Octacalcium phosphate biomaterials : understanding of bioactive properties and application / edited by Osamu Suzuki [and] Gerard Insley.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Evolution of octacalcium phosphate biomaterials / Osamu Suzuki -- Octacalcium phosphate effects on the systemic and local factors that regulate bone-cell activity / Yukari Shiwaku and Osamu Suzuki -- Functionalization of octacalcium phosphate for bone replacement / Adriana Bigi and Elisa Boanini -- The influence of sterilization on octacalcium phosphate for clinical applications / Kieran A. Murray [and 6 others] -- Bioactivity and effect of bone formation for octacalcium phosphate ceramics / Vladimir S. Komlev, Ilya I. Bozo, Roman V. Deev and Alex N. Gurin -- Novel scaffold composites containing octacalcium phosphate and their role in bone repair / Ryo Hamai, Takahisa Anada and Osamu Suzuki -- Synthesis methodologies options for large-scale manufacturer of octacalcium phosphate / Regina O'Sullivan and David Kelly -- Synthesis and physical chemical characterizations of octacalcium phosphate-based biomaterials for hard tissue regeneration / Christian C. Rey, Christe`le Combes and Christophe Drouet -- Calcium orthophosphate (CaPO4)-based bone-graft substitutes and the special roles of octacalcium phosphate materials / Sergey V. Dorozhkin -- Development and clinical application of octacalcium phosphate/collagen composites / Shinji Kamakura -- Modification of octacalcium phosphate growth by enamel proteins, fluoride, and substrate materials and influence of morphology on the performance of octacalcium phosphate biomaterials / Mayumi Iijima.