Handbook of Bioceramics and Biocomposites

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Antoniac, Iulian Vasile (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Dentistry.; Materials science.; Orthopedics.; Biomedical engineering.; Engineering > Materials.; Biomaterials.; Materials Science.; Biomedical Engineering.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.; Materials Engineering.

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Table of Contents:

• Part I History and Materials Fundamentals
• History of development and use of the bioceramics and biocomposites
• Bioactive glass bone grafts: history and clinical applications
• Part II Materials Engineering and Biological Interactions
• Histological features of hard and soft tissues
• Biomimetic strategies to engineer mineralised human tissues
• Part III Clinical performance in bioresorbable and load- bearing applications
• Perspective and trends on bioceramics in hip joint replacement
• Clinical results obtained in chronic osteomyelitis after the use of bioabsorbable and antibiotic-impregnated carrier made by nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite and calcium sulphate. .