1. Guest Editorial

   • Tejal Ashwin Desai

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 79 - 80

2. Nanotechnology Needs for Cardiovascular Sciences

   • Pascal J. Goldschmidt-Clermont
   • David J. Kandzari
   • Mauro Ferrari

   OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 88

3. Bioadhesive Microdevices for Drug Delivery: A Feasibility Study

   • Aamer Ahmed
   • Chris Bonner
   • Tejal A. Desai

   OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 96

4. Microfabricated Drug Delivery Systems: Concepts to Improve Clinical Benefit

   • Frank J. Martin
   • Carl Grove

   OriginalPaper Pages: 97 - 108

5. Design of a Self-Regulated Drug Delivery Device

   • Xia Cao
   • Siyi Lai
   • L. James Lee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 118

6. Nanotechnology: Potential Applications in Cardiothoracic Surgery

   • Robert E. Michler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 124

7. Pain: The Magnitude of the Problem and Unmet Therapeutic Needs

   • Costantino Benedetti

   OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 132

8. Electrical Properties of Micro-Photodiode Arrays for Use as Artificial Retina Implant

   • M. Stelzle
   • A. Stett
   • W. Nisch

   OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 142

9. Stable Polymerized Cholesteryl Methacrylate Liposomes for Vincristine Delivery

   • P.A. Sivakumar
   • K. Panduranga Rao

   OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 148

10. An Instrumented Probe for Mechanical Characterization of Soft Tissues

    • A. Menciassi
    • G. Scalari
    • P. Dario

    OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 156

11. Lipid Microarrays

    • Joydeep Lahiri
    • Steven J. Jonas
    • Ye Fang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 157 - 164