University System of Maryland

Ada Foundation

Michael D Weir

Huakun Xu

Ling Zhang

The present invention provides rechargeable dental materials that can be widely applied in a variety of dental applications. The rechargeable dental materials of the invention may be included in dental primers, dental adhesives, dental resins, dental composites, dental bonding systems and the like, as well as dental cements, dental sealants, dental bases and dental liners, each of which is rechargeable with calcium and phosphate ions. The present invention also provides for a method of recharging the rechargeable dental material with calcium and phosphate ions.

Rechargeable calcium phosphate-containing dental materials

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The present invention provides dental bonding agents and dental bonding systems comprising the dental bonding agents. The dental bonding agents of the invention are characterized by having antibacterial properties, and in some aspects of the invention, remineralizing properties.

Nanostructured antibacterial and remineralizing dental bonding agents and dental bonding systems

Living cellular material is encapsulated or placed in a protective material (cell protector) which is biocompatible, biodegradable and has a three-dimensional form. The three dimensional form is incorporated into a matrix that maybe implanted in vivo, ultimately degrade and thereby by replaced by living cell generated material.

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Silver Spring, MD, United States of America

Michael D Weir