Atkinson Irina

Dr. Atkinson Irina

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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

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

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1 February 2016 in Ceramics International
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AIAtkinson Irina
Atkinson Irina
EAElena Maria Anghel
Elena Maria Anghel
LPL. Predoana
L. Predoana
Oana Catalina MocioiuOana Catalina Mocioiu
Oana Catalina Mocioiu
LJL. Jecu
L. Jecu
MZM. Zaharescu
M. Zaharescu

2 August 2021 in Biomolecules
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Viorica MusatViorica Musat
Viorica Musat
EAElena Maria Anghel
Elena Maria Anghel
AZAgripina Zaharia
Agripina Zaharia
AIAtkinson Irina
Atkinson Irina
Oana Catalina MocioiuOana Catalina Mocioiu
Oana Catalina Mocioiu
PAPetrică Alexandru
Petrică Alexandru
Developing multifunctional systems for the biomimetic remineralization of human enamel is a challenging task, since hydroxyapatite (HAP) rod structures of tooth enamel are difficult to replicate artificially. The paper presents the first report on the simultaneous use of chitosan (CS) and agarose (A) in a biopolymer-based hydrogel for the biomimetic remineralization of an acid-etched native enamel surface during 4–10-day immersion in artificial saliva with or without (control group) fluoride. Scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopies, X-ray diffraction, and microhardness tests were applied to investigate the properties of the acid-etched and remineralized dental enamel layers under A and CS-A hydrogels. The results show that all biomimetic epitaxial reconstructed layers consist mostly of a similar hierarchical HAP structure to the native enamel from nano- to microscale. An analogous Ca/P ratio (1.64) to natural tooth enamel and microhardness recovery of 77.4% of the enamel-like layer are obtained by a 7-day remineralization process in artificial saliva under CS-A hydrogels. The CS component reduced carbonation and moderated the formation of HAP nanorods in addition to providing an extracellular matrix to support growing enamel-like structures. Such activity lacked in samples exposed to A-hydrogel only. These data suggest the potential of the CS-A hydrogel in guiding the formation of hard tissues as dental enamel.

1 December 2012 in Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
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SPS. Petrescu
S. Petrescu
MCM. Constantinescu
M. Constantinescu
EAElena Maria Anghel
Elena Maria Anghel
AIAtkinson Irina
Atkinson Irina
MOM. Olteanu
M. Olteanu
MZM. Zaharescu
M. Zaharescu

1 October 2017 in Ceramics International
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AZAgripina Zaharia
Agripina Zaharia
VMViorica Muşat
Viorica Muşat
EAElena Maria Anghel
Elena Maria Anghel
AIAtkinson Irina
Atkinson Irina
Oana Catalina MocioiuOana Catalina Mocioiu
Oana Catalina Mocioiu
VPViorica Ghisman Pleşcan
Viorica Ghisman Pleşcan

1 March 2019 in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
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AIAtkinson Irina
Atkinson Irina
EAElena Maria Anghel
Elena Maria Anghel
SPS. Petrescu
S. Petrescu
ASA.M. Seciu
A.M. Seciu
LSL.M. Stefan
L.M. Stefan
MZM. Zaharescu
M. Zaharescu

1 January 2019 in Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
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AIAtkinson Irina
Atkinson Irina
VPV. Parvulescu
V. Parvulescu
JCJ. Pandele Cusu
J. Pandele Cusu
EAElena Maria Anghel
Elena Maria Anghel
MVMariana Voicescu
Mariana Voicescu
VFV. Fruth
V. Fruth