Advanced Synthesis and Medical Applications of Calcium Phosphates Emerging Materials and Technologies Series

Calcium phosphate materials are used in many medical and dental applications. Advanced Synthesis and Medical Applications of Calcium Phosphates covers the structure, chemistry, synthesis, and properties of both natural and synthetic calcium-based biomaterials and details a variety of medical applications.

• Depicts the latest advances in using calcium phosphates in bone regeneration and tissue engineering
• Includes the latest generation of regenerative biomaterials with an integrated perspective combining both research and clinical issues
• Provides an understanding of the clinical targets and requirements for regenerative medicine

Detailing fundamentals through applications, this book helps biomaterials researchers to better understand the clinical targets and requirements for use of these materials for optimal synthesis and development.

1. Biocompatibility of Natural Materials (Calcium Phosphates). 2. History of Calcium Phosphate in Regenerative Medicine. 3. Clinical Applications of Calcium Phosphates in Orthopaedics. 4. The Essential Role of Calcium Phosphate in Bone Regeneration. 5. Self-Assembly and Nano-Layering of Apatite Calcium Phosphates in Biomaterials. 6. Characterization of Calcium Phosphate Using Vibrational Spectroscopies. 7. Nanocrystalline Calcium Phosphate-Based Biomaterials and Stem Cells in Orthopaedics. 8. Zn- F-Co Substituted Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite for Bone Tissue Applications. 9. Calcium Phosphate-Based Biomaterials for Drug Delivery in Bone Tissue Engineering. 10. Biodiesel Production Using CaO-Based Heterogeneous Catalysts.

S.S. Nanda, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Myongji University, South Korea. He earned a PhD in bionanotechnology at Gachon University.

Jitendra Pal Singh, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Sciences (Physics), Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, Haryana, India. He earned a PhD at Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.

Sanjeev Gautam, PhD, leads the Advanced Functional Materials Laboratory at the Dr. S.S. Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. He earned a PhD in condensed matter physics at the Centre of Advanced Study in Physics, Panjab University.

Dong Kee Yi, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Myongji University, South Korea. He earned a PhD in materials science and engineering at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea.