Natural composites : structure-property relationships in bone, cartilage, ligament and tendons / M. Purbrick [and others] -- Design and fabrication of biocomposites / L.K. Cardon and K.J. Ragaert and R.P. Koster -- Hard tissue applications of biocomposites / K.E. Tanner -- Soft tissue applications of biocomposites / M. Santin -- Composite materials for bone repair / L. Grondahl and K.S. Jack -- Composite coatings for implants and tissue engineering scaffolds / M. Wang -- Composite materials for spinal implants / A. Gloria [and others] -- Composites for dental applications / S.N. Nazhat -- Acrylic bone cements for joint replacement / S. Deb -- Composite materials for replacement of ligaments and tendons / L. Ambrosio, A. Gloria and F. Causa -- Injectable composites for bone repair / P. Weiss and A. Fatimi -- Composite materials for hip joint prostheses / R. De Santis, A. Gloria and L. Ambrosio -- Harnessing the properties of fiber-reinforced composites in the design of tissue-engineered scaffolds / A.T. Di Benedetto and L. Pinatti -- The challenge of biocompatibility evaluation of biocomposites / J.M. Anderson and G. Voskerician -- Cellular response to biocomposites / P. Jayakumar and L. Di Silvio -- Testing the in vivo biocompatibility of biocomposites / R. Giardino [and others] -- The mechanics of biocomposites / L. Nicolais and A. Gloria and L. Ambrosio -- Tribology of biocomposites / S. Kanagaraj and M.S.A. Oliveira and J.A. De Oliveira Simõe -- Fatigue behaviour of biocomposites / A. Pegoretti -- Nanostructured biocomposites for tissue engineering scaffolds / D. Meng and A.R. Boccaccini -- Developing biocomposites as scaffolds in regenerative medicine / A. Tampieri [and others] -- Developing targeted biocomposites in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine / J.A. Planell and M. Navarro -- Ethical issues affecting the use of biocomposites / L. Trommelmans and K. Dierickx