Materials Webinar | Ceramic and Composite Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration
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Prof. Dr. Florin Miculescu
Metallic Materials Science and Physical Metallurgy Department, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania;
Florin Miculescu is Professor at the Materials Science and Engineering Faculty from University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. In 2014, he sustained the Habilitation Thesis on "Materials for bones reconstruction and thin layers' analysis by computer simulation and micro-analytical experiment". He leads a research group working on advanced methods for materials, biomaterials and nanomaterials synthesis, processing and characterization and he coordinates two research laboratories. His research activities are also presented in over 125 papers indexed in Web of Science Clarivate Analytics (WoS cumulative impact factor as main author is >85, H index is 21), 13 books and book chapters, 1 edited book, and 2 patents. He is an Editorial Board Member of 4 WoS indexed journals, Guest Editor of 3 WoS indexed journals and a reviewer of over 20 WoS quoted journals in materials science topics. He is the President of the Materials Engineering and Science Committee from the National Council for the Attestation of Titles, Diplomas and Academic Certificates—CNATDCU from Romania (2020-2024) and a former President of the Romanian Society for Biomaterials—SRB (2014–2017). He has received more than 30 awards for his contributions to science (for published papers, presentations and patents).
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3rd Materials Webinar
Ceramic and Composite Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration
Biomaterials with bone-like characteristics can create suitable microenvironments to effectively guide bone regeneration. In recent decades, new materials have been developed by chemical synthesis or by applying various treatments on materials of natural origin. Along with bone substitutes from the range of calcium phosphates, polymeric composites (functionalized or not) are some of the most attractive concerns in the field of bone osseointegration and bone regeneration applications. The presentations within the webinar will focus on three directions. The first will address a range of methods for obtaining bone substituents from terrestrial and marine materials, both carbonate or calcium phosphate type. It is primarily aimed at obtaining porous materials with improved mechanical strength. The second direction aims, after the introduction in the field of polymeric composites, to present the forms or products from this range used in biomedical sciences. This chapter concludes with the presentation of the fundamental notions and development of polymer-ceramic composites, with emphasis on the methods of synthesis, characterization, and potential applications. The last part of the presentation is approached from a medical point of view and is dedicated to guided bone regeneration (GBR) as a reconstructive procedure of the alveolar ridge, using membranes and bone substitutes. There are many techniques that use biological membranes and bone substitutes to enlarge the vertical and horizontal ridge, lifting the floor of the maxillary sinus or other reconstructions of bone defects. The significance of biological membranes and bone substitutes applications will be exemplified and discussed in various clinical cases.
Date: 4 June 2021
Time: 1:00pm CEST | 7:00am EDT | 7:00pm CST Asia
Webinar ID: 939 3940 4615
Webinar Secretariat: materials.webinar@mdpi.com
On Friday 4 June 2021, MDPI and the Journal Materials organized the 3rd webinar, entitled "Ceramic and Composite Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration".
The introduction was held by the Chair of the webinar, Prof. Dr. Florin Miculescu from the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania. He also held the first presentation of the webinar, entitled "Bone Reconstruction Ceramic Biomaterials Derived from Natural Sources and Porogen Agents". Professor Miculescu leads a research group working on advanced methods for materials, biomaterials and nanomaterials synthesis, processing and characterization and he coordinates two research laboratories.
The second presentation was held by Prof. Dr. Stefan Ioan Voicu from the University Politehnica of Bucharest in Romania. He talked about the ceramic-based polymeric composites for osseointegration. Professor Voicu's work is primarily in the field of polymeric membrane materials and processes in the Department of Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Engineering.
Dr. Lucian Toma Cioca from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania held the last presentation entitled "Clinical Application of Biological Membranes and Bone Substitutes in Oral Surgery". Since 2002, Dr. Cioca has been practising full mouth prosthodontics rehabilitations in Nicolescu—Agatstein Dental Clinique in Bucharest.
The presentations were followed by a Q&A and a discussion, moderated by the Chair. The webinar was offered via Zoom and required registration to attend. The full recording can be found here on Sciforum website. In order to stay updated on the next webinars on Cells, be sure to sign up for our newsletter by clicking on “Subscribe” at the top of the page.
Biomaterials and Implant Biocompatibility (Second Volume)
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Anişoara Cîmpean and Prof. Dr. Florin Miculescu
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2021
The Synthesis and Characterization of Biocompatible Materials
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Florin Miculescu and Prof. Dr. Anişoara Cîmpean
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2021