Category: Biomechanics & Biomaterials

Editor(s): Zohaib Khurshid Muhammad Sohail Zafar Shariq Najeeb Jithendra Ratnayake Description: Biomaterials in Endodontics offers an up-to-date overview of endodontic biomaterials and their applications in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. This book details the key biomaterials used in clinical endodontics…

Author(s): Yoshiki Oshida Description: This unique book about bioscience and the bioengineering of titanium materials is based on more than 1,000 published articles. It bridges the gap between the medical/dental fields and the engineering/technology areas, due to the author’s unique…

Author(s): J. Robert Kelly Description: The use of ceramics in dentistry holds enormous potential for restoring dentitions, but ceramics can be difficult to master because of the common problems of chipping and fracture. This book unlocks the mystery behind successful…

Editor(s): Mona Riad Shereen Ibrahim Description: Nanotechnology in Conservative Dentistry provides a detailed review of the use of nanotechnology in conservative dentistry, from diagnosis and restorative materials, through to tissue engineering and regeneration. This book covers fundamental topics in the field…

Editor(s): Karthikeyan Subramani Waqar Ahmed Description: Emerging Nanotechnologies in Dentistry, Second Edition, brings together an international team of experts from the fields of materials science, nanotechnology and dentistry to explain these new materials and their applications for the restoration, fixation, replacement…

Author(s): Yoshiki Oshida Toshihiko Tominaga Description: Nickel-Titanium alloys are smart materials exhibiting unique properties such as superelasticity and shape-memory effect. The material has been used as orthodontic wires in the dental field for over 20 years. This book is a…

Author(s): John W. Nicholson Description: Since the first edition of The Chemistry of Medical and Dental Materials was published (2002), the field has moved on apace. This new edition is a thorough update by one of the pioneers of the…

Author(s): Mirco Peron Filippo Berto Jan Torgersen Description: Despite their tremendous potential, Mg and its alloys are not yet used in biomedical applications. This book aims to provide scientific insights into the challenges of the materials, and give an overview…

Editor(s): Mary Anne Sampaio de Melo Description: Restorative biomaterials in dentistry are designed to restore the shape and function of teeth. Their applicability is related to restorative procedures such as dental restorations, dentures, dental implants, and endodontic materials. Designing Bioactive…

Editor(s): Valeri S. Gshalaev Aleksandra C. Demirchan Description: Hydroxyapatite is the most widely accepted biomaterial for the repair and reconstruction of bone tissue defects. It has all the characteristic features of biomaterials, such as, biocompatible, bioactive, osteoconductive, non-toxic, non- inflammatory…

Editor(s): Edward Sacher Rodrigo França Description: The contents of this book touch on the all major dental biomaterials: polymers, composites, ceramics and metals. The first part introduces the readers to the surface physicochemical and mechanical characterizations at the nanoscopic level,…

Author(s): Wolfram Holand George H. Beall Description: Glass-ceramic materials share many properties with both glass and more traditional crystalline ceramics. This new edition examines the various types of glass-ceramic materials, the methods of their development, and their countless applications. With…

Editor(s): Robert Lanza Robert Langer Joseph Vacanti Anthony Atala Description: Now in its fifth edition, Principles of Tissue Engineering has been the definite resource in the field of tissue engineering for more than a decade. The fifth edition provides an…

Editors: Zohaib Khurshid;  Shariq Najeeb;  Muhammad Sohail Zafar;  Farshid Sefat Description Advanced Dental Biomaterials is an invaluable reference for researchers and clinicians within the biomedical industry and academia. The book can be used by both an experienced researcher/clinician learning about…

Editor(s): Marta Fernández-García Marina P. Arrieta Alexandra Muñoz-Bonilla Coro Echeverría Agueda Sonseca Description: This special issue “Polymeric Materials: Surfaces, Interfaces and Bioapplications” was proposed to cover all the aspects related to recent innovations on surfaces, interfaces and bioapplications of polymeric…

Author(s): Andy H. Choi Besim Ben-Nissan Description: Ceramics have been used as biomaterials for oral and maxillofacial applications due to their excellent bioactivity, high hardness and wear resistance. One of the key drawbacks of synthetic implants is their failure to…

Author(s): Jorge BelinhaR.M. Natal JorgeJ.C. Reis CamposMário A.P. Vaz, JoãoManuel R.S. Tavares Description: Dentistry is a branch of medicine with its own particularities and very different fields of action, and is generally regarded as an interdisciplinary field. The use of…

Author(s): R.M. Natal Jorge J.C. Reis Campos Mário A.P. Vaz Sónia M. Santos Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares Description: Since dentistry is a branch of medicine with its own peculiarities and very diverse areas of action, it can be considered as…

Editor(s): Kendell PawelecJ. A. Planell Description: Bone Repair Biomaterials: Regeneration and Clinical Applications, Second Edition, provides comprehensive reviews on materials science, engineering principles and recent advances. Sections review the fundamentals of bone repair and regeneration, discuss the science and properties…

Editors: Francis Froes Ma Qian Description: Titanium in Medical and Dental Applications is an essential reference book for those involved in biomedical materials and advanced metals. Written by well-known experts in the field, it covers a broad array of titanium…