Advances in New Alloys, Polymers and Composites for Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 56
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomaterials; titanium and its alloys; shape memory alloys; dental materials
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: biodegradable metals; biodegradable polymers; 3D printing; surface modification
Interests: orthodontics; wires; brackets; aligners
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of new alloys and composites is of utmost importance in medical sciences and specifically in dental sciences. Its relevance is related to its new clinical possibilities. However, the main concern in dentistry and specifically in orthodontics regarding these materials is the possible alteration of their mechanical behavior in the oral environment due to microbial contamination.
The main purpose of this Special Issue is to go deeper into the relationship of oral biofilm and the behavior of new metallic alloys and the composite resins.
The main topics related to this objective are as follows: The need to enhance the resilience of materials under the masticatory loads. To know the biocompatibility of metallic and composite resins that are commonly used in dentistry. To find materials that can be used as brackets, arches, and polyurethanes, with an antimicrobial effect under contaminated environments. To determine how the oral biofilm contaminations alter the mechanical properties of composite resins and metallic alloys. To determine the degree of released products from the wear of the metallic alloys and the degradation of the polyurethane of the composite aligners.
Prof. Dr. Javier Gil
Dr. Marta Pegueroles
Prof. Dr. Andreu Puigdollers
Prof. Dr. Alberto Caprioglio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- oral biofilm
- antimicrobial effect
- new orthodontic alloys
- new orthodontic polyurethanes
- structural deterioration of alloys and composite aligners
