Advances in Bioceramics and Biocomposites II, Volume 27, Issue 6

by Mizuno, Mineo; Wereszczak, Andrew; Lara-Curzio, Edgar

• ISBN13: 9780470080566
• ISBN10: 0470080566
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-28
• Publisher: Wiley-American Ceramic Society

Summary

The use of ceramics in biological environments and biomedical applications is of increasing importance, as is the understanding of how biology works with minerals to develop strong materials. These proceedings contain papers that discuss the interface between biology and materials, presented at the 30th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 22Â-27, 2006, in Cocoa Beach, Florida. The meeting was organized and sponsored by The American Ceramic Society and The American Ceramic Society's Engineering Ceramics Division in conjunction with the Nuclear and Environmental Technology Division.

Author Biography

Andrew A. Wereszczak received his Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering from the University of Delaware in 1992, and while his research is varied, the study and interpretation of the relationship between mechanical properties and microstructure (of monolithic ceramics, structural materials, and electronic materials) are common denominators. Micromechanical characterization of structural and armor ceramics using instrumented static and dynamic indentation (e.g., Hertzian) with acoustic emission analysis, and adapting those measured performances and damage mechanism analyses to strength, rolling contact fatigue, wear, machining, and ballistic performances is a primary objective.

Additionally, ceramic strength and fatigue testing, ceramic fractographical and flaw population analyses, Weibull analysis strength-size-scaling, and probabilistic life prediction and design of structural ceramic components constitutive another primary research objective. In support of all these efforts, both conventional and microstructural-level finite element stress analyses and microstructure characterization are performed. He is the author or co-author of over 100 technical publications and has given over 80 presentations, and is the co-developer of µ-FEA software.

Edgar Lara-Curzio is a Distinguished Research Staff Member and the leader of the Mechanical Properties and Mechanics Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  Since 1999 he has been serving as leader of the Mechanical Characterization and Analysis User Center in ORNL’s High Temperature Materials Laboratory.  Lara-Curzio received a B.Sc. degree in Engineering Physics from the Metropolitan University in Mexico City in 1986 and a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, in 1992. 

His research work has been focused on studying the mechanical behavior, durability and reliability of structural and functional materials, on understanding the relationships among their processing, microstructure and properties, studying the effect of service environment on their properties and on developing models to describe their behavior and to predict their service life.

Dr. Lara-Curzio has co-edited 6 books and has authored 4 book chapters and more than 140 publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

In Vitro Evaluation

Initial In Vitro Interaction of Human Osteoblasts with Nanostructured Hydroxyapatite (NHA)

Osteoblast Response to Zinc-Doped Sintered p-Tricalcium Phosphate

Determination of the Spatial Resolution of Micro-Focus X-Ray CT System with a Standard Specimen

Processing of Biomaterials

Hydroxyapatite Hybridized with Metal Oxides for Biomedical Applications

Preparation of Self-setting Cement-Based Micro- and Macroporous Granules of Carbonated Apatitic Calcium Phosphate

A Self-setting, Monetite (CaHPO,) Cement for Skeletal Repair

Chemically Bonded Ceramics Based on Ca-Aluminates as Biomaterials

A Theoretical and Mathematical Basis Towards Dispersing Nanoparticles and Biological Agents in a Non Polar Solvent for Fabricating Porous Materials

Preparation of Hydroxyapatite and Calcium Phosphate Bioceramic Materials from the Aqueous Solution at Room Temperature

Hydroxyapatite Coatings Produced by Plasma Spraying of Organic Based Solution Precursor

Visible-Light Photocatalytic Fibers for Inactivation of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Precipitation Mechanisms of Hydroxyapatite Powder in the Different Aqueous Solutions

Conversion of Bioactive Silicate (45S5), Borate, and Borosilicate Glasses to Hydroxyapatite in Dilute Phosphate Solution

Dental Ceramics

Variable Frequency Microwave (VFM) Processing: A New Tool to Crystallize Lithium Disilicate Glass

Author Index

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