With an ageing population, war, and sports related injuries there is an ever-expanding
requirement for hard tissue replacement such as bone. Engineered artificial scaffold …

In surgical disciplines, where bones have to be repaired, augmented or improved, bone
substitutes are essential. Therefore, an interest has dramatically increased in application of …

Edited by major contributors to the field, this text summarizes current or newly emerging
pulsed laser deposition application areas. It spans the field of optical devices, electronic …

A study of the structure and bonding configuration of sol–gel silicate glasses by Raman and
infrared spectroscopies is presented. Moreover, a review of the Raman lines and infrared …

Conventional materials technology has yielded clear improvements in regenerative
medicine. Ideally, however, a replacement material should mimic the living tissue …

Calcium phosphate (Ca-P) based composites have attracted great attention in the scientific
community over the last decade for the development of biomedical applications. Among …

Hydroxyapatite is a bioactive ceramic material that mimics the mineral composition of natural
bone. This material does not possess acceptable mechanical properties for use as a bulk …

Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is a conceptually and experimentally simple yet highly
versatile tool for thin films and multi-layer film research. The mechanisms, advantages and …

Micro-and Nano-testing methods have been explored to study the thin calcium phosphate
coatings with high adhesive strength. The pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique was …

There has been a growing awareness in materials science that the adaptation of nature
biological processes can lead to significant progresses in the controlled fabrication of …