Preface ix
ADVANCES IN BIOMINERALIZED CERAMICS, BIOCERAMICS, AND BIOINSPIRED DESIGN
Vapor Deposition Polymerization as an Alternative Method to
Enhance the Mechanical Properties of Bio-Inspired Scaffolds 3
Pei Chun Chou, Michael M. Porter, Joanna McKittrick, and Po-Yu
Chen
The Natural Process of Biomineralization and In-Vitro
Remineralization of Dentin Lesions 13
Stefan Habelitz, Tiffany Hsu, Paul Hsiao, Kuniko Saeki, Yung-Ching
Chien, Sally J. Marshall, and Grayson W. Marshall
Synthesis of Highly Branched Zinc Oxide Nanowires 25
Wenting Hou, Louis Lancaster, Dongsheng Li, Ana Bowlus, and David
Kisailus
A Comparison on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of
Untreated and Deproteinized Nacre 37
Maria I. Lopez, Po-Yu Chen, Joanna McKittrick, and Marc A.
Meyers
Reinforcing Structures in Avian Wing Bones 47
E. Novitskaya, M.S. Ribero Vairo, J. Kiang, M.A. Meyers, and J.
McKittrick
Structural Differences between Alligator Pipehorse and Bay
Pipefish Tails 57
Zherrina Manilay, Vanessa Nguyen, Ekaterina Novitskaya, Michael
Porter, Ana Bertha Castro-Cesena, and Joanna McKittrick
Initial Investigations in Applying a PILP-Mineralization System
to Calcium Oxalate Formation using Vapor Diffusion 65
Douglas E. Rodriguez, Saeed R. Khan, and Laurie B. Gower
Utilizing Kaolinite and Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Precursors
to Synthesize Oriented Aragonitic Structures 75
Jong Seto
Use of Biomineralization Media in Biomimetic Synthesis of Hard
Tissue Substitutes 91
A. Cuneyt Tas
Structural Characterization and Compressive Behavior of the
Boxfish Horn 105
Wen Yang, Vanessa Nguyen, Michael M. Porter, Marc A. Meyers, and
Joanna McKittrick
Comparative Evaluation of Crystallization Behavior, Micro
Structure Properties and Biocompatibility of Fluorapatite-Mullite
Glass-Ceramics 113
S. Mollazadeh, A. Youssefi, B. Eftekhari Yekta, J. Javadpour, T.S.
Jafarzadeh, M. Mehrju, and M. A. Shokrgozar
NANOSTRUCTURED BIOCERAMICS AND CERAMICS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Size Control of Magnetite Nanoparticles and their Surface
Modification for Hyperthermia Application 127
Eun-Hee Lee and Chang-Yeoul Kim
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Polydopamine-Laced
Gelatinous Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites for Orthopedic
Applications 135
Ching-Chang Ko, Zhengyan Wang, Henry Tseng, Dong Joon Lee, and
Camille Guez
Application of Scratch Hardness Tests for Evaluation of
Partially Sintered Zirconia CAD/CAM Blocks for All-Ceramic
Prosthesis 149
Da-Jeong Lee, Seung-Won Seo, Hyung-Jun Yoon, Hye-Lee Kim, Jung-Suk
Han, and Dae-Joon Kim
Functionalized Alkoxysilane Mediated Synthesis of Nano-Materials
and their Application 155
P. C. Pandey and Ashish K. Pandey
Development of Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for Structural Bone
Repair 167
Mohamed N. Rahaman, Xin Liu, and B. Sonny Bal
Fabrication, Characterization and In-Vitro Evaluation of
Apatite-Based Microbeads for Bone Implant Science 179
J. Feng, M. Chong, J. Chan, Z.Y. Zhang, S.H. Teoh, and E.S.
Thian
A Functionalized Nanoporous Alumina Membrane Electrochemical
Sensor for DNA Detection with Gold Nanoparticle Amplification
191
Weiwei Ye and Mo Yang
Author Index 199
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