EBOOK INTRODUCTION TO BIOCERAMICS, AN

Ceramic materials that are specially developed for use as medical and dental implants are termed bioceramics. They include alumina and zirconia, bioactive glasses, glass-ceramics, coatings and composites, hydroxyapatite and resorbable calcium phosphates, and radiotherapy glasses. This is the first textbook in a field which is growing rapidly in clinical applications including orthopedics, otolaryngology, maxillo-facial and plastic surgery, oral surgery, periodontology, and tumor therapy. Fourteen chapters, written by world experts, describe the processing, compositions, properties, surface chemistry, tissue response, and clinical applications. There are also chapters on characterization and quality assurance testing, and the procedures that must be followed to satisfy regulatory requirements. A forecast of the future needs of the field and Appendices that summarize the relevant standards and test methods complete this unique book. The purpose of the book is to summarize and synthesize the very large and disparate body of literature in the field. Thus, it is easy to use as a textbook for an undergraduate or first year graduate course, or short industrial course, or as a reference source.Contents:Introduction (L L Hench & J Wilson)The Use of Alumina & Zirconia in Surgical Implants (S F Hulbert)Bioactive Glasses (L L Hench & Ö Andersson)Bioactive Glasses: Clinical Applications (J Wilson et al.)A/W Glass-Ceramic: Processing and Properties (T Kokubo)A/W Glass Ceramic: Clinical Applications (T Yamamuro)Ceravital® Bioactive Glass-Ceramics (U M Gross et al.)Machineable and Phosphate Glass-Ceramics (W Höland & V Vogel)Dense Hydroxyapatite (R Z LeGeros & J P LeGeros)Porous Hydroxyapatite (E C Shors & R E Holmes)Stability of Calcium Phosphate Ceramics and Plasma Sprayed Coating (C P A T Klein et al.)Hydroxylapatite Coatings (W R Lacefield)Bioactive Glass Coatings (L L Hench & Ö Andersson)Pyrolytic Carbon Coatings (R H Dauskardt & R O Ritchie)Bioceramic Composites (P Ducheyne et al.)Design of Bioactive Ceramic-Polymer Composites (W Bonfield)Radiotherapy Glasses (D E Day & T E Day)Characterization of Bioceramics (L L Hench)Regulation of Medical Devices (E Horowitz & E Mueller)Ethical Issues (L L Hench)Summary and Future Directions (L L Hench)ASTM Standards for Bioceramics (J E Lemons & D Greenspan)Readership: Medical and engineering students.