Advances in Bioceramics and Porous Ceramics VI [Hardcover]

Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings Volume 34, Issue 6 - Advances in Bioceramics and Porous
Ceramics VI 

A collection of 13 papers from The American Ceramic Society’s 37th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 27-February 1, 2013. This issue includes papers presented in Symposium 5 - Next Generation Bioceramics and Biocomposites and Symposium 9 - Porous Ceramics: Novel
Developments and Applications.

Preface vii

Introduction ix

BIOCERAMICS

Ceramics for Human Health Challenges 3
Larry L. Hench and Mike Fenn

Apatite Coatings: Ion Substitution and Biological Properties 27
Wei Xia, Carl Lindahl, Anders Palmquist, and Hakan Engqvist

Production of Potassium Titanate Whisker Reinforced Dental Composites 35
Derya Kapusuz, Jongee Park, and Abdullah Ozturk

Tribological Behavior of Friction Couple: Metal/Ceramic (Used for Head of Total Hip Replacement) 45
M. Fellah, M. Labaiz, 0. Assala, and A. lost

Hydrothermal Conversion of Calcite Foam to Carbonate Apatite 59
N. X. T. Tram, M. Maruta, K. Tsuru, S. Matsuya, and K. Ishikawa

Bioactive Ceramic Implants Composed of Hollow Hydroxyapatite Micro-Spheres for Bone Regeneration 67
M. N. Rahaman, H. Fu, W. Xiao, and Y. Liu

Maturation of Brushite (CaHP04-2H20) and In Situ Crystallization of Brushite Micro-Granules 77
Matthew A. Miller, Matthew R. Kendall, Manoj K. Jain, Preston R. Larson, Andrew S. Madden, and A. Cuneyt Tas

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