This issue of the Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings is one of nine issues published based on content presented in January 2012, during the 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC). It features papers from two popular symposia held during the ICACC meeting: Next-Generation Bioceramics explores new research into ceramic materials designed to support and enhance the treatment of dental and medical disorders; Porous Ceramics: Novel Developments and Applications examines some of the latest advances and innovations in processing methods and synthesis, and much more. Charts, tables, and illustrations are included throughout this issue.

This issue of the Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings is one of nine issues published based on content presented in January 2012, during the 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC). It features papers from two popular symposia held during the ICACC meeting: Next-Generation Bioceramics explores new research into ceramic materials designed to support and enhance the treatment of dental and medical disorders; Porous Ceramics: Novel Developments and Applications examines some of the latest advances and innovations in processing methods and synthesis, and much more. Charts, tables, and illustrations are included throughout this issue.

Preface ixIntroduction xiBIOCERAMICSEffect of Precursor Solubility on the Mechanical Strength of HAPBlock 3Nurazreena Ahmad, Kanji Tsuru, Melvin L. Munar, Shigeki Matsuya,and Kunio IshikawaCarbonate Apatite Formation during the Setting Reaction ofApatite Cement 7Arief Cahyanto, Kanji Tsuru, and Kunio IshikawaIn Vitro Evaluation of Silicate and Borate Bioactive GlassScaffolds Prepared by Robocasting of Organic-Based Suspensions11Aylin M. Deliormanl and Mohamed N. RahamanTranslucent Zirconia-Silica Glass Ceramics for Dental Crowns21Wei Xia, Cecilia Persson, Erik Unosson, Ingrid Ajaxon, JohannaEngstrand, Torbjörn Mellgren, and Hakan EngqvistUsing Microfocus X-Ray Computed Tomography to Evaluate Flaws inCeramic Dental Crowns 29Y. Zhang and J. C. HananResidual Stress and Phase Transformation in Zirconia RestorationCeramics 37M. Allahkarami and J. C. HananHeterogeneous Structure of Hydroxyapatite and In VitroDegradability 49Satoshi Hayakawa, Yuki Shirosaki and Akiyoshi Osaka, andChristian JägerAspects of Antibacterial Properties of Nanostructural CalciumAluminate Based Biomaterials 57Leif HermanssonPotential Toxicity of Bioactive Borate Glasses In-Vitro andIn-Vivo 65Steven B. Jung, Delbert E. Day, Roger F. Brown, and Linda F.BonewaldFabrication of Carbonate Apatite-PLGA Hybrid Foam BoneSubstitute 75Girlie M. Munar, Melvin L. Munar, Kanji Tsuru,Shigeki Matsuya, and Kunio IshikawaUV-lrradiation Modifies Chemistry of Anatase Layer Associatedwith In Vitro Apatite Nucleation 79Keita Uetsuki, Shinsuke Nakai, Yuki Shirosaki, Satoshi Hayakawa,and Akiyoshi OsakaPreparation of Magnesium Containing Bioactive Ti02 Ceramic Layeron Titanium by Hydrothermal Treatment 85Xingling Shi, Masaharu Nakagawa, Lingli Xu, and AlirezaValanezhadMillimeter-Sized Granules of Brushite and Octacalcium Phosphatefrom Marble Granules 91A. Cuneyt TasMicrostructures and Physical Properties of Biomorphic SiSiCCeramics Manufactured Via LSI-Technique 105Steffen Weber, Raouf Jemmali, Dietmar Koch, and HeinzVoggenreiterBiofluid Flow Simulation of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds withDendrite Structures 117Satoko Tasaki, Chiaki Maeda, and Soshu KiriharaPOROUS CERAMICSMultifunctional Carbon Bonded Filters for Metal Melt Filtration125Christos G. Aneziris, Marcus Emmel, and Anja StolleFailure and Stiffness Analysis of Ceramic from a 25-mm DiameterDiesel Particulate Filter 139Ethan E. Fox, Andrew A. Wereszczak, Michael J. Lance, andMattison K. FerberDevelopment of Porous SiC with Tailorable Properties 153Prashant Karandikar, Glen Evans, Eric Klier, and MichaelAghajanianObtaining Porous Corundum Ceramics by Utilization of Waste RiceHusk--Investigation of Composition, Structure and ThermalDegradation of Rice Husk 163Irena Markovska, Bogdan Bogdanov, Dimitar Georgiev, and YanchoHristovProcessing, Microstructure and Properties of ReticulatedVitreous Carbon Foam Manufactured Via the Sponge ReplicationTechnique 175David Haack and Rudolph Olson IIIAir-Atmosphere Sintering of Si3N4-Based Porous and FoamedCeramics 187Philip T. J. Gagnon, Amit K. Gandhi, and Kevin P.PlucknettComparison of Elastic Moduli of Porous Cordierite by Flexure andDynamic Test Methods 197R. J. Stafford, K. B. Golovin, A. Dickinson, T. R. Watkins, A.Shyam, and E. Lara-CurzioAuthor Index 205