to characterization; Osteoconductive bone grafts;
Matching strength-loss resorbable implants; Cell-derived information; nano-composites. Solid
Freeform Fabrication/ Rapid Prototyping: design to mimic structural
intricacies of biological materials; applications in Biomedical Engineering. Nano-ceramics for engineering and biomedical applications; Processing of ceramics and polymer-ceramic composites. Referred Publications 2005 Kalita, S.J., Bhatt, H., and Dhamne, A., 2005. Effects
of MgO-Na2O-P2O5-based Sintering additives
on Densification, Mechanical Properties and, Biodegradation Behavior of
Tricalcium Phosphate. Journal of the American Ceramic Society (In press,
accepted for publication in October 2005). Bhatt, H., and Kalita, S.J., 2005. Synthesis and sintering studies of nanocrystalline
hydroxyapatite powders doped with magnesium and zinc. Advances
in Bioceramics and Biocomposites, D. Zhu and W.
M. Kriven, Editors; CESP, Vol. 26, Issue 6, p17-23. Hong, S.J., Bhatt, H., Suryanarayana, C., and Kalita,
S.J., 2005. Synthesis of
nano-size hydroxyapatite (HAp) powders by mechanical alloying. Advances in Bioceramics and Biocomposites, D. Zhu and W. M. Kriven,
Editors; CESP, Vol. 26, Issue 6, p33-39. Bhatt, H., and Kalita, S.J.,
2005. Effects of sintering additives on
physical, mechanical and biodegradation behavior of tricalcium phosphate
ceramics. Proceeding of 107th
Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society, Qiu, S., and Kalita, S.J.,
2005. Synthesis and densification studies of
nanocrystalline titanium dioxide ceramics. Proceeding of 107th Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic
Society, Bhatt, H., and Kalita, S.J.,
2005. Synthesis and characterization of
nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite ceramics. Proceeding
of 107th Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society, 2004 “Effects of MgO-CaO-P2O5-Na2O-based additives on mechanical and
biological properties of hydroxyapatite”.
S. J. Kalita, D. Rokusek, S. Bose, H. L. Hosick, A. Bandyopadhyay. Journal
of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, Volume 71A, Issue 1, 2004. Pages
35-44 “CaO-P2O5-Na2O
Based Sintering Additives for Hydroxyapatite (HAp) Ceramics”, S. J. Kalita,
S. Bose, H. L. Hosick, and A. Bandyopadhyay. Biomaterials, 25: 2331-2339
(2004). 2003 “Development of Controlled Porosity Polymer-Ceramic
Composite Scaffolds via Fused Deposition Modeling”, S. J. Kalita, S. Bose, H. L. Hosick, and A. Bandyopadhyay. Materials
Science and Engineering: C, 23
(2003) 611– 620. “Oxide Based Sintering Additives for HAp Ceramics”, S.
J. Kalita, S. Bose, H. L. Hosick and A Bandyopadhyay, Ceramic
Transactions, Volume 147, edited
by Veeraraghavan (V) Sundar, Richard P. Rusin, and Claire A. Rutiser
(2003). 2002 “Porous Calcium Aluminate Ceramics for Bone-Graft
Applications”, S. J. Kalita, S.
Bose, H. L. Hosick, and A. Bandyopadhyay, Journal of Materials Research,
Vol.17 No. 12, (2002) 3042–3049. “Development of Porous Polymer-Ceramic Composites as Bone
Grafts’, S. J. Kalita, J. Finley,
S. Bose, H. L. Hosick and A. Bandyopadhyay, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.
Vol. 726, Q5.8, 2002. “Calcium Carbonate Reinforced Natural polymer Composite
for Bone Grafts’, S. J. Kalita, S.
Bose, H. L. Hosick, S. A. Martinez and A. Bandyopadhyay, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp.
Proc. Vol. 724, N8.18, 2002. Awards and honors · Best Graduate Student Poster
Award 2003, The American Ceramic Society, Nashville, TN. · John P. Hirth Outstanding
Graduate Seminar Award 2003, Washington State University, Pullman, WA · Research Excellence Award 2002,
School of Mech. and Mater. Eng., Washington State University. · Govila Materials Science
Scholarship 2002-2003, School of Mech. & Mater. Eng., Washington State
Univ. · John P. Hirth Outstanding
Graduate Seminar Award 2002, Washington State University, Pullman, WA. · RV Subramanian Graduate
Fellowship 2001-2002, School of Mech. & Mater. Eng., Washington State
Univ. ·
National Merit Scholarship 1994-1998, North Eastern Council Secretariat, Govt. of India, Shillong. Professional Affiliation · American Ceramic Society |
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