Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Skeletal Implants: From Metals, to Polymers, to Ceramics....Pages 1-16
15 Years Experiences with Alumina-Ceramic Total Hip-Joint Endoprostheses. A Clinical, Histological and Tribological Analysis....Pages 17-25
Bio-Functional Adaptive Behavior to Ceramic Implants....Pages 26-34
A Review on the Aseptic Total Hip Replacement Failures....Pages 35-45
Solving of Prosthetic Problems Through Bioceramics....Pages 46-48
Hand MP Joint Implant Arthroplasty: The State of the Art. Vantages and Disadvantages of the Most Common Implant Arthroplasties....Pages 49-61
Alumina Total Joint Replacement of the First Metatarso Phalangeal Joint: A Biomechanical Study of the Design....Pages 62-66
Titanium Hydroxilapatite Coated Metacarpo-Phalangeal and Interphalangeal Implant....Pages 67-72
Hydroxyapatite Coated Plate in the Surgical Treatment of the Forearm Non Union with Bone Loss....Pages 73-77
A Study on HA-Coated Titanium Dental Implants Part I: Stress Analysis of Dental Implant....Pages 78-88
A Study on HA-Coated Titanium Dental Implants Part II Coating Properties in Vivo, Implant Design and Clinical Evaluation....Pages 89-100
Rehabilitation of Radical Mastoidectomy Cavities with Calcium Phosphate Ceramics....Pages 101-106
Clinical Results of IMZ Dental Implants....Pages 107-112
Direct Composite-Ceramic Restorations: A Clinical Study....Pages 113-117
Articulation of Ceramic Surfaces Against Polyethylene....Pages 118-123
Hip Anatomical Uncemented Ceramic Arthroplasty (AN.C.A.): Results at a 3 Years Follow-Up....Pages 124-129
Fluorapatite and Hydroxyapatite Heat-Treated Coatings for Dental Implants....Pages 130-140
Porous Titanium Implants with and without Hydroxyapatite Coating....Pages 141-147
Surface Reactivity and Biocompatibility of Bulk Glass and Glass Coatings....Pages 148-155
Plasma Spray Systems for the Deposition of Materials for Biomedical Applications....Pages 156-165
Bioceramics for Maxillofacial Applications....Pages 166-180
Nucleation and Growth of Dicalcium Phosphate Dihydrate on Titanium Alloy Substrates....Pages 181-188
Relationships between bulk and surface structure and biomaterial biocompatibility....Pages 189-194
Experimental Study on the Properties of Hydroxyapatite Coated Implants....Pages 195-202
Physico-Chemical Characterization of Hydroxyapatite of Unknown Manufacture....Pages 203-205
Application of Ceramic Composites as Implants: Result and Problem....Pages 206-210
Radioactivity Measurements of Zirconia Powders....Pages 211-216
Microstructural Analysis of Bioceramic Materials....Pages 217-222
Yttria and Calcia Partially Stabilized Zirconia for Biomedical Applications....Pages 223-229
Mechanical Properties of Plasma Sprayed Ceramic Coatings on Orthopaedic Implants....Pages 230-235
Plasma-Spray Coating of Titanium Supports with Various Ceramics: A Study at the Interface....Pages 236-243
Microstructure and Microanalysis of Bioglasses and Glass-Ceramics from the MgO-CaO-P 2 O 5 -SiO 2 System with ZrO 2 ....Pages 244-249
The Colour of Aluminum Oxide Ceramic Implants....Pages 250-255
Dental Ceramics and Composite Resins as Restorative Materials....Pages 256-259
Reinforced Silver Glass-Ionomer Cement and Light-Cured H.E.M.A. Glass-Ionomer Cement Under Silver-Amalgam Restorations: A Microleakage Study....Pages 260-264
Tensile Bond Strength of Dental Porcelain to Dental Composite Resins....Pages 265-269
Glass-Ionomer Cements as Base for Composite Restorations....Pages 270-274
Systemic Control of Tissue and Cell Reactions Relating to Ceramic Implants....Pages 275-284
In Vitro Cytocompatibility and Tissue Reaction to Ceramics....Pages 285-294
Bioceramics in Orthopaedic Surgery: Know How Status and Preliminary Results....Pages 295-301
Osseointegration of Hydroxyapatite-Coated and Uncoated Bulk Alumina Implants in the Femur of GΓΆttingen Minipigs Mechanical Testing of Bonding Strength....Pages 302-307
Thromboresistance of Ti 6AI4V, Coated with a Thin Film of Turbostratic Carbon, for Cardiovascular Applications....Pages 308-316
TCP- Impurities in HA- Granules and Crystallinity Changes in Plasmaflamesprayed HA- Coatings Detected by Spectroscopical Methods and their Consequences....Pages 317-325
Longterm Stability of TiN....Pages 326-333
In Vitro Toxicity of Fine Particles of Hydroxyapatite....Pages 334-339
Differences in Behaviour of Cultured Fetal Rat Osteoblasts Upon Bioglass & Nonreactive Glasses....Pages 340-344
Complement Activation by Ceramics....Pages 345-352
Sister Chromatid Exchanges (SCEs) and Proliferation Rate Index (PRI): The Application of Cytogenetic Methods in Biocompatibility Field....Pages 353-359
Surface Coating of PECVD a-SiC:H to Improve Biocompatibility....Pages 360-365
Bone Tissue Response to Hydroxyapatite β Coated and Uncoated Titanium Wire β MESHS in an Infected Site Results of an Animal Experiment....Pages 366-371
Biocompatibility of Siliconcarbide and Siliconnitride Ceramics. Results of an Animal Experiment....Pages 372-377
Effect of TiO 2 Ceramic Precursors on Human Lymphocyte Mitogenesis....Pages 378-382
Experimental Study of Two Corals used as Bone Implant in the Sheep....Pages 383-387
Interfacial Study of Some Inert and Active Ceramics Implanted in Bone....Pages 388-395
Surface Charge of the Bioglass Treated by a Physiological Solution....Pages 396-401
In Vivo Study of a New Active Glass for Bone Repair: Short Term Results....Pages 402-407
A Study of Hydroxyapatite Ceramics and its Osteogenesis....Pages 408-416
Biological Apatite as a Material for Artificial Bone a Preliminary Investigation on its Possibility....Pages 417-421
The Design and Manufacture of Joint Prostheses and Stress Distribution....Pages 422-431
Biomechanical Principles of the Surgical Treatment of the Long Bones Non Unions....Pages 432-437
Quality Control and Soviet Standards for Bioceramics....Pages 438-443
Physico-Chemical Techniques to Characterize Structure and Composition of Interfaces Involving Bioceramics: Potentiality and Limits....Pages 444-453
Problems Concerning the Industrial Production of Alumina Ceramic Components for Hip Joint Prostheses....Pages 454-460
Bulk and Thin Film Carbon Materials for Biomedical Applications: Quality Control Criteria and Procedures....Pages 461-470
Development of an Human Bone Marrow Cell Culture to Test the Cytocompatibility of Bulk Hydroxyapatite Materials....Pages 471-476
Finite Element Analysis of a Ceramic Hip-Joint Head and its Failure Mode Due to a Crack in the Material....Pages 477-485
Research, Planning, and Design of Ear Ossicle Prototypes Based on Al 2 O 3 , Hydroxyapatite, and ZrO 2 ....Pages 486-490
Preliminary Tests to Determine the Influence of Sterilization and Storage on Compressive Strength of Hydroxyapatite Cylinders....Pages 491-496
A Study of the Methodology for Treatment of Titanium Substrates to be Coated with Hydroxyapatite....Pages 497-503
Stress Analyses of Pull-Off Tests for Strength Measurements of Coatings....Pages 504-509
Cell Adhesion Strength to Bioceramics and its Mathematical Model....Pages 510-515
Back Matter....Pages 517-519
