Background

Qualifications

B.Eng (Hons) Liverpool
MSc (London)
PhD (London)

Previous Positions

Research Assistant - IRC in Biomedical Materials, Queen Mary, University of London (1999)
Research Associate - Depts of Physics and Biological Science, Lancaster University (2000 - 2006)

Memberships

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
International Association for Dental Research

Research

Research Interests

Biomaterials
Scanned Probe Microscopy
IR Spectroscopy

Teaching

Undergraduate Teaching

Dental Materials to dental undergraduates through lecture programme and practical course

Postgraduate Teaching

Dental Materials to MClinDent in Restorative Dentistry students.

Publications

• Articles

  • Upson SJ, Benning MJ, Fulton DA, Corbett IP, Dalgarno KW, German MJ. Bond Strength and Adhesion Mechanisms of Novel Bone Adhesives. Bioengineering 2023, 10(1), 78.
  • Allison JR, Chary K, Ottley C, Vuong QC, German MJ, Durham J, Thelwall P. The effect of magnetic resonance imaging on mercury release from dental amalgam at 3T and 7T. Journal of Dentistry 2022, 127, 104322.
  • Pattem J, Field J, Waterhouse PJ, German MJ. The dynamic interplay of dietary acid pH and concentration during early-stage human enamel and dentine erosion. Frontiers in Dental Medicine 2022, 3, 1040565.
  • Naseem R, Montalbano G, German MJ, Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Dalgarno K. Influence of PCL and PHBV on PLLA Thermal and Mechanical Properties in Binary and Ternary Polymer Blends. Molecules 2022, 27(21), 7633.
  • Naseem R, Tzivelekis C, German MJ, Gentile P, Ferreira-Duarte A, Dalgarno K. Strategies for Enhancing Polyester-Based Materials for Bone Fixation Applications. Molecules 2021, 26(4), 992.
  • Altaie A, Bubb N, Franklin P, German MJ, Marie A, Wood DJ. Development and characterisation of dental composites containing anisotropic fluorapatite bundles and rods . Dental Materials 2020, 36(8), 1071-1085.
  • Liddle A, Webb M, Clement N, Green S, Liddle J, German M, Holland J. Ultrasonic cement removal in cement-in-cement revision total hip arthroplasty. Bone & Joint Research 2019, 8(6), 246-252.
  • Melo P, Tarrant E, Swift T, Townshend A, German M, Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Dalgarno K. Short phosphate glass fiber - PLLA composite to promote bone mineralization. Materials Science and Engineering C 2019, 104, 109929.
  • Coulter J, Jakubovics NS, Preshaw PM, German MJ. An in vitro model to assess effects of a desensitising agent on bacterial biofilm formation. Acta Biomaterialia Odontologica Scandinavica 2019, 5(1), 1-8.
  • Mutahar M, Carpenter G, Bartlett D, German M, Moazzez R. The presence of acquired enamel pellicle changes acid-induced erosion from dissolution to a softening proces. Scientific Reports 2017, 7(1), 10920.
  • Field JC, Waterhouse PJ, German MJ. The early erosive and abrasive challenge: a profilometric, electron microscopic and microhardness study using human, bovine and ovine enamel. European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry 2017, 25(2), 93-100.
  • Partridge SW, Benning MJ, German MJ, Dalgarno KW. Development of an arthroscopically compatible polymer additive layer manufacture technique. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 2017, 231(6), 586-594.
  • Yassin SA, German MJ, Rolland SL, Rickard AH, Jakubovics NS. Inhibition of multispecies biofilms by a fluoride-releasing dental prosthesis copolymer. Journal of Dentistry 2016, 48, 62-70.
  • Upson SJ, Partridge SW, Tcacencu I, Fulton DA, Corbett I, German MJ, Dalgarno KW. Development of a methacrylate-terminated PLGA copolymer for potential use in craniomaxillofacial fracture plates. Materials Science and Engineering C 2016, 69, 470-477.
  • Field J, German M, Waterhouse P. Qualifying the lapped enamel surface: a profilometric, electron microscopic and microhardness study using human, bovine and ovine enamel. Archives of Oral Biology 2014, 59(5), 455-460.
  • German MJ, Osei-Bempong C, Knuth CA, Deehan DJ, Oldershaw RA. Investigating the biological response of human mesenchymal stem cells to titanium surfaces. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2014, 9, 135.
  • Field J, German M, Waterhouse P. Using bearing area parameters to quantify early erosive tooth surface changes in enamel: a pilot study. Journal of Dentistry 2013, 41(11), 1060-1067.
  • Wren AW, Coughlan A, Hall MM, German MJ, Towler MR. Comparison of a SiO₂–CaO–ZnO–SrO glass polyalkenoate cement to commercial dental materials: ion release, biocompatibility and antibacterial properties. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 2013, 24(9), 2255-2264.
  • Steele AC, German MJ, Haas J, Lambert G, Meechan JG. An in vitro investigation of the effect of bevel design on the penetration and withdrawal forces of dental needles. Journal of Dentistry 2013, 41(2), 164-169.
  • Rolland SL, Walls AWG, McCabe JF, German MJ. Use of micro-Raman spectroscopy to investigate hybrid layer quality in demineralized root dentine. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part B: Applied Biomaterials 2010, 95B(1), 62-68.
  • Lewis G, Towler M, Madigan S, German M. Influence of a novel radiopacifier (nano-sized strontia particles) on in vitro properties of a PMMA bone cement for use in total joint replacements. International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials 2010, 3(1), 78-93.
  • Lewis G, Towler MR, Boyd D, German MJ, Wren AW, Clarkin OM, Yates A. Evaluation of two novel aluminum-free, zinc-based glass polyalkenoate cements as alternatives to PMMA bone cement for use in vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 2010, 21(1), 59-66.
  • Field J, Waterhouse P, German M. A rough idea? An alternative method for describing early erosive surface change. Journal of Applied Oral Science 2010, 18(5), 7.
  • German MJ, Carrick TE, McCabe JF. Surface detail reproduction of elastomeric impression materials related to rheological properties. Dental Materials 2008, 24(7), 951-956.
  • Walsh MJ, German MJ, Singh M, Pollock HM, Hammiche A, Kyrgiou M, Stringfellow HF, Paraskevaidis E, Martin-Hirsch PL, Martin FL. IR microspectroscopy: potential applications in cervical cancer screening. Cancer Letters 2007, 246(1-2), 1-11.
  • Martin FL, German MJ, Wit E, Fearn T, Ragavan N, Pollock HM. Identifying variables responsible for clustering in discriminant analysis of data from infrared microspectroscopy of a biological sample. Journal of Computational Biology 2007, 14(9), 1176-1184.
  • Masad A, Hayes L, Tabner BJ, Turnbull S, Cooper LJ, Fullwood NJ, German MJ, Kametani F, El-Agnaf OMA, Allsop D. Copper-mediated formation of hydrogen peroxide from the amylin peptide: A novel mechanism for degeneration of islet cells in type-2 diabetes mellitus?. FEBS Letters 2007, 581(18), 3489-3493.
  • Walsh MJ, Singh MN, Pollock HM, Cooper LJ, German MJ, Stringfellow HF, Fullwood NJ, Paraskevaidis E, Martin-Hirsch PL, Martin FL. ATR microspectroscopy with multivariate analysis segregates grades of exfoliative cervical cytology. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 2007, 352(1), 213-219.
  • Dewar RJ, Ash DC, German MJ, Joyce MJ. Practical considerations of the QCM as a viscometer within the food industry: Performance deterioration with repeated use and surface roughness. Journal of Food Engineering 2006, 75(4), 461-468.
  • German MJ, Hammiche A, Ragavan N, Tobin M, Cooper L, Matanhelia S, Hindley A, Nicholson C, Fullwood N, Pollock H, Martin F. Infrared spectroscopy with multivariate analysis potentially facilitates the segregation of different types of prostate cell. Biophysical Journal 2006, 90(10), 3783-3795.
  • German M, Pollock H, Zhao B, Tobin M, Hammiche A, Bentley A, Cooper L, Martin F, Fullwood N. Characterization of putative stem cell populations in the cornea using synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 2006, 47(6), 2417-2421.
  • Shelton R, Liu Y, Cooper P, Gbureck U, German MJ, Barralet J. Bone marrow cell gene expression and tissue construct assembly using octacalcium phosphate microscaffolds. Biomaterials 2006, 27(14), 2874-2881.
  • Pillay I, Lyons D, German MJ, Lawson NS, Pollock HM, Saunders J, Chowdhury S, Moran P, Towler MR. The use of fingernails as a means of assessing bone health: a pilot study. Journal of Women's Health 2005, 14(4), 339-344.
  • Tabner BJ, Turnbull S, Fullwood N, German MJ, Allsop D. The production of hydrogen peroxide during early-stage protein aggregation: a common pathological mechanism in different neurodegenerative diseases?. Biochemical Society Transactions 2005, 33(4), 548-550.
  • Rimmer S, German MJ, Maughan J, Sun Y, Fullwood N, Ebdon J, MacNeil S. Synthesis and properties of amphiphilic networks 3: preparation and characterization of block conetworks of poly(butyl methacrylateblock-(2,3 propandiol-1-methacrylate-stat-ethandiol dimethacrylate)). Biomaterials 2005, 26(15), 2219-2230.
  • Tabner BJ, El-Agnaf OMA, German MJ, Fullwood NJ, Allsop D. Protein aggregation, metals and oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases. Biochemical Society Transactions 2005, 33(5), 1082-1086.
  • Hammiche A, German MJ, Hewitt R, Pollock HM, Martin FL. Monitoring Cell Cycle Distributions in MCF-7 Cells Using Near-Field Photothermal Microspectroscopy. Biophysical Journal 2005, 88(5), 3699-3706.
  • Tabner BJ, El-Agnaf OM, Turnbull S, German MJ, Paleologou KE, Hayashi Y, Cooper LJ, Fullwood NJ, Allsop D. Hydrogen peroxide is generated during the very early stages of aggregation of the amyloid peptides implicated in Alzheimer disease and familial British dementia. Journal of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280(43), 35789-35792.
  • Cooper LJ, Kinoshita S, German MJ, Koizumi N, Nakamura T, Fullwood NJ. An investigation into the composition of amniotic membrane used for ocular surface reconstruction. Cornea 2005, 24(6), 722-729.
  • Pillay I, Lyons D, German MJ, Lawson NS, Pollock HM, Saunders J, Chowdhury S, Moran P, Towler MR. The use of fingernail as a means of assessing bone health; A pilot study. Osteoporosis International 2004, 15(Supplement 2), S23.
  • Hammiche A, Bozec L, Pollock HM, German MJ, Reading M. Progress in near-field photothermal infra-red microspectroscopy. Journal of Microscopy 2004, 213(2), 129-134.
  • Hammiche A, Bozec L, German MJ, Chalmers JM, Everall NJ, Poulter G, Reading M, Grandy DB, Martin FL, Pollock HM. Mid-infrared microspectroscopy of difficult samples using near-field photothermal microspectroscopy. Spectroscopy 2004, 19(2), 20-42.
  • D. Wong,R. L. Williams,M. J. German. Exchange of perfluorodecalin for gas or oil: a model for avoiding slippage. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1998, 236(3), 234-7.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Alkahtani R, Waterhouse P, German M, Stone S. The impact of pH of hydrogen peroxide on enamel surface properties. In: 2019 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session. 2019, Vacouver BC Canada: Sage Publications.
  • O'Connor C, German M, Gharib I, Waterhouse P. Evaluating chairside composite crown approximal contact points: comparing two workflows. In: 96th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR IADR Pan European Regional Congress. 2018, London: Sage Publications.
  • Nair R, Field JC, Waterhouse PJ, German M. A comparison of bovine enamel surfaces from disparate sources. In: 2018 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session. 2018, London UK: Sage Publications.
  • German M, Al-Bazaranchi T, Field J, McCracken G. Surface pre-treatment effects composite-to-composite bond strength. In: IADR/AADR/CADR General Session 2017. 2017, San Francisco, CA, USA.
  • O'Connor CJ, German M, Waterhouse PJ, Coulter J, Gharib I. Micro-CT Scanning Confirms Acceptable Marginal Fit Of Chairside Composite Crown. In: IADR General Session San Francisco California USA. 2017.
  • O'Connor C, German M, Waterhouse P, Coulter J, Gharib I. Micro-CT scanning confirms acceptable marginal fit of a chairside composite crown. In: 2017 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session. 2017, San Francisco USA: Sage Publications.
  • Field J, Al-Bazaranchi T, German M, McCracken G. Management of Fractured Resin Composites by Dentists in North-East England. In: IADR/AADR/CADR General Session 2017. 2016, San Francisco, California: IADR.
  • Field JC, German MJ, Waterhouse PJ. The erosive/abrasive challenge of bovine, human and ovine enamel. In: 93rd General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research. 2015, Boston, MA: The International Association for Dental Research (IADR).
  • Field J, German M, Waterhouse P. The erosive and abrasive challenge of bovine, human and ovine enamel. In: 2015 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session. 2015, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Sage Publications.
  • Pattem J, Waterhouse P, German M. Semi real-time erosion of human enamel at the nano-scale. In: 25th Congress of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD 2015). 2015, Glasgow, Scotland, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
  • Khan SF, Dalgarno KW, German MJ. Using additive manufactured tooling in the fabrication of poly (L-Lactide-co-Glycolide) implants. In: 5th International Conference on Advanced Research and Rapid Prototyping. 2012, Leiria, Portugal: CRC Press.
  • Walsh MJ, German MJ, Pollock HM, Hammiche A, Singh M, Kyrgiou M, Stringfellow H, Paraskevaidis E, Martin-Hirsch PL, Martin FL. Discrimination of exfoliative cytology samples employing ATR-FTIR microspectroscopy. In: Mutagenesis: 29th Annual Meeting of the United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society. 2006, Warwick, UK: Oxford University Press.
  • Towler MR, Moran P, Chowdhury S, German MJ, Lawson NS, Pollock HM, Saunders J, Pillay I, Lyons D. Preliminary work on the development of a novel detection method for osteoporosis. In: Transactions: 7th World Biomaterials Congress. 2004, Sydney, Australia: Australian Society for Biomaterials.
  • Rimmer S, Maughan J, MacNeil S, German M, Yun S, Fullwood N. Amphiphilic copolymer glycerol methacrylate networks: Synthesis and biointeractions. In: Transactions: 7th World Biomaterials Congress. 2004, Sydney, Australia: Australian Society for Biomaterials.

• Reviews

  • German MJ. Developments in resin-based composites. British Dental Journal 2022, 232, 638-643.
  • Alkahtani R, Stone S, German M, Waterhouse P. A Review on Dental Whitening. Journal of Dentistry 2020, 100, 103423.
  • Field J, Waterhouse P, German M. Quantifying and qualifying surface changes on dental hard tissues in vitro. Journal of Dentistry 2010, 38(3), 182-190.