George Baran, Ph.D.
Associate Dean & Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Phone: 215-204-8824
Email: GRBaran@temple.edu
Website: Bioengineering and Biomaterials Center

Degrees

• Ph.D. Materials Engineering and Dental Materials, The University of Michigan, 1976.
• M.S.E. Materials Engineering, The University of Michigan, 1973.
• B.S.E. Metallurgical Engineering, The University of Michigan, 1972.

• Composites – Novel filler surface treatments, ordered filler arrangements, predictive modeling of mechanical properties.
• Tissue engineering – Bioreactor design.
• Orthopedics – UHMWPE wear, spinal implants, finite element modeling of bone.

Recent Publications

• Sun C, Wu W, Mahanti S, Debnath S, Sadeghipour K, Baran G.: “Finite Element Analysis of Toughening for a Particle-Reinforced Composite”.  Accepted, Polymer Composites 2006.

• Sun C, Saffari P, Ranade R, Robinson GJ, Wan Q, Sadeghipour K, and Baran G:  “Particle Size Effects in a Particle-Reinforced Composite as Determined Using a Random Unit Cell Approach and Experiments”.  Proceeding, 20th Annual Technical Conference, American Society for Composites, Philadelphia, September 7-9, 2005.  p 3.

• Praveen, S.; Sun, Z.; Xu, J.; Ranade, R.; Patel, A.; Baran, G.; and Wei, Y.:  “Compression and Aging Properties of Experimental Dental Composites Containing Mesoporous Silica as Fillers”.  Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 448:223/[825]-231/[833], 2006.

• Ranade R, Wunder SL, Baran GR: “UHMWPE as a Novel Filler for Dental Composites”. Abstracts of Papers (Polymer Preprints), 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States, August 22-26, 2004, 45(2),337-338.  

• Ranade R, Wunder SL, Baran GR: “UHMWPE as Interface Modifying Agent for Filled Glass Composites”. Accepted, Composites Part A.

• Sun CJ, Saffari P, Sadeghipour K, Baran GR:  “Effects of Particle Arrangement on Stress Concentrations in Composites”. Material Science and Engineering A 405: 287-295, 2005.

• Sun, C.J.; Saffari, P.; Ranade, R.; Sadeghipour, K.; Baran, G.R.:  “Finite Element Analysis of Elastic Property Bounds of a Composite with Randomly Distributed Particles”.  Composites Part A, accepted.

• Mante, F.K.; Little, K.; Mante, M.O.; Rawle, C.; Baran, G.R.: “Oxidation of Titanium, RGD Peptide Attachment and Matrix Mineralization of Rat Bone Marrow Stromal Cells”. Journal of Oral Implantology 30:343-349, 2004

• Debnath, S.; Ranade, R.; Wunder, S.L.; Baran, G.R.; Zhang, J.; Fisher, E.: “Chemical Surface Treatment of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) for Improved Adhesion to Methacrylate Resins”. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, accepted.

• Debnath, S.; Ranade, R.; Wunder, S.L.; McCool, J.; Boberick, K.; Baran, G.R.: “Interface Effects on Mechanical Properties of Particle-Reinforced Composites”.  Dental Materials 20:667-686, 2004.

• Ranade, R.; Wunder, S.L.; and Baran, G.: “UHMWPE Modified Interface for Improved Toughness of Glass Particle Filled Composites”. Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Preprints 90:425-426, 2004.

• Ranade, R.; Wunder, S.L.; and Baran, G.: “Adhesion Improvement for Surface Treated Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Fibers as Reinforcement for Dental Resins”. Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Preprints 88: 310-311, 2003.

• Ranade, R.; Debnath, S.; Wunder, S.L.; and Baran, G.: “Surface Modification of Polyethylene and Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene for Improved Adhesion in Silica/Methacrylate Composites”. Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Preprints 88: 260-261, 2003.

• Debnath, S.; Ding, J.; Wunder, S.L.; and Baran, G.: “Modification of Silica Surfaces with UHMWPE”. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings (Surface Engineering 2002-Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications) 750, Y8.17.1, 2002.

• Sadeghipour, K.; Baran, G.; Zhang, H.; and Wu, W.: “Modeling of Fatigue Crack Propagation During Sliding Wear of Polymers”. Trans. ASME, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 125:97-106, 2003.

• Wu, W.; Sadeghipour, K.; and Baran, G.: “Predictive Modeling of Toughening Micromechanisms in Glass Particle-Resin Composites with Varied Interphases”. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites 22: 785-811, 2003.

• Debnath, S.; McCool, J.: Wunder, S. L.; and Baran, G.: “Silane Treatment Effects on Glass/Resin Interfacial Shear Strengths”. Dental Materials 19:441-448, 2003.

• Cho, D.; Shanbhag, A.; Hong, C-Y; Baran, G.; and Goldring, S.: “The Role of Adsorbed Endotoxin in Particle-Induced Stimulation of Cytokine Release”. Journal of Orthopedic Research 20: 704-713, 2002.

• Wu, W.; Sadeghipour, K.; Boberick, K.; and Baran, G.: "Predictive Modeling of Elastic Properties of Particulate-Reinforced Composites". Materials Science and Engineering A 332:362-370, 2002.

• Liu, Q.; Baran, G.; Wunder, S. ; and Mante, F.: "The Role of Surface Functional Groups in Calcium Phosphate Nucleation on Titanium Foil". Biomaterials 23:3103-3111, 2002.

• Li, Q.; Ding, J.; Chamber, D.; Debnath, S.; Wunder, S.; and Baran, G.: "Filler-Coupling Agent-Matrix Interactions in Silica/polymethylmethacrylate Composites". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 57:384-393, 2001.

• Boberick, K.; McCool, J.; and Baran, G.: "Strength and Fatigue of Polyacid-Modified Restorative Materials (Compomers)". Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 13:613-620, 2002.

• Baran, G.: "Cast and Wrought Base Metal Alloys". Chapter in Restorative Dental Materials, R.G. Craig, editor. Eleventh Edition, Mosby 2001.

• McCool, J.; Boberick, K.; and Baran, G.: Lifetime Predictions for Resin-Based Composites Using Cyclic and Dynamic Fatigue". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research(Applied Biomaterials) 58:247-253, 2001.

• Baran, G.; Boberick, K.; and McCool, J.: "Fatigue of Restorative materials". Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine 12:350-360, 2001.

• Wei, Y.; Jin, D.; Xu, J.; Baran, G. ; and Qiu, K.-Y.: "Mechanical Properties of Interface- Free Polyacrylate-Silica Hybrid Sol-Gel Materials for Potential Dental Applications". Polymers for Advanced Technologies 12:361-368, 2001.

• Wang, R.; Baran, G. and Wunder, S.: "Thermal Stability of Polyoctadecylsiloxane Compared With Octadecylsilane Monolayers". Langmuir 16:6298-6305, 2000.

• Wang, R.; Guo, J.; Baran, G. and Wunder, S.: "Characterization of the State of Order of Octadecylsilane Chains on Fumed Silica". Langmuir 16:568-576, 2000.

• Yarovoy, Y.K.; Baran, G.; Wunder, S.L.; and Wang, R.: "Submicron-Size Particles of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Produced via Non-Solvent and Temperature Induced Crystallization". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research (Applied Biomaterials) 53:152-160, 2000.