Biomaterials for Bone, Regenerative Medicine -- Dedicated -- Contents -- Forward -- Preface -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- CHAPTER 1 Skeletal Regenerative Nanobiomaterials -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basics of Bone Biology -- 3. Current Scenarios of Bone Grafting -- 4. Concept of Biomimetics in Skeletal Regeneration -- 5. Mechanism of Biological Mineralization -- 6. Biomimetic Mineralization - Rationale and Benefits -- 7. Processing of Biomineralized Nanobiomaterial Systems -- 8. Biomineralization of Electrospun Nanofibers - A New Approach -- Conclusions and Future Challenges -- Glossary -- References -- CHAPTER 2 Silica-Based Materials as Precursorsof Nanoapatites -- 1. Bioactive glasses -- 2. Sol-Gel Glasses: Components of Mixed Materials -- 3. Organic-Inorganic Hybrids to Expand the Clinical Application of Bioactive Glasses -- 4. Star Gels Bioactive Materials -- 5. Silica Based Ordered Mesoporous Materials -- 6. Synthesis of Templated Glasses -- 7. Considerations on Materials Eligible for Bone Regeneration Duties -- References -- CHAPTER 3 Phytochemicals for Bone Regeneration -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Material and Methods -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 4 Designed Biomaterial Scaffoldsfor Bone Regeneration -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Scaffold Design -- 3. Effective Mechanical and Permeability Properties of Designed Scaffolds -- 4. Bone Regeneration on Designed Scaffolds -- 5. Discussion -- References -- CHAPTER 5 Engineered Ca-Si Based Ceramics for Skeletaltissue Reconstruction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Ca-Si Based Bioactive Glass and Glass-Ceramics -- 3. Ca-Si Based Binary Oxide System Bioactive Ceramics -- 4. Ca-Si-Mg Bioactive Ceramics -- 5. Future Trends. References -- CHAPTER 6 Calcium Phosphate-Based Materials for Boneregenerative Medicine -- 1. Introduction.

2. Bioactive Glasses and Glass-Ceramics -- 3. Silicon-Substituted Apatites -- 4. Calcium Phosphate-Based Materials -- 5. Bonelike® Medical Applications -- References -- CHAPTER 7 Cell Adhesion and Proliferation over Zinc-Glassreinforced Hydroxyapatite Composites (Zn-GRHA) -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Physicochemical and Morphological Analysis of the Zn-GRHA Composites -- 4. In Vitro Biocompatibility of the Zn-GRHA Composites -- 5. Conclusions. References.