Américo Santos Afonso

Prof. Dr. Américo Santos Afonso


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Academic Career Length

31Years (1996-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2007 in Forensic Science International
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Inês Morais CaldasInês Morais Caldas
Inês Morais Caldas
Teresa MagalhãesTeresa Magalhães
Teresa Magalhães
AAAmérico Santos Afonso
Américo Santos Afonso

26 March 2018 in Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
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PDPovilas Daugela
Povilas Daugela
MPMindaugas Pranskunas
Mindaugas Pranskunas
GJGintaras Juodzbalys
Gintaras Juodzbalys
JLJolanta Liesiene
Jolanta Liesiene
OBOdeta Baniukaitiene
Odeta Baniukaitiene
Pedro GomesPedro Gomes
Pedro Gomes

25 November 2010 in International journal of legal medicine
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Inês Morais CaldasInês Morais Caldas
Inês Morais Caldas
PJPaula Júlio
Paula Júlio
RSRicardo Jorge Simões
Ricardo Jorge Simões
EMEduarda Matos
Eduarda Matos
AAAmérico Santos Afonso
Américo Santos Afonso
Teresa MagalhãesTeresa Magalhães
Teresa Magalhães

22 December 2018 in Regenerative Biomaterials
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JCJ M Campos
J M Campos
Ana Catarina SousaAna Catarina Sousa
Ana Catarina Sousa
ACA R Caseiro
A R Caseiro
SPSilvia Santos Pedrosa
Silvia Santos Pedrosa
PPP O Pinto
P O Pinto
Ana Colette MaurícioAna Colette Maurício
Ana Colette Maurício
Development of synthetic bone substitutes has arisen as a major research interest in the need to find an alternative to autologous bone grafts. Using an ovine model, the present pre-clinical study presents a synthetic bone graft (Bonelike®) in combination with a cellular system as an alternative for the regeneration of non-critical defects. The association of biomaterials and cell-based therapies is a promising strategy for bone tissue engineering. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from human dental pulp have demonstrated both in vitro and in vivo to interact with diverse biomaterial systems and promote mineral deposition, aiming at the reconstruction of osseous defects. Moreover, these cells can be found and isolated from many species. Non-critical bone defects were treated with Bonelike® with or without MSCs obtained from the human dental pulp. Results showed that Bonelike® and MSCs treated defects showed improved bone regeneration compared with the defects treated with Bonelike® alone. Also, it was observed that the biomaterial matrix was reabsorbed and gradually replaced by new bone during the healing process. We therefore propose this combination as an efficient binomial strategy that promotes bone growth and vascularization in non-critical bone defects.

1 September 2012 in Forensic Science International
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Inês Morais CaldasInês Morais Caldas
Inês Morais Caldas
AGAna Clara Grams
Ana Clara Grams
AAAmérico Santos Afonso
Américo Santos Afonso
Teresa MagalhãesTeresa Magalhães
Teresa Magalhães

31 March 2008 in Acta Biomaterialia
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MGManuel Gutierres
Manuel Gutierres
M A LopesM A Lopes
M A Lopes
SNSooraj Nandyala
Sooraj Nandyala
ALA.F. Lemos
A.F. Lemos
Jose M.F. FerreiraJose M.F. Ferreira
Jose M.F. Ferreira
JSJosé Domingos Santos
José Domingos Santos