1. 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-belqasmi
   • N. Balmain
   • E. Lopez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 6

2. Bone formation induced by calcium phosphate ceramics in soft tissue of dogs: a comparative study between porous α-TCP and β-TCP

   • Huipin Yuan
   • J. D. De Bruijn
   • Xingdong Zhang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 13

3. Design of a simulated urethra model for the quantitative assessment of urinary catheter lubricity

   • David S. Jones*
   • Clare P. Garvin
   • Sean P. Gorman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 21

4. A combined XPS-SEM/EDX investigation on explanted UHMW polyethylene acetabular cups: possible role of silicon traces in the wear debris

   • E. De Giglio
   • A. Motta
   • P. G. Zambonin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 28

5. The influence of gamma irradiation and aging on degradation mechanisms of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene

   • F. J. Buchanan
   • J. R. White
   • S. Downes

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 37

6. Influence of loading types on the shear strength of the dentin–resin interface bonding

   • Mário Alexandre Coelho Sinhoreti
   • Simonides Consani
   • Jonathan C. Knowles

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 44

7. 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 Serraj
   • Philippe Boudeville
   • Alain Terol

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 50

8. Encapsulation of deoxyribonucleic acid molecules in silica and hybrid organic-silica gels

   • A. Pierre
   • J. Bonnet
   • J. Portier

   OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 55

9. Effects of fiber length and volume fraction on the reinforcement of calcium phosphate cement

   • H. H. K. Xu
   • F. C. Eichmiller
   • P. R. Barndt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 65

10. 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. Choi
    • S. B. Lee
    • M. H. Park

    OriginalPaper Pages: 67 - 73

11. Properties of polyvinyl pyrrolidone/β-chitosan hydrogel membranes and their biocompatibility evaluation by haemorheological method

    • M. V. Risbud
    • S. V. Bhat

    OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 79

12. The sintering and mechanical behavior of hydroxyapatite with bioglass additions

    • D. C. Tancred
    • A. J. Carr
    • B. A. O. McCormack

    OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 93

13. Erratum

    Corrigendum Pages: 95 - 95