1. Introduction 2. Importance of nano-structured surfaces 3. Nano-structured TiO2 layers on Ti for bone-bonding 4. Organic modification of magnetite nanoparticles for biomedical applications 5. NIR excitation of rare earth ions for diagnosis and bioimaging 6. Organic-Inorganic Nanohybrid Particles for Biomedical Applications 7. Incorporation behavior and biomedical applications of inorganic-layered compounds 8. Nano apatite formation on DCPD 9. Bone structure and formation: A new perspective 10. Sol-gel preparation of titanium oxide and hydroxyapatite microparticles for blood purification 11. Design of silica-doped calcium carbonates and their composites for biomedical use 12. Ceramics for Artificial Joints: Alumina, Zirconia and Alumina-Zirconia composites 13. Chemistry of bioceramics in joint arthroplasty: the missing key 14. Robocasting of mesoporous bioactive glasses (MBGs) 15. Glass and glass ceramics for tissue engineering 16. Bioactive ceramics: past and future 17. PILP and bone regeneration 18. Electrospinning and Nanofibrous Structures for Biomedical Applications
Dr. Akiyoshi Osaka is a Project Professor and Professor Emeritus of Okayama University, Japan, associated with Faculty of Engineering, and also affiliated with the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, PR China, as a Distinguished Professor under the 1000 Talents Plan. He earned B.E. from Okayama University, and M.E. and PhD from Kyoto University. His research area extends from glass and glass ceramics in borates, phosphates, silicates, tellurites, borosilicates, or borophosphates, and to the sol-gel preparation of oxides and organic-inorganic hybrids as well as their biomedical applications. He is an author of over 250 publications and over 10 book chapters. Dr. Osaka was awarded for his achievements with Excellent Ceramic Scientist Award from the Ceramic Society of Japan 1994. He has been elected as Fellow of the Ceramic Society of Japan.
Dr. Roger Narayan is a Professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University. He is an author of more than 100 publications as well as several book chapters on nanostructured biomedical materials. Dr. Narayan has received several honors for his research activities, including the NCSU Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award, the NCSU Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award, the University of North Carolina Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine, the University of North Carolina Junior Faculty Development Award, the National Science Faculty Early Career Development Award, the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, and the American Ceramic Society Richard M. Fulrath Award. He has been elected as Fellow of the American Ceramic Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering, and ASM International.