Biomedical Engineering

Current research in biomaterials encompasses bodily, chemical and biological factors of ceramic, metal, polymer and composite substances. Recent research have investigated the strengthening mechanisms of dental ceramics and the improvement of new ceramic substances, the metallurgy and shape-property relationships for high-palladium alloys, the synthesis and characterization of polymeric substances to be used in composite resins and glass ionomer cements, the esthetic traits of restorative and natural dental materials, the formulation of direct dental composite restorative materials based totally on top-rated medical performance, and the interactions of fibroblasts and epithelial cells with dental materials. Studies originating inside the Biomedical Engineering Center have evaluated a copolymer method of bone cement for orthopedic implants. Research strategies employed include analytical and descriptive spectrometry, analytical electron microscopy, cellular culturing, human visual assessment, mechanical testing, rheology, thermal analysis (which include calorimetry and thermomechanical evaluation), and x-ray diffractometry.