Advances in Calcium Phosphate Biomaterials

Advances in Calcium Phosphate Biomaterials presents a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the latest advances in developing calcium phosphate biomaterials and their applications in medicine. It covers the fundamental structures, synthesis methods, characterization methods, and the physical and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ben-Nissan, Besim (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Series:Springer Series in Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 2
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Synthetic and Biologic Apatites
  • Clinical applications of hydroxyapatite in orthopaedics
  • Bioactive glass: Chronology, Characterization and Genetic Control of Tissue Regeneration
  • The essential role of calcium phosphate bioceramics in bone regeneration
  • Self-Assembly and Nano-Layering of Apatitic Calcium Phosphates in Biomaterials
  • Signal Molecule-Calcium Phosphate Composites: Novel Approaches to Controlling Cellular and/or Biological Reactions and Functions
  • Calcium phosphate cement
  • Characterization of calcium phosphates using vibrational spectroscopies
  • A review of hydroxyapatite coatings manufactured by thermal spray
  • Bioactive composites reinforced with inorganic glasses and glass-ceramics for tissue engineering applications
  • Development of Skeletal Drug Delivery System Based on Apatite/Collagen Composite Cement
  • Nanocrystalline Apatite-Based Biomaterials and Stem Cells in Orthopaedics
  • Marine Structures as Templates for Biomaterials
  • Calcium phosphate derived from foraminifera structures as drug delivery systems and for bone tissue engineering
  • History of Calcium Phosphates in Regenerative Medicine
  • Advances in Calcium Phosphate Nano-coatings and Nano-composites
  • Fundamental Structure and Properties of Enamel, Dentin and Cementum.