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Huakun (Hockin) Xu, PhD, MS
Professor, Director of Division Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

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TEACHING ACTIVITY
  • Course Director, Dental Biomaterials I (BMAT 518) for Year 1 dental students
  • Course Director, Dental Biomaterials II (BMAT 528) for Year 2 dental students
  • Course Director, Adv Dent Mater (Pros 598A) for dental residents

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Tissue engineering, bone regeneration, dental and craniofacial repair, bioactive and resorbable scaffolds, biomimetic and injectable carriers, stem cells, growth factor delivery.
  • Dental materials, nanocomposites, tooth restorations, caries inhibition, fluoride-based materials, calcium phosphate biomaterials, smart biocomposites, controlled release.

RESEARCH TEAM

Michael D. Weir, PhD, Research Assistant Professor

Wenchuan Chen, DDS, PhD, Postdoctoral Scientist

Lei Cheng, DDS, PhD, Postdoctoral Scientist

Jun Liu, DDS, PhD, Postdoctoral Scientist

Fang Li, DDS, PhD, Postdoctoral Scientist 

Mary Ann Melo, DDS, Visiting PhD student

Ke Zhang, DDS, Visiting PhD student


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