Advances in Biomedical and Biomimetic Materials

Roger Narayan is Associate Professor at the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering of North Carolina State University. Earlier assignments have taken him e.g. to Oak Ridge National Lab. His research centers on biomedical engineering including biomaterials and nanoscale systems, intelligent systems, biomedical sensors, as well as nanoelectronics and photonics. He also has publishing experience with Journal boards.

• Preface ixBIOCERAMICSBiotribological Characterization of the Bilayer System: HN/ZrO2 on 316LSS 3B. Bermudez-Reyes, I. Espitia-Cabrera, J. Zarate-Medina, M. A. L. Hernandez-Rodrrguez, J. A. Ortega-Saenz, F. J. Espinoza-Beltran, and M. E. Contreras-GarciaBioinspired Ceramic Microstructures Prepared by Freezing of Suspensions 19Qiang Fu, Mohamed N. Rahaman, B. Sonny Bal, and Fatih DoganMechanical Properties Modeling of Porous Calcium Phosphates Ceramics 27Frangois Pecqueux, Franck Tancret, Nathalie Payraudeau, and Jean-Michel BoulerBone Cement Reinforced with Zirconium Oxide Particles 39H. H. Rodriguez and M. C. PiiiaMETALLIC IMPLANT MATERIALSCharacterization of New Nickel-Titanium Wire for Rotary Endodontic Instruments 49William A. Brantley, Jie Liu, William A.T. Clark, Libor Kovarik, Caesar Buie, Masahiro lijima Satish B. Alapati, and William Ben JohnsonEffect of Cold Work on the Behavior of NiTi Shape Memory Alloy 59Mohamed Elwi Mitwally and Mahmoud FaragMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Ti-6AI-4V for Biomedical and Related Applications Involving Rapid-Layer Powder Manufacturing 71L. E. Murr, S. M. Gaytan, S. A. Quinones, M. I. Lopez, A. Rodela, E. Y. Martinez, D. H. Hernandez, E. Martinez, D. A. Rarnirez, F. Medina, and R. B. WickerMechanical Properties of Implant Rods Made of Low-Modulus p-Type Titanium Alloy, Ti-29Nb-13Ta-4.6Zr, for Spinal Fixture 83Kengo Narita, Mitsuo Niinomi, Masaaki Nakai, Toshikazu Akahori, Harumi Tsutsumi, Kazuya Oribe, Takashi Tamura, Shinji Kozuka, and Shizuma SatoFunctionality of Porous Titanium Improved by Biopolymer Filling 91Mitsuo Niinomi, Masaaki Nakai, Toshikazu Akahori, Harumi Tsutsumi, Hideaki Yamanoi, Shinichi Itsuno, Naoki Haraguchi, Yoshinori Itoh, Tadashi Ogasawara, Takashi Onishi, and Taku ShindohSCAFFOLDS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERINGFracture Forces in Femurs Implanted with PMMA 105Dan Dragomir-Daescu, Hilary E. Brown, Nadia Anguiano-Wehde, Sean McEligot, Michael J. Burke, Kevin E. Bennet, James T. Bronk, and Mark E. BolanderDevelopment, Synthesis and Characterization of Porous Biomaterial Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering 115Kajal K. MallickEngineered Nanofibers with Stem Cells for Biomimetic Tissue Engineering 129Seeram Ramakrishna, Susan Liao, Kun Ma, and Casey K. ChanPreclinic Test of Collagen Membranes 135B. Leon Mancilla and C. Piiia BarbaSURFACE MODIFICATION OF BIOMATERIALSPolysiloxane Coatings Containing Tethered Antimicrobial Moieties 143P. Majumdar, S. J. Stafslien, J. Daniels, E. Lee, N. Patel, N. Gubbins, C. J. Thorson, and B. J. ChisholmHigh-Throughput Microbial Biofilm Assay for the Rapid Discovery of Antimicrobial Coatings and Materials for Biomedical Applications 151S. Stafslien, B. Chisholm, P. Majurndar, J. Bahr, and J. DanielsChemical--Hydrothermal Combined Synthesis of Bioactive Ti02 and CaTiO, Films on Ti Surfaces 159M. Veda, M. Ikeda, and M. OgawaSurface Modification of Hydroxyapatite: A Review 171Otto C. Wilson, Jr.MATERIALS FOR DRUG DELIVERYNanophase Hydroxyapatite in Biodegradable Polymer Composites as Novel Drug-Carrying Implants for Treating Bone Diseases at Targeted Sites 185Huinan Liu and Thomas J. WebsterAuthor Index 193