Bioceramics with clinical applications / edited by María Vallet-Regí ; Daniel Arcos [and fourteen others], contributors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vallet-Regí, María, editor.

Arcos Navarrete, Daniel, 1971- contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ceramics in medicine.

Biomedical materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (498 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, [England] : Wiley, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 contents:Part I Introduction1. Bioceramics2. Biomimetics Part II Materials

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 Bioceramics; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Reactivity of the Bioceramics; 1.3 First, Second, and Third Generations of Bioceramics; 1.4 Multidisciplinary Field; 1.5 Solutions for Bone Repairing; 1.6 Biomedical Engineering; Recommended Reading; Chapter 2 Biomimetics; 2.1 Biomimetics; 2.2 Formation of Hard Tissues; 2.3 Biominerals versus Biomaterials; Recommended Reading; Part II Materials; Chapter 3 Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics; 3.1 History of Calcium Phosphate Biomaterials

3.2 Generalities of Calcium Phosphates3.3 In vivo Response of Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics; 3.4 Calcium Hydroxyapatite-Based Bioceramics; 3.4.1 Stoichiometric Hydroxyapatite (HA); 3.4.2 Calcium Deficient Hydroxyapatites (CDHA); 3.4.3 Carbonated Hydroxyapatites (CHA); 3.4.4 Silicon-Substituted Hydroxyapatite (Si-HA); 3.4.5 Hydroxyapatites of Natural Origin; 3.5 Tricalcium Phosphate-Based Bioceramics; 3.5.1 β-Tricalcium Phosphate (β-TCP); 3.5.2 α-Tricalcium Phosphate (α-TCP); 3.6 Biphasic Calcium Phosphates (BCP); 3.6.1 Chemical and Structural Properties; 3.6.2 Preparation Methods

3.6.3 Clinical Applications3.7 Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles; 3.7.1 General Properties and Scope of Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles; 3.7.2 Preparation Methods of CaP Nanoparticles; 3.7.3 Clinical Applications; 3.8 Calcium Phosphate Advanced Biomaterials; 3.8.1 Scaffolds for in situ Bone Regeneration and Tissue Engineering; 3.8.2 Drug Delivery Systems; References; Chapter 4 Silica-based Ceramics: Glasses; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 What Is a Glass?; 4.1.2 Properties of Glasses; 4.1.3 Structure of Glasses; 4.1.4 Synthesis of Glasses; 4.2 Glasses as Biomaterials

4.2.1 First Bioactive Glasses (BGs): Melt-Prepared Glasses (MPGs)4.2.2 Other Bioactive MPGs; 4.2.3 Bioactivity Index and Network Connectivity; 4.2.4 Mechanism of Bioactivity; 4.3 Increasing the Bioactivity of Glasses: New Methods of Synthesis; 4.3.1 Sol-Gel Glasses (SGGs); 4.3.2 Composition, Texture, and Bioactivity of SSGs; 4.3.3 Biocompatibility of SGGs; 4.3.4 SGGs as Bioactivity Accelerators in Biphasic Materials; 4.3.5 Template Glasses (TGs) Bioactive Glasses with Ordered Mesoporosity; 4.3.6 Atomic Length Scale in BGs: How the Local Structure Affects Bioactivity

4.3.7 New Reformulation of Hench's Mechanism for TGs4.3.8 Including Therapeutic Inorganic Ions in the Glass Composition; 4.4 Strengthening and Adding New Capabilities to Bioactive Glasses; 4.4.1 Glass Ceramics (GCs); 4.4.2 Composites Containing Bioactive Glasses; 4.4.3 Sol-Gel Organic-Inorganic Hybrids (O-IHs); 4.5 Non-silicate Glasses; 4.5.1 Phosphate Glasses; 4.5.2 Borate Glasses; 4.6 Clinical Applications of Glasses; 4.6.1 Bioactive Silica Glasses; 4.6.2 Inert Silica Glasses; 4.6.3 Phosphate Glasses; 4.6.4 Borate Glasses; Recommended Reading

Chapter 5 Silica-based Ceramics: Mesoporous Silica

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118406724

1118406729

9781118406731

1118406737

9781118406748

1118406745

OCLC:

881571307