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E-mail: Ludek.Joska@vscht.cz
Tel.: +420220444204
Room: A56
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Title:
Associate Professor
Education:
• 1970-1975: ICT Prague, M.Sc. in Inorganic Technology
• 1975-1979: ICT Prague, post-graduate in Physical Metallurgy and Threshold States of Materials
Career:
• 1975-1979: post-graduate, ICT Prague
• 1979-1985: researcher, Sigma VÚ Praha
• 1985 – to date: IT Prague, Department of Metals and Corrosion Engineering
Specialisation:
• corrosion resistance of metallic bio-materials
• application of electrochemical methods to study corrosion processes
• surface analysis
Lectures:
• Metallurgical and Corrosion Processes Theoretical Essentials
• Biomaterials
• Biomaterials for Medical Use
• User programmes – restoration
International Fellowships (1 month and more):
• 1994: USA- 14 universities
• 1995: SRN- Otto von Guericke Universität, Magdeburg
• 1995, 1996, 2001:USA- Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Membership in professional organizations and editorial boards:
• Chemistry and Technology of Materials Board of the ICT Prague for metallurgy
• International Association for Dental Research, WG Dental Materials
• European Federation of Corrosion
• Corrosion and Protection of Materials, member of the editorial board
Research projects (since 2005):
• Mechanism of the influence of dental materials corrosion products on the human immune system. IGA MZČR NR9124-3, 2005-2007
• The use of electrochemical noise for detection of non-uniform corrosion of implant materials. SRN-CZ D7-Cz11/07-08, 2007-2008
• Development of the new highly biocompatible surface treatments for stomatological and dental implants. MPO FI-IM5/020, 2008-2010
• Research focused on material and utility properties of the modern highly alloyed beta-titanium alloys and development of theirs powder metallurgical production. MPO 2A-2TP1/073, 2008-2011
• Stability of bioactive layered structures in model human body fluids., GAČR P108/10/1782, 2010-2013
• Biological interactions of dental materials corrosion products. IGA MZd, projekt 12206, 2011 - 2014
Surface nanostructuring of titanium materials. TAČR, TA 020010409, 2012-2015
Notable Magazine Contributions (since 2005):
1. B. Smola, L. Joska, V. Březina, I. Stulíková, F. Hnilica, Microstructure, corrosion resistance and cytocompatibility of Mg–5Y–4Rare Earth–0.5Zr (WE54) alloy, Materials Science and Engineering: C, 32 (2012) 659-664.
2. L. Joska, J. Fojt, O. Mestek, L. Cvrcek, V. Brezina, The effect of a DLC coating adhesion layer on the corrosion behavior of titanium and the Ti6Al4V alloy for dental implants, Surface and Coatings Technology, 206 (2012) 4899-4906.
3. L. Joska, J. Fojt, The effect of porosity on barrier properties of DLC layers for dental implants, Appl. Surf. Sci., (2012).
4. L. Franta, J. Fojt, L. Joska, J. Kronek, L. Cvrček, J. Vyskočil, Hinge-type knee prosthesis wear tests with a mechanical load and detailed corrosion properties monitoring, Tribology International, (2012).
5. J. Fojt, Ti-6Al-4V alloy surface modification for medical applications, Appl. Surf. Sci., (2012). In press
6. Venclíková Z., Benada O., Joska L. Monitoring of Selenium in Oral Cavity Argiria - a Clinical and Microscopic Study. Neuroendocrinology Letters 2011;32(3):285-291
7. Joska L, Fojt J, Hradilova M, Hnilica F, Cvrcek L. Corrosion behaviour of TiN and ZrN in the environment containing fluoride ions. Biomedical Materials. 2010;5(5):054108.
8. Joska L, Fojt J. Corrosion behaviour of titanium after short-term exposure to an acidic environment containing fluoride ions. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. 2010;21:8.
9. Vojtěch D, Fojt J, Joska L, Novák P. Surface treatment of NiTi shape memory alloy and its influence on corrosion behavior. Surface and Coatings Technology. 2010;204(23):3895-901.
10. Joska L, Venclikova Z, Poddana M, Benada O. The mechanism of gingiva metallic pigmentations formation. Clinical Oral Investigations. 2009;13(1):1-7.
11. Joska L, Fojt J. Corrosion behaviour of titanium after short-term exposure to an acidic environment containing fluoride ions. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. 2009;21(2):481-8.
12. Vojtech D, Novak P, Novak M, Joska L, Fabian T, Maixner J, et al. Cyclic and isothermal oxidations of nitinol wire at moderate temperatures. Intermetallics. 2008;16(3):424-31.
13. Vojtech D, Joska L, Leitner J. Influence of a controlled oxidation at moderate temperatures on the surface chemistry of nitinol wire. Appl Surf Sci. 2008;254(18):5664-9.
14. Joska L, Poddana M, Leitner J. Corrosion behavior of palladium-silver-copper alloys in model saliva. Dent Mater. 2008;24(8):1009-16.
15. Venclikova Z, Benada O, Bartova J, Joska L, Mrklas L, Prochazkova J, et al. In vivo effects of dental casting alloys. Neuroendocrinol Lett. 2006;27(Suppl. 1):61-8.
16. Joska L., Marek M., Leitner J.: The mechanism of corrosion of palladium-silver binary alloys in artificial saliva., Biomaterials 26(14), 1605-11 (2005)