Orthodontic Biomaterials Network

The Initiative

ORTHODONTIC BIOMATERIALS NETWORK “working jointly”

The OBJECTIVES of the “NETWORK” include:

The efficient exchange of experience and information on the characterization of biomaterials utilized in biomedical applications
the formulation/application of novel approaches in assessing the biological properties of materials
the comparative assessment of the mechanical, physical and biological properties of biomaterials

The ORTHODONTIC BIOMATERIALS NETWORK was initiated by T. Eliades in 2002 as a research network of Universities and Research Centers from Greece, UK and Germany. Since 2011 it includes the Orthodontic Biomaterials Lab at the Clinic of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry of the University of Zurich, the Department of Biomaterials at the School Dentistry, University of Athens, the Experimental Orthodontics Laboratory at the University of Bonn, Germany, the Adhesive Biomaterials and Biomechanics / Biomaterials Science Research Group at the University of Manchester, UK and the Institute of Biosciences & Applications, Laboratory of Cell Proliferation & Ageing, NCSR “Demokritos”.

The people of the network are scientists with diverse educational backgrounds actively involved in biomaterials and biological materials research with expertise ranging from physics, engineering and biomaterials science to molecular biology.

The area of biomaterials has envolved to include a wide spectrum of scientific disciplines including biological and engineering sciences. Concurrently, the medical and dental applications of materials have expanded considerably and new approaches such as biomimetic materials have been developed.

The high complexity and considerable variety of conteporary biomaterial applications have necessitated the multifaceted condiseration of research issues.

The Laboratories

University of Manchester

Dental School, Adhesive Biomaterials and Biomechanics / Biomaterials Science Research Group

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NCSR «Demokritos»

Institute of Biosciences & Applications, Laboratory of Cell Proliferation & Ageing

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The People

Theodore EliadesProfessor and Director

Clinic of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Center of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland

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Spiros ZinelisProfessor

Department of Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

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Christoph BourauelProfessor and Head

Endowed Chair of Oral Technology, School of Dentistry, University of Bonn, Germany

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Nick SilikasProfessor

Dental Biomaterials Science, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, UK

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Dimitris KletsasResearch Director

Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Ageing, Institute of Biosciences and Applications, NCSR “Demokritos”, Greece

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Christos CholevasResearcher

Department of Pharmaceutical Technology ,School of Pharmacy, Faculty of health Sciences, AUTH, Greece

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SERVICES PROVIDED

The services provided by ORTHODONTIC BIOMATERIALS NETWORK include:

Performing biological assays and mechanical-physical tests for commercially available materials.
Developing appropriate techniques for quality control and characterization of biomaterials.

Elucidating the mechanisms and mediation of acute and long term cytotoxicity for polymeric and metallic biomaterials.
Assessing the corrosion potential of biomaterials.
Biomechanical testing and theoretical modeling of anatomical structures.