Description:
This book describes new biomaterials based on nanostructural chemically bonded bioceramics. They are widely used as general construction materials, but have also found new applications as biomaterials. These biomaterials are produced in situ and in vivo mainly using hydration reactions, which are reactions between phosphates, silicates, or aluminates and water. The text treats general and specific properties of these materials in detail and also describes the potential application area for these new materials.
Review Quotes:
"This book is the latest achievement by the school created by Prof. Mieczyslaw Jurczyk in the fields of nanomaterials and nanotechnology. It is a compendium of the existing knowledge of bionanomaterials and bionanotechnology used for dental applications. An excellent reference for university teachers and students of dentistry and materials science and engineering, it represents a novel approach to materials used in dentistry and, thus, their future."
--Dr Michal Kulka - Poznan University of Technology, Poland
--Prof. Marcin Leonowicz - Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
"This book introduces readers to the structure and characteristics of nanomaterials and their applications in dentistry. Mieczyslaw Jurczyk, director of the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering at the Poznan University of Technology, Poland, has drawn from work in his laboratory and elsewhere in Poland to show that nanomaterials have important biological applications including in the stomatognathic system consisting of mouth, jaws, and associated structures. The book is written from a materials science and medical point of view. It focuses not only on nanomaterials but also on nanoengineering to achieve the best results in dentistry. It is recommended to anyone interested in nanomaterials and their applications in dental science. People with a background in materials, chemistry, physics, and biology will benefit from it."
--MRS Bulletin