1. Surface potential and osteoblast attraction to calcium phosphate compounds is affected by selected alkaline hydrolysis processing

   • I. O. Smith
   • M. J. Baumann
   • J.-M. Bouler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 841 - 846

2. Effect of lattice constant of zinc oxide on antibacterial characteristics

   • Osamu Yamamoto
   • Miyako Komatsu
   • Zenbe-e Nakagawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 847 - 851

3. The effect of partially stabilized zirconia on the mechanical properties of the hydroxyapatite–polyethylene composites

   • A. Yari Sadi
   • S. SH. Homaeigohar
   • J. Javadpour

   OriginalPaper Pages: 853 - 858

4. In vivo absorption of porous apatite- and wollastonite-containing glass-ceramic

   • Kunitaka Ohsawa
   • Masashi Neo
   • Takashi Nakamura

   OriginalPaper Pages: 859 - 864

5. Synthesis and characterization of partially biodegradable and thermosensitive hydrogel

   • Xian-Zheng Zhang
   • Guo-Ming Sun
   • Chih-Chang Chu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 865 - 875

6. Novel PEEK-WC membranes with low plasma protein affinity related to surface free energy parameters

   • L. De Bartolo
   • A. Gugliuzza
   • E. Drioli

   OriginalPaper Pages: 877 - 883

7. Development of a β-type Ti–12Mo–5Ta alloy for biomedical applications: cytocompatibility and metallurgical aspects

   • D. M. Gordin
   • T. Gloriant
   • M. D. Nagel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 885 - 891

8. Bioactivity of degradable polymer sutures coated with bioactive glass

   • Oana Bretcanu
   • Enrica Verné
   • Aldo R. Boccaccini

   OriginalPaper Pages: 893 - 899

9. The synthesis and characterization of polymer coated iron oxide microspheres

   • R. V. Ramanujan
   • W. T. Chong

   OriginalPaper Pages: 901 - 908

10. Evaluation of the effect of the concentration of plasticizer di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate on the quantity of residual monomer vinyl chloride in PVC chest drainage tubes

    • Y. I. Kicheva
    • H. Richter
    • E. Popova

    OriginalPaper Pages: 909 - 914

11. A comparative investigation of biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoate films as matrices for in vitro cell cultures

    • E. I. Shishatskaya
    • T. G. Volova

    OriginalPaper Pages: 915 - 923

12. Porcine collagen crosslinking, degradation and its capability for fibroblast adhesion and proliferation

    • Marcus L. Jarman-Smith
    • Tulin Bodamyali
    • Julian B. Chaudhuri

    OriginalPaper Pages: 925 - 932