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New Prosthetic Materials and Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2024 | Viewed by 2092

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Paolo Francesco Manicone

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Department of Head and Neck, Division of Oral Surgery and Implantology, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli, 00168 Rome, Italy
Interests: implantology; prosthetic rehabilitation; damage and failure modes; composite interfaces
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Dr. Paolo De Angelis

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Department of Head and Neck, Division of Oral Surgery and Implantology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
Interests: implantology; periodontology; hard and soft tissue regeneration; oral surgery
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Dr. Edoardo Rella

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Division of Oral Surgery and Implantology, Department of Head and Neck and Sensory Organs, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS—Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
Interests: implantology; prosthetic rehabilitations; fiber; adhesion; biocomposites; additive manufacturing

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Over the years, a variety of new digital technologies, restorative materials and biomaterials have been developed and have significantly changed the clinical approach to dentistry. Innovative biomaterials have been developed in order to take advantage of both the biology of the patients and the new manufacturing processes. Furthermore, the digital technologies used to plan cases and realize customized surgical treatments are more frequently used in the treatment of complex cases. The development of new techniques and customized devices to facilitate the surgical procedures have led to a boost in the clinical treatment of severe atrophies of the jaws. Furthermore, a similar development has been recorded in the prosthetic field thanks to digital manufacturing. Prosthetic materials manufactured with digital technologies (scanners, milling machines, and 3D printers, as well as CAD and CAM software programs) have increased the therapeutic options for clinicians, improving the results from a functional and esthetic point of view. However, scientific evidence is lacking both for the surgical phase of the rehabilitations in relation to the use of new biomaterials and customized approaches, and for prosthetic rehabilitation, especially in complex cases.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide information with updated findings about the latest developments in the field of biomaterials and restorative materials applied to these digital technologies. It is our pleasure to invite you to submit research papers (both in vivo and in vitro), short communications, or systematic reviews related to the topics of this Special Issue.

Dr. Paolo Francesco Manicone
Dr. Paolo De Angelis
Dr. Edoardo Rella
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • composite interfaces
  • biopolymers
  • biocomposites
  • additive manufacturing
  • Prosthetic Materials
  • digital dentistry
  • lithium disilicate
  • zirconia
  • glass fiber-reinforced composites
  • carbon
  • damage and failure modes

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Highly Reinforced Acrylic Resins for Hard Tissue Engineering and Their Suitability to Be Additively Manufactured through Nozzle-Based Photo-Printing
by Vito Gallicchio, Vincenzo Spinelli, Teresa Russo, Ciro Marino, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Carlo Rengo and Roberto De Santis
Materials 2024, 17(1), 37; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17010037 (registering DOI) - 21 Dec 2023
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Mineralized connective tissues represent the hardest materials of human tissues, and polymer based composite materials are widely used to restore damaged tissues. In particular, light activated resins and composites are generally considered as the most popular choice in the restorative dental practice. The [...] Read more.
Mineralized connective tissues represent the hardest materials of human tissues, and polymer based composite materials are widely used to restore damaged tissues. In particular, light activated resins and composites are generally considered as the most popular choice in the restorative dental practice. The first purpose of this study is to investigate novel highly reinforced light activated particulate dental composites. An innovative additive manufacturing technique, based on the extrusion of particle reinforced photo-polymers, has been recently developed for processing composites with a filler fraction (w/w) only up to 10%. The second purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility of 3D printing highly reinforced composites. A variety of composites based on 2,2-bis(acryloyloxymethyl)butyl acrylate and trimethylolpropane triacrylate reinforced with silica, titanium dioxide, and zirconia nanoparticles were designed and investigated through compression tests. The composite showing the highest mechanical properties was processed through the 3D bioplotter AK12 equipped with the Enfis Uno Air LED Engine. The composite showing the highest stiffness and strength was successfully processed through 3D printing, and a four-layer composite scaffold was realized. Mechanical properties of particulate composites can be tailored by modifying the type and amount of the filler fraction. It is possible to process highly reinforced photopolymerizable composite materials using additive manufacturing technologies consisting of 3D fiber deposition through extrusion in conjunction with photo-polymerization. Full article
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Monte Carlo Simulation of TRIM Algorithm in Ceramic Biomaterial in Proton Therapy
by Fatih Ekinci, Tunc Asuroglu and Koray Acici
Materials 2023, 16(13), 4833; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16134833 - 05 Jul 2023
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Biomaterials play a crucial role in enhancing human health and quality of life. They are employed in applications such as tissue substitution, diagnostic tools, medical supplies, therapeutic treatments, regenerative medicine, and radiation dosimetric studies. However, their predisposition to proton therapy, which is a [...] Read more.
Biomaterials play a crucial role in enhancing human health and quality of life. They are employed in applications such as tissue substitution, diagnostic tools, medical supplies, therapeutic treatments, regenerative medicine, and radiation dosimetric studies. However, their predisposition to proton therapy, which is a trending treatment in the world, has not been adequately studied. Ceramic biomaterials, known for their hardness and durability, offer versatile uses, especially in bone tissue replacements. The wide range of physical, mechanical, and chemical properties exhibited by ceramics has spurred extensive research, development, and application in this field. This study focuses on investigating and analyzing the ionization, recoils, phonon release, collision events, and lateral scattering properties of ceramic biomaterials that closely resemble bone tissue in proton therapy applications. Monte Carlo (MC) Transport of Ions in Matter (TRIM) simulation tools were utilized for this analysis. The results showed that Silicon dioxide exhibited the Bragg peak position closest to bone tissue, with a deviation of 10.6%. The average recoils differed by 1.7%, and the lateral scattering differed by 3.6%. The main innovation of this study lies in considering interactions such as recoil, collision events, phonon production, and lateral scattering when selecting biomaterials, despite their limited digitization and understanding. By evaluating all these interactions, the study aimed to identify the most suitable ceramic biomaterial to replace bone tissue in proton therapy. Full article
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