Biomaterials for Musculoskeletal Regeneration

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Case Study: Hydroxyapatite-Titanium Bulk Composites for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications.- Chapter 3: Case Study: Hydroxyapatite Based Microporous and Macroporous Scaffolds.- Chapter 4: Case Study: Osseointegration of a Strontium Containing Glass Ceramic.- Chapter 5: Microstructure and Composition Dependent Physical and Cytocompatibility Property of Glass-Ceramics for Dental Restoration.- Chapter 6: Processing, Tensile and Fracture Properties of Injection Molded HDPE-Al2O3-HAp Hybrid Composites.- Chapter 7: Case Study: Development of Acetabular Socket Prototype.- Chapter 8: Case study: 3D printed cartilage.- Chapter 9: Clinical trials.- Chapter 10: Case study: Development of constructs for maxillofacial reconstruction.- Chapter 11: Assessment of Technology and Manufacturing Readiness Levels.- Chapter 12: AWay Forward.

Dr. Bikramjit Basu is currently Professor at the Materials Research Center and holds Associate Faculty position at Center for Biosystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. He is currently an Adjunct faculty at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK). After his undergraduate and graduate degree in Metallurgical Engineering, he earned his PhD in Ceramics at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium in March, 2001. After a brief post-doctoral stint at University of California, Santa Barbara, he joined IITK in November 2001 as Assistant Professor and was promoted to Professor at IITK in March, 2012.Over close to last two decades, Bikramjit Basu has made outstanding contributions to the field of Biomaterials, wherein he has brought in a strong materials engineering perspective to address biologically and clinically relevant problems. An ardent believer of 'Bedside to bench to bedside' concept, he is currently leading, as principal investigator, the largest center of excellence on Biomaterials in India with an interdisciplinary team of 15 co-investigators and 20 young researchers (of seven institutions) from diverse background of materials science, histopathology, polymer science, biomechanics, ceramics engineering, prosthodontics, orthopedics and biomedical entrepreneur to translate biomaterial innovations to orthopedic and dental applications. As Principal Investigator of multi-institutional research programs on biomaterials funded by Indo-US Science and Technology forum (2008-2012) and UK-India Education & Research Initiative, UKIERI (2009-2012), he has played a pivotal role towards the success of multiple bilateral projects in the area of orthopedics and cardiovascular tissue engineering. His collaborative research with Brown University on developing PLGA-carbon nanofiber based cardiac patches has received media attention worldwide. One of the landmark outcomes of his UKEIRI project has been to establish long

"'Biomaterials for Musculoskeletal Regeneration: Applications' goes into considerable detail about the implementation of metals and ceramics as instruments for tissue repair. ... provides a thorough overview mostly tailored to upper-level graduate students and professionals within the field of Materials Science that are interested in the field of biomaterials-based hard tissue repair. ... this would be a worthy addition to the library of any Materials Scientist curious about the world of biomaterials for hard tissue repair." (Yusuf M. Khan and Lakshmi S. Nair, Journal of Materials Science, August, 2016)