Biomimetic Aspects of Oral and Dentofacial Regeneration

I-4: Sperm Preparation: Biomimetic Aspects

With the advent of human assisted reproduction in the year 1978 numerous techniques were developed to isolate spermatozoa capable to fertilize oocytes. While early methodologies only focused on the aim of isolating viable, motile spermatozoa, with further progress of assisted reproductive technology, particularly for ICSI, it rapidly became clear that these two parameters are insufficient for t...

Biomimetic Strategies for Bone Repair and Regeneration

The osseointegration rate of implants is related to their composition and surface roughness. Implant roughness favors both bone anchoring and biomechanical stability. Osteoconductive calcium phosphate (Ca-P) coatings promote bone healing and apposition, leading to the rapid biological fixation of implants. It has been clearly shown in many publications that Ca-P coating accelerates bone formati...

Dentofacial Aspects of the Changes in Body Posture, Investigation Procedures

The literature exploring the reasons and the development of the orofacial-orthopaedic anomalies and orthodontic deviations deals measurably with the correlation of these deviations and postural disorders. The development of certain pathological curvatures different from the physiological curvatures of the spine is mainly responsible for the majority of the postural deviations present during the...

Oral respiration: facial maldevelopment and corrective dentofacial orthopedics.

Calcifying tissue regeneration via biomimetic materials chemistry.

Materials chemistry is making a fundamental impact in regenerative sciences providing many platforms for tissue development. However, there is a surprising paucity of replacements that accurately mimic the structure and function of the structural fabric of tissues or promote faithful tissue reconstruction. Methodologies in biomimetic materials chemistry have shown promise in replicating morphol...