Preface vii

Characterization of Calcium Phosphate Reinforced Ti-6AI-4V Composites for Load-Bearing Implants 1
Jeffrey Wu, Stan Dittrick, Pavlo Rudenko, Susmita Bose, and Amit Bandyopadhyay

Characterization of Next-Generation Nickel-Titanium Rotary Endodontic Instruments 11
William A. Brantley, Jie Liu, Scott R. Schricker, Fengyuan Zheng, John M. Nusstein, Masahiro lijima, William A.T. Clark, and Satish B. Alapati

Effect of Cold Work and Aging on a Cobalt-Nickel Based Alloy 19
S. Cai, A. T. W. Barrow, R. Yang, and L. E. Kay

Surface Coating of Poly-D-L-Lactide/Nano-Hydroxyapatite Composite Scaffolds for Dexamethasone-Releasing Function and Wettability Enhancement 29
Ling Chen, Chak Yin Tang, Harry Siu-lung Ku, Da Zhu Chen, and Chi Pong Tsui

Mechanical Behavior in Compression and Flexure of Bioactive Glass (13-93) Scaffolds Prepared by Robotic Deposition 37
Xin Liu, Mohamed N. Rahaman, and Greg E. Hilmas

Phase Stability and Young's Modulus of Ti-Cr-Sn-Zr Alloys 47
Yonosuke Murayama, Hiromasa Sakashita, Daichi Abe, Hisamichi Kimura, and Akihiko Chiba

Sol-Gel Preparation of Silica-Based Nano-Fibers for Biomedical Applications 55
Song Chen, Hiroki Yoshihara, Nobutaka Hanagata, Yuki Shirosaki, Mark Blevins, Yuri Nakamura, Satoshi Hayakawa, Artemis Stamboulis, and Akiyoshi Osaka

Bioactive Rosette Nanotube Composites for Cartilage Applications 63
Linlin Sun, Usha D. Hemraz, Hicham Fenniri, and Thomas J. Webster

Optical Properties of Dental Bioceramics Evaluated by Kubelka-Munk Model 71
Humberto Naoyuki Yoshimura, Marcelo Mendes Pinto, Erick de Lima, and Paulo Francisco Cesar

Frequency Effect on Electrochemical Characteristics of MAO Coated Magnesium Alloy in Simulated Body Fluid 81
Jing Zhang, Jiayang Liu, Yi Zhang, Weijie Zhang, Zaixin Feng, and Chengyun Ning

Influence of Tantalum and Tungsten Doping on Polarizability and Bioactivity of Hydroxyapatite Ceramics 93
Jharana Dhal, Susmita Bose, and Amit Bandyopadhyay

Quantitative Evaluation of the Hydrophilic Properties of Polarized Hydroxyapatite 103
Akiko Nagai, Naohiro Horiuchi, Kosuke Nozaki, Miho Nakamura, and Kimihiro Yamashita

Mechanisms of Platelet Activation by Biomaterials and Fluid Shear Flow 113
Sri R. Madabhushi and Sriram Neelamegham

Processing and Bioactivity Evaluation of Ultrafine-Grained Titanium 125
A. Thirugnanam, T. S. Sampath Kumar, and Uday Chakkingal

Controlling Biological Functionaiization of Surfaces by Engineered Peptides 137
Marketa Hnilova, Deniz Tanil Yucesoy, Mehmet Sarikaya, and Candan Tamerler

Author Index 151

Biomaterials Science: Processing, Properties and Applications III

Biomaterials Science: Processing, Properties and Applications III