Dental / Oral Care

Biochemical Aspects of Dental Restorations and Orthodontic Tooth Movement Biomechanical behavior and response to dental treatments are studied in our laboratory and our in vivo studies. Restorative materials, including bonding materials,are tested for performance (e.g., durability and strength). We work on improving their properties by combining nano-tubes with the materials (in cooperation with the Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology Department). For this, we study […] Read More >

Research: Biomaterials (e.g. electrochemically-assisted deposition of calcium phosphates) and medical devices. Bio-Ferrography (e.g. for orthopaedic applications and cancer diagnostics). Environment-induced degradation of materials and hydrogen interaction with materials. Electrodeposition and electroless plating of special alloys (e.g. rhenium-based) and electropolishing. Failure analysis. Quality control of raw materials and products; consultation services for materials and processes selection. Read More >

The central dogma in the study of protein folding suggests that the thermodynamically-favorable state of proteins under physiological conditions is their folded one. However, there are number of cases in which the favorable states of proteins are rather unfolded, partially folded (e.g., “molten globular”), or misfolded (e.g., nonspecific aggregates or amyloid fibrils). These observations lead […] Read More >

Research topic: Neurodegenerative diseases, etiology and new treatments. Research methods: Stem cells, Gene therapy, peptides, transgenic mice, animal models of Neurodegenerative diseases Main projects in the lab include: Induction of neurogenesis and transplantation of various adult stem cells in animal models of neurodegenerative diseases. Development of new therapies, small molecules, peptides and genes, for neurological […] Read More >

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