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Introduction to Bioceramics, Hardcover by Hench, Larry L. (EDT), ISBN 1908977159, ISBN-13 9781908977151, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Many of he 21 new chapters in the second edition deal with bioactive materials. Of the chapters carried over from the first edition, some remain unchanged as classic reviews while others have been updated and revised. The topics include the use of alumina and zirconia in surgical implants, bioactive glasses applied in endosseous ridge maintenance, machinable and phosphate glass-ceramics, silicon substituted hydroxyapatite, the stability of calcium phosphate ceramics, pyrolytic carbon coatings, the design of bioactive ceramic-polymer composites, treating chronic wounds with bioactive borate glass fibers, historical and current regulations of medical devices, and ethical issues. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()