Laboratory Environmental and Health Research
it consists of teams working on biomechanics, health insurance legislation, and nanoparticles in the environment.
1) Biomechanical Laboratory works closely with the Traumatology Centre at Ostrava University Hospital, the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ostrava, MEDIN a.s. and Ortopedická protetika Frýdek-Místek.
The laboratory's primary focus is on optimising osteosynthesis procedures, patient rehabilitation and convalescence, and developing medical devices.
The laboratory develops medical devices such as external and internal fixation systems and rehabilitation and compensatory aids. These devices undergo structural and material design, simulations of combined load effects under defined conditions and subsequent creation of a testing methodology to verify their safety.
The laboratory also provides technical support to surgical and rehabilitation centres, prosthetic laboratories and other workplaces.
2) Nanoscience Laboratory evaluates the environmental impact of solid particles emitted into the atmosphere by human activities, with a particular focus on non-combustion processes associated with automobile braking, and the health risks posed by solid particles in biological tissues. Its scientific and research activities focus on the detailed characterisation of foreign particles, particularly their morphology, chemical and phase composition, and other properties that contribute to environmental and human health damage.
Given the current environmental risks, the laboratory also assesses the presence of microplastics in selected ecosystems and their impact on health.
3) Laboratory of Environmental Building Systems specialises in developing smart technologies for diagnosing wooden bridges and buried wooden structures, as well as reducing the carbon footprint of transportation. Another area of research is the binding of CO₂ in building materials.