1. Stress protein assay for the evaluation of cytotoxicity of dental amalgam

   • Hiroshi Oshima
   • Masaaki Nakamura
   • Takumi Hatayama

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 5

2. Flexural properties of glass fiber reinforced composite with multiphase biopolymer matrix

   • M. Väkiparta
   • A. Yli-urpo
   • P. K. Vallittu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 11

3. Basic properties of apatite cement containing spherical tetracalcium phosphate made with plasma melting method

   • K. Ishikawa
   • S. Matsuya
   • K. Suzuki

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 17

4. Nano-scaled hydroxyapatite/polymer composite I. Coating of sintered hydroxyapatite particles on poly(γ-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane)-grafted silk fibroin fibers through chemical bonding

   • T. Furuzono
   • A. Kishida
   • J. Tanaka

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 23

5. The influence of lithium fluoride on in vitro biocompatibility and bioactivity of calcium aluminate–PMMA composite cement

   • S. H. Oh
   • S. Y. Choi
   • K. N. Kim

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 33

6. Modification of human platelet adhesion on biomaterial surfaces by protein preadsorption under static and flow conditions

   • Mike Otto
   • Arno Franzen
   • Charles James Kirkpatrick

   OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 42

7. In vitro release dynamics of insulin from a loaded hydrophilic polymeric network

   • A.K. Bajpai
   • Smitha Bhanu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 54

8. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy characterization of passive film formed on implant Ti–6Al–7Nb alloy in Hank's solution

   • I. C. Lavos-Valereto
   • S. Wolynec
   • I. Costa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 59

9. Fatigue characterization of a polymer foam to use as a cancellous bone analog material in the assessment of orthopaedic devices

   • V. Palissery
   • M. Taylor
   • M. Browne

   OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 67

10. In vitro cytotoxicity of E-glass fiber weave preimpregnated with novel biopolymer

    • M. Väkiparta
    • M. K. Koskinen
    • A. Yli-Urpo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 69 - 72

11. Optimization of the formulation and mechanical properties of starch based partially degradable bone cements

    • Luciano F. Boesel
    • João F. Mano
    • Rui L. Reis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 83

12. Thermal characterization of PMMA-based bone cement curing

    • Chaodi Li
    • James Mason
    • Don Yakimicki

    OriginalPaper Pages: 85 - 89

13. Carbon–carbon composite bearing materials in hip arthroplasty: analysis of wear and biological response to wear debris

    • G. I. Howling
    • E. Ingham
    • B. Rand

    OriginalPaper Pages: 91 - 98