Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

• 1998-09-01 - 2003-02-26

  Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  Metallurgical Chemical Engineer
  

• 2003-02-01 - 2005-05-23

  Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  Master in Materials Science and Engineering
  

• 2005-10-01 - 2010-07-26

  Technical University of Catalonia
  PhD in Biomedical Engineering
  

Career overview

My research interests include design and development of novel materials for tissue engineering, drug release and regenerative medicine. Precisely materials based on calcium phosphates, biodegradable and biostable metals, functionalized hydrogels, advanced composite materials, scaffolds for tissue engineering, static and dynamic cell cultures, cell-material interactions, additive manufacturing, cell printing, advanced coatings and advanced sintering technologies.

Scientific activities

Selected scientific publications in indexed journals

2020

E.B. Montufar, S. Tkachenko, M. Casas-Luna, P. Škarvada, K. Slámečka, S. Diaz-de-la-Torre, D. Koutný, D. Paloušek, Z. Koledová, L.G. Hernández-Tapia, T. Zikmund, L. Čelko, J. Kaiser. Benchmarking of additive manufacturing technologies for commercial-pure-titanium bone-tissue-engineering scaffolds: processing-microstructure-property relationship. Additive Manufacturing 2020, 36, 101516.

E.B. Montufar, K. Slámečka, M. Casas-Luna, P. Skalka, E. Ramírez-Cedillo, M. Zbončák, J. Kaiser, L. Čelko. Factors governing the dimensional accuracy and fracture modes under compression of regular and shifted orthogonal scaffolds. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2020, 40, 4923-4931.

L.G. Hernández-Tapia, Z. Fohlerová, J. Žídek, M.A. Alvarez-Perez, L. Čelko, J. Kaiser, E.B. Montufar. Effects of cryopreservation on cell metabolic activity and function of biofabricated structures laden with osteoblasts. Materials 2020, 13, 1966.

M. Casas-Luna, J.A. Torres-Rodríguez, O.U. Valdés-Martínez, N. Obradović, K. Slámečka, K. Maca, J. Kaiser, E.B. Montufar, L. Čelko. Robocasting of controlled porous CaSiO3–SiO2 structures: Architecture – Strength relationship and material catalytic behavior. Ceramics International 2020, 46, 8853-8861.

2019

M. Casas-Luna, H. Tan, S. Tkachenko, D. Salamon, E.B. Montufar. Enhancement of mechanical properties of 3D-plotted tricalcium phosphate scaffolds by rapid sintering. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2019, 39, 4366–4374.

P. Skalka, K. Slámečka, E.B. Montufar, L. Čelko. Estimation of the effective elastic constants of bone scaffolds fabricated by direct ink writing. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2019, 39: 1586-1594.

G. Mestres, M.A. Fernandez-Yague, D. Pastorino, E.B. Montufar, C. Canal, M.C. Manzanares-Céspedes, M.P. Ginebra. In vivo efficiency of antimicrobial inorganic bone grafts in osteomyelitis treatments. Materials Science and Engineering C 2019, 97: 84–95.

2018

I. Ročňáková, K. Slámečka, E.B. Montufar, M. Remešová, L. Dyčková, A. Břínek, D. Jech, K Dvořák, L. Čelko, J. Kaiser. Deposition of hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate coatings by suspension plasma spraying: effects of torch speed. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2018, 38: 5489-5496.

S. Raymond, Y. Maazouz, E.B. Montufar, R.A. Perez, B. González, J. Konka, J. Kaiser, M.P. Ginebra. Accelerated hardening of nanotextured 3D-plotted self-setting calcium phosphate inks. Acta Biomaterialia 2018, 75: 451–462.

E.B. Montufar, M. Casas-Luna, M. Horynová, S. Tkachenko, Z. Fohlerová, S. Diaz-de-la-Torre, K. Dvorak, L. Celko, J. Kaiser. High strength, biodegradable and cytocompatible alpha tricalcium phosphate-iron composites for temporal reduction of bone fractures. Acta Biomaterialia 2018, 70: 293–303.

A. Barba, Y. Maazouz, A. Diez-Escudero, K. Rappe, M. Espanol, E.B. Montufar, C. Öhman-Mägi, C. Persson, P. Fontecha, M.C. Manzanares, J. Franch, M.P. Ginebra. Osteogenesis by foamed and 3D-printed nanostructured calcium phosphate scaffolds: Effect of pore architecture. Acta Biomaterialia 2018, 79: 135-147.

2017

Y. Maazouz, E.B. Montufar, J. Malbert, M. Espanol, M.P. Ginebra. Self-hardening and thermoresponsive alpha tricalcium phosphate/pluronic pastes. Acta Biomaterialia 2017, 49: 563-574.

R. O’Neill, H.O. McCarthy, E.B. Montufar, M.P. Ginebra, D.I. Wilson, A. Lennon, N. Dunne. Critical review: Injectability of calcium phosphate pastes and cements. Acta Biomaterialia 2017, 50: 1-19.

G. Ciapetti, G. Di Pompo, S. Avnet, D. Martini, A. Diez-Escudero, E.B. Montufar, M.P. Ginebra, N. Baldini. Osteoclast differentiation from human blood precursors on biomimetic calcium-phosphate substrates. Acta Biomaterialia 2017, 50: 102-113.

A. Barba, A. Diez-Escudero, Y. Maazouz, K. Rappe, M. Espanol, E.B. Montufar, M. Bonany, J.M. Sadowska, J. Guillem-Marti, C. Öhman-Mägi, C. Persson, M.C. Manzanares, J. Franch, M.P. Ginebra. Osteoinduction by foamed and 3D-printed calcium phosphate scaffolds: effect of nanostructure and pore architecture. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9: 41722–41736.

2016

I. Ročňáková, E.B. Montufar, M. Horynová, T. Zikmund, K. Novotný, L. Klakurková, L. Celko, G.L. Song, J. Kaiser. Assessment of localized corrosion under simulated physiological conditions of magnesium samples with heterogeneous microstructure: value of X-ray computed micro-tomography platform. Corrosion Sciences 2016, 104: 187-196.

E.B. Montufar, M. Horynová, M. Casas-Luna, S. Diaz-de-la-Torre, L. Celko, L. Klakurková, Z. Spotz, G. Diéguez-Trejo, Z. Fohlerová, K. Dvorak, T. Zikmund, J. Kaiser. Spark plasma sintering of load-bearing iron-carbon nanotube-tricalcium phosphate CerMets for orthopaedic applications. JOM 2016, 68: 1134-1142.

J. Engstrand, E.B. Montufar, H. Engqvist, M.P. Ginebra, C. Persson. Brushite foams - the effect of Tween® 80 and Pluronic® F-127 on foam porosity and mechanical properties. J Biomed Mater Res Part B 2016, 104B: 67–77.

R. O’Neill, H.O. McCarthy, E. Cunningham, E.B. Montufar, M.P. Ginebra, D.I. Wilson, A. Lennon, N. Dunne. Extent and mechanism of phase separation during the extrusion of calcium phosphate pastes. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 2016, 27: 29.

≤2015

A. Kovtun, M.J. Goeckelmann, A.A. Niclas, E.B. Montufar, M.P. Ginebra, J.A. Planell, M. Santin, A. Ignatius. In vivo performance of novel soybean/gelatin-based bioactive and injectable hydroxyapatite foams. Acta Biomaterialia 2015, 12: 242-249.

Y. Maazouz, E.B. Montufar, J. Guillem-Marti, I. Fleps, C. Ohman, C. Persson, M.P. Ginebra. Robocasting of biomimetic hydroxyapatite scaffolds using self-setting inks. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2014, 2: 5378-5386.

E.B. Montufar, Y. Maazouz, M.P. Ginebra. Relevance of the setting reaction to the injectability of tricalcium phosphate pastes. Acta Biomaterialia 2013; 9: 6188-6198.

M.P. Ginebra, C. Canal, M. Espanol, D. Pastorino, E.B. Montufar. Calcium phosphate cements as drug delivery materials. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 2012; 64: 1090–1110.

E.B. Montufar, T. Traykova, J.A. Planell, M.P. Ginebra. Comparison of a low molecular weight and a macromolecular surfactant as foamingagents for injectable self setting hydroxyapatite foams: Polysorbate 80 versus gelatin. Materials Science and Engineering C 2011; 31: 1498-1504.

F. Perut, E.B. Montufar, G. Ciapetti, M. Santin, J. Salvage, T. Traykova, J.A. Planell, M.P. Ginebra, N. Baldini. Novel soybean/gelatine-based bioactive and injectable hydroxyapatite foam: material properties and cell response. Acta Biomaterialia 2011; 7: 1780-1787.

E.B. Montufar, T. Traykova, C. Gil, I. Harr, A. Almirall, A. Aguirre, E. Engel, J.A. Planell, M.P. Ginebra. Foamed surfactant solution as a template for self-setting injectable hydroxyapatite scaffolds for bone regeneration. Acta Biomaterialia 2010; 6: 876-885.

M.P. Ginebra, M. Espanol, E.B. Montufar, R.A. Perez, G. Mestres. New processing approaches in calcium phosphate cements and their applications in regenerative medicine. Acta Biomaterialia 2010; 6: 2863-2873.

E.B. Montufar, T. Traykova, E. Schacht, L. Ambrosio, M. Santin, J.A. Planell, M.P. Ginebra. Self-hardening calcium deficient hydroxyapatite/gelatine foams for bone regeneration. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 2010; 21: 863-869.

M. Espanol, R.A. Perez, E.B. Montufar, C. Marichal, A. Sacco, M.P. Ginebra. Intrinsic porosity of calcium phosphate cements and its significance for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. Acta Biomaterialia 2009; 5:2752-2762.

H-index of 16

Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within ISI Web of Knowledge