Download or read book Advances in Bioceramics and Biocomposites II, Volume 27, Issue 6 written by Mineo Mizuno and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of ceramics in biological environments and biomedical applications is of increasing importance, as is the understanding of how biology works with minerals to develop strong materials. These proceedings contain papers that discuss the interface between biology and materials, presented at the Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 22-27, 2006, Cocoa Beach, Florida. Organized and sponsored by The American Ceramic Society and The American Ceramic Society's Engineering Ceramics Division in conjunction with the Nuclear and Environmental Technology Division.