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Handbook of Bioceramics and Biocomposites

  • Presents a multidisciplinary approach, from materials properties and medical device performance to new treatment options and the clinician’s attitude

  • Reviews the latest applications of bioceramics and biocomposites in bone tissue engineering, remodelling and regeneration

  • Describes the essential requirements for resorbable bioceramics and biocomposites in clinical applications

  • Reviews clinical performance especially in dentistry and orthopaedics

  • Organized for use in instructional course lectures

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (44 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
  2. History and Materials Fundamentals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Fundamental Properties of Bioceramics and Biocomposites

      • Maria Grazia Raucci, Daniela Giugliano, Luigi Ambrosio
      Pages 35-58
    3. Bioinert Ceramics: Zirconia and Alumina

      • Corrado Piconi, Alessandro Alan Porporati
      Pages 59-89
    4. Calcium Phosphates

      • Sergey V. Dorozhkin
      Pages 91-118
    5. Hydroxyapatite: From Nanocrystals to Hybrid Nanocomposites for Regenerative Medicine

      • Anna Tampieri, Michele Iafisco, Simone Sprio, Andrea Ruffini, Silvia Panseri, Monica Montesi et al.
      Pages 119-144
    6. Carbonate Apatite Bone Replacement

      • Kunio Ishikawa
      Pages 213-232
    7. Natural and Synthetic Polymers for Designing Composite Materials

      • Bogdan C. Simionescu, Daniela Ivanov
      Pages 233-286
    8. Ceramic-Polymer Composites for Biomedical Applications

      • Toshiki Miyazaki, Masakazu Kawashita, Chikara Ohtsuki
      Pages 287-300
    9. Collagen–Bioceramic Smart Composites

      • Iulian Vasile Antoniac, Madalina Georgiana Albu, Aurora Antoniac, Laura Cristina Rusu, Mihaela Violeta Ghica
      Pages 301-324
    10. Bioactive Glass-Biopolymer Composites for Applications in Tissue Engineering

      • Yaping Ding, Marina T. Souza, Wei Li, Dirk W. Schubert, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Judith A. Roether
      Pages 325-356
    11. Resin-Based Dental Composite Materials

      • Hanadi Y. Marghalani
      Pages 357-405
    12. Composite Hybrid Membrane Materials for Artificial Organs

      • Stefan Ioan Voicu, Marius Sandru
      Pages 407-429
    13. Graphene-Bioceramic Composites

      • Xingyi Xie, Marta Cerruti
      Pages 431-467
  3. Materials Engineering and Biological Interactions: Biomimetic Strategies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 469-469
    2. Biomimetic Strategies to Engineer Mineralized Human Tissues

      • Sandra Pina, Joaquim Miguel Oliveira, Rui L. Reis
      Pages 503-519

About this book

This handbook describes several current trends in the development of bioceramics and biocomposites for clinical use in the repair, remodelling, and regeneration of bone tissue. Comprehensive coverage of these materials allows fundamental aspects of the science and engineering to be seen in close relation to the clinical performance of dental and orthopaedic implants. Bioceramics and biocomposites appear to be the most dynamic area of materials development for both tissue engineering and implantable medical devices. Almost all medical specialties will continue to benefit from these developments, but especially dentistry and orthopaedics. In this Handbook, leading researchers describe the use of bionanomaterials to create new functionalities when interfaced with biological molecules or structures. Also described are technologies for bioceramics and biocomposites processing in order to fabricate medical devices for clinical use. Another important section of the book is dedicated to tissue regeneration with development of new matrices. A targeted or personalized treatment device reduces drug consumption and treatment expenses, resulting in benefits to the patient and cost reductions for public health systems.
This authoritative reference on the state-of-the-art in the development and use of bioceramics and biocomposites can also serve as the basis of instructional course lectures for audiences ranging from advanced undergraduate students to post-graduates in materials science and engineering and biomedical engineering.    

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Editors and Affiliations

  • University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

    Iulian Vasile Antoniac

About the editor

Iulian Antoniac holds a PhD in Materials Science from the University Politehnica of Bucharest. He also has two Master degrees, one from the Department of Advanced Procedures for Developing Special Alloys and the other from the Department of Fine Structure of Materials Research, both from University Politehnica of Bucharest. Dr. Antoniac is currently Vice President and a founding member of the Council of the Romanian Society for Biomaterials (SRB). He is the Head of the Biomaterials Group (BIOMAT) and a member of the Board of Directors of the Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest (2005-present). He is also the Head of the Interface Phenomenon Laboratory, Faculty Materials Science and Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania.
At BIOMAT, he has worked on metallic biomaterials used for different orthopedic and dental applications, such as hip prostheses, implants for trauma, dental prostheses. Since 2005, Iulian Antoniac has been associated with the Biomaterials program in the Faculty of Medical Engineering, which is focused on tissue engineering, scaffolds characterization, medical image processing and the development of new implants for medical applications. Dr. Antoniac has published widely, with over 30 papers published in peer-reviewed journals, 140 papers published in the proceedings of conferences, and contributed to and edited several books. In 2005, he received the Daniel Bunea Award from the Romanian Society for Biomaterials.
Dr. Antoniac’s research interests include: Microscopy for materials characterization, Metallic biomaterials for orthopedic application, Retrieval analysis of explants, Bone regeneration, Physical and chemical characterization of nano- and micro- particles for biomedical application, Biodegradable biomaterials. Present areas of research work: metallic biomaterials, surface modification, tissue engineering, biocomposites, scaffolds, interaction tissue-biomaterials, biointerfaces, retrieval analysis of explants, bone regeneration, magnetic nanoparticles.  

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