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Preface vii <p>Introduction ix</p> <p><b>BIOCERAMICS</b></p> <p>Fabrication of Hydroxyapatite-Calcite Nanocomposite 3<br /> <i>E. K. Girija, G. Suresh Kumar, A. Thamizhavel, Y. Yokogawa, and S. Narayana Kalkura</i></p> <p>Preparation and Protein Adsorption of Silica-Based Composite Particles for Blood Purification Therapy 13<br /> <i>Jie Li, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, and Akiyoshi Osaka</i></p> <p>Collagen-Templated Sol-Gel Preparation of Ultra-Fine Silica Nanotube Mats and Osteoblastic Cell Proliferation 19<br /> <i>Song Chen, Toshiyuki Ikoma, Jie Li, Hiromi Morita, Akiyoshi Osaka, Masaki Takeguchi, and Nobutaka Hanagata</i></p> <p>Tissue Ingrowth in Resorbable Porous Tissue Scaffolds 25<br /> <i>Janet Krevolin, James J. Liu, Adam Wallen, Kitu Patel, Rachel Dahl, Hu-Ping Hsu, Cathal Kearney, and Myron Spector</i></p> <p>Selective Laser Sintered Ca-P/PHBV Nanocomposite Scaffolds with Sustained Release of rhBMP-2 for Bone Tissue Engineering 37<br /> <i>Bin Duan, William W. Lu, and Min Wang</i></p> <p>Microbeam X-Ray Grain Averaged Residual Stress in Dental Ceramics 49<br /> <i>Hrishikesh A. Bale, Nobumichi Tamura, and Jay c. Hanan</i></p> <p>Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for the Repair of Load-Bearing Bones 65<br /> <i>M. N. Rahaman, X. Liu, and T. S. Huang</i></p> <p>Do Cell Culture Solutions Transform Brushite (CaHPO42H2O) to Octacalcium Phosphate (Ca8(HPO4)2(P04)45H2O)? 79<br /> <i>Ibrahim Mert, Selen Mandel, and A. CuneytTas</i></p> <p>Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering with Controlled Porosity and Mechanical Strength 95<br /> <i>Vincenzo M. Sglavo, Marzio Piccinini, Andrea Madinelli, and Francesco Bucciotti</i></p> <p>Hollow Hydroxyapatite Microspheres for Controlled Delivery of Proteins 102<br /> <i>H. Fu, M. N. Rahaman, and D. E. Day</i></p> <p>Expression of Mineralized Tissue-Associated Proteins is Highly Upregulated in MC3T3-E1 Osteoblasts Grown on a Borosilicate Glass Substrate 111<br /> <i>Raina H. Jaina, Jutta Y. Marzilliera, Tia J. Kowala, Shaojie Wangb, Himanshu Jainb, and Matthias M. Falka</i></p> <p><b>POROUS CERAMICS</b></p> <p>High Porosity In Situ Catalyzed Carbon Honeycombs for Mercury Capture in Coal Fired Power Plants 123<br /> <i>Xinyuan Liu, Millicent K. Ruffin, Benedict Y. Johnson, and Millicent 0. Owusu</i></p> <p>Not All Microcracks are Born Equal: Thermal vs. Mechanical Microcracking in Porous Ceramics 137<br /> <i>Giovanni Bruno, Alexander M. Efremov, Chong An, and Seth Nickerson</i></p> <p>SiC Foams for High Temperature Applications 153<br /> <i>Alberto Ottona, Sandra Gianella, and Daniele Gaia</i></p> <p>Porous SiC Ceramic from Wood Charcoal 163<br /> <i>S. Manocha, Hemang Patel, and L. M. Manocha</i></p> <p>Fabrication of Beta-Cristobalite Porous Material from Diatomite with Some Impurities 177<br /> <i>Osman San, Cem Özgür, and Remzi Gören</i></p> <p>Microstructural Study of Alumina Porous Ceramic Produced by Reaction Bonding of Aluminium Powder Mixed with Corn Starch 185<br /> <i>Juliana Anggono, Ida A. O. R. S. Shavitri, and Soejono Tjitro</i></p> <p>Characterization of Ceramic Powders during Compaction using Electrical Measurements 199<br /> <i>Timothy Pruyn and Rosario A. Gerhardt</i></p> <p>Author Index 21</p>

<p><strong>Paolo Colombo</strong>, Università di Padova (Italy) and The Pennsylvania State University. <p><strong>Roger J. Narayan</strong>, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University.

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