Modified inorganic surfaces as a model for hydroxyapatite growth / Lilyana Pramatarova, Emilia Pecheva.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pramatarova, L., author.

Pecheva, Emilia, author.

Series:

Materials science foundations ; v. 26.

Materials science foundations, 1422-3597 ; volume 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surface chemistry.

Hydroxyapatite.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (132 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Uetikon-Zuerich ; Enfield, New Hampshire : Trans Tech Publications Ltd, [2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The process by which organisms in Nature create minerals is known as biomineralization - a process that involves complex interactions between inorganic ions, crystals and organic molecules; resulting in a controlled nucleation and growth of minerals from aqueous solutions. During the last few decades, biomineralization has been intensively studied, due to its involvement in a wide range of biological events; starting with the formation of bones, teeth, cartilage, shells, coral (so-called physiological mineralization) and encompassing pathological mineralization, i.e. the formation of kidney st

Contents:

Modified Inorganic Surfaces as a Model for Hydroxyapatite Growth; Table of Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction to Biomineralization and Biomaterials; 1.1 Biological Mineralization. 1.2. Mechanism of Biomineralization; 1.3. In Vitro Systems for Studying Biomineralization; 1.4. Materials Commonly Used as Biomaterials; 1.5. Review of Methods for the Surface Modification of Biomaterials; 2. Experimental Approach; 2.1. Choice of Materials; 2.2. Crystallization Medium. Hydroxyapatite Growth on Solid Surfaces by Prolonged Soaking in an Aqueous Solution

2.3. Surface Modification of Materials3. Hydroxyapatite Growth on Modified Surfaces by Using the Two Approaches: Results and Discussion; 3.1. Prolonged Soaking in a Supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Aqueous Solution; 3.2. Novel Process for Hydroxyapatite Growth: Simultaneous Laser-Liquid-Solid Interaction; 3.3. Nanostructured Surfaces as a Template for Hydroxyapatite Growth by Applying Prolonged Soaking and Laser-Liquid-Solid Interaction Processes; 3.4. Bioactivation of Porous Silicon by Deposition of Hydroxyapatite Using the Two Approaches

3.5. Influence of Organic Substances on the Process of Biomineralization4. Summary and Conclusions; 5. Acknowledgements; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-03813-105-9

OCLC:

891395349