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CALCIUM ORTHOPHOSPHATES (CaPO4): OCCURRENCE, PROPERTIES AND BIOMIMETICS
Introduction
Geological and Biological Occurences
The Member of CaPO4 Family
Biological Hard Tissues of CaPO4
Pathological Calcification of CaPO4
Biomimetic Crystallization of CaPO4
Conclusions and Outlook
CALCIUM ORTHOPHOSPHATE BIOCERAMICS IN MEDICINE
Introduction
General Knowledge and Definitions
Bioceramics of CaPO4
The Major Properties
Biomedical Applications
Biological Properties and in vivo Behavior
Non-Biomedical Applications of CaPO4
CaPO4 Bioceramics in Tissue Engineering
Conclusions and Outlook
BIOCOMPOSITES FROM CALCIUM ORTHOPHOSPHATES
Introduction
General Information and Knowledge
The Major Constituents of Biocomposites and Hybrid Biomaterials for Bone Grafting
Biocomposites and Hybrid Biomaterials Based on CaPO4
Interaction Among the Phases in CaPO4-Based Formulations
Bioactivity and Biodegradation of CaPO4-Based Formulations
Some Challenges and Critical Issues
Conclusions

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Reflecting the advances made in recent years, this is a comprehensive overview of calcium orthophosphates for bioceramics and biocomposites with a special focus on the detailed description of all those available, including their biological and geological occurrence, preparation, chemical composition, structure-property relationships and applications. In particular, the book discusses the suitability of these orthophosphates for biomedical applications and their use as bone grafts in surgery and medicine.
The result is a useful reference for researchers with an academic, medical or commercial background.

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Sergey V. Dorozhkin received his MSc in chemical engineering with honors in 1984 from Moscow Institute of Chemical Technology, Moscow, Russia, and his PhD in chemistry in 1992 from the Research Institute of Fertilizers, Moscow, Russia. From 1992 to 1994 he worked as a senior researcher at the same institute, and from 1994 to 1996 he worked as a biotechnologist at a Swiss-Russia joint venture. From 1996 to 2004 he held five postdoctoral positions in France, Portugal, Germany and Canada where he worked on various aspects of calcium orthophosphates. Dr. Sergey V. Dorozhkin has authored more than seventy research papers, about twenty reviews, fifteen book chapters and three monographs.

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