A call to action for bioengineers and dental professionals: Directives for the future of TMJ bioengineering

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1301-1311

  Detamore, Michael S ^a   Athanasiou, Kyriacos A ^b   Mao, Jeremy ^c  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Biology; Biomechanics; Finite element modeling; Genomics; Proteomics; Temporomandibular joint; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PROTEINS;

GENOMICS; ORTHODONTISTS; PROTEOMICS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINTS;

TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; TISSUE ENGINEERING; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DENTAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); TISSUE ENGINEERING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547145745     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-007-9298-6     Document Type: Article

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