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Dental Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
We are interested in designing cell-instructive biomaterials and tissue engineered scaffolds for dental and craniofacial applications. Specifically, we have focused on the development of a multi-factor delivery system for bone regeneration with applications in craniofacial reconstruction. In addition, work are underway to develop tissue engineering scaffolds for promoting the regeneration of the dental pulp tissue and enable long term dental self repair.
Project 1: Dental Pulp Tissue Engineering
Collaborators
Drs. G. Hasselgren and R. Landesberg, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University
Dr. Dror Seliktar, Biomedical Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Project 2: Controlled delivery of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)-derived Growth Factors
Collaborators
Drs. R. Landesberg and S. Eisig, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University
Related Publications
- Tsay RC, Vo J, Burke A, Eisig SB, Lu HH and Landesberg R; “Differential growth factor retention by platelet-rich plasma composites”, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 63:521-528, 2005.
- Landesberg R, Burke A, Pinsky D, Katz R, Vo J, Eisig SB and Lu HH; “Activation of platelet rich plasma using thrombin receptor agonist peptide”, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 63:529-535, 2005.
- Lu HH, Vo JM, Lin J, Shin S, Cozin M, Tsay R and Landesberg R; “Controlled delivery of growth factors derived from platelet-rich plasma for bone formation”, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research A, 86A(4):1128-1136, 2008.