Regeneración de Nervios Periféricos Biología Regenerativa Morfología del Sistema Estomatognático Fisiología Oral Elementos Finitos

Doctoral theses currently directed:
Student: Daniel Vargas Chavez
Title: "ANÁLISIS MORFOFUNCIONAL DE LA APLICACIÓN DE UN SCAFFOLD TUBULAR DE ACETATO DE CELULOSA Y PROTEÍNA DE SOYA ENRIQUECIDA CON FACTORES NEUROTRÓFICOS PARA REGENERACIÓN DE NERVIOS PERIFÉRICOS EN RATAS WISTAR (Rattus norvegicus)."
Program: Doctorade in Morphological Sciences - Universidad de La Frontera.
Period: 2022-2026.
Associated Project: FONDECYT 11190300
Publication Associated:
1. Dias FJ, Cury DP, Dias PE, Borie E, Alarcón-Apablaza J, Lezcano MF, Martínez-Rodríguez P, Vargas D, Gutiérrez B, Fazan VPS. Effects of Low-Level Laser Therapy and Purified Natural Latex (Hevea brasiliensis) Protein on Injured Sciatic Nerve in Rodents: Morpho-Functional Analysis. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Sep 13;24(18):14031. doi: 10.3390/ijms241814031.

Master theses currently directed:
Student: Bryan Quidel Necul
Title: "Fotobiomodulación de células de Schwann con diferentes densidades de energía del Laser de Baja Potencia con o sin factores neurotróficos asociados."
Program: Master in Dentistry - Universidad de La Frontera.
Period: 2023-2025
Associated Project: FONDECYT 11190300

Master theses directed (completed):
Student: Bradon Gutierrez Troncoso
Title: "Desarrollo y caracterización morfométrica de conducto de regeneración nerviosa de celulosa acetato funcionalizada con proteína de soya."
Program: Master in Dentistry - Universidad de La Frontera.
Period: 2022-2024
Associated Project: FONDECYT 11190300
Publication Associated:
1. Gutiérrez B, González-Quijón ME, Martínez-Rodríguez P, Alarcón-Apablaza J, Godoy K, Cury DP, Lezcano MF, Vargas-Chávez D, Dias FJ. Comprehensive Development of a Cellulose Acetate and Soy Protein-Based Scaffold for Nerve Regeneration. Polymers (Basel). 2024 Jan 12;16(2):216. doi: 10.3390/polym16020216.

Master theses directed (completed):
Student: Josefa Alarcon Apablaza
Title: "Desarrollo y caracterización morfológica del Scaffold tubular de polihidroxialcanoato para la regeneración de nervios periféricos"
Program: Master in Dentistry - Universidad de La Frontera.
Period: 2020-2022
Associated Project: FONDECYT 11190300
Publications Associated:
1. Apablaza JA, Lezcano MF, Lopez Marquez A, Godoy Sánchez K, Oporto GH, Dias FJ. Main Morphological Characteristics of Tubular Polymeric Scaffolds to Promote Peripheral Nerve Regeneration-A Scoping Review. Polymers (Basel). 2021 Jul 31;13(15):2563. doi: 10.3390/polym13152563.
2. Alarcón JB, Chuhuaicura PB, Sluka KA, Vance CGT, Fazan VPS, Godoy KA, Fuentes RE, Dias FJ. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Nerve Regeneration: A Systematic Review of In Vivo Animal Model Studies. Neuromodulation. 2022 Dec;25(8):1248-1258. doi: 10.1016/j.neurom.2021.12.009.
3. Alarcón Apablaza J, Lezcano MF, Godoy Sánchez K, Oporto GH, Dias FJ. Optimal Morphometric Characteristics of a Tubular Polymeric Scaffold to Promote Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: A Scoping Review. Polymers (Basel). 2022 Jan 20;14(3):397. doi: 10.3390/polym14030397.

Undergraduate Project directed (completed):
Student: Eduardo Keiske Ziago
Title: Analysis of the energy density variation of low-level laser therapy on crushed sciatic nerve of rats. Morphological, quantitative and morphometric study
Agency: FAPESP (Brazil)
Publication Associated:
1. Ziago EK, Fazan VP, Iyomasa MM, Sousa LG, Yamauchi PY, Silva EA, Borie E, Fuentes R, Dias FJ. Analysis of the variation in low-level laser energy density on the crushed sciatic nerves of rats: a morphological, quantitative, and morphometric study. Lasers Med Sci. 2017;32(2):369-378. doi:10.1007/s10103-016-2126-1