Intro
Preface
Contents
1 Introduction
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2 Why Surface Modification
References
3 Calcium Phosphate
References
4 Mechanical Integrity of Thin Films and Coatings and Their Clinical Significance
4.1 Determining Stresses in Thin Films and Coatings
4.2 Interfacial Adhesion Between a Coating and a Substrate
4.3 Coating Adhesion and Mechanical Interlocking
4.4 Enhancing the Adhesion of Nanocoatings to Titanium via Anodization Process
4.5 Adhesion Theories Based on Chemical Bond, Electrostatic, and Diffusion

4.6 Characterizing Coatings and Nanocoatings Mechanically Prior to Implantation
4.6.1 In Situ Microtensile Test
4.6.2 Shear and Tensile Pull-Off Testing
4.6.3 Nanoindentation Testing
4.6.4 Bend Delamination Test
4.6.5 Bulge and Blister Testing
4.6.6 Scratch Testing
4.6.7 Pin-on-Disk
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5 Coating Deposition Techniques
5.1 Coatings Produced by Plasma Spraying
5.2 Comparison Between Coatings Produced by Plasma Spraying and Sol-Gel Technique
5.3 The Sol-Gel Deposition Approach
5.3.1 The Alkoxide Route
5.4 Other Coating Deposition Techniques

5.4.1 Pulsed Laser Deposition
5.4.2 Physical and Chemical Vapor Depositions
5.4.3 Electrodeposition
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6 Cellular Responses
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7 Enhancing Implant Osseointegration Through Nanocomposite Coatings
7.1 Collagen
7.2 Chitosan
7.3 Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs)
7.4 Peptides
7.5 Stem Cells
7.6 Functionalization Using Osteopontin
7.7 Simvastatin
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8 Calcium Phosphate Nanocoated Coralline Apatite
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