Biological Interactions on Materials Surfaces

2. Protein Adsorption to Biomaterials
David Richard Schmidt, Heather Waldeck, Weiyuan John Kao

3. Investigating Protein Adsorption via Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
Maria F. Mora, Jennifer L. Wehmeyer, Ron Synowicki, Carlos D. Garcia

4. Atomic Force Microscopy Methods for Characterizing Protein Interactions with Microphase-Separated Polyurethane Biomaterials
Li-Chong Xu, Pranav Soman, Aashiish Agnihotri, Christopher A. Siedlecki

5. Molecular Simulation of Protein-Surface Interactions
Robert A. Latour

6. Biomolecule-Nanomaterial Interactions: Effect on Biomolecular Structure, Function, and Stability
Ravindra C. Pangule, Shyam Sundhar Bale, Dhiral A. Shah, Amit Joshi, Prashanth Asuri, Jonathan S. Dordick, Ravi S. Kane

7. Phage Display as a Strategy for Designing Organic/Inorganic Biomaterials
Sharon Segvich, David H. Kohn

8. Extracellular Matrix-derived Ligand for Selective Integrin Binding to Control Cell Function
Timothy A. Petrie, Andrés J. García

9. Ligand-functionalized Biomaterial Surfaces: Controlled Regulation of Signaling Pathways to Direct Cell Differentiation
Myung Hee Kim, Krishnendu Roy

10. Growth Factors on Biomaterial Scaffolds
Yoshihiro Ito

11. Cell and Tissue Interactions with Materials: The Role of Growth Factors
Christopher C. Gibson, David A. Puleo, Rena Bizios

12. In Vitro and In Vivo Monocyte, Macrophage, Foreign Body Giant Cell, and Lymphocyte Interactions with Biomaterials
James M. Anderson

13. Development and Differentiation of Neural Stem and Progenitor Cells on Synthetic and Biologically Based Surfaces
Erin N. Boote Jones, Donald S. Sakaguchi, Surya K. Mallapragada

14. Toward Osteogenic Differentiation of Marrow Stromal Cells and In Vitro Production of Mineralized Extracellular Matrix onto Natural Scaffolds
Ana M. Martins, Catarina M. Alves, Rui L. Reis, Antonios G. Mikos, F. Kurtis Kasper

15. Biomimetic Nanophase Materials to Promote New Tissue Formation for Tissue-Engineering Applications
Xiaohua Liu, Ian O. Smith, Peter X. Ma

16. Photofunctionalization of Materials to Promote Protein and Cell Interactions for Tissue-Engineering Applications
Shalu Suri, Ankur Singh, Christine E. Schmidt

17. Hydrogel Nanocomposites in Biology and Medicine: Applications and Interactions
Nitin S. Satarkar, Ashley M. Hawkins, J. Zach Hilt

18. Protein and Cell Interactions with Nanophase Biomaterials
Courtney M. Creecy, David A. Puleo, Rena Bizios

19. Inflammatory Response to Implanted Nanostructured Materials
Kristy M. Ainslie, Rahul G. Thakar, Daniel A. Bernards, Tejal A. Desai

20. Collagen I-Coated Titanium Surfaces for Bone Implantation
Marco Morra, Clara Cassinelli, Giovanna Cascardo, Daniele Bollati

21. Prevention of Postsurgical Adhesions: A Biomaterials Perspective
John M. Medley, Thomas D. Dziubla

Nyckelord: Material Science, Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, Biophysics/Biomedical Physics, Molecular Medicine