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

<p><strong>Roger Narayan</strong> is Associate Professor at the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering of North Carolina State University. Earlier assignments have taken him e.g. to Oak Ridge National Lab. His research centers on biomedical engineering including biomaterials and nanoscale systems, intelligent systems, biomedical sensors, as well as nanoelectronics and photonics. He also has publishing experience with Journal boards.

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