Preface (D.F. Williams)Controlled release of biologically active compounds from bioerodible polymers (J. Heller)The response to the intramuscular implantation of pure metals (A. McNamara and D.F. Williams)Osseointegrated titanium fixtures in the treatment of edentulousness (P.I. Branemark, R. Adell, T. Albrektsson, U. Lekholm, S. Lundkvist and B. Rockler)Biomaterial biocompatibility and the macrophage (J.M. Anderson and K.M. Miller)Systematic effects of biomaterials (J. Black)The in vitro response of osteoblasts to bioactive glass (T. Matsuda and J.E. Davies)Activtion of the complement system at the interface between blood and artificial surfaces (M.D. Kazatchkine and M.P. Carreno)Dynamic and equilibrium swelling behaviour of pH-sensitive hydrogels containing 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (L. Brannon-Peppas and N.A. Peppas)Macroencapsulation of dopamine-secreting cells by coextrusion with an organic polymer solution (P. Aebischer, L. Wahlberg, P.A. Tresco and S.R. Winn)Interaction between phospholipids and biocompatible polymers containing a phosphorylcholine moiety )M. Kojima, K. Ishihara, A. Watanabe and N. Nakabayashi)Quantitative assessment of the tissue response to implanted biomaterials (D.G. Vince, J.A. Hunt and D.F. Williams)Immune response in biocompatibility (A. Remes and D.F. Williams)Laminated three-dimensional biodegradable foams for use in tissue engineering (A.G. Mikos, G. Sarakinos, S.M. Leite, J.P. Vacanti and R. Langer)Late degradation tissue response to poly(L-lactide) bone plates and screws (J.E. Bergsma, W.C. de Bruijn, F.R. Rozema, R.R. Bos and G. Boering)Mechanism of cell detachment from temperature-modulated, hydrophilic-hydrophobic polymer surfaces (T. Okano, N. Yamada, M. Okuhara, H. Sakai and Y. Sakurai)Mechanisms of polymer degradation and erosion (A. Gopferich)Stabilized polyglycolic acid fibre-based tubes for tissue engineering (D.J. Mooney, C.L. Mazzoni, C. Breuer, K. McNamara, D. Hern, J.P. Vacanti, et al)Poly(alpha-hydroxy acids): carriers for bone morphogenetic proteins (J.O. Hollinger and K. Leong)Response of MG63 osteoblast-like cells to titanium and titaniun alloy is dependent on surface roughness and composition (J. Lincks, B.D. Boyan, C.R. Blanchard, C.H. Lohmann, Y. Liu, D.L. Cochran, et al)Patterning proteins and cells using soft lithography (R.S. Kane, S. Takayama, E. Ostuni, D.E. Ingber and G.M. Whitesides)Scaffolds in tissue engineering bone and cartilage (D.W. Hutmacher)Topographical contol of human neutrophil motility on micropatterned materials with various surface chemistry (J. Tan and W.M. Saltzman)Photopolymerized hyaluronic acid-based hydrogels and interpenetrating networks (Y.D. Park, N. Tirelli and J.A. Hubbell)Cell sheert engineering for myocardial tissue reconstruction (T. Shimizu, M. Yamato, A. Kikuchi and T. Okano)Biomaterial-associated thrombosis: roles of coagulation factors, complement, platelets and leukocytes (M.B. Gorbet and M.V. Sefton)Author Index
