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<p>Preface vii</p> <p>Characterization of Calcium Phosphate Reinforced Ti-6AI-4V Composites for Load-Bearing Implants 1<br /><i>Jeffrey Wu, Stan Dittrick, Pavlo Rudenko, Susmita Bose, and Amit Bandyopadhyay</i></p> <p>Characterization of Next-Generation Nickel-Titanium Rotary Endodontic Instruments 11<br /><i>William A. Brantley, Jie Liu, Scott R. Schricker, Fengyuan Zheng, John M. Nusstein, Masahiro lijima, William A.T. Clark, and Satish B. Alapati</i></p> <p>Effect of Cold Work and Aging on a Cobalt-Nickel Based Alloy 19<br /><i>S. Cai, A. T. W. Barrow, R. Yang, and L. E. Kay</i></p> <p>Surface Coating of Poly-D-L-Lactide/Nano-Hydroxyapatite Composite Scaffolds for Dexamethasone-Releasing Function and Wettability Enhancement 29<br /><i>Ling Chen, Chak Yin Tang, Harry Siu-lung Ku, Da Zhu Chen, and Chi Pong Tsui</i></p> <p>Mechanical Behavior in Compression and Flexure of Bioactive Glass (13-93) Scaffolds Prepared by Robotic Deposition 37<br /><i>Xin Liu, Mohamed N. Rahaman, and Greg E. Hilmas</i></p> <p>Phase Stability and Young's Modulus of Ti-Cr-Sn-Zr Alloys 47<br /><i>Yonosuke Murayama, Hiromasa Sakashita, Daichi Abe, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihiko Chiba</i></p> <p>Sol-Gel Preparation of Silica-Based Nano-Fibers for Biomedical Applications 55<br /><i>Song Chen, Hiroki Yoshihara, Nobutaka Hanagata, Yuki Shirosaki, Mark Blevins, Yuri Nakamura, Satoshi Hayakawa, Artemis Stamboulis, and Akiyoshi Osaka</i></p> <p>Bioactive Rosette Nanotube Composites for Cartilage Applications 63<br /><i>Linlin Sun, Usha D. Hemraz, Hicham Fenniri, and Thomas J. Webster</i></p> <p>Optical Properties of Dental Bioceramics Evaluated by Kubelka-Munk Model 71<br /><i>Humberto Naoyuki Yoshimura, Marcelo Mendes Pinto, Erick de Lima, and Paulo Francisco Cesar</i></p> <p>Frequency Effect on Electrochemical Characteristics of MAO Coated Magnesium Alloy in Simulated Body Fluid 81<br /><i>Jing Zhang, Jiayang Liu, Yi Zhang, Weijie Zhang, Zaixin Feng, and Chengyun Ning</i></p> <p>Influence of Tantalum and Tungsten Doping on Polarizability and Bioactivity of Hydroxyapatite Ceramics 93<br /><i>Jharana Dhal, Susmita Bose, and Amit Bandyopadhyay</i></p> <p>Quantitative Evaluation of the Hydrophilic Properties of Polarized Hydroxyapatite 103<br /><i>Akiko Nagai, Naohiro Horiuchi, Kosuke Nozaki, Miho Nakamura, and Kimihiro Yamashita</i></p> <p>Mechanisms of Platelet Activation by Biomaterials and Fluid Shear Flow 113<br /><i>Sri R. Madabhushi and Sriram Neelamegham</i></p> <p>Processing and Bioactivity Evaluation of Ultrafine-Grained Titanium 125<br /><i>A. Thirugnanam, T. S. Sampath Kumar, and Uday Chakkingal</i></p> <p>Controlling Biological Functionaiization of Surfaces by Engineered Peptides 137<br /><i>Marketa Hnilova, Deniz Tanil Yucesoy, Mehmet Sarikaya, and Candan Tamerler</i></p> <p>Author Index 151</p>

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