Materials

Prof. Dr. Paola Manini

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Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
Interests: luminescent materials; functional materials
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Prof. Dr. Enrico Marchetti

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Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Interests: implant dentistry; clinical trials; periodontal regeneration; orthodontic
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Dr. Nicola Margiotta

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Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
Interests: medicinal inorganic chemistry; organometallic chemistry; metal-based complexes; antitumor platinum drugs; drug delivery of antitumor drugs by inorganic nanocarriers
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Prof. Dr. Richard Martin

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School of Engineering & Applied Science and Aston Institute of Materials Research. Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
Interests: bioactive glass; neutron diffraction of glasses; antimicrobials; bone cancer

Prof. Dr. Filiberto Mastrangelo

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Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
Interests: bone and dental tissue regeneration; osseointegration; dental implant macro and micro-design; biomaterials; digital dentistry; angiogenesis; oral cancer pathogenesis; hard and soft tissue development
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Dr. Uroš Maver

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1. Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Taborska Ulica 8, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
2. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Taborska Ulica 8, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Interests: biomaterials; pharmacology; drug delivery systems; regenerative medicine; tissue engineering; aerogels
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Dr. Elisa Mele

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Department of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
Interests: biocompatible and natural polymers for regenerative medicine; nanofibrous wound dressings with antimicrobial activity and enhanced cell proliferation; functional nanocomposites with controlled surface and mechanical properties; microfluidic devices for biological assays and food safety; nanofabrication approaches for polymers
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Prof. Dr. Florin Miculescu

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Metallic Materials Science and Physical Metallurgy Department, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Interests: design and development of medical devices for bone reconstruction, synthesis, and preparation of calcium phosphates from natural sources; membrane materials; hybrid and composite materials
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Prof. Dr. Ivana Miletić

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Department of Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: dental materials; restorative dentistry
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Dr. Cheryl Miller

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School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, 19 Claremont Crescent, Sheffield S10 2TA, UK
Interests: biomaterials; bioglass; hydroxyapatite; materials for medical devices and health technologies

Dr. Marta Miola

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Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Interests: bioactive glasses/glass-ceramics; antibacterial materials; composites; magnetic materials; inorganic nanoparticles
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Dr. Michael R. Mucalo

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Associate Professor in Chemistry, School of Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Interests: biomedical materials; calcium phosphate chemistry; metal colloids; IR spectroelectrochemistry; repurposing of byproducts/waste; application of IR spectroscopy; solid state NMR; drug delivery
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Prof. Dr. Yoshitaka Nakanishi

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Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
Interests: tribology; bioengineering; surface engineering

Dr. Keisuke Nakano

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Department of Oral Pathology and Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama 700-8525, Japan
Interests: histopathology; biomaterials; tumorigenesis; tissue repair; regenerative medicine
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Prof. Dr. Dan V. Nicolau

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Faculty of Engineering, McGill University, McConnell Engineering Building, Room 353, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, Canada
Interests: microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip; microarrays; biosensor; AFM

Dr. Anton Nikiforov

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Research Unit of Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Interests: plasma technology; spectroscopy; plasma diagnostics; gas reforming
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Dr. Mirko Nitschke

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Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Interests: low pressure plasma; surface modification of biomaterials

Dr. Joaquim Miguel Oliveira

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1. 3B’s Research Group, I3Bs—Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, Barco, 4805-017 Guimarães, Portugal
2. ICVS/3B’s–PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, 4805-017 Guimarães, Portugal
Interests: nanobiomaterials; nanomedicine; theranostics; tissue engineering; bio 3D printing; 3D in vitro tissue models of disease
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Dr. Tooru Ooya

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1. Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
2. Center for Advanced Medical Engineering Research & Development (CAMED), Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
Interests: biofunctional materials; drug delivery systems; regenerative medical engineering materials; food materials; dendrimers; cyclodextrins

Prof. Dr. Luis Oriol

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Departamento de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA), Universidad de Zaragoza‒CSIC, c/Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: functional polymers; polymers for biomedicine; block copolymers for optical and biomedical applications
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Prof. Dr. Mutlu Özcan

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Division of Dental Biomaterials, Clinic of Reconstructive Dentistry, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, 2032 Zurich, Switzerland
Interests: dental biomaterials; fixed prosthodontics; reconstructive dentistry; adhesive dentistry; minimally invasive dentistry
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Prof. Dr. Giuseppe R. Palmese

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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Interests: thermosetting polymers and biomaterials; composites and interfaces; processing-structure-property relationships

Dr. Cleofe Palocci

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Research Center for Applied Sciences to the safeguard of Environment and Cultural Heritage (CIABC), Department of Chemistry, University of Rome La Sapienza, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Room, Italy
Interests: biopolymreric nanoparticles; drug delivery; gene delivery; nanoparticles applications
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Prof. Dr. Haobo Pan

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Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences University, Shenzhen, China
Interests: biomaterials; bone biology; tissues regeneration; 3D bio-printing; stem cells
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Prof. Dr. Sangwon Park

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Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
Interests: zirconia 3D printing; glass infiltration; implant surface interface; bone tissue engineering; digital dentistry
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Prof. Dr. Yeong-Joon Park

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Department of Dental Materials, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
Interests: calcium silicate endodontic materials; bio-mineralization; implant surface modification

Dr. Catherine Picart

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Department of Health, CEA-Grenoble, Paris, France
Interests: biomaterials; tissue engineering; surface functionalization; bioactivity

Prof. Dr. Ana Paula Piedade

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: processing technologies; additive manufacturing; biotic/abiotic interface; biomedical devices; cellular compatibility
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Prof. Raphael Pilo

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Department of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice & Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Interests: dental materials; adhesives; resin composites; ceramics; fixed partial dentures; anti bacterial properties

Dr. Sandra Pina

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1. 3B’s Research Group, I3Bs - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Avepark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017 Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
2. ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, 4805-017 Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
Interests: bioceramic materials; bioresorbable materials; osteochondral tissue engineering

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