Advances in Bioceramics and Porous Ceramics, Volume 29, Issue 7

Introduction.

BIOCERAMICS.

Thermal Interface Stresses Including 3D Microstructures in Layered Free-Form Ceramics (Hrishikesh Bale, Jay C. Hanan, and James E. Smay).

Preparation and Biomineralization of Silica-Based Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Hollow Nanoparticles for Bone Tissue Generation (Song Chen, Akiyoshi Osaka, Kanji Tsuru, and Satoshi Hayakawa).

Effect of Wollastonite on the In Vitro Bioactivity and Mechanical Properties of PMMA Bone Cements (Dora A. Cortes, David Renteria, M. Isabel Villarreal, Sergio Escobedo, J.M. Alrnanza, and Jose C. Escobedo).

Titanium Surface Modification to Titania Nanotube for Next Generation Orthopedic Applications (Kakoli Das, Susmita Bose, and Amit Bandyopadhyay).

Calcium Phosphate Nanocarrier in BSA Delivery (Sudip Dasgupta, Amit Bandyopadhyay and Susmita Bose).

Machinable Tricalcium Phosphate/Lanthanum Phosphate Composites (Celaletdin Ergun).

Location of Carbonate Ions in Structure of Biological Apatite (Michael E. Fleet and Xi Liu).

Nanoindentation of Yttria Doped Zirconia Under Hydrothermal Degradation (Y. Gaillard, E. Jirnenez-Pique, J. A. Muiioz, J. Valle, and M. Anglada).

Influence of Sintering Conditions on the Microstructure of Chemically Precipitated Hydroxyapatite Nanopowder (Hoda Arnani Harnedani, Hiva Baradari, Sara Karimi, Harnidreza Rezaie, and Jafar Javadpour).

Hydrothermal Treatment of Alpha Tricalcium Phosphate Porous Ceramics in Various Aqueous Solutions (Masanobu Karnitakahara, Koji loku, Giichiro Kawachi, and Chikara Ohtsuki).

Electrochemical Deposition of Hydroxyapatite on Titanium Substrates in Metastable Calcium Phosphate Solution under Pulse Current (M. Kawashita, T. Hayakawa, and G.H. Takaoka).

Hydroxyapatite/GEMOSIL Nanocomposite (Ching-Chang KO, Tzy-Jiun Mark Luo, Lu Chi, and Alice Ma).

Challenge Toward Microstructure Optimization of Irregular Porous Materials by Three-Dimentional Porous Structure Simulator (Michihisa Koyarna, Hiroshi Fukunaga, Kei Ogiya, Tatsuya Hattori, Ai Suzuki, Riadh Sahnoun, Hideyuki Tsuboi, Nozornu Hatakeyarna, Akira Endou, Hirornitsu Takaba, Carlos A. Del Carpio, Rarnesh C. Deka, Mornoji Kubo, and Akira Miyamoto).

Synthesis of Rhenanite (p-NaCaP0,)-Apatitic Calcium Phosphate Biphasics for Skeletal Repair (R.M. Knotts, S. Jalota, S.B. Bhaduri, and A.C. Tas).

Nanomaterials as Improved Implants: A Review of Recent Studies(Huinan Liu and Thomas J. Webster).

Apatite-Polyglutamic Acid Composites Prepared Through Biomimetic Process (Toshiki Miyazaki, Atsushi Sugino, and Chikara Ohtsuki).

Formation of Bone-Like Apatite on Tricalcium Phosphate Ceramics in a Solution Mimicking Body Fluid (Chikara Ohtsuki, Kohei Yarnaguchi, Tornohiro Uchino, Giichiro Kawachi, Koichi Kikuta, and Masanobu Karnitakahara).

Ultraviolet Irradiation Had Limited Effects on Enhancing In Vitro Apatite Formation on Sol-Gel Derived Titania Films (Akiyoshi Osaka, Tetsuya Shozui, Kanji Tsuru, and Satoshi Hayakawa).

Nanostructured Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for Bone Repair (Mohamed N. Rahaman, Delbert E. Day, Roger F. Brown, Qiang Fu, and Steven B. Jung).

Development of Novel Biocompatible Hydroxyapatite Coated Nanotubular Titania for Implant Application (K. S. Raja, G.L. Craviso, M. Misra, A.M. Raichur, and A. Kar).

Low Temperature Degradation and Biomedical Properties of Y-TZP Ceramics (Yumi Tanaka, Nami Ukai, Keishi Nishio, and Kimihiro Yamashita).

Nanoscale Hydroxyapatite for Bioceramic Applications (Tien B. Tran, Joanna R. Groza, and James F. Shackelford).

Rheology and Properties of Bioactive Orthopedic Cement (Noah Wiese, Stanley D. Wagner, and Thomas D. McGee).

POROUS CERAMICS.

Cellular Ceramics Made of Silicon Carbide Ceramics for Burner Technology (J. Adler, G. Standke, M. Jahn, and F. Marschallek).

A Modified Gelcasting Procedure to Prepare Alumina Porous Components: Process Optimization and Preliminary Mechanical Tests (Mariangela Lombardi, Laura Montanaro, Laurent Gremillard, and J e r h e Chevalier).

Experimental Investigation of the Oxidation Behavior of SiSiC Foams (F.R.A. Mach, F.V. Issendorff, A. Delgado).

New Technology with Porous Materials: Progress in the Development of the Diesel Vehicle Business (Kazushige Ohno).

Porous Alumina and Zirconia Bodies Obtained by a Novel Gel Casting Process (Jean-Marc Tulliani, Valentina Naglieri, Mariangela Lombardi, and Laura Montanaro).

R-Curve Behavior in Porous Cordierite Honeycombs (James E. Webb and Sujanto Widjaja).

Fabrication of Porous Silicon Nitride Ceramics with Gradient Microstructure (Xiaowei Yin, Xiangming Li, Litong Zhang, Laifei Cheng, Yongsheng Liu, and Tianhao Pan).

Author Index.