Advances in Bioceramics and Biotechnologies

Roger Narayan 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.

• Preface ixIntroduction xiSYNTHESIS TECHNIQUESA Role for Electrochemical Synthesis in Bioceramlc Composite Materials 3M. Ramesh Kumar, Erika F. Merschrod, and Kristin M. PoduskaElectro Thermally Polarized Sintered Bulk-HAP and HAP-Coated Ti for Biomédical Applications 15Subhadip Bodhak, Susmita Bose, and Amit BandyopadhyayFreeze Casting of Porous Biomaterial Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering 23Kajal K. MallickHard Template Synthesis of Mesoporous Hydroxyapatlte Materials for Controlled Protein Release 37Janina Möller, Philippe Dibandjo, Roger Gadiou, Joseph Dentzer, Karine Anselme, and Cathie Vix-GuterlImmobilization of Heparln on Gelatin Modified Three-Dimensional Osteoconductive Ca-P/PHBV Nanocomposlte Scaffolds 43Bin Duan and Min WangLayered Double Hydroxide: A New Ceramic-Based Hemostatic Agent? 53Z. Tahmasebi-Birgani, M. Solati-Hashjin, H. Peirovi, S. Shafiei, A. Farzadi, and A. AminianMicrowave-Assisted Synthesis and Characterization of Blphaslc Calcium Phosphate Nanopowders 59A. Farzadi, M. Solati-Hashjin, Z. Tahmasebi-Birgani, and A. AminianSilicon-Substituted Hydroxyapatite Synthesized by a Hydrothermal Method 67A. Aminian, M. Solati-Hashjin, F. Bakhshi, A. FarzadBIOGLASSES AND GLASS-CERAMICSAntibacterial Ag-Doped Glass-Ceramic Scaffolds 77Enrica Verne, Marta Mióla, Cristina Balagna, Giacomo Fucale, Giovanni Maina, Rosa Angela Canuto, Silvia Saracino, Giuliana Muzio, and Chiara Vitale-BrovaroneBioactive Glass for Bone and Joint Repair 85Mohamed N. Rahaman, Qiang Fu, B. Sonny Bal, Delbert E. Day, and Hailuo FuComparison of Reactions of Bioactive Glasses in Different Aqueous Solutions 101Susanne Fagerlund, Leena Hupa, and Mikko HupaComparison of Self-Bonded Three Dimensional Bioactive Glass Fiber Scaffolds after In-Vivo Implantation in Rats 115Steven B. Jung, Delbert E. Day, and Roger F. BrownEnzyme Grafting to Bioactive Glasses 133Enrica Verne, Sara Ferraris, Chiara Vitale Brovarone, Silvia Spriano, Oana Bretcanu, Claudia Letizia Bianchi, Marco Morra, and Clara CassinelliFerrimagnetic Glass-Ceramics for Magnetic Induction Hyperthermia 139O. Bretcanu, S. Ferraris, M. Miola, and E. VerneRecent Research on Composition Dependence of the Properties of Bioactive Glasses 145Leena Hupa and Mikko HupaCALCIUM PHOSPHATES Adsorption on Apatitic Calcium Phosphates: Applications to Drug Delivery 159F. Errassif, A. Menbaoui, H. Autefage, L. Benaziz, S. Ouizat, V. Santran, S. Sarda, A. Lebugle, C. Combes, A. Barroug, H. Sfihi, and C. Rey Bioactive Calcium Phosphates and Nanocomposite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering 175Min WangPreparation of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles Applying the Micro Chemical Process 185Eiji Fujii, Koji Kawabata, Yoshiaki Nakazaki, Yuji Tanizawa, Akihiro Matsumoto, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, and Akiyoshi OsakaSynthesis, Mechanical and Bone Cell Materials Interaction Studies on SrO and MgO Doped Resorbable Tricalcium Phosphate for Bone Tissue Engineering 191Shashwat Banerjee, Amit Bandyopadhyay, and Susmita BoseAI2033 AND Ti02Cell Proliferation on Nano-Structured Titanium Oxide Layer Prepared on Titanium Substrates 205Satoshi Hayakawa, Koji Kawanishi, Yuki Shirosaki, and Akiyoshi OsakaFreeform Fabrication and Structural Controls of Alumina Dental-Crown Models by Using Stereolithography 213Mitsuyori Suwa, Soshu Kirihara, and Taiji SohmuraMoisture Effect on Tubular Alumina Toughened Zirconia Ceramic for Implant Casing 221Wai Man Grace So and Guangqiang JiangAuthor Index 229