Ceramic Biomaterials Composites Processing

Dear Colleagues,

The development of biomedical science and, in particular, the progress of materials used in contact with the human body environment has a significant impact on the quality of treatment and the reduction in the number of complications and thus has a positive impact on patients’ quality of life. In particular, great progress is being made in the field of ceramic materials both applied as layers, i.e., HAp, SiC, and monolithic ceramics used, among other things, as joint capsules, and commonly used in dental prosthetics. This progress would not have been possible without the use of new manufacturing technologies such as ALD. In this Special Issue, we invite you, dear colleagues, to submit a proposal concerning the processing of biomaterials, especially the new methods of applying layers on metallic, ceramic, and polymer substrates, the functioning of biomaterial surfaces, and the processing of basic materials that can be used as biomaterials. The range of topics mainly concerns the correlation between manufacturing methods and crystalline structure, phase composition and mechanical and functional properties important for applications in implants dedicated to the bone, dental, and cardiovascular systems.

We look forward to your submission to this Special Issue.

Dr. Damian Nakonieczny
Prof. Dr. Zbigniew Paszenda
Dr. Lenka Pazourková
Dr. Magdalena Antonowicz
Guest Editors

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• ceramic biomaterials
• composites
• polymer interactions
• surface modification
• thermal processing
• materials characterization
• HAp
• zirconia
• alumina
• prosthetics