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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812331903321

Titolo

Biomaterials for bone regenerative medicine / / edited by Nandyala Sooraj Hussain, José Domingos da Silva Santos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stafa-Zuerich : , : Trans Tech, , [2010]

©2010

ISBN

3-03813-442-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Collana

Materials science foundations, , 1422-3597 ; ; volume 62

Disciplina

617.4710592

Soggetti

Bone substitutes

Bone regeneration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Biomaterials for Bone, Regenerative Medicine; Dedicated; Contents; Forward; Preface; Contributors; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1 Skeletal Regenerative Nanobiomaterials; 1. Introduction; 2. Basics of Bone Biology; 3. Current Scenarios of Bone Grafting; 4. Concept of Biomimetics in Skeletal Regeneration; 5. Mechanism of Biological Mineralization; 6. Biomimetic Mineralization - Rationale and Benefits; 7. Processing of Biomineralized Nanobiomaterial Systems; 8. Biomineralization of Electrospun Nanofibers - A New Approach; Conclusions and Future Challenges; Glossary; References

CHAPTER 2 Silica-Based Materials as Precursorsof Nanoapatites1. Bioactive glasses; 2. Sol-Gel Glasses: Components of Mixed Materials; 3. Organic-Inorganic Hybrids to Expand the Clinical Application of Bioactive Glasses; 4. Star Gels Bioactive Materials; 5. Silica Based Ordered Mesoporous Materials; 6. Synthesis of Templated Glasses; 7. Considerations on Materials Eligible for Bone Regeneration Duties; References; CHAPTER 3 Phytochemicals for Bone Regeneration; 1. Introduction; 2. Material and Methods; 3. Results; 4. Discussion; 5. Conclusion; References

CHAPTER 4 Designed Biomaterial Scaffoldsfor Bone Regeneration1. Introduction; 2. Scaffold Design; 3. Effective Mechanical and Permeability Properties of Designed Scaffolds; 4. Bone Regeneration on Designed Scaffolds; 5. Discussion; References; CHAPTER 5 Engineered



Ca-Si Based Ceramics for Skeletaltissue Reconstruction; 1. Introduction; 2. Ca-Si Based Bioactive Glass and Glass-Ceramics; 3. Ca-Si Based Binary Oxide System Bioactive Ceramics; 4. Ca-Si-Mg Bioactive Ceramics; 5. Future Trends. References; CHAPTER 6 Calcium Phosphate-Based Materials for Boneregenerative Medicine; 1. Introduction

2. Bioactive Glasses and Glass-Ceramics3. Silicon-Substituted Apatites; 4. Calcium Phosphate-Based Materials; 5. Bonelike® Medical Applications; References; CHAPTER 7 Cell Adhesion and Proliferation over Zinc-Glassreinforced Hydroxyapatite Composites (Zn-GRHA); 1. Introduction; 2. Materials and Methods; 3. Physicochemical and Morphological Analysis of the Zn-GRHA Composites; 4. In Vitro Biocompatibility of the Zn-GRHA Composites; 5. Conclusions. References

Sommario/riassunto

The aim of ""Biomaterials for Bone Regenerative Medicine"" is to review extensively the latest developments in Biomaterials and their application to bone regeneration in vivo. Indeed, research on biomaterials and their novel applications is essential because of the health issues related to the aging population. A wide range of worldwide investigations is being undertaken by eminent scholars in order to develop further innovative materials for next-generation applications. In future, it is expected that a tissue engineering approach, associating novel biomaterials with stem cells, will be avail



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813301903321

Autore

Horen Neeltje

Titolo

Foreign Banks : : Trends, Impact and Financial Stability / / Neeltje Horen, Stijn Claessens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012

ISBN

1-4639-9609-8

1-4639-3902-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (42 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

ClaessensStijn

Disciplina

332.1/52

Soggetti

Banks and banking, Foreign

Investments, Foreign

Banks and Banking

Finance: General

Money and Monetary Policy

International Investment

Long-term Capital Movements

Multinational Firms

International Business

Banks

Depository Institutions

Micro Finance Institutions

Mortgages

General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)

Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General

Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy

Banking

Finance

Monetary economics

Foreign banks

Emerging and frontier financial markets

Bank credit

Financial sector development

Financial institutions

Financial markets

Credit

Money

Commercial banks



Financial services industry

Banks and banking

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"January 2012".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Description of the Dataset; III. Trends in Foreign Banking; A. Aggregate Trends; B. Income Group and Regional Trends; C. Globalization and Regional Integration; IV. Importance of Foreign Banks, their Behavior and impact on Domestic Systems; A. Relative Importance of Foreign Banks; B. Differences in Balance Sheets and Performance between Foreign and Domestic Banks; C. Foreign Banks and Domestic Credit Creation; V. Foreign Banks and Financial Stability During the Global Financial Crisis; VI. The Future of Foreign Banking; VII. Conclusions; Table

1. Number of Banks by Host Country, Aggregates by Income Level and Region 2. Number of Foreign Banks by Home Country, Aggregates by Income Level and Region; 3. Number and Share of Foreign Banks from Home Regions; 4. Importance of Foreign Banks in Local Banking System (2007); 5. Differences in Balance Sheet between Foreign and Domestic Banks; 6. Private Credit and Foreign Banks; 7. The Global Financial Crisis and Credit Growth of Foreign and Domestic Banks; Figure; 1. Number and Share of Foreign Banks, 1995-2009; 2. Number of Entries and Exits of Foreign Banks

3. Relative Foreign Bank Presence across Host Countries, 1995-2009 4. Share of Foreign Banks in Investing in Own Regions, 1995-2009; 5. Relative Importance of Foreign Banks (2007); Appendix Table; 1. Percentage of Foreign Banks among Total Banks, by Country; 2. Percentage of Foreign Bank Assets among Total Bank Asset, by Country; References

Sommario/riassunto

This paper introduces a comprehensive database on bank ownership for 137 countries over 1995-2009, and reviews foreign bank behavior and impact. It documents substantial increases in foreign bank presence, with many more home and host countries. Current market shares of foreign banks average 20 percent in OECD countries and 50 percent elsewhere. Foreign banks have higher capital and more liquidity, but lower profitability than domestic banks do. Only in developing countries is foreign bank presence negatively related with domestic credit creation. During the global crisis foreign banks reduced credit more compared to domestic banks, except when they dominated the host banking systems.