Dr. Daniela Masson-Meyers

• Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine. Fabrication, characterization, and biocompatibility assessment of scaffolds and biomaterials for soft and hard tissue repair in restorative and regenerative dental applications.
• Biological in vitro models. Use of different oral cell lines to explore interactions, cytotoxicity and biocompatibility with biomaterials, dental materials, and scaffolds.
• Oral Microbiology & Antimicrobial Testing. Evaluation of antimicrobial properties of biomaterials, scaffolds, dental materials, and dental products.
• Photobiomodulation - Investigation of light-based therapies for tissue repair and antimicrobial effects in vitro, and their future potential applications in oral disease management and dental treatments.
• Dental curing lights. Assessment of the possible biological impacts of curing lights on oral cells, including cytotoxicity, thermal effects, and oxidative stress.

Link to Dr. Masson-Meyer's NIH NCBI Bibliography
Link to Dr. Masson-Meyer's ORCID Record of Publications

• Khalkhali P, Omidi M, Masson-Meyers DS, Akbari B, Dehghan M, Aminianfar H, Farzad-Mohajeri S, Mansouri V, Nikpasand A, Tayebi L. Promoting angiogenesis/osteogenesis by a new copper/magnesium hydroxide hybrid nanoparticle: In vitro and in vivo investigation. J Biom Mat Res: Part A. Jan;113(1):e37855, 2025.
• Gelin A, Masson-Meyers D, Amini F, Moharamzadeh K, Tayebi L. Collagen: The superior material for full-thickness oral mucosa tissue engineering. J Oral Biosci. Sep;66(3):511-518, 2024.
• Masson-Meyers DS, Tabatabaei, F, Steinhaus L, Toth, J, Tayebi L. Development of fibroblast/endothelial cell-seeded collagen scaffolds for in vitro prevascularization. J Biom Res B Appl Biomat. Mar;111(3):633-645, 2023. doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.35182.
• Masson-Meyers DS, Bertassoni LE, Tayebi L. Oral mucosa equivalents, prevascularization strategies and potential applications. Connect Tissue Res., Sep;63(5):514-529, 2022.
• Masson-Meyers DS, Tayebi L. Vascularization strategies in tissue engineering approaches for soft tissue repair. J Tissue Eng Regen Med. Sep;15(9):747-762, 2021.
• Bumah VB, Masson-Meyers DS, Awosika O, Zacharias S, Enwemeka CS. The viability of human cells irradiated with 470 nm light at various radiant energies in vitro. Lasers Med Sci, 36(8):1661-1670, 2021.
• Masson-Meyers DS*, Andrade TAM, Caetano GF, Guimaraes FR, Leite M, Leite S, Frade MAC. Experimental models and methods for cutaneous wound healing assessment. Int J Exp Pathol, 101:21-37, 2020. *Corresponding author.
• Biener G*, Masson-Meyers DS*, Bumah VV, Hussey G, Stoneman MR, Enwemeka CS, Raicu V. Blue/violet laser inactivates methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by altering its transmembrane potential. J Photochem Photobiol B, 170, 118-124, 2017. *These authors have contributed equally to this work.
• Masson-Meyers DS, Bumah VV, Enwemeka CS. Blue light does not impair wound healing in vitro. J Photochem Photobiol B, 160, 53-60, 2016.
• Masson-Meyers DS, Bumah VV, Enwemeka CS. A comparison of four methods of determining viability in human dermal fibroblasts irradiated with blue light. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods, 79, 15-22, 2016.