Advances in Bioceramics and Porous Ceramics V, Volume 33, Issue 6

Sets forth new advances and new applications resulting from bioceramics and porous ceramics research

This issue of the Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings is one of nine issues that has been published based on content presented in January 2012, during the 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC) in Daytona Beach, Florida. It features papers from two popular symposia held during the ICACC meeting:

Next–Generation Bioceramics explores new research into ceramic materials designed to support and enhance the treatment of dental and medical disorders. Presentations from researchers in academia, government, and industry address the processing, characterization, modeling, and use of bioceramic materials for dental and medical applications. Specific topics covered at the symposium include bioinspired and biomimetic ceramic materials; nanoscale bioceramic materials; in vitro and in vivo evaluation of bioceramic materials; and bioceramic materials for drug delivery. Porous Ceramics: Novel Developments and Applications examines some of the latest advances and innovations in processing methods and synthesis, structure and properties, modeling and novel characterization tools, mechanical behavior, micro– and mesoporous ceramics, and ceramic membranes. Moreover, participants discuss new and emerging applications of porous ceramics in environmental sciences, energy, defense, biomedicine, and aeronautics.

Charts, tables, and illustrations throughout this issue help readers better understand the latest advances in bioceramics and porous ceramics research and the many applications of this research.

This issue represents one of nine CESP issues published from the 36th ICACC meeting. ICACC is the world′s most prominent international meeting dedicated to advanced structural, functional, and nanoscopic ceramics, composites, and other emerging ceramic materials and technologies. ICACC has been organized each year by The American Ceramic Society and The American Ceramic Society′s Engineering Ceramics Division since 1977.

Preface ix

Introduction xi

BIOCERAMICS

Effect of Precursor Solubility on the Mechanical Strength of HAPBlock 3
Nurazreena Ahmad, Kanji Tsuru, Melvin L. Munar, Shigeki Matsuya,and Kunio Ishikawa

Carbonate Apatite Formation during the Setting Reaction ofApatite Cement 7
Arief Cahyanto, Kanji Tsuru, and Kunio Ishikawa

In Vitro Evaluation of Silicate and Borate Bioactive GlassScaffolds Prepared by Robocasting of Organic–Based Suspensions11
Aylin M. Deliormanl and Mohamed N. Rahaman

Translucent Zirconia–Silica Glass Ceramics for Dental Crowns21
Wei Xia, Cecilia Persson, Erik Unosson, Ingrid Ajaxon, JohannaEngstrand, Torbjörn Mellgren, and Hakan Engqvist

Using Microfocus X–Ray Computed Tomography to Evaluate Flaws inCeramic Dental Crowns 29
Y. Zhang and J. C. Hanan

Residual Stress and Phase Transformation in Zirconia RestorationCeramics 37
M. Allahkarami and J. C. Hanan

Heterogeneous Structure of Hydroxyapatite and In VitroDegradability 49
Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki and Akiyoshi Osaka, andChristian Jäger

Aspects of Antibacterial Properties of Nanostructural CalciumAluminate Based Biomaterials 57
Leif Hermansson

Potential Toxicity of Bioactive Borate Glasses In–Vitro andIn–Vivo 65
Steven B. Jung, Delbert E. Day, Roger F. Brown, and Linda F.Bonewald

Fabrication of Carbonate Apatite–PLGA Hybrid Foam BoneSubstitute 75Girlie M. Munar, Melvin L. Munar, Kanji Tsuru,Shigeki Matsuya, and Kunio Ishikawa

UV–lrradiation Modifies Chemistry of Anatase Layer Associatedwith In Vitro Apatite Nucleation 79
Keita Uetsuki, Shinsuke Nakai, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa,and Akiyoshi Osaka

Preparation of Magnesium Containing Bioactive Ti02 Ceramic Layeron Titanium by Hydrothermal Treatment 85
Xingling Shi, Masaharu Nakagawa, Lingli Xu, and AlirezaValanezhad

Millimeter–Sized Granules of Brushite and Octacalcium Phosphatefrom Marble Granules 91
A. Cuneyt Tas

Microstructures and Physical Properties of Biomorphic SiSiCCeramics Manufactured Via LSI–Technique 105
Steffen Weber, Raouf Jemmali, Dietmar Koch, and HeinzVoggenreiter

Biofluid Flow Simulation of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds withDendrite Structures 117
Satoko Tasaki, Chiaki Maeda, and Soshu Kirihara

POROUS CERAMICS

Multifunctional Carbon Bonded Filters for Metal Melt Filtration125
Christos G. Aneziris, Marcus Emmel, and Anja Stolle

Failure and Stiffness Analysis of Ceramic from a 25–mm DiameterDiesel Particulate Filter 139
Ethan E. Fox, Andrew A. Wereszczak, Michael J. Lance, andMattison K. Ferber

Development of Porous SiC with Tailorable Properties 153
Prashant Karandikar, Glen Evans, Eric Klier, and MichaelAghajanian

Obtaining Porous Corundum Ceramics by Utilization of Waste RiceHusk Investigation of Composition, Structure and ThermalDegradation of Rice Husk 163
Irena Markovska, Bogdan Bogdanov, Dimitar Georgiev, and YanchoHristov

Processing, Microstructure and Properties of ReticulatedVitreous Carbon Foam Manufactured Via the Sponge ReplicationTechnique 175
David Haack and Rudolph Olson III

Air–Atmosphere Sintering of Si3N4–Based Porous and FoamedCeramics 187
Philip T. J. Gagnon, Amit K. Gandhi, and Kevin P.Plucknett

Comparison of Elastic Moduli of Porous Cordierite by Flexure andDynamic Test Methods 197
R. J. Stafford, K. B. Golovin, A. Dickinson, T. R. Watkins, A.Shyam, and E. Lara–Curzio

Author Index 205