Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Advances in Biomineralized Ceramics, Bioceramics, and Bioinspired Design -- Vapor Deposition Polymerization as an Alternative Method to Enhance the Mechanical Properties of Bio-Inspired Scaffolds -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL METHODS -- Scaffold Preparation -- Polymer Infiltration -- Grafting and Annealing -- Compressive Mechanical Testing -- Structural Characterization -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Structural Characterization of the Polymer Infiltrated Scaffold -- Mechanical Properties and Deformation Mechanisms -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- The Natural Process of Biomineralization and In-Vitro Remineralization of Dentin Lesions -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- In-Vivo Biomineralization -- Remineralization of Collagen Fibrils ln-Vitro -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Synthesis of Highly Branched Zinc Oxide Nanowires -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Effect of Zn Concentration -- Branched Structure Analysis -- Growth Mechanism -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCE -- A Comparison on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of Untreated and Deproteinized Nacre -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Deproteinization -- Shell sectioning -- Mount Setup -- Mechanical Testing -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Imaging of Deproteinized Nacre -- Tensile Tests of Deproteinized Nacre Pucks -- Nanoscratch Test -- Nanoindentation experiments -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Reinforcing Structures in Avian Wing Bones -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 2.1 Sample preparation -- 2.2 Mineral content -- 2.3 Structural characterization -- 2.4 Image processing -- 2.5 Micro-computed tomography (μCT).

2.6 Hardness testing -- 2.7 Statistical analysis -- 2.8 Finite element analysis (FEA) -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Structural Differences between Alligator Pipehorse and Bay Pipefish Tails -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 2.1 Sample preparation -- 2.2 Partial deproteinization -- 2.3 Optical microscopy -- 2.4 Micro-computed tomography (μCT) analysis -- 2.5 Scanning electron microscopy -- 2.6 Microhardness -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Initial Investigations in Applying a PILP-Mineralization System to Calcium Oxalate Formation using Vapor Diffusion -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- Utilizing Kaolinite and Amorphous Calcium Carbonate Precursors to Synthesize Oriented Aragonitic Structures -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- SYNTEHTIC ACC PRODUCTION -- POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY -- SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (SEM) -- TRANSMIS1SON ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM) -- ATOMIC FORCE MICRSCOPY (AFM) IMAGING -- ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE- FOURRIER TRANSFORM INFRARED (ATRFTIR) SPECTROSCOPY -- X-RAY DIFFRACTION (XRD) -- SMALL-ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING (SAXS) SPECTROSCOPY -- THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS (TGA) and DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS (DTA) -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Use of Biomineralization Media in Biomimetic Synthesis of Hard Tissue Substitutes -- ABSTRACT -- BIOMIMETIC SYNTHESIS -- BIOMINERALIZATION MEDIA -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Structural Characterization and Compressive Behavior of the Boxfish Horn -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES -- STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BOXFISH HORN -- COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR AND DAMAGE MECHANISMS -- CONCLUSIONS.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Comparative Evaluation of Crystallization Behavior, Micro Structure Properties and Biocompatibility of Fluorapatite-Mullite Glass-Ceramics -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS and METHODS -- RESULTS and DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Nanostructured Bioceramics and Ceramics for Biomedical Applications -- Size Control of Magnetite Nanoparticles and their Surface Modification for Hyperthermia Application -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENT -- 2.1. Synthesis of magnetite NPs with iron(III) acetylacetonate concentration -- 2.3. Surface modification of Magnetite NPs with molar concentration -- 2.4. Characterization of NPs and coating NPs -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 3.1. Control of particle size with molar concentration -- 3.2. Surface modification of magnetite nanoparticles -- 3.3. Magnetic properties and hyperthermia effects -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 5. REFERENCES -- Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Polydopamine-Laced Gelatinous Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites for Orthopedic Applications -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Materials -- Sample Preparation and Conditions -- Mechanical Testing -- Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) -- Cell Culture Testing -- Proliferation -- Differentiation -- Dopamine Receptor -- Reverse Transcription Polymerization Chain Reaction (RT PCR) -- Western Blot Analysis -- Immunostaining of Dopamine Receptor la and 3 -- RESULT -- Mechanical Characterization/Optimization -- Biological Response -- Cell Growth and differentiation -- Dopamine Receptors -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- REFERENCES -- Application of Scratch Hardness Tests for Evaluation of Partially Sintered Zirconia CAD/CAM Blocks for All-Ceramic Prosthesis -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES.

Functionalized Alkoxysilane Mediated Synthesis of Nano-Materials and their Application -- ABSTRACT -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. EXPERIMENTAL -- Chemicals and Instrumentation -- Preparation of silane stabilized AuNPs AgNPs and PdNPs -- Preparation of PB/AuNPs and NiHCF/AuNPs composite -- Preparation of 3-APTMS mediated PBNPs -- Fabrication of modified carbon paste electrodes -- III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Chemistry of 3-APTMS and metal salts interaction -- Chemistry of 3-GPTMS mediated reduction of metal salts in the presence of 3-APTMS -- Applications of functional Nanoparticles made through 3-APTMS and 3-GPTMS mediated Synthesis -- Size dependent electrocatalytic sensing of hydrogen peroxide -- Size dependent electrocatalytic sensing of glutathione -- 3-APTMS mediated synthesis of PBNPs -- IV. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Development of Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for Structural Bone Repair -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BIOACTIVE GLASS (13-93) SCAFFOLDS CREATED BY ROBOCASTING -- BONE REGENERATION IN RAT CALVARIAL DEFECTS IMPLANTED WITH STRONG POROUS BIOACTIVE GLASS (13-93) SCAFFOLDS -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Fabrication, Characterization and In-Vitro Evaluation of Apatite-Based Microbeads for Bone Implant Science -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- 2.1. Synthesis of phase-pure HA -- 2.2. Synthesis of HA microbeads -- 2.3. Characterisation of HA microbeads -- 2.4. Cell viability on HA microbeads -- 3. RESULTS -- 3.1. Pre-sintered HA-Alg microbeads -- 3.2. Thermal analysis -- 3.3. Sintered HA microbeads -- 3.4. XRD analysis -- 3.5 FTIR analysis -- 3.6 Cell viability -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- A Functionalized Nanoporous Alumina Membrane Electrochemical Sensor for DNA Detection with Gold Nanoparticle Amplification -- ABSTRACT.

INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- Nanoporous membrane surface modification -- Microdevice fabrication -- DNA-gold nanoparticle (AuNP) conjugation -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Author Index.