B. R. Marple
National Research Council of Canada
Boucherville, QC, Canada Thermal Spray Coatings for Biomedical Purposes
C. Berndt
Swinburne Univeristy
Hawthorn Victoria, Australia Developmental Surface Engineering Techniques with Potential for Biomedical Applications
C. Drummond
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH Bio-mechanical Characteristics of Tailored Surfaces for Biomedical Applications
J. A. Curran
Keronite International Limited
Cambridge, United Kingdom Thermal Spray Coatings for Biomedical Purposes
M. KHOR
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore, Singapore Developmental Surface Engineering Techniques with Potential for Biomedical Applications
M. Dickinson
Hysitron Inc.
Eden Prairie, MN Characterization of Coating Surfaces and Correlation with Cell Proliferation and Integration Behavior
R. S. Lima
National Research Council of Canada
Boucherville, QC, Canada Characterization of Coating Surfaces and Correlation with Cell Proliferation and Integration Behavior
X. Liu
Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Science
Shanghai, China Bio-mechanical Characteristics of Tailored Surfaces for Biomedical Applications
This symposium will be focused on developments concerning the use of thermal spray and related surface engineering technologies to produce coatings and surface conditions designed for biomedical applications. These will include conventional thermal spraying of hydroxy-apatite for the promotion of osteo-integration of prostheses, but will also encompass various novel developments related to the control of cell-surface interactions, cell adhesion mechanisms, cell proliferation etc. Issues relating to the tailoring of surfaces will include biochemical compatibility, the scale and morphology of surface roughness and surface-connected porosity, coating adhesion, tribological properties etc.
