Biomaterials
Design
of
modern
polycrystalline
dental
ceramics,
synthesis
of
bioactive
glasses,
mesoporous
nanoparticles
for
controllable
and
extended
drug
release,
nanoparticles
and
nanocomposites
for
biomedical
implants,
synthesis
and
examination
of
hybrid
biomimetic
scaffolds as an alternative approach to decrease failure rate of transplants.
Characterization of these materials by directly accessed techniques.
Instrumentation
•
High temperature furnace (up to 3000 oC)
•
Low temperature furnace
•
Shaking incubator
•
High-speed centrifuge (up to 15000 rpm)
•
Ultrasonic baths, mechanical stirrers and pH-meters
Publications
1
.
I.
Tsamesidis,
G.
Pouroutzidou,
E.
Lymperaki,
K.
Kazeli,
C.
Lioutas,
E.
Christodoulou
,
P.
Perio,
K.
Reybier,
A.
Pantaleo,
E.
Kontonasaki,
Effect
of
ion
doping
in
silica-
based
nanoparticles
on
the
hemolytic
and
oxidative
activity
in
contact
with
human
erythrocytes
, Chemico-Biological Interactions (accepted 2020).
2
.
G.S.
Theodorou,
D.
Patsiaoura,
E.
Kontonasaki,
K.
Chrissafis,
Thermal
Analysis
of
Glass-Ceramics
and
Composites
in
Biomedical
and
Dental
Sciences
,
Thermodynamics and Biophysics of Biomedical Nanosystems, 245-295.
3
.
G.K.
Pouroutzidou,
G.S.
Theodorou,
E.
Kontonasaki,
I.
Tsamesidis,
A.
Pantaleo,
D.
Patsiaoura,
L.
Papadopoulou,
J.
Rhoades,
E.
Likotrafiti,
C.B.
Lioutas,
K.
Chrissafis,
K.M.
Paraskevopoulos,
Effect
of
ethanol/TEOS
ratios
and
amount
of
ammonia
on
the
properties
of
copper-doped
calcium
silicate
nanoceramics
,
Journal
of
Materials
Science: Materials in Medicine, (2019) 30, 98.
4
.
A.
Beketova,
S.
Varitis,
E.
Kontonasaki,
T.
Zorba,
L.
Papadopoulou,
N.
Kantiranis,
G.S.Theodorou,
K.M.
Paraskevopoulos,
P.
Koidis,
Evaluation
of
the
micro-
mechanical
and
bioactive
properties
of
bioactive
glass-dental
porcelain
composite
,
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, (2018) 86, 77-83.
5
.
N.S.
Dessou,
G.S.
Theodorou,
N.
Kantiranis,
L.
Papadopoulou,
T.
Zorba,
D.
Patsiaoura,
E.
Kontonasaki,
K.
Chrysaffis,
P.
Koidis,
K.M.
Paraskevopoulos,
Influence
of
strontium
for
calcium
substitution
on
the
glass–ceramic
network
and
biomimetic
behavior
in
the
ternary
system
SiO2–CaO–MgO
,
Journal
of
Materials
Science, (2017) 52, 8871–8885.
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