İkilem Göcek

Dr. İkilem Göcek serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Textile Engineering at Istanbul Technical University, where they lead innovative research at the intersection of textile science and biomedical applications. Their work spans multiple disciplines including nanotechnology, functional textiles, and medical device development.

Dr. Göcek's research focuses on advanced textile applications, particularly in developing biosensors, UV-protective nanofibrous materials, and medical textiles. Their fingerprint analysis shows strong concentration in nonwoven fabrics (75%), textile-based engineering (83%), and wicking properties (68%), indicating a specialized expertise in functional textile development for technical applications.

The publication trends reveal a clear progression toward medical and technical textile applications, with recent work focusing on bone scaffolds (2025), textile-based strain sensors (2023), and UV-protective nanofibrous mats (2022). This trajectory demonstrates increasing sophistication in merging traditional textile engineering with cutting-edge biomedical applications.

Dr. Göcek actively leads multiple research projects including:

• Sustainable nonwoven surface materials development (2025)
• Next-generation multifunctional hemostatic products (2025-2028)
• Bioactive agents from food waste for bone damage treatment (2023-2026)
• Sustainable home air conditioner filter design (2024)
• Medical sector absorbable surgical hemostat development (2024-2025)
• Nanocomposite nanofiber drug delivery systems for wound dressings (2022-2024)
• Flexible wearable lower body exoskeleton systems (2020-2023)

With an h-index of 7 and 29 research outputs documented, Dr. Göcek maintains an active research program with substantial collaborative networks across multiple technical domains.