1. In vitro corrosion behaviour of Ti–Nb–Sn shape memory alloys in Ringer’s physiological solution

   • F. Rosalbino
   • D. Macciò
   • A. Saccone

   OriginalPaper 05 February 2012 Pages: 865 - 871

   

2. Formation of a bioactive calcium titanate layer on gum metal by chemical treatment

   • Seiji Yamaguchi
   • Takashi Kizuki
   • Tadashi Kokubo

   OriginalPaper 16 February 2012 Pages: 873 - 883

   

3. Corrosion and corrosion-fatigue behavior of cp-Ti and Ti–6Al–4V laser-marked biomaterials

   • F. J. Gil
   • L. Delgado
   • J. M. Llamas

   OriginalPaper 21 February 2012 Pages: 885 - 890

   

4. Simple isolation method for the bulk isolation of wear particles from metal on metal bearing surfaces generated in a hip simulator test

   • Fang Lu
   • Matt Royle
   • Julia C. Shelton

   OriginalPaper 06 March 2012 Pages: 891 - 901

   

5. Stability of alginate microbead properties in vitro

   • Monica L. Moya
   • Michael Morley
   • Eric M. Brey

   OriginalPaper 16 February 2012 Pages: 903 - 912

   

6. Synthesis of injectable and cohesive nano hydroxyapatite scaffolds

   • Nitin Pratap Varma
   • Subhadra Garai
   • Arvind Sinha

   OriginalPaper 16 March 2012 Pages: 913 - 919

   

7. Sol–gel method to fabricate CaP scaffolds by robocasting for tissue engineering

   • Manuel Houmard
   • Qiang Fu
   • Antoni P. Tomsia

   OriginalPaper 07 February 2012 Pages: 921 - 930

   

8. Nanofibers prepared by needleless electrospinning technology as scaffolds for wound healing

   • Michal Dubský
   • Šárka Kubinová
   • Eva Syková

   OriginalPaper 14 February 2012 Pages: 931 - 941

   

9. Self-assembled nanomicelles using PLGA–PEG amphiphilic block copolymer for insulin delivery: a physicochemical investigation and determination of CMC values

   • Mohsen Ashjari
   • Sepideh Khoee
   • Reza Rahmatolahzadeh

   OriginalPaper 22 February 2012 Pages: 943 - 953

   

10. Properties of xyloglucan hydrogel as the biomedical sustained-release carriers

    • Didi Chen
    • Pei Guo
    • Hongxuan He

    OriginalPaper 22 February 2012 Pages: 955 - 962

    

11. Molecularly imprinted nanoparticles prepared by miniemulsion polymerization as selective receptors and new carriers for the sustained release of carbamazepine

    • Mehdi Esfandyari-Manesh
    • Mehran Javanbakht
    • Fatemeh Atyabi

    OriginalPaper 14 February 2012 Pages: 963 - 972

    

12. Target delivery and controlled release of the chemopreventive drug sulindac by using an advanced layered double hydroxide nanomatrix formulation system

    • Keiji Minagawa
    • Mohamed R. Berber
    • Masami Tanaka

    OriginalPaper 18 February 2012 Pages: 973 - 981

    

13. Preparation and characterization of novel multi-core chitosan microspheres for stomach-specific delivery of hydrophilic antibiotics

    • Xi Zhu
    • Dan Zhou
    • Yuan Huang

    OriginalPaper 10 February 2012 Pages: 983 - 990

    

14. Random amphiphilic copolymeric sub-micro particles as a carrier shielding from enzymatic attack for peptides and proteins delivery

    • Qingyi Meng
    • Limin Tian
    • Jiaxiang Wang

    OriginalPaper 25 February 2012 Pages: 991 - 998

    

15. Effects of crosslinking ratio, model drugs, and electric field strength on electrically controlled release for alginate-based hydrogel

    • Nophawan Paradee
    • Anuvat Sirivat
    • Walaiporn Prissanaroon-Ouajai

    OriginalPaper 22 February 2012 Pages: 999 - 1010

    

16. Fabrication of a DNA-lipid-apatite composite layer for efficient and area-specific gene transfer

    • Ayako Oyane
    • Yushin Yazaki
    • Hideo Tsurushima

    OriginalPaper 25 February 2012 Pages: 1011 - 1019

    

17. In vitro release profile of anti-ulcer drug rabeprazole from biocompatible psyllium-PVA hydrogels

    • Baljit Singh
    • Harinder Lal
    • Vikrant Sharma

    OriginalPaper 25 February 2012 Pages: 1021 - 1032

    

18. Application of K/Sr co-doped calcium polyphosphate bioceramic as scaffolds for bone substitutes

    • Huixu Xie
    • Qianbin Wang
    • Longjiang Li

    OriginalPaper 05 February 2012 Pages: 1033 - 1044

    

19. Study of protein adsorption on octacalcium phosphate surfaces by molecular dynamics simulations

    • Kefeng Wang
    • Yang Leng
    • Xiang Ge

    OriginalPaper 14 February 2012 Pages: 1045 - 1053

    

20. Comparison of the cytotoxic and inflammatory responses of titanium particles with different methods for endotoxin removal in RAW264.7 macrophages

    • Huifeng Ding
    • Zhenan Zhu
    • Kerong Dai

    OriginalPaper 23 February 2012 Pages: 1055 - 1062

    

21. In vivo evaluation of titanium oxide and hydroxyapatite as an artificial cornea skirt

    • Xiao Wei Tan
    • Roger W. Beuerman
    • Jodhbir S. Mehta

    OriginalPaper 17 March 2012 Pages: 1063 - 1072

    

22. The healing of critical-size calvarial bone defects in rat with rhPDGF-BB, BMSCs, and β-TCP scaffolds

    • Ling Xu
    • Kaige Lv
    • Fuqiang Zhang

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2012 Pages: 1073 - 1084

    

23. Development of chitosan-tripolyphosphate non-woven fibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering application

    • Falguni Pati
    • Basudam Adhikari
    • Santanu Dhara

    OriginalPaper 07 February 2012 Pages: 1085 - 1096

    

24. Dual delivery for stem cell differentiation using dexamethasone and bFGF in/on polymeric microspheres as a cell carrier for nucleus pulposus regeneration

    • C. Z. Liang
    • H. Li
    • Q. X. Chen

    OriginalPaper 11 February 2012 Pages: 1097 - 1107

    

25. Rapid vascularization of tissue-engineered vascular grafts in vivo by endothelial cells in co-culture with smooth muscle cells

    • Zhenyu Wang
    • Yanzhong He
    • Huimin Huang

    OriginalPaper 14 February 2012 Pages: 1109 - 1117

    

26. Autologous urothelial cells transplantation onto a prefabricated capsular stent for tissue engineered ureteral reconstruction

    • Yongde Xu
    • Weijun Fu
    • Xu Zhang

    OriginalPaper 02 March 2012 Pages: 1119 - 1128