Advances in Bioceramics and Biocomposites: A Collection of Papers Presented at the 29th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 23-28, 2005, Cocoa Beach, Florida, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 26, Number

by Editor: Mineo Mizuno; General Editor: Dongming Zhu; General Editor: Waltraud M. Kriven (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

• ISBN13: 9780470291658
• ISBN10: 0470291656
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• 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. Specific information about biomimetics, and processing, performance and interactions of materials for biomedical applications is presented in this collection.

Table of Contents

Processing Of Biomaterials

Preparation and Bioactive Characteristics of Porous Borate Glass Substrates

Processing of Thermally Sprayed Tricalcium Phosphate (TCP) Coatings on Bioresorbable Polymer Implants

Synthesis and Sintering Studies of Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite Powders Doped with Magnesium and Zinc

Sequence Specific Morphological Control Over the Formation of Germanium Oxide During Peptide Mediated Synthesis

Synthesis of Nano-Size Hydroxyapatite (HAp) Powders by Mechanical Alloying

Dry High Speed Milling as a New Machining Technology of Ceramics for Biomedical and Other Applications

Biomaterials Performance And Testing

Nanoceramics Intercalated with Gd-DTPA for Potential Imaging of Systems In Vivo

Nanophase Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Titanium for Improved Osteoblast Functions

A Comparative Evaluation of Orthopaedic Cements in Human Whole Blood

Self-Setting Orthopedic Cement Compositions Based on CaHPOX₄ Additions to Calcium Sulphate

Adhesive Strength of the Apatite Layer Formed on TiO₂ Nanoparticles/High Density Polyethylene Composites

Effect of Reinforcements on Properties of Self-Setting Calcium Phosphate Cement

The Bioactivity of PDMS-CaO-SiO₂ Based Hybrid Materials Prepared by the Addition of Transition Metal Alkoxides

In Vitro

Comparison of the Apatite Inducing Ability of Three Different SBF Solutions on Tiz₆A₁₄V

In Situ and Long Term Evaluation of Calcium Phosphate Cement Behavior in Animal Experiment

Resorption Rate Tunable Bioceramic: Si&Zn-Modified Tricacium Phosphate

Dental Ceramics

Microleakage of a Dental Restorative Material Based on Biominerals

A Comparative Study of the Microstructure-Property Relationship in Human Adult and Baby Teeth

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