Dr. Yuan-Min Lin, D.D.S., M.Sc.(Hons), Ph.D. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Education: PhD in tissue Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London MSc (hons) in Biomedical Materials, IRC in biomedical materials, Queen Mary, University of London
DDS, Doctor of Dental surgery, National Yang-Ming University |
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Current position:Assistant Professor, Department of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Phone number:(02)28267301
or (02)2826-7000 ext 7301 |
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Fax:(02)
2826-4053 |
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Email:ymlin@ym.edu.tw |
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Room number:Room
326, Department of Dentistry |
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Research interests | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. tissue engineering Using techniques of tissue engineering, it is possible to “grow” human tissues that can be applied for clinical treatments in vitro, e.g. cartilage, alveolar bone, periodontal ligament, pulmonary epithelium and blood vessels. Topics such as tissue engineering scaffold, define of cell culture environment, cell-material interaction, extracellular matrix scale up of cells are of our interests. We are currently working on the development of collagen/GAG scaffolds suitable for the culture of periodontal ligament stem cells. Also, we are developing the “bioprining” techniques to parepare tissue engineering scaffolds that possesses the vascular network. 2. biomaterials We are interested in the synthesis of novel bioactive materials that can help the differentiation of stem cells into certain lineage and degrade within human bodies. Also, we are capable of modifying the surface of commercially-available biomaterials to enhance their biocompatibility. Currently, we are working on the development of hydrogels for the encapsulation of stem cells for the future cell therapy in clinical medicine and dentistry. 3. Regenerative medicine and regenerative dentistry The so-called regenerative medicine is to differentiate various stem cells, such as embryonic stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into tissues of interests in vitro, then implant them into human bodies to restore the functions of target organs. In terms of dental stem cells, our lab is capable of isolating and culturing periodontal stem cells. Using these PDLSCs, we can turn them into cementum and surrounding supporting tissues for the periodontal regenerations. |
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Recent research project | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preparation of collagen/glycosaminoglycan nanofiber scaffolds for the culture of periodontal ligament stem cells (from Feb/01/2011 to Oct/31/2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Photos of our lab are shown below |
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