Fundamental Biomaterials: Ceramics

Sabu Thomas is currently an Emeritus Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University and a Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India, as well as a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. Preetha Balakrishnan is Principal Scientist at ADSO Naturals Private Limited, Banglore, Karnataka, India. Her area of interest is Polymer Science incorporating Nano materials, and topic of research is Starch based nanocomposites at IIUCNN, M.G. University, Kottayam, in the group of Prof. Sabu Thomas. Dr. Sreekala Meyyarappallil Sadasivan is recognized for her research in the field of polymer macro, micro and nanocomposites, polymer foams and their blends. After receiving her Ph.D. in Chemistry (Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam), she held research positions in the Japan and Germany before joining the Sree Sankara College. Currently she is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at School of Chemical Sciences, director of School of Polymer Science and Technology (SPST) and Joint director of School of Nanoscience and Technology (SNST) and International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IIUCNN), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. The research in Sreekala’s laboratory is focused on development and property improvements of polymer composites for high end automotive, aerospace and structural applications, development of fully biodegradable, green and sustainable polymer composites from natural fibers, biopolymers etc. for industrial application, electronic applications of polymer nanocomposites such as nanogenerators, electromagnetic shielding (EMI) etc., biomedical applications of polymer composites for effective wound healing and development of biofiller entrapped polymer nanocomposites for water remediation. She was ranked among the top 2% of scientists in the world (Rising Stars List) according to a subject-by subject study undertaken by a team from Stanford University and Scopus experts for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021. She has an h-index of 38 and total citation of 7306. She is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Indian Rubber Institute, and was the recipient of JSPS and AvH fellowship, CSIR senior research fellowship and ICS-UNIDO fellowship.

• 1. Ceramic Biomaterials: An Introductory overview2. Development of a Ceramic-Controlled Piezoelectric of Single Disc for Biomedical Applications3. Ceramics as biomaterials for dental restoration4. Ceramic biomaterials for tissue engineering5. Inert ceramics6. Bioactive glass ceramics7. Bioceramics as drug delivery system8. Bioceramics in orthopaedics9. Mesoporous Ceramics as Drug Delivery Systems10. Corrosion of Ceramic Materials11. Nanostructural Bioceramics and applications12. Bioactive Glass-Ceramic Scaffolds with High-Strength for Orthopedic Applications13. Synthesis, Microstructure and Properties of High-Strength Porous Ceramics14. Characterization and stability of bioactive ceramic composite material and bonding to bone15. Optical behavior of current ceramic systems16. Long-term clinical success of all-ceramic posterior restorations17. Reducing the failure potential of ceramic-based restorations: Ceramic inlays, crowns, veneers, and bridges18. Recent developments in restorative dental ceramics19. Degradative effects of the biological environment on ceramics20. Toxicity of Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications