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Dr. Tien-Min Gabriel Chu

Tien-Min Gabriel Chu, DDS, PhD
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
Adjunct Assistant Professor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

 

Department: Restorative Dentistry
Address: Indiana University School of Dentistry 1121 W. Michigan St. Rm. DS112 Indianapolis, IN. 46202
E-mail: tgchu@iupui.edu
Telephone: (317) 274-5148
Fax: (317) 278-7462
 
Training:

DDS, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan

PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Post-Doc research fellow, Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan

Adjunct Lecturer, Division of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan

Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Associate Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Indiana University

 
Research Interests:

US patents:

US Patent 6,117,612 (2000) "StereoLithography Resin for Rapid Prototyping of Ceramics and Metals" M.L. Griffith, J.W. Halloran, and T.M. Chu

US Patent 7,174,282 (2006) "Design methodology for tissue engineering scaffolds and biomaterial implants", Scott J.;Chu, Gabriel Tien-Min ; Taboas, Juan M

US Patent 7,087,200 (2007) "Controlled local/global and micro/macro-porous 3D plastic, polymer and ceramic/cement composite scaffold fabrication and applications thereof" Taboas, Juan M; Maddox, Rachel D.; Krebsbach, Paul H.; Hollister, Scott J.; Chu, Tien-Min Gabriel

Relevant Publications:

H. R. Yeom, S. Blanchard, S. Kim, S. Zunt, and T. G. Chu , Correlation Between Micro-Computed Tomography (µCT) and Histomorphometry for Assessment of New Bone Formation in a Calvarial Experimental Model. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2007, in press

T. G. Chu , Warden SJ, Turner CH, Stewart RL. Segmental Bone Regeneration Using a Load Bearing Biodegradable Carrier of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2. Biomaterial 2007:28(3), 459-467

T. G. Chu , P. W. Sargent, S. J. Warden, C. H. Turner, and R. L. Stewart, "Preliminary Evaluation of a Load-Bearing BMP-2 Carrier for Segmental Defect Regeneration," Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, vol. 42, pp. 42-47, 2006.

K. N. Gonnerman, L. S. Brown, and T. G. Chu , "Effects of Growth Factors on Cell Migration and Alkaline Phosphatase Release," Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, vol. 42, pp. 60-65, 2006.

D. E. Howk and T. G. Chu , "Design Variables for Mechanical Properties of Bone Tissue Scaffolds," Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, vol. 42, pp. 278-283, 2006.

J. R. Metz, K. N. Gonnerman, A. Chu, and T. G. Chu , "Effect of Crosslinking Density on Swelling and Mechanical Properties of PEGDA400/PCLTMA900 Hydrogels," Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, vol. 42, pp. 296-301, 2006.

J. R. Metz, P. W. Sargent, and T. G. Chu , "Bovine Albumin Release and Degradation Analysis of Dicalcium Phosphate Dihydrate Cement," Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, vol. 42, pp. 389-394, 2006.

T-M. G. Chu "Solid Freeform Fabrication of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds" in Scaffolding in Tissue Engineering, Eds. X. Ma and J. Eliseeff, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2006 p.139-154

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