Bio-Ceramics with Clinical Applications

by Maria Vallet-Regi

This publication offers a unique approach that links the materials science of bioceramics to clinical needs and applications.

Providing a structured account of this highly active area of research, the book reviews the clinical applications in bone tissue engineering, bone regeneration, joint replacement, drug-delivery systems and biomimetism, this book is an ideal resource for materials scientists and engineers, as well as for clinicians.

From the

Part I Introduction

1. Bioceramics
2. Biomimetics Part II Materials 3. Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics
4. Silica-based Glasses
5. Silica-based Mesoporous Silica
6. Alumina, Zirconia, and Other Non-oxide Inert Bioceramics
7. Carbon-based Materials in Biomedicine Part III Material Shaping 8. Cements
9. Bioceramic Coatings for Medical Implants
10. Scaffold Designing Part IV Research on Future Ceramics 11. Bone Biology and Regeneration
12. Ceramics for Drug Delivery
13. Ceramics for Gene Transfection
14. Ceramic Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment

488 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014