Front Cover; Monitoring and Evaluation of Biomaterialsand their Performance In Vivo; Related titles; Monitoring and Evaluation of Biomaterials and their Performance In Vivo; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; One -- Monitoring and evaluationof the mechanical performance of biomaterials in vivo; 1 -- Nanostructured ceramics; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Test methods for nanostructured ceramics; 1.2.1 Micro/nanostructural evaluation; 1.3 Nanostructured bioceramics; 1.3.1 Low-temperature chemical bonding; 1.3.2 Why nanostructures in chemically bonded ceramics?
1.3.3 Nanostructures in the Ca aluminate-Ca phosphate system1.4 Application field of nanostructured bioceramics; 1.4.1 Dental applications including coating products; 1.4.2 Orthopedic applications; 1.4.3 Drug delivery carrier applications; 1.5 Conclusion and summary; Acknowledgments; References; 2 -- Monitoring degradation products and metal ions in€vivo; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Biodegradable metals: state of the art; 2.2.1 The metals and their alloys; 2.2.2 The temporary functional implants; 2.2.3 The in€vivo degradation; 2.3 In€vivo implantation study of biodegradable metals.
2.4 Current in€vivo techniques for monitoring degradation2.4.1 Radiography; 2.4.2 Ultrasonography; 2.4.3 Microcomputed tomography; 2.4.4 Magnetic resonance imaging; 2.4.5 Blood evaluation; 2.4.6 Histological analysis; 2.5 Proposed new in€vivo monitoring techniques; 2.5.1 Monitoring local changes surrounding an implantation site; 2.5.2 Monitoring systemic changes in body fluid; 2.5.3 Off-clinic point-of-care implant monitoring; 2.6 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; two -- Monitoring and evaluationof the biological responseto biomaterials in vivo.
4.7 Monitor capsule formation around soft tissue4.7.1 Strain gauges; 4.8 Glucose monitoring in€vivo through fluorescent hydrogel fibers; 4.9 Cellular and molecular composition of fibrous capsules formed around silicone breast implants; 4.10 Capsular contracture after two-stage breast reconstruction; 4.11 Graphene-based biosensor for future perspectives; References; 5 -- Monitoring biomineralization of biomaterials in€vivo; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Biomineralization; 5.3 Disruption to the biomineralization process and tissue engineering; 5.4 Biomaterials for the repair of mineralized tissue.
