Materials science holds the key to product development, improvement and failure analysis and, consequently, failure avoidance. Both in theory and practice, materials science is a complex combination of several scientific disciplines, including chemistry, physics, engineering and various technological disciplines. This book provides a practical guide to the use and applications of inorganic biomaterials. The first objective of this book is to introduce the concept of inorganic biomaterials, which includes bioceramics and bioglass. This concept is further extended to hybrid biomaterials consisting of inorganic and organic materials to mimic natural biomaterials. The second objective is to provide readers with information on biocompatibility, bioactivity and bioresorbability. The concept of the latter is important because of the increasing role resorbable biomaterials are playing in implant applications. The book also introduces a new concept on mechanical compatibility ?...