Cells, Proteins and Materials contains a collection of articles, which constitute together the complete Festschrift in honor of the 65th birthday of Dr. John L. Brash. For the first time these articles - published previously in several special issues of the Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition - have been compiled into one comprehensive volume. Over the past 40 years John Brash, a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Biomaterials Science Polymer Edition, has distinguished himself in the field of biomaterials. Much of his efforts have focused on detailed studies of blood–surface interactions, particularly those of plasma proteins. His multi-faceted approach recognises the importance of hemodynamics, transport and surface phenomena in the gross effects that result from blood–surface contact. In this book articles on the most recent development in these areas are collected and will thus provide a wealth of information of current research to specialists in the above-mentioned fields.
Author(s): Heather Sheardown, Stuart L. Cooper
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 496
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
Letter......Page 14
PEO-like plasma polymerized tetraglyme surface interactions with leukocytes and proteins: in vitro and in vivo studies......Page 18
Limits of detection for time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS): detection of low amounts of adsorbed protein......Page 42
Photoimmobilization of biomolecules within a 3-dimensional hydrogel matrix......Page 64
Fibrinogen adsorption by PS latex particles coated with various amounts of a PEO/PPO/PEO triblock copolymer......Page 78
Effects of base material, plasma proteins and FGF2 on endothelial cell adhesion and growth......Page 92
Acoustics of blood plasma on solid surfaces......Page 110
Development of small alginate microcapsules for recombinant gene product delivery to the rodent brain......Page 122
Integrin alpha2beta1 on rat myeloma cells modulates interaction of alpha4beta1 integrin with vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 but not fibronectin......Page 134
Interactions of corneal epithelial cells and surfaces modified with cell adhesion peptide combinations......Page 152
Polyelectrolyte multilayer films modulate cytoskeletal organization in chondrosarcoma cells......Page 168
Improved blood compatibility and decreased VSMC proliferation of surface-modified metal grafted with sulfonated PEG or heparin......Page 188
Characterization of poly(ethylene oxide) brushes on glass surfaces and adhesion of Staphylococcus epidermidis......Page 202
Tissue-culture surfaces with mixtures of aminated and fluorinated functional groups. Part 2. Growth and function of transgenic rat insulinoma cells (betaG I /17)......Page 214
Elastomeric biodegradable polyurethane blends for soft tissue applications......Page 244
Influence of surface morphology and chemistry on the enzyme catalyzed biodegradation of polycarbonate-urethanes......Page 260
Cardiopulmonary bypass technology transfer: musings of a cardiac surgeon......Page 282
Surface analysis methods for characterizing polymeric biomaterials......Page 298
Glucose binding to molecularly imprinted polymers......Page 328
The effect of oxidation on the enzyme-catalyzed hydrolytic biodegradation of poly(urethane)s......Page 342
Novel dendrimer based polyurethanes for PEO incorporation......Page 358
Identification of biodegradation products formed by L-phenylalanine based segmented polyurethaneureas......Page 382
Bioresorbable polymeric stents: current status and future promise......Page 404
Tissue-culture surfaces with mixtures of aminated and fluorinated functional groups. Part 1. Synthesis and characterization......Page 418
Deterioration of polyamino acid-coated alginate microcapsules in vivo......Page 434
Water structure around enkephalin near a GeO2 surface: a molecular dynamics study......Page 456
Towards practical soft X-ray spectromicroscopy of biomaterials......Page 478
A new vascular polyester prosthesis impregnated with cross-linked dextran......Page 498
