Department of Biomaterials: Research Projects

Marina da Rosa Kaizer, DDS, PhD

Research Project: Development of functionally graded ceramic structures for damage resistance and aesthetics and/or bioactivities

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yu Zhang, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Chek Hai Lim, PhD

Research Project: Powder and ceramic processing of
nanocrystalline zirconia for dental prostheses and restoration. Various
powder processing methods, such as colloidal milling and doping, are
used to obtain high relative density, and translucency while having
excellent mechanical properties.

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yu Zhang, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Sasan Rabieh, PhD

Research Projects:

• Method development for simultaneous determination of 71 inorganic elements in various aqueous samples using inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometer (ICP-MS)
• Elemental Fingerprinting Method: key method to explore and understand the distribution and contents of elements in the medicine, biology, and environment
• LA-ICP-MS: Method development for assessment of elemental contents/mapping and isotopic ratios in various solid samples e.g. teeth, bones, tissues, etc. using hyphenated techniques such as laser ablation- inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)
• Short- and long term investigation of the stability of 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF) products for Ag and F contents.

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tim Bromage, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Jasmyn Abrams

PhD student

Research Project: Development of a translucent nanocrystalline zirconia for dental restorations.

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yu Zhang, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Paola Cerrito

PhD Student

Research project: Paola's research focuses on gaining a better understanding of the hard tissue correlates of the physiological changes occurring during the course of the individual’s life. I aim to find both histological and chemical signatures of life history milestones with the aim of applying these methods to the hominin fossil record and improving our knowledge regarding the evolution of human life history.

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tim Bromage, Dept. of Biomaterials; and Dr. Shara Bailey, Dept. of Anthropology, NYU

Kritika Srinivasan, DDS

PhD Student

Research Project: Developing microfluidics based diagnostics at point-of-care, utilizing morphometric, immunophenotypic and cytogenetic markers of leukemia. Alongside, developing and validating multi-parameter immunophenotype flow cytometry panels for understanding leukemic cell heterogeneity in patient bone marrow aspirates and peripheral blood.

Faculty Mentors: Dr. John T. McDevitt, Chair, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry; and Dr. Christopher Park, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Director, Education and Translational Research, NYU School of Medicine.

Deniz Vurmaz

PhD candidate

Research Project: Developing and integrating innovative biomarker based diagnostic approaches to advance human health, focusing on AI based programmable bio-nano-chip systems for multi-organ failure by the diagnosis of organ injury, the severity of trauma, and the potential for complications of hemorrhage.

Faculty Mentor: Dr. John T. McDevitt, Chair, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Hakan Karaaslan, DDS

Research Project: Enamel rhythm association with limited body size variability in a Beijing population sample

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Timothy Bromage, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Beatriz Togoro, DDS, MS

PhD Student

Research Project: Effects of different surface treatments on mechanical properties of ultra-translucent zirconia.

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yu Zhang , Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Camila Da Silva Rodrigues, DDS, MS

PhD Student

Research Project: Mechanical and thermal properties of glass ceramics and bilayer systems.

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yu Zhang, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Abdulmageed Alhusainy, DDS

2nd year MS student

Research Project: Technique sensitive sample preparation of Dental Ceramics for mechanical properties and chemical degradation.

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yu Zhang, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Saqer M. Almutairi, BDS

2nd year MS student

Research Project: Testing and measuring wettability of different titanium surfaces in implant dentistry (Contact angle and surface energy measurement of a laserlok Titanium disk before and after passivation)

Faculty Mentors: Dr. John Ricci and Dr. Dindo Mijares, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Fahad Alqahtani, DDS

2nd year MS student

Research Project: Comparison of shear bond strength and the adhesive remnant index of a metal bracket bonded with transbond XT and bracepaste in vitro

Faculty Mentors: Dr. John Ricci and Dr. Dindo Mijares, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Sofya Artamonova

2nd year NYU Tandon MS student

Research Topic: Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells proliferation and differentiation in three-dimensionally printed β-TCP scaffolds

Faculty Mentors: Dr. Paulo Coelho and Dr. Lukasz Witek, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Nadav Zacharel Bashary

2nd year MS student

Research Project: Polymer infiltrated ceramic network for CAD-on to zirconia copings and implants

Faculty: Dr. Yu Zhang and Dr. Marina da Rosa Kaizer, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Vedangi Devendra Hambardikar, BDS

2nd year MS student

Research topic: Structural durability of dental porcelains. My research involves the evaluation of flexural strength, color and translucency parameters of different commercially available dental porcelains, when subjected to chemical degradation by pH cycling.

Faculty: Dr. Yu Zhang and Dr. Marina da Rosa Kaizer, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Pallavi Joglekar, BDS

2nd year MS student 

Research topic: Shear bond strength test on surface treated restorative material and resin composite

Faculty: Dr. Bapanaiah Penugonda, Dept. of Cariology and Comprehensive Care; and Dr. Dindo Mijares, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Maria Clara Macena, DDS

2nd year MS student

Research topic: Development of 'Lab-on-a-chip' microfluidic diagnostic platform (device and assays), for point-of-care oral cancer risk screening.

Faculty Mentor: Dr. John T. McDevitt, Chair, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Sonaj Vardhaman, BDS

2nd year MS student

Research topic: Multilayered zirconia: Resistance to fracture and wear

Faculty: Dr. Yu Zhang and Dr. Marina Kaizer, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry

Cristobal Rivera, DDS

2nd year MS student

Research Project: Comparative in vitro study of 3D robocasting scaffolds using beta tricalcium phosphate and synthetic bone mineral

Faculty: Drs. Paulo G. Coelho, Lukasz Witek, and Dindo Mijares, Dept. of Biomaterials, NYU Dentistry; and Dr. Bruce Cronstein, NYU School of Medicine