Preface ix
Introduction xi
SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES
A Role for Electrochemical Synthesis in Bioceramlc Composite Materials 3
M. Ramesh Kumar, Erika F. Merschrod, and Kristin M. Poduska
Electro Thermally Polarized Sintered Bulk-HAP and HAP-Coated Ti for Biomédical Applications 15
Subhadip Bodhak, Susmita Bose, and Amit Bandyopadhyay
Freeze Casting of Porous Biomaterial Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering 23
Kajal K. Mallick
Hard Template Synthesis of Mesoporous Hydroxyapatlte Materials for Controlled Protein Release 37
Janina Möller, Philippe Dibandjo, Roger Gadiou, Joseph Dentzer, Karine Anselme, and Cathie Vix-Guterl
Immobilization of Heparln on Gelatin Modified Three-Dimensional Osteoconductive Ca-P/PHBV Nanocomposlte Scaffolds 43
Bin Duan and Min Wang
Layered Double Hydroxide: A New Ceramic-Based Hemostatic Agent? 53
Z. Tahmasebi-Birgani, M. Solati-Hashjin, H. Peirovi, S. Shafiei, A. Farzadi, and A. Aminian
Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Characterization of Blphaslc Calcium Phosphate Nanopowders 59
A. Farzadi, M. Solati-Hashjin, Z. Tahmasebi-Birgani, and A. Aminian
Silicon-Substituted Hydroxyapatite Synthesized by a Hydrothermal Method 67
A. Aminian, M. Solati-Hashjin, F. Bakhshi, A. Farzad
BIOGLASSES AND GLASS-CERAMICS
Antibacterial Ag-Doped Glass-Ceramic Scaffolds 77
Enrica Verne, Marta Mióla, Cristina Balagna, Giacomo Fucale, Giovanni Maina, Rosa Angela Canuto, Silvia Saracino, Giuliana Muzio, and Chiara Vitale-Brovarone
Bioactive Glass for Bone and Joint Repair 85
Mohamed N. Rahaman, Qiang Fu, B. Sonny Bal, Delbert E. Day, and Hailuo Fu
Comparison of Reactions of Bioactive Glasses in Different Aqueous Solutions 101
Susanne Fagerlund, Leena Hupa, and Mikko Hupa
Comparison of Self-Bonded Three Dimensional Bioactive Glass Fiber Scaffolds after In-Vivo Implantation in Rats 115
Steven B. Jung, Delbert E. Day, and Roger F. Brown
Enzyme Grafting to Bioactive Glasses 133
Enrica Verne, Sara Ferraris, Chiara Vitale Brovarone, Silvia Spriano, Oana Bretcanu, Claudia Letizia Bianchi, Marco Morra, and Clara Cassinelli
Ferrimagnetic Glass-Ceramics for Magnetic Induction Hyperthermia 139
O. Bretcanu, S. Ferraris, M. Miola, and E. Verne
Recent Research on Composition Dependence of the Properties of Bioactive Glasses 145
Leena Hupa and Mikko Hupa
CALCIUM PHOSPHATES
Adsorption on Apatitic Calcium Phosphates: Applications to Drug Delivery 159
F. Errassif, A. Menbaoui, H. Autefage, L. Benaziz, S. Ouizat, V. Santran, S. Sarda, A. Lebugle, C. Combes, A. Barroug, H. Sfihi, and C. Rey
Bioactive Calcium Phosphates and Nanocomposite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering 175
Min Wang
Preparation of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles Applying the Micro Chemical Process 185
Eiji Fujii, Koji Kawabata, Yoshiaki Nakazaki, Yuji Tanizawa, Akihiro Matsumoto, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, and Akiyoshi Osaka
Synthesis, Mechanical and Bone Cell Materials Interaction Studies on SrO and MgO Doped Resorbable Tricalcium Phosphate for Bone Tissue Engineering 191
Shashwat Banerjee, Amit Bandyopadhyay, and Susmita Bose
AI2033 AND Ti02
Cell Proliferation on Nano-Structured Titanium Oxide Layer Prepared on Titanium Substrates 205
Satoshi Hayakawa, Koji Kawanishi, Yuki Shirosaki, and Akiyoshi Osaka
Freeform Fabrication and Structural Controls of Alumina Dental-Crown Models by Using Stereolithography 213
Mitsuyori Suwa, Soshu Kirihara, and Taiji Sohmura
Moisture Effect on Tubular Alumina Toughened Zirconia Ceramic for Implant Casing 221
Wai Man Grace So and Guangqiang Jiang
Author Index 229
