TSU Compound Research Center

History

2025: Opening of the Centre

In May 2025, the Tomsk State University (TSU) opened the Compound Research Center, which will develop and synthesize super-structural polymer materials, including those used to make skull implants and intervertebral discs. The creation and equipment of the center was spent ₽80 million allocated by the university and industrial partners - IHTZ and Sibagro.

According to the press service of TSU, it took two years to create the Compound Research Center. The new division will develop two areas related to functional polymers: biodegradable materials and super strong compounds.

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Фото: news.tsu.ru

The rector of TSU Eduard Galazhinsky at the opening ceremony noted that the idea of ​ ​ creating a center was born together with the Sibagro holding when working on biodegradable materials. The competencies of the university and industrial tasks converged at one point, which made it possible to launch a larger project. The university has an ambitious task to become a center of competence in the field of working with compounds, since the request for such materials exists in the agrobiotech, oil and gas industry and in the production of new materials for industry.

Compounds are engineering plastics with high mechanical strength, chemical and thermal resistance. These superplastics are able to replace metal parts, while providing all the advantages of multifunctional polymers.

Of particular importance is the use of compounds in reconstructive surgery. They can be used to make implants for the skull, cages for connecting intervertebral discs and other medical devices. They are indispensable in maxillofacial surgery and dentistry. The presence of domestic materials will make reconstructive operations more accessible to Russian patients.^[1]

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