Main description:

This first comprehensive overview of the modern aspects of biomineralization represents life and materials science at its best: Bioinspired pathways are the hot topics in many disciplines and this holds especially true for biomineralization. Here, the editors - well-known members of associations and prestigious institutes - have assembled an international team of renowned authors to provide first-hand research results. This third volume deals with biomineralization in medicine, paying closer attention to bones, teeth and pathological calcifications. An interdisciplinary must-have account, for biochemists, bioinorganic chemists, lecturers in chemistry and biochemistry, materials scientists, biologists, and solid state physicists.

Contents:

BONE Mineralization of Bone: An Active or Passive Process? Bone Morphogenetic Proteins Biomechanics of Bone: Finite Element Analysis and Mechanosensation of Bone Direct X-ray Scattering Measurement of Internal Stresses and Strains in Loaded Bones Osteoporosis and Osteopetrosis Clinical Treatment of Bone Defects Bone Substitution Materials Simulated Body Fluid (SBF) as a Standard Tool to Test the Bioactivity of Implants Stimulation of Bone Growth on Implants by Integrin Ligands Biochemical and Pathological Responses of Cells and Tissue to Micro- and Nanoparticles from Titanium and Other Materials Tissue Engineering of Bone Analytical Techniques in Bone Tissue Engineering TEETH Formation of Teeth Structure of Teeth: Human Enamel Crystal Structure Biomechanical Adaptions of Whole Teeth Clinical Aspects of Tooth Diseases and Their Treatment Caries Peridontal Regeneration Tissue Engineering of Teeth PATHOLOGICAL CALCIFICATION Clinical Aspects of Pathological Calcifications Atherosclerosis: Cellular Aspects Biological and Cellular Role of Fetuin Family Proteins in Biomineralization Stone Formation Ectopic Mineralization Pathological Calcification of Heart Valve Bioprostheses Biomat.net