1. Preface

   • Akiyoshi Osaka

   Preface Pages: 5 - 5

2. Direct Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite-Silk Fibroin Nano-Composite Sol via a Mechanochemical Route

   • Rei Nemoto
   • Satoshi Nakamura
   • Mamoru Senna

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 12

3. Biomimetic Apatite Deposition on Calcium Silicate Gel Glasses

   • A. J. Salinas
   • M. Vallet-Regi
   • I. Izquierdo-Barba

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 25

4. 31P NMR Studies of Diethyl Phosphite Derived Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite

   • B. Ben-Nissan
   • D.D. Green
   • A. Milev

   OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 37

5. Electrophoretic Deposition of Hydroxyapatite Coatings on Metal Substrates: A Nanoparticulate Dual-Coating Approach

   • M. Wei
   • A.J. Ruys
   • J.H. Evans

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 48

6. Influences of Heating Condition and Substrate-Surface Roughness on the Characteristics of Sol-Gel-Derived Hydroxyapatite Coatings

   • Changkook You
   • Sunho Oh
   • Sukyoung Kim

   OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 54

7. Apatite-Silica Gel Composite Materials Prepared by a New Alternate Soaking Process

   • K. Suzuki
   • T. Yumura
   • M. Akashi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 63

8. Bioactive and Protective Sol-Gel Coatings on Metals for Orthopaedic Prostheses

   • J. Gallardo
   • P. Galliano
   • A. Durán

   OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 74

9. Bioactivity and Mechanical Properties of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-CaO-SiO2 Hybrids with Different PDMS Contents

   • M. Kamitakahara
   • M. Kawashita
   • T. Nakamura

   OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 81

10. Induction and Acceleration of Bonelike Apatite Formation on Tantalum Oxide Gel in Simulated Body Fluid

    • Toshiki Miyazaki
    • Hyun-Min Kim
    • Takashi Nakamura

    OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 88

11. Synthesis and In Vitro Behavior of Organically Modified Silicate Containing Ca Ions

    • Kanji Tsuru
    • Yasushi Aburatani
    • Akiyoshi Osaka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 96

12. Highly Blood Compatible Titania Gel

    • Shinji Takemoto
    • Kanji Tsuru
    • Seisuke Takashima

    OriginalPaper Pages: 97 - 104

13. Bioactive Properties of Chitin/Chitosan—Calcium Phosphate Composite Materials

    • Yoshiyuki Yokogawa
    • Kaori Nishizawa
    • Tetsuya Kameyama

    OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 113

14. Synthesis and Characterization of Gelatin-Siloxane Hybrids Derived through Sol-Gel Procedure

    • Lei Ren
    • Kanji Tsuru
    • Akiyoshi Osaka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 115 - 121

15. Sol-Gel Derived Functionally Graded TiO2/HAP Films on Ti-6Al-4V Implants

    • Yong-Mu Lim
    • Kyu-Seog Hwang
    • Yeong-Joon Park

    OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 128