Topics

Main Themes

A - Bioceramics: Processing and Synthesis

  • Bioceramics: Fundamental Aspects (Particles, Microstructures, Properties)
  • Designing and Engineering of Ceramic Composites
  • Bioceramics and Biocomposites in Regenerative Medicine

B - Bioceramics: Characterization and Testing

  • Surface Engineering and Ceramic Coatings
  • Interaction with Cells and Tissue
  • Adhesion and Interface Phenomena
  • Biomineralization and Biomimetics

C - Ceramics and Systems in Clinical Practice / Dentistry

  • Ceramics vs. Metallic Biomaterials in Dentistry
  • Interaction between Dental Bioceramics and other Dental Biomaterials
  • Clinical use of Bioceramics as Bone Substitute in Dentistry
  • Esthetics in Dentistry at the beginning of the XXI Century

D - Ceramics and Systems in Clinical Practice / Orthopaedics

  • Endoprosthesis
  • Clinical use of Bioceramics as Bone Substitute in Orthopaedics
  • Other Bioceramics and Biocomposites used in Orthopaedics

Topics

  • Zirconia/Alumina Ceramics
  • Apatites
  • Bioglass and Glass-Ceramics
  • Biomineralization & Biomimetics
  • Calcium Phosphate Ceramics
  • Cell-Material Interactions
  • Cements
  • Bone Substitutes
  • Adhesives
  • Membranes
  • Coatings
  • Composites
  • Dental Materials
  • Drug Delivery Carriers
  • Scaffolds
  • Injectable Materials
  • Nanomaterials
  • Porous Ceramics
  • Surface Modifications for Metallic Biomaterials
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Clinical Applications in Dentistry
  • Clinical Applications in Orthopaedics
  • Clinical Applications in Maxillo-Facial Surgery
  • Clinical Applications in Other Surgical Fields
  • Varia