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Prof. Dr. Ileana Rau

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Department of General Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica of Bucharest, 1 Polizu Street, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Interests: bio-based materials with medical applications; natural extracts; collagen-based materials; chitosan-based materials; DNA-based materials; bio-based materials with optical applications
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Prof. Dr. Lia Rimondini

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Department of Health Sciences, Università “A. Avogadro”, Novara, Italy
Interests: biomaterials; dental materials;materials for bone, periodontal and dental tissues regeneration
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Dr. Silvie Rimpelová

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Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 3, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
Interests: biocompatible materials; mammalian cells; cell adhesion; antimicrobial activity; anticancer activity; plasma treatment; laser modification; fluorescence microscopy; photodynamic therapy; theranostics
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Prof. Dr. Juan F. Rodriguez

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Institute of Chemical and Environmental Technology (ITQUIMA), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Ciudad Real, Spain
Interests: micro and nanoencapsulated PCMs (mPCM and NPCM); phase Change Slurries (PCS); passive and Active Thermal Energy Storage (TES); polyurethane synthesis and recycling; supercritical fluids; reaction in supercritical media
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Dr. Antonio J. Salinas

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Departamento de Quimica Inorganica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Interests: bone tissue engineering; bioceramics; osteogenesis; bactericidal properties; angiogenesis; biochemical signals; nanostructured materials
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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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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 medicine; in vitro models
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Prof. Dr. Artemis Stamboulis

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Biomaterials Research Group, 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; extracellular vesicles and their use as biomaterials for diagnostics and therapy
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Prof. Dr. Tobias Tauböck

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Department of Conservative and Preventive Dentistry, Center for Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 11, Zurich, Switzerland
Interests: smart dental materials; cariology; preventive and minimally invasive dentistry; bioactivity and biocompatibility; adhesive interfaces
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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 275-0016, Chiba, 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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Assoc. Prof. 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; modelling; antimicrobial coating
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Dr. Vuk Uskoković

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1. TardigradeNano LLC, 7 Park Vista, Irvine, CA 92604, USA
2. Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, 1 University Drive, Orange, CA 92866, USA
3. Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois, 601 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60607, 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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Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avicena s/n, 41009 Seville, Spain
Interests: dental implants; osseointegration; bone tissues; surfaces; peri-implantitis; surgery; dental materials
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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

Prof. Dr. Davy-Louis Versace

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Institut de Chimie et des Matériaux, University Paris-Est Creteil, CNRS, ICMPE, UMR 7182, 94320 Thiais, France
Interests: photopolymerization; photochemistry; bio-based materials; photoinitiators; 3D photoprinting (DLP); antibacterial materials
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Dr. Alessandro Vichi

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Dental Academy, University of Portsmouth, 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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Dr. Guocheng Wang

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Research Center for Human Tissues and Organs Degeneration, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, CAS, Shenzhen, China
Interests: biomaterials; antimicrobial materials; bone tissue engineering; nanomaterials; surface modification of dental implant or orthopedic implant

Prof. Dr. Shanfeng Wang

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Interests: polymeric biomaterials; tissue engineering; biomedical devices; biofabrication; flexible electronics
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Prof. Dr. Wenxin Wang

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Charles Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, D04V1W8 Dublin, Ireland
Interests: controlled/living polymerization; multivinyl monomer polymerization; knotted/cyclized polymers; branched polymers; wound healing; recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa; non-viral gene therapy; highly branched poly(beta-amino ester); tissue engineering; cell therapy; injectable hydrogels; 3D bio-printing; tissue adhesives
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Prof. Dr. Franz E. Weber

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Center of Dental Medicine, Oral Biotechnology & Bioengineering/MKG, University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 11, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland
Interests: microarchitecture of scaffolds; osteoconduction; osteoinduction; ceramics; titanium; hydrogels; bone substitute materials; additive manufacturing; GTR/GBR membranes; delivery of epigenetically active small chemicals; delivery of BMPs and other factors
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Prof. Dr. Carsten Werner

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Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials & TU Dresden, Center for Regenerative Therapies, Hohe Str. 06, 01069 Dresden, Germany
Interests: biomedical polymers; biointerfacial phenomena; hemocompatible materials; cell-instructive polymer matrices; bio-inspired materials
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