The course will allow to acquire competences related to multiphysics techniques for the experimental characterization of materials and devices in the dental field. The course will address the main mechanical parameters which characterise biological materials and glass-containing materials (polymers and ceramics) employed in dentistry, as well as, also by means of visits to the laboratories, nanoindentation and multiscale mechanical characterization techniques able to extract those parameters of interest. In addition, the course will cover the tridimensional analysis of bone structures through axial computed microtomography and the volume reconstruction processes to obtain 3D models, fundamental inputs for the construction of in-silico models. Hence, the course will show the main steps for the implementation of a linear and non-linear finite element model of the masticatory system, useful for the investigation its interaction with materials and devices (e.g. dental implants and cements). Moreover, an in-depth overview of optical spectroscopy techniques will be given, such as Raman and Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) for the characterization of mineralized structures and glass-filled materials for medical and dental use. Microscopy techniques for the morphological characterization of such materials will be also treated.

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- Experimental techniques for the mechanical characterization of biological materials which compose the dental and masticatory apparatus, and of materials and devices which interact with them. - Spectroscopic techniques for the characterization of polymeric and ceramic materials in dentistry (Raman, FTIR) and hints of microscopy - Introduction to Axial Computed Tomography techniques - Tridimensional volumes reconstruction and segmentation techniques – hard tissues and glass-filled materials (NRecon, Mimics) - In silico modelling of the masticatory system and of the polymeric and ceramic materials employed in dentistry.

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