Biomineralisation and Biomaterials: Fundamentals and Applications

Biomineralisation and Biomaterials: Fundamentals and Applications provides the most recent information on the natural process by which crystals in tissues form into inorganic structures such as bone, teeth, and other natural mineralized tissues. This biomimetic process is extremely important, and scientists have been researching ways to replicate this in order to apply the process in synthetic tissue engineering. This important new book looks at the characteristics of this essential process and describes new strategies and technologies to improve the calicification of biomaterials. Chapters in Part 1 examine the fundamentals of biomineralization and its role in the development of tissue engineering, while Part 2 focuses on the application of biomineralization in a wide range of biomaterials. Provides a thorough overview of the biomineralisation processPresents the most recent information on the natural process by which crystals in tissues form into inorganic structures such as bone, teeth, and other natural mineralized tissuesInvestigates methods for improving calcificationExplores new techniques that will help improve the biomimetic process INDICE: Part One Fundamentals 1 Biomineralization in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering 2 Shaping It Up: Design and Engineering of Crystalline Materials from the Bottom Up 3 Morphology control and molecular templates in biomineralization 4 Physical Chemistry of Biological Apatites 5 Mineralization processes in hard tissues, bone 6 Mineralization processes in hard tissues, teeth 7 Biomimetic mineralization of collagen Part Two Applications 8 Ion substitution in biological and synthetic apatites 9 Accelerating mineralization of biomimetic surfaces 10 Biomimetic mineralization of hydrogels 11 Biomimetic mineralization of ceramics and glasses 12 Biomineralization of Metals Using Chemical and Heat Treatments 13 Biomaterials for catalysed mineralization of dental hard tissues 14 Designing Biomaterials Based in Biomineralization for Bone Repair and Regeneration 15 Bio-Inspired Calcium Phosphate Materials for Hard Tissue Repair 16 Mineralization of fibers for bone regeneration

• ISBN: 978-1-78242-338-6
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 208
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2015
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés