Biomaterials Science

Preface vii Characterization of Calcium Phosphate Reinforced Ti-6AI-4V Composites for Load-Bearing Implants 1 Jeffrey Wu, Stan Dittrick, Pavlo Rudenko, Susmita Bose, and Amit Bandyopadhyay Characterization of Next-Generation Nickel-Titanium Rotary Endodontic Instruments 11 William A. Brantley, Jie Liu, Scott R. Schricker, Fengyuan Zheng, John M. Nusstein, Masahiro lijima, William A.T. Clark, and Satish B. Alapati Effect of Cold Work and Aging on a Cobalt-Nickel Based Alloy 19 S. Cai, A. T. W. Barrow, R. Yang, and L. E. Kay Surface Coating of Poly-D-L-Lactide/Nano-Hydroxyapatite Composite Scaffolds for Dexamethasone-Releasing Function and Wettability Enhancement 29 Ling Chen, Chak Yin Tang, Harry Siu-lung Ku, Da Zhu Chen, and Chi Pong Tsui Mechanical Behavior in Compression and Flexure of Bioactive Glass (13-93) Scaffolds Prepared by Robotic Deposition 37 Xin Liu, Mohamed N. Rahaman, and Greg E. Hilmas Phase Stability and Young's Modulus of Ti-Cr-Sn-Zr Alloys 47 Yonosuke Murayama, Hiromasa Sakashita, Daichi Abe, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihiko Chiba Sol-Gel Preparation of Silica-Based Nano-Fibers for Biomedical Applications 55 Song Chen, Hiroki Yoshihara, Nobutaka Hanagata, Yuki Shirosaki, Mark Blevins, Yuri Nakamura, Satoshi Hayakawa, Artemis Stamboulis, and Akiyoshi Osaka Bioactive Rosette Nanotube Composites for Cartilage Applications 63 Linlin Sun, Usha D. Hemraz, Hicham Fenniri, and Thomas J. Webster Optical Properties of Dental Bioceramics Evaluated by Kubelka-Munk Model 71 Humberto Naoyuki Yoshimura, Marcelo Mendes Pinto, Erick de Lima, and Paulo Francisco Cesar Frequency Effect on Electrochemical Characteristics of MAO Coated Magnesium Alloy in Simulated Body Fluid 81 Jing Zhang, Jiayang Liu, Yi Zhang, Weijie Zhang, Zaixin Feng, and Chengyun Ning Influence of Tantalum and Tungsten Doping on Polarizability and Bioactivity of Hydroxyapatite Ceramics 93 Jharana Dhal, Susmita Bose, and Amit Bandyopadhyay Quantitative Evaluation of the Hydrophilic Properties of Polarized Hydroxyapatite 103 Akiko Nagai, Naohiro Horiuchi, Kosuke Nozaki, Miho Nakamura, and Kimihiro Yamashita Mechanisms of Platelet Activation by Biomaterials and Fluid Shear Flow 113 Sri R. Madabhushi and Sriram Neelamegham Processing and Bioactivity Evaluation of Ultrafine-Grained Titanium 125 A. Thirugnanam, T. S. Sampath Kumar, and Uday Chakkingal Controlling Biological Functionaiization of Surfaces by Engineered Peptides 137 Marketa Hnilova, Deniz Tanil Yucesoy, Mehmet Sarikaya, and Candan Tamerler Author Index 151