Maria Helena Figueiredo | Author | SciTechnol

Maria Helena Figueiredo Author

mhg@fct.unl.pt

Subjects of specialization
Materials Science, Surface Engineering, Polymer Chemistry, Cellulose, Materials

Affiliation
Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Tecnhology, New University of Lisbon.

Biography

Maria Helena Godinho currently working Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science and Tecnhology, New University of Lisbon. Her Graduation in Chemical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, D.Sc, PhD and MSc in Materials Science from New University of Lisbon, Portugal.

Publications

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Novel Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite for Bone Regeneration

Author(s): Orlando Martins, SÃ©rgio Matos, Maria Helena Figueiredo,Carlos Viegas, Isabel Dias, Teresa Vieira, Pedro Nuno Lopes, Isabel Poiares Baptista and Fernando Guerra

Novel Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite for Bone Regeneration

Maxillofacial bone defects resulting from disease or trauma are one main problem for modern dentistry. Regenerative treatments aim to provide the lost initial conditions improving the patient’s life quality. Bone graft substitutes have been regarded as suitable alternatives to obtain regenerative outcomes. Among these, synthetic hydroxyapatites are successfully evaluated bone substitutes, both in pre-clinical as well as clinical studies. The aim of this study is to evaluate the bone regenerative potential of a nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite (nHA), in a delayed healing cranial rabbit model.

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9620.1000114

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