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Table of Contents:

Preface
1 Hard Tissue-Biomaterial Interactions 1
2 Material Characteristics and Biocompatibility of Low Ridigity Titanium Alloys for Biomedical Applications 41
3 Corrosion and Biocompatibility of Orthopedic Implants 63
4 Technologies for the Surface Modification of Biomaterials
5 Rational Design of Absorbable Polymers for Orthopedic Repair 149
6 Synthesis and Evaluation of a Poly(Propylene Glycol-co-Fumaric Acid) Bone Graft Extender 159
7 Self-Reinforced Bioabsorbable Devices for Osteofixation of Craniofacial Bones 169
8 Osseous Grafting Materials for Periodontal Defects 185
9 Guided Diaphysis Regeneration 195
10 Bioresorbable Skeletal Fixation Systems in Craniofacial Surgery 213
11 Osseointegration Principles in Orthopedics: Basic Research and Clinical Applications 223
12 Recent Developments in Bone Cements 241
13 Three-Dimensionally Engineered Hydroxyapatite Ceramics with Interconnected Pores as a Bone Substitute and Tissue Engineering Scaffold 287
14 The Histological and Immunological Aspect of the Interfacial Membranes of Cemented Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties 301
15 Ceramic Spine Prostheses 367
16 Safety Aspects of Alumina and Zirconia Ceramics in Hip Surgery 381
17 Plasma-Sprayed Hydroxyapatite-Coated and Plasma-Sprayed Titanium-Coated Implants 401
18 Calcium Phosphate Ceramics in Japan 425
19 Aspects of the Clinical Application of Ni-ti and Ni-Ti-Cu Shape Memory Alloys 437
Index 449