Bio-Ceramics with Clinical Applications
Maria Vallet-Regi
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
- Bioceramics 2. Biomimetics
Part II Materials
- 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
- Cements 9. Bioceramic Coatings for Medical Implants 10. Scaffold Designing
Part IV Research on Future Ceramics
- Bone Biology and Regeneration 12. Ceramics for Drug Delivery 13. Ceramics for Gene Transfection 14. Ceramic Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment
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