Materials

Prof. Dr. Georgios Romanos

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1. Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University, Rockland Hall 106, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8700, USA
2. Department of Oral Surgery and Implant, Goethe University Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Interests: advances in material research; bone regeneration; materials; periodontal regeneration
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Prof. Dr. Andrew Ruys

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School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Interests: biomaterials; bioceramics; ceramics; hydroxyapatite; alumina; ZTA (zirconia toughened alumina); DLC (diamond-like carbon); fibre-reinforced ceramics; porous materials; scaffolds; tissue engineering; bioactive glasses; electrophoretic deposition; bionic feedthroughs; bioactive coatings; DLC coatings; drug delivery
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Dr. Antonio J. Salinas

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Department of Chemistry on Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: bone tissue engineering; bioceramics; osteogenesis; bactericidal properties; angiogenesis; biochemical signals; nanostructured materials
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Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Salini

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Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
Interests: bone healing; hydroxyapatite; orthopaedic; plasma therapy; pseudoparalytic; achilles tendinopathy; femoral; stem cells

Prof. Dr. David Sánchez-García

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Grup d’Enginyeria de Materials, Institut Químic de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: pyrrole macrocycles for imaging and theranostics; nanoparticles for sensing applications and drug delivery
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Prof. Dr. Giuseppina Sandri

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Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Interests: nanoparticles; nanofibers; in situ gelling systems; scaffolds; tissue engineering
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Prof. Dr. Edgar Schäfer

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Central Interdisciplinary Ambulance in the School of Dentistry, University of Münster Waldeyerstr, 30, D-48149 Münster, Germany
Interests: endodontics; root canal sealers; pulp capping materials; nickel-titanium root canal instruments; root canal irrigants and medicaments
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Prof. Dr. Maria Francesca Sfondrini

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Unit of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry, Section of Dentistry, Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Interests: orthodontics; adhesive dentistry; shear; bond strength; bracket; fiber-reinforced composite; craniofacial growth
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Prof. Dr. Yurii Sharkeev

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1. Laboratory of Physics of Nanostructured Biocomposites, Institute of Strength Physics and Materials Science SB RAS, 2/4, Academicheskii pr., 634055 Tomsk, Russia
2. Research School of High-Energy Physics, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 30 Lenina pr., 634050 Tomsk, Russia
Interests: bioinert metals and alloys; biodegradable alloys; biocoatings; biocomposites; microarc oxidation; RF magnetron spattering; severe plastic deformation; medical implants; microstructure and properties
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Prof. Dr. Heather Sheardown

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Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Room JHE-124A, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada
Interests: hydrogels; polymers; contact lens; drug delivery
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Dr. Joana Silva-Correia

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3B's Research Group‐Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University of Minho, Barco, 4805‐017 Guimarães, Portugal
Interests: hydrogels; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; bioprinting; angiogenesis; intervertebral disc; meniscus; personalized implants
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Prof. Dr. Gianrico Spagnuolo

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Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
Interests: oral medicine; dental materials; operative dentistry; oral health
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Dr. Sebastian Stach

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Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
Interests: biomedical engineering; analysis and image processing; biomedical science; microscopy and confocal microscopy AFM surface materials; quantitative analysis and modeling of surface materials; strength of materials
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Prof. Dr. Artemis Stamboulis

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School of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Interests: microstructure of biomedical glasses; bioceramics; 3D printing of ceramics; mechanical properties; antimicrobial materials; antimicrobial peptides; 3D bioprinting
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Dr. Barbara Stella

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Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy
Interests: polymer and lipid nanoparticles; liposomes; bioconjugates; drug delivery; controlled drug release; active targeting
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Prof. Dr. Cortino Sukotjo

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Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Interests: dental and medical education; problem based learning; the use of technology in education
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Prof. Dr. Maryam Tabrizian

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1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B6, Canada
2. Faculty of Dentistry and Oral Health Sciences, McGill University, 3640 Rue University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C7, Canada
Interests: cell-biomaterial interactions; LbL self-assembly systems; theranostic devices for gene/protein therapy and tissue engineering; nanostructured interface by surface molecular engineering; microfluidic platforms for biorecognition systems and Lab-on-a-chip devices; real-time monitoring of cellular activities; characterization of biomaterials debris in biological tissues; polymer synthesis and characterization
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Prof. Dr. Marco Tallarico

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Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, 07021 Sassari, Italy
Interests: dental implant; occlusion; bone atrophy; peri-implantitis; guided surgery
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Prof. Dr. Naozumi Teramoto

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Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba Institute of Technology, 2-17-1 Tsudanuma, Narashino, Chiba 275-0016, Japan
Interests: biomaterial; bio-based polymer; bioplastics; biodegradable polymer; biopolymer; composite material comprising a polymer matrix
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Prof. Dr. Tiziano Testori

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1. IRCCS Orthopedic Institute Galeazzi, Dental Clinic (Dean: Luca Francetti MD, DDS), Section of Implant Dentistry and Oral Rehabilitation (Head: Tiziano Testori MD, DDS, FICD), Milan, Italy
2. Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
3. Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan, School of Dentistry
Interests: implant dentistry; biomaterials; bone grafts
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Prof. Dr. Gianluca Tozzi

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School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London, UK
Interests: X-ray computed tomography and correlative microscopy; digital image/volume correlation; structure-function of biological tissues; biomaterials and tissue-biomaterial systems; 3D printing and fabrication of biomaterials for tissue engineering and biomimetic architectures
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Prof. Dr. Tonino Traini

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Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University "G d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, via die Vestini, 31 66100 Chieti, Italy
Interests: dental materials, biomaterials; mechanics of materials; regenerative medicine; tissue engineering; additive manufacturing technologies; 3D-printing; clinical applications and performances of dental materials
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Dr. Camelia Ungureanu

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General Chemistry Department, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Interests: medical and pharmaceutical biotechnology; environmental biotechnology; biosynthesis; antimicrobial activity; modeling; antimicrobial coating
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Dr. Vuk Uskoković

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1. TardigradeNano LLC, Irvine, CA 92604, USA
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Interests: nanomedicine; drug delivery; biomaterials; colloid chemistry; philosophy of science; tissue engineering; nanoparticles; interfacial chemistry; nanotechnologies; targeted cancer therapies; infectious disease; science education
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Prof. Dr. Eugenio Velasco-Ortega

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Department of Comprehensive Dentistry. Master in Implant Dentistry. School of Dentistry, University of Seville, 41009 Seville, Spain
Interests: oral implantology; dental implantology; dental implants; dentistry
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Prof. Laura Vergani

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Interests: biomaterials, bone damage mechanisms, biomimetic composites, composites, hydrogen embrittlement

Dr. Davy-Louis Versace

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Natural Biohybrid Photoinduced Materials for Innovative Applications (BioPhotoMICS) Team "C3M" Building H, 2nd floor, Desk 212, ICMPE, UMR-CNRS 7182, 2-8 rue Henri Dunant, 94320 Thiais, France
Interests: photochemistry; antimicrobial materials; synthesis of bio-based materials; studies of photochemistry processes; synthesis of new visible photoinitiating systems
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Dr. Alessandro Vichi

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University of Portsmouth Dental Academy, William Beatty Building, Hampshire Terrace, Portsmouth PO1 2QG, UK
Interests: dental materials; restorative dentistry; prosthodontic; dental ceramics; dental polymers
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Prof. Dr. Chiara Vitale-Brovarone

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Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, 10100 Turin, Italy
Interests: bioceramics; mesoporous glasses and nanomaterials; collagen; bone regeneration and osteoporosis; drug-delivery; 3D scaffolds; biofabrication; electropinning; injectable cements
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Prof. Dr. Giovanni Vozzi

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Research Center E. Piaggio and Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: bioengineering; biomedical engineering; tissue engineering; microfabrication; bioreactors for tissue culture; microactuators fabrication
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