Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook, Two-Volume Set

Sam Zhang is editor-in-chief of the CRC Press Advances in Materials Science and Engineering series, which includes this handbook. A full professor at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Professor Zhang is active in international journals, also serving as editor-in-chief for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters (United States) and principal editor for Journal of Materials Research (United States). Among his other accomplishments: President of the Thin Films Society A Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK) An honorary professor of the Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Guest professor at Zhejiang University and Harbin Institute of Technology Distinguished professor at the Central Iron and Steel Research Institute

VOLUME 1: Processing and Characterization (K12269)

Bonelike Mineral and Organically Modified Bonelike Mineral Coatings. Synthesis and Characterization of Hydroxyapatite Nanocoatings by Sol–Gel Method for Clinical Applications. Hydroxyapatite and Other Biomedical Coatings by Electrophoretic Deposition. Thermal Sprayed Bioceramic Coatings: Nanostructured Hydroxyapatite (HA) and HA-Based Composites. Nanostructured Titania Coatings for Biological Applications: Fabrication an Characterization. Hydrothermal Crystallization with Microstructural Self-Healing Effect on Mechanical and Failure Behaviors of Plasma-Sprayed Hydroxyapatite Coatings. Bioceramic Coating on Titanium by Physical and Chemical Vapor Deposition. Coating of Material Surfaces with Layer-by- Layer Assembled Polyelectrolyte Films. Bioactive Glass-Based Coatings and Modified Surfaces: Strategies for the Manufacture, Testing, and Clinical Applications for Regenerative Medicine.

VOLUME 2: Applications (K12270)

Sol-Gel Derived Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Metallic Implants: Characterization, In Vitro and In Vivo Analysis.Amorphous Carbon Coatings for Biological Applications. Biomedical Applications of Carbon-Based Materials. Impedance Spectroscopy on Carbon-Based Materials for Biological Application. Control of Drug Release from Coatings: Theories and Methodologies. Release-Controlled Coatings. Orthopedic and Dental Implant Surfaces and Coatings. Piezoelectric Zinc Oxide and Aluminum Nitride Films for Microfluidic and Biosensing Applications. Medical Applications of Sputter-Deposited Shape Memory Alloy Thin Films. Bioactive Coatings for Implanted Devices.