Bioactive Ceramic-Based Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2023) | Viewed by 335
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomaterials; biomineralization; surface modification; gamma irradiation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bioactive ceramics are widely used in healthcare for repairing or substituting damaged bone and dental tissues as they can withstand extreme stresses, high temperatures, and nuclear radiation and are highly corrosion resistant. There exists a great demand for ceramics used in medical industry, leading to an ever-expanding market. This Special Issue offers a broad outlook on the recent developments in the processing methods and characterisation of the active/inert bioceramics, bioceramic scaffolds, bioglass, bionanocomposites, and bioceramic coatings towards biomedical applications. Surface modification techniques (chemical vapour deposition, ionized blasting, electrochemical anodization, gamma irradiation, etc.) are capable of enhancing the surface properties without affecting the bulk characteristics. This Special Issue will also cover the recent trends in the improvement of the surface and biological properties, mechanical strength of bioceramics, bioglass, and their composites by surface and bulk modification techniques, leading to the development of advanced bioceramics. We also welcome manuscripts on the application of bioceramic-based scaffolds for drug delivery and wound healing applications.
This Special Issue will evaluate the original scientific research works, reviews, and technical reports concerning to the techniques and methods of synthesis including physical, chemical, surface, mechanical, and biological properties of bioceramic-based materials.
We welcome the submission of research papers as well as review articles. The research topics that we would like contributors to address include but are not limited to the following:
Dr. S. Narayana Kalkura
Dr. K. Thanigai Arul
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioceramics
- bionanocomposites
- bioceramic coatings
- orthopaedic implants
- surface modification
- ion implantation and swift heavy ion irradiation
- gamma irradiation
- bone and dental applications
- bioceramic scaffolds
- bioglass
- biomineralization
- tissue engineering
- drug delivery
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