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Author Vallet-Regi, Maria

Title Bio-Ceramics with Clinical Applications
Published Hoboken : Wiley, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (498 pages)
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 Bioceramics; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Reactivity of the Bioceramics; 1.3 First, Second, and Third Generations of Bioceramics; 1.4 Multidisciplinary Field; 1.5 Solutions for Bone Repairing; 1.6 Biomedical Engineering; Recommended Reading; Chapter 2 Biomimetics; 2.1 Biomimetics; 2.2 Formation of Hard Tissues; 2.3 Biominerals versus Biomaterials; Recommended Reading; Part II Materials; Chapter 3 Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics; 3.1 History of Calcium Phosphate Biomaterials
3.6.3 Clinical Applications3.7 Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles; 3.7.1 General Properties and Scope of Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles; 3.7.2 Preparation Methods of CaP Nanoparticles; 3.7.3 Clinical Applications; 3.8 Calcium Phosphate Advanced Biomaterials; 3.8.1 Scaffolds for in situ Bone Regeneration and Tissue Engineering; 3.8.2 Drug Delivery Systems; References; Chapter 4 Silica-based Ceramics: Glasses; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 What Is a Glass?; 4.1.2 Properties of Glasses; 4.1.3 Structure of Glasses; 4.1.4 Synthesis of Glasses; 4.2 Glasses as Biomaterials
4.2.1 First Bioactive Glasses (BGs): Melt-Prepared Glasses (MPGs)4.2.2 Other Bioactive MPGs; 4.2.3 Bioactivity Index and Network Connectivity; 4.2.4 Mechanism of Bioactivity; 4.3 Increasing the Bioactivity of Glasses: New Methods of Synthesis; 4.3.1 Sol-Gel Glasses (SGGs); 4.3.2 Composition, Texture, and Bioactivity of SSGs; 4.3.3 Biocompatibility of SGGs; 4.3.4 SGGs as Bioactivity Accelerators in Biphasic Materials; 4.3.5 Template Glasses (TGs) Bioactive Glasses with Ordered Mesoporosity; 4.3.6 Atomic Length Scale in BGs: How the Local Structure Affects Bioactivity
4.3.7 New Reformulation of Hench's Mechanism for TGs4.3.8 Including Therapeutic Inorganic Ions in the Glass Composition; 4.4 Strengthening and Adding New Capabilities to Bioactive Glasses; 4.4.1 Glass Ceramics (GCs); 4.4.2 Composites Containing Bioactive Glasses; 4.4.3 Sol-Gel Organic-Inorganic Hybrids (O-IHs); 4.5 Non-silicate Glasses; 4.5.1 Phosphate Glasses; 4.5.2 Borate Glasses; 4.6 Clinical Applications of Glasses; 4.6.1 Bioactive Silica Glasses; 4.6.2 Inert Silica Glasses; 4.6.3 Phosphate Glasses; 4.6.4 Borate Glasses; Recommended Reading
Summary This publication offers a unique approach that links the materials science of bioceramics to clinical needs and applications. Providing a structured account of this highly active area of research, the book reviews the clinical applications in bone tissue engineering, bone regeneration, joint replacement, drug-delivery systems and biomimetism, this book is an ideal resource for materials scientists and engineers, as well as for clinicians. From the contents:Part I Introduction1. Bioceramics2. Biomimetics Part II Materials
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Ceramics in medicine.
Biomedical materials.
Ceramics -- therapeutic use
Biocompatible Materials
Biomedical and Dental Materials
Biomimetic Materials -- therapeutic use
Biomedical materials
Ceramics in medicine
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781118406731
1118406737
1118406753
9781118406755