Advances in Bioceramics and Biotechnologies

This volume is a collection of twenty-two cutting edge research papers from the symposia on Nano-Biotechnology and Ceramics in Biomedical Applications and Advances in Biomineralized Ceramics, Bioceramics, and Bioinspired Designs, which were presented at the 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramics and Glass Technology (PACRIM-8). The symposia was focused on several key areas, including novel synthesis techniques, bioglasses and glass-ceramics, calcium phosphates for bone tissue applications, and oxide ceramic implant applications. These papers cut across disciplines - ceramic science and technology, bioengineering and nanoscience - showing that a new, exciting field has emerged in the ceramics community.

Table of Contents:
Preface ix Introduction xi SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES A Role for Electrochemical Synthesis in Bioceramlc Composite Materials 3 M. Ramesh Kumar, Erika F. Merschrod, and Kristin M. Poduska Electro Thermally Polarized Sintered Bulk-HAP and HAP-Coated Ti for Biomédical Applications 15 Subhadip Bodhak, Susmita Bose, and Amit Bandyopadhyay Freeze Casting of Porous Biomaterial Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering 23 Kajal K. Mallick Hard Template Synthesis of Mesoporous Hydroxyapatlte Materials for Controlled Protein Release 37 Janina Möller, Philippe Dibandjo, Roger Gadiou, Joseph Dentzer, Karine Anselme, and Cathie Vix-Guterl Immobilization of Heparln on Gelatin Modified Three-Dimensional Osteoconductive Ca-P/PHBV Nanocomposlte Scaffolds 43 Bin Duan and Min Wang Layered Double Hydroxide: A New Ceramic-Based Hemostatic Agent? 53 Z. Tahmasebi-Birgani, M. Solati-Hashjin, H. Peirovi, S. Shafiei, A. Farzadi, and A. Aminian Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Characterization of Blphaslc Calcium Phosphate Nanopowders 59 A. Farzadi, M. Solati-Hashjin, Z. Tahmasebi-Birgani, and A. Aminian Silicon-Substituted Hydroxyapatite Synthesized by a Hydrothermal Method 67 A. Aminian, M. Solati-Hashjin, F. Bakhshi, A. Farzad BIOGLASSES AND GLASS-CERAMICS Antibacterial Ag-Doped Glass-Ceramic Scaffolds 77 Enrica Verne, Marta Mióla, Cristina Balagna, Giacomo Fucale, Giovanni Maina, Rosa Angela Canuto, Silvia Saracino, Giuliana Muzio, and Chiara Vitale-Brovarone Bioactive Glass for Bone and Joint Repair 85 Mohamed N. Rahaman, Qiang Fu, B. Sonny Bal, Delbert E. Day, and Hailuo Fu Comparison of Reactions of Bioactive Glasses in Different Aqueous Solutions 101 Susanne Fagerlund, Leena Hupa, and Mikko Hupa Comparison of Self-Bonded Three Dimensional Bioactive Glass Fiber Scaffolds after In-Vivo Implantation in Rats 115 Steven B. Jung, Delbert E. Day, and Roger F. Brown Enzyme Grafting to Bioactive Glasses 133 Enrica Verne, Sara Ferraris, Chiara Vitale Brovarone, Silvia Spriano, Oana Bretcanu, Claudia Letizia Bianchi, Marco Morra, and Clara Cassinelli Ferrimagnetic Glass-Ceramics for Magnetic Induction Hyperthermia 139 O. Bretcanu, S. Ferraris, M. Miola, and E. Verne Recent Research on Composition Dependence of the Properties of Bioactive Glasses 145 Leena Hupa and Mikko Hupa CALCIUM PHOSPHATES Adsorption on Apatitic Calcium Phosphates: Applications to Drug Delivery 159 F. 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 175 Min Wang Preparation of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles Applying the Micro Chemical Process 185 Eiji Fujii, Koji Kawabata, Yoshiaki Nakazaki, Yuji Tanizawa, Akihiro Matsumoto, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, and Akiyoshi Osaka Synthesis, Mechanical and Bone Cell Materials Interaction Studies on SrO and MgO Doped Resorbable Tricalcium Phosphate for Bone Tissue Engineering 191 Shashwat Banerjee, Amit Bandyopadhyay, and Susmita Bose AI2033 AND Ti02 Cell Proliferation on Nano-Structured Titanium Oxide Layer Prepared on Titanium Substrates 205 Satoshi Hayakawa, Koji Kawanishi, Yuki Shirosaki, and Akiyoshi Osaka Freeform Fabrication and Structural Controls of Alumina Dental-Crown Models by Using Stereolithography 213 Mitsuyori Suwa, Soshu Kirihara, and Taiji Sohmura Moisture Effect on Tubular Alumina Toughened Zirconia Ceramic for Implant Casing 221 Wai Man Grace So and Guangqiang Jiang Author Index 229