Biographies of Authors and Editors
Thull, Roger Dr.-Ing.
Professor and Head of the Chair of Experimental Dentistry
University of Würzburg, Pleicherwall 2, D-97070 Würzburg, Germany
E-mail: rthezm@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
Web-site: www.ezm.uni-wuerzburg.de
Prof. Dr. Roger Thull is Physicist and Head of Experimental Dentistry and responsible for science and research in the field of biomaterials, design of skeletal implants, and testing of materials and medical devices. Since 1990 the department develops surface modifications (PVD, Sol-Gel) and characterizations. Before this, he spent 15 years in the Department of Medical Engineering of the University of Erlangen/Nuremberg with R+D in different BME fields. The current interests are surface modifications of implants in the cardio-vascular, dental, and orthopaedic fields in particular for polymer and metallic surfaces. The aim is to stimulate the interaction with locus specific proteins keeping them native after adsorption or to inhibit molecule adsorption if indicated.
