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This book describes development of bioceramics and biocomposites, which are used in bone tissue repair, remodelling, and regeneration. It covers the fundamental aspects of materials science and bioengineering, clinical performance in a variety of applications, ISO/ASTM specifications, and opportunities and challenges.
List of contents
Preface. Editors. Contributors.
Section A Introduction and Processing. Chapter 1 Overview of Bioceramics. Chapter 2 Processing of Bioceramics by Extrusion and Slip Casting. Chapter 3 Processing of Bioceramics by Pressing and Tape Casting. Chapter 4 Processing of Bioceramics by Additive Manufacturing.
Section B Properties and Processing. Chapter 5 Structural, Chemical, Electrical, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Bioceramics. Chapter 6 Biocompatibility and Biodegradability of Bioceramics. Chapter 7 Modeling and Simulations on Medical Implementations of Bioceramics.
Section C Applications. Chapter 8 Bioceramics: From Concept to Clinic. Chapter 9 Bioceramics for Cosmetic Dentistry. Chapter 10 Bioceramics for Hip and Knee Implants. Chapter 11 Bioceramics for Regenerative Medicine. Chapter 12 Bioceramics for Drug Delivery.
Section D ISO/ASTM Specifications. Chapter 13 Standard Terminologies and Definitions in Bioceramics. Chapter 14 Standards of Mechanical, Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties of Bioceramics.
Section E Challenges, Issues and Sustainability. Chapter 16 Ethical Issues of Bioceramics. Chapter 17 Opportunities, Challenges and Future of Bioceramics. Index.
About the author
M. Enamul Hoque is Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Before joining MIST, he served as Head, Department of Biomedical Engineering at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, and as Founding Head of the Bioengineering Division, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. He completed his PhD from the National University of Singapore and PGCHE (Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education) from the University of Nottingham, UK. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) certified by the Engineering Council, UK; Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering (FIMechE), UK; Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK and Member, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology.
Kheng Lim Goh is a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (UK), Chartered Engineer and Chartered Physicist with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (UK), and Institute of Physics (UK), respectively. He holds the position of Associate Professor (Reader in Mechanics of Composite Materials) at Newcastle Research and Innovation Institute (NewRIIS) and the Newcastle University in Singapore, and is affiliated to the Faculty of Science, Agriculture & Engineering, Newcastle University (UK). He leads the Advanced Composites Research (ACR) Group at New RIIS.
Suresh Sagadevan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, Malaysia.
