Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook

Written in a versatile, contemporary style that will benefit both novice and expert alike, Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook, Two-Volume Set explores the state of the art in the development and implementation of advanced thin films and coatings in the biological field.

The set covers advances in the latest understanding, design, and performance of biological and biomedical coatings for a vast array of material types, including sol-gel, bio-ceramics, polymers, glass, chitosan, and nanomaterials. Contributors delve into a wide range of novel techniques used in the manufacture and testing of clinical applications for coatings in the medical field, particularly in the field of regenerative medicine.

Topics include:


Implants and implanted devices


Organically modified coatings


Orthopedic and dental implants


Control of drug release


Biosensing and bioactive coatings


Thermal and plasma spraying


Hydrothermal, physical, and chemical vapor deposition


Impedance spectroscopy


Hydroxyapatite nanocoatings


With chapters authored by world experts at the forefront of research in their respective areas, this timely set consists of two volumes—Processing and Characterization and Applications—to cover a subject that is truly fundamental to the success of biotechnological pursuits.

Sam Zhang is editor-in-chief of the CRC Press Advances in Materials Science and Engineering series, which includes this handbook. A full professor at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Professor Zhang is active in international journals, also serving as editor-in-chief for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters (United States) and principal editor for Journal of Materials Research (United States).

Among his other accomplishments:


President of the Thin Films Society

A Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK)

An honorary professor of the Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Guest professor at Zhejiang University and Harbin Institute of Technology

Distinguished professor at the Central Iron and Steel Research Institute

VOLUME 1: Processing and Characterization (K12269)

Bonelike Mineral and Organically Modified Bonelike Mineral Coatings, J. Ramaswamy, H. Ramaraju, and D.H. Kohn
Synthesis and Characterization of Hydroxyapatite Nanocoatings by Sol–Gel Method for Clinical Applications, B. Ben-Nissan, A.H. Choi, D.W. Green, B.A. Latella, J. Chou, and A. Bendavid
Hydroxyapatite and Other Biomedical Coatings by Electrophoretic Deposition, C.C. Sorrell, H. Taib, T.C. Palmer, F. Peng, Z. Xia, and M. Wei
Thermal Sprayed Bioceramic Coatings: Nanostructured Hydroxyapatite (HA) and HA-Based Composites, H. Li
Nanostructured Titania Coatings for Biological Applications: Fabrication an Characterization, Y. Xin and P.K. Chu
Hydrothermal Crystallization with Microstructural Self-Healing Effect on Mechanical and Failure Behaviors of Plasma-Sprayed Hydroxyapatite Coatings, C.-W. Yang and T.-S. Lui
Bioceramic Coating on Titanium by Physical and Chemical Vapor Deposition, T. Goto, T. Narushima, and K. Ueda
Coating of Material Surfaces with Layer-by- Layer Assembled Polyelectrolyte Films, T. Crouzier, T. Boudou, K. Ren, and C. Picart
Bioactive Glass-Based Coatings and Modified Surfaces: Strategies for the Manufacture, Testing, and Clinical Applications for Regenerative Medicine, J. Maroothynaden



VOLUME 2: Applications (K12270)
Sol-Gel Derived Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Metallic Implants: Characterization, In Vitro and In Vivo Analysis, W. Yongsheng
Amorphous Carbon Coatings for Biological Applications, S.-E. Ong and S. Zhang
Biomedical Applications of Carbon-Based Materials, S. Alwarappan, S.R. Singh, and A. Kumar
Impedance Spectroscopy on Carbon-Based Materials for Biological Application, H. Ye and S. Su
Control of Drug Release from Coatings: Theories and Methodologies, L. Shang, S. Zhang, S.S. Venkatraman, and H. Du
Release-Controlled Coatings, J.Z. Tang and N.P. Rhodes
Orthopedic and Dental Implant Surfaces and Coatings, R.Z. LeGeros, P.G. Coelho, D. Holmes, F. Dimaano, and J.P. LeGeros
Piezoelectric Zinc Oxide and Aluminum Nitride Films for Microfluidic and Biosensing Applications, Y. Q. Fu, J.K. Luo, A.J. Flewitt, A.J. Walton, M.P.Y. Desmulliez, and W.I. Milne
Medical Applications of Sputter-Deposited Shape Memory Alloy Thin Films, Y.Q. Fu, W.M. Huang, and S. Miyazaki
Bioactive Coatings for Implanted Devices, S. Venkatraman, X. Yun, H. Yingying, D. Mondal, and L.K. Lin