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<p>Preface ix</p> <p><b>ADVANCES IN BIOMINERALIZED CERAMICS, BIOCERAMICS, AND BIOINSPIRED DESIGN</b></p> <p>Vapor Deposition Polymerization as an Alternative Method to Enhance the Mechanical Properties of Bio-Inspired Scaffolds 3<br /><i>Pei Chun Chou, Michael M. Porter, Joanna McKittrick, and Po-Yu Chen</i></p> <p>The Natural Process of Biomineralization and In-Vitro Remineralization of Dentin Lesions 13<br />Stefan Habelitz, Tiffany Hsu, Paul Hsiao, Kuniko Saeki, Yung-Ching Chien, Sally J. Marshall, and Grayson <i>W. Marshall</i></p> <p>Synthesis of Highly Branched Zinc Oxide Nanowires 25<br /><i>Wenting Hou, Louis Lancaster, Dongsheng Li, Ana Bowlus, and David Kisailus</i></p> <p>A Comparison on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of Untreated and Deproteinized Nacre 37<br /><i>Maria I. Lopez, Po-Yu Chen, Joanna McKittrick, and Marc A. Meyers</i></p> <p>Reinforcing Structures in Avian Wing Bones 47<br /><i>E. Novitskaya, M.S. Ribero Vairo, J. Kiang, M.A. Meyers, and J. McKittrick</i></p> <p>Structural Differences between Alligator Pipehorse and Bay Pipefish Tails 57<br /><i>Zherrina Manilay, Vanessa Nguyen, Ekaterina Novitskaya, Michael Porter, Ana Bertha Castro-Cesena, and Joanna McKittrick</i></p> <p>Initial Investigations in Applying a PILP-Mineralization System to Calcium Oxalate Formation using Vapor Diffusion 65<br /><i>Douglas E. Rodriguez, Saeed R. Khan, and Laurie B. Gower</i></p> <p>Utilizing Kaolinite and Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Precursors to Synthesize Oriented Aragonitic Structures 75<br /><i>Jong Seto</i></p> <p>Use of Biomineralization Media in Biomimetic Synthesis of Hard Tissue Substitutes 91<br /><i>A. Cuneyt Tas</i></p> <p>Structural Characterization and Compressive Behavior of the Boxfish Horn 105<br /><i>Wen Yang, Vanessa Nguyen, Michael M. Porter, Marc A. Meyers, and Joanna McKittrick</i></p> <p>Comparative Evaluation of Crystallization Behavior, Micro Structure Properties and Biocompatibility of Fluorapatite-Mullite Glass-Ceramics 113<br /><i>S. Mollazadeh, A. Youssefi, B. Eftekhari Yekta, J. Javadpour, T.S. Jafarzadeh, M. Mehrju, and M. A. Shokrgozar</i></p> <p><b>NANOSTRUCTURED BIOCERAMICS AND CERAMICS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS</b></p> <p>Size Control of Magnetite Nanoparticles and their Surface Modification for Hyperthermia Application 127<br /><i>Eun-Hee Lee and Chang-Yeoul Kim</i></p> <p>Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Polydopamine-Laced Gelatinous Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites for Orthopedic Applications 135<br /><i>Ching-Chang Ko, Zhengyan Wang, Henry Tseng, Dong Joon Lee, and Camille Guez</i></p> <p>Application of Scratch Hardness Tests for Evaluation of Partially Sintered Zirconia CAD/CAM Blocks for All-Ceramic Prosthesis 149<br /><i>Da-Jeong Lee, Seung-Won Seo, Hyung-Jun Yoon, Hye-Lee Kim, Jung-Suk Han, and Dae-Joon Kim</i></p> <p>Functionalized Alkoxysilane Mediated Synthesis of Nano-Materials and their Application 155<br /><i>P. C. Pandey and Ashish K. Pandey</i></p> <p>Development of Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for Structural Bone Repair 167<br /><i>Mohamed N. Rahaman, Xin Liu, and B. Sonny Bal</i></p> <p>Fabrication, Characterization and In-Vitro Evaluation of Apatite-Based Microbeads for Bone Implant Science 179<br /><i>J. Feng, M. Chong, J. Chan, Z.Y. Zhang, S.H. Teoh, and E.S. Thian</i></p> <p>A Functionalized Nanoporous Alumina Membrane Electrochemical Sensor for DNA Detection with Gold Nanoparticle Amplification 191<br /><i>Weiwei Ye and Mo Yang</i></p> <p>Author Index 199</p>

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