Advances in Bioceramics and Porous Ceramics IV

Preface vii Introduction ix BIOCERAMICS Fabrication of Hydroxyapatite-Calcite Nanocomposite 3 E. K. Girija, G. Suresh Kumar, A. Thamizhavel, Y. Yokogawa, and S. Narayana Kalkura Preparation and Protein Adsorption of Silica-Based Composite Particles for Blood Purification Therapy 13 Jie Li, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa, and Akiyoshi Osaka Collagen-Templated Sol-Gel Preparation of Ultra-Fine Silica Nanotube Mats and Osteoblastic Cell Proliferation 19 Song Chen, Toshiyuki Ikoma, Jie Li, Hiromi Morita, Akiyoshi Osaka, Masaki Takeguchi, and Nobutaka Hanagata Tissue Ingrowth in Resorbable Porous Tissue Scaffolds 25 Janet Krevolin, James J. Liu, Adam Wallen, Kitu Patel, Rachel Dahl, Hu-Ping Hsu, Cathal Kearney, and Myron Spector Selective Laser Sintered Ca-P/PHBV Nanocomposite Scaffolds with Sustained Release of rhBMP-2 for Bone Tissue Engineering 37 Bin Duan, William W. Lu, and Min Wang Microbeam X-Ray Grain Averaged Residual Stress in Dental Ceramics 49 Hrishikesh A. Bale, Nobumichi Tamura, and Jay c. Hanan Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for the Repair of Load-Bearing Bones 65 M. N. Rahaman, X. Liu, and T. S. Huang Do Cell Culture Solutions Transform Brushite (CaHPO42H2O) to Octacalcium Phosphate (Ca8(HPO4)2(P04)45H2O)? 79 Ibrahim Mert, Selen Mandel, and A. CuneytTas Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering with Controlled Porosity and Mechanical Strength 95 Vincenzo M. Sglavo, Marzio Piccinini, Andrea Madinelli, and Francesco Bucciotti Hollow Hydroxyapatite Microspheres for Controlled Delivery of Proteins 102 H. Fu, M. N. Rahaman, and D. E. Day Expression of Mineralized Tissue-Associated Proteins is Highly Upregulated in MC3T3-E1 Osteoblasts Grown on a Borosilicate Glass Substrate 111 Raina H. Jaina, Jutta Y. Marzilliera, Tia J. Kowala, Shaojie Wangb, Himanshu Jainb, and Matthias M. Falka POROUS CERAMICS High Porosity In Situ Catalyzed Carbon Honeycombs for Mercury Capture in Coal Fired Power Plants 123 Xinyuan Liu, Millicent K. Ruffin, Benedict Y. Johnson, and Millicent 0. Owusu Not All Microcracks are Born Equal: Thermal vs. Mechanical Microcracking in Porous Ceramics 137 Giovanni Bruno, Alexander M. Efremov, Chong An, and Seth Nickerson SiC Foams for High Temperature Applications 153 Alberto Ottona, Sandra Gianella, and Daniele Gaia Porous SiC Ceramic from Wood Charcoal 163 S. Manocha, Hemang Patel, and L. M. Manocha Fabrication of Beta-Cristobalite Porous Material from Diatomite with Some Impurities 177 Osman San, Cem Özgür, and Remzi Gören Microstructural Study of Alumina Porous Ceramic Produced by Reaction Bonding of Aluminium Powder Mixed with Corn Starch 185 Juliana Anggono, Ida A. O. R. S. Shavitri, and Soejono Tjitro Characterization of Ceramic Powders during Compaction using Electrical Measurements 199 Timothy Pruyn and Rosario A. Gerhardt Author Index 21