Main description:

This book is part of a two-part volume book that highlights the latest advances in innovative bioceramics applied in the highly interdisciplinary area referred to as "translational medicine". This volume covers the basic principles and techniques used in the manufacture of bioceramics and biocomposites for various biomedical applications including drug delivery, implantable bionics and the development of the cardiac pacemaker, and bone tissue engineering. Furthermore, self-healing materials have been attracting increasing interest in both engineering and medical applications during the past two decades. Self-healing hydrogels are particularly interesting because of their ability to repair structural damages and recover their original functions, specifically in tissue engineering.

Contents:

Preface.- Biomaterials and Bioceramics - Part 1: Traditional, Natural, and Nano.- Biomaterials and Bioceramics - Part 2: Nanocomposites in Osseointegration and Hard Tissue Regeneration.- Natural and Synthetic Intelligent Self-Healing and Adaptive Materials for Medical and Engineering Applications.- Stem Cells and Proteomics in Biomaterials and Biomedical Applications.- Antimicrobial Bioceramics for Biomedical Applications.- Surface Functionalization of Titanium for the Control and Treatment of Infections.- Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite: Crystal Growth Mechanism and its Relevance in Drug Delivery Applications.- Intelligent Drug Delivery System for Artificial Bone Cement Based on Hydroxyapatite-Related Organic/Inorganic Composite Materials.- Chitosan-Hydroxyapatite Composite Scaffolds for the Controlled Release of Therapeutic Metals Ions.- Alumina: Implantable Bionics and Tissue Scaffolds.- Biocomposites and Bioceramics in Tissue Engineering: Beyond the Next Decade.