Nanomaterials in Dental Medicine

Nano Technology and Medicine: The Interphase.- Nano Material Applications in Oral and Dental Diagnosis.- Nano Technology and Dental Disease Prevention.- Nano Composites and Other Restorative Materials.- Sustained Drug Delivery - The Nano Advantage.- Nano Technology for Pain Free Dentistry.- Dental Applications of Nano Robotics.- Nano Biotechnology in Regenerative Medicine.- Nano Technology in Dental Implantology.- Therapeutic Applications of Nano Particles in Oral Cancer Therapy.- Nano Structured Materials in Dental Medicine- From Laboratory to Industry: New Opportunities, Challenges and Risks.- Bio Ceramic Dental Inserts.- Potential Hazards of Nano Structured Dental Materials.

Professor Sabu Thomas is currently the Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University. He is also a full time professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the School of Chemical Sciences of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India and the Founder Director and Professor of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Prof. Thomas is an outstanding leader with sustained international acclaims for his work in Nanoscience, Polymer Science and Engineering, Polymer Nanocomposites, Elastomers, Polymer Blends, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks, Polymer Membranes, Green Composites and Nanocomposites, Nanomedicine and Green Nanotechnology. Dr. Thomas's groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bio nano technological and nano-biomedical sciences, have made transformative differences in the development of new materials for automotive, space, housing and biomedical fields. In collaboration with Apollo Tyres,Professor Thomas's group invented new high performance barrier rubber nano composite membranes for inner tubes and inner liners for tyres. Professor Thomas  has received several international awards including: Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London FRSC, Distinguished Professorship from Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia, MRSI medal, Nano Tech Medal, CRSI medal, Distinguished Faculty Award, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Award for Scientific Excellence - 2016,Mahatma Gandhi University- Award for  Outstanding Contribution -Nov. 2016, Lifetime Achievement Award of the Malaysian Polymer Group, Indian Nano Biologists  award 2017.  He is in the list of most productive researchers in India and holds a position of No.5. Because of the outstanding contributions to the field of Nanoscience and Polymer Science and Engineering, Prof. Thomas has been conferred HonorisCausa (D.Sc) Doctorate by the University of South Brittany, Lorient, France and University of Lorraine,