Biomimetic Nanoceramics in Clinical Use ― From Materials to Applications

Biomimetic Nanoceramics in Clinical Use: From Materials to Applications deals with 'new bioceramics' for 'new applications'. Current and future applications are considered in terms of chemical composition, structure and properties. It explains the processes that (from the point of view of solid state and sol-gel chemistry) lead to better bone implants and other medical devices.
The book is structured to make it useful for students of biomaterials, and as a reference for specialists interested in specific topics. Didactic figures and schemes make it easy for undergraduates to understand and the extended bibliography is indispensable for researchers.

MarYa Vallet-RegY studied Chemistry at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) and received her PhD at the same University in 1974. She is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry and Head of the Department of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy (UCM). Her current research field is solid state chemistry, covering aspects of synthesis, characterisation and reactivity in oxides and bioceramics. Daniel Arcos completed his PhD on the synthesis and evaluation of bioactive glasses and glass-ceramics in 2002. He has worked previously on structural studies of silicon containing hydroxyapatites. Currently, his research is focused on nanostructured materials for biomedical applications.