Bio-Ceramics with Clinical Applications

Maria Vallet-Regi

Bio-Ceramics with Clinical Applications
Format
Hardback
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country
United States
Published
16 May 2014
Pages
484
ISBN
9781118406755

Bio-Ceramics with Clinical Applications

Maria Vallet-Regi

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 Introduction

  1. Bioceramics 2. Biomimetics

Part II Materials

  1. Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics 4. Silica-based Ceramics: Glasses 5. Silica-based Ceramics: Mesoporous Silica 6. Alumina, Zirconia, and Other Non-oxide Inert Bioceramics 7. Carbon-based Materials in Biomedicine

Part III Material Shaping

  1. Cements 9. Bioceramic Coatings for Medical Implants 10. Scaffold Designing

Part IV Research on Future Ceramics

  1. Bone Biology and Regeneration 12. Ceramics for Drug Delivery 13. Ceramics for Gene Transfection 14. Ceramic Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment

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