Effect of water soluble extract of nacre (Pinctada maxima) on alkaline phosphatase activity and Bcl-2 expression in primary cultured osteoblasts from neonatal rat calvaria F. Moutahir-belqasmiN. BalmainE. Lopez OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 6
Bone formation induced by calcium phosphate ceramics in soft tissue of dogs: a comparative study between porous α-TCP and β-TCP Huipin YuanJ. D. De BruijnXingdong Zhang OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 13
Design of a simulated urethra model for the quantitative assessment of urinary catheter lubricity David S. Jones*Clare P. GarvinSean P. Gorman OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 21
A combined XPS-SEM/EDX investigation on explanted UHMW polyethylene acetabular cups: possible role of silicon traces in the wear debris E. De GiglioA. MottaP. G. Zambonin OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 28
The influence of gamma irradiation and aging on degradation mechanisms of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene F. J. BuchananJ. R. WhiteS. Downes OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 37
Influence of loading types on the shear strength of the dentin–resin interface bonding Mário Alexandre Coelho SinhoretiSimonides ConsaniJonathan C. Knowles OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 44
Effect of mechanical grinding of MCPM and CaO mixtures on their composition and on the mechanical properties of the resulting self-setting hydraulic calcium phosphate cements Siham SerrajPhilippe BoudevilleAlain Terol OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 50
Encapsulation of deoxyribonucleic acid molecules in silica and hybrid organic-silica gels A. PierreJ. BonnetJ. Portier OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 55
Effects of fiber length and volume fraction on the reinforcement of calcium phosphate cement H. H. K. XuF. C. EichmillerP. R. Barndt OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 65
Studies on gelatin-based sponges. Part III: A comparative study of cross-linked gelatin/alginate, gelatin/hyaluronate and chitosan/hyaluronate sponges and their application as a wound dressing in full-thickness skin defect of rat Y. S. ChoiS. B. LeeM. H. Park OriginalPaper Pages: 67 - 73
Properties of polyvinyl pyrrolidone/β-chitosan hydrogel membranes and their biocompatibility evaluation by haemorheological method M. V. RisbudS. V. Bhat OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 79
The sintering and mechanical behavior of hydroxyapatite with bioglass additions D. C. TancredA. J. CarrB. A. O. McCormack OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 93