1. Bioresorbable, heparinized polymers for stent coating:in vitro studies on heparinization efficiency, maintenance of anticoagulant properties and improvement of stent haemocompatibility

   • B. Seifert
   • P. Romaniuk
   • Th. Groth

   Papers Pages: 465 - 469

2. Tribological behaviour of Ti6Al4V modified by surface treatments

   • F. Brossa
   • A. Cigada
   • L. Paracchini

   Papers Pages: 471 - 474

3. A new type of polytetrafluoroethylene prosthesis (Mycro Mesh): an experimental study

   • J. M. Bellón
   • L. A. Contreras
   • A. Hernando

   Papers Pages: 475 - 478

4. Substitution of natural coral by cortical bone and bone marrow in the rat femur

   • C. Müller-Mai
   • C. Voigt
   • U. M. Gross

   Papers Pages: 479 - 488

5. Influence of powder characteristics on the rheological behaviour of hydroxyapatite slurries

   • F. Lelièvre
   • D. Bernache-Assollant
   • T. Chartier

   Papers Pages: 489 - 494

6. Characterization of plasma-sprayed hydroxyapatite by³¹P-MAS-NMR and the effect of subsequent annealing

   • J. Vogel
   • C. Rüssel
   • N. Bergner

   Papers Pages: 495 - 499

7. Wet synthesis and characterization of modified hydroxyapatite powders

   • R. N. Correia
   • M. C. F. Magalhães
   • A. M. R. Senos

   Papers Pages: 501 - 505

8. Granules of osteopatite and glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite implanted in rabbit tibiae

   • A. Afonso
   • J. D. Santos
   • J. Cavalheiro

   Papers Pages: 507 - 510

9. Nanometre-scale surface features of arthropathic microcrystals and their relation to protein adsorption. A study by scanning probe microscopy and wide angle X-ray diffraction

   • L. J. Gathercole
   • A. J. Swan
   • P. A. Dieppe

   Papers Pages: 511 - 516

10. Comparison of a polymethylmethacrylate and glass-ionomer bone cement using a hemiarthroplasty in the rabbit femur

    • M. Erbe
    • R. L. van Dyck-Erbe
    • H. J. Schmitz

    Papers Pages: 517 - 522

11. Biomaterials in the reconstruction of the human middle ear

    • M. Pinilla Urraca

    Errata Pages: 523 - 523