1. Announcement

   Announcement Pages: ii - ii

2. The kinetics of calcium deficient and stoichiometric hydroxyapatite formation from CaHPO₄·2H₂O and Ca₄(PO₄)₂O

   • K. S. Tenhuisen
   • P. W. Brown

   OriginalPaper Pages: 309 - 316

3. Non-decay type fast-setting calcium phosphate cement using chitosan

   • M. Takechi
   • Y. Miyamoto
   • K. Asaoka

   OriginalPaper Pages: 317 - 322

4. Characterization of titanium alloy implant surfaces with improved dissolution resistance

   • M. Browne
   • P. J. Gregson
   • R. H. West

   OriginalPaper Pages: 323 - 329

5. Interface formed between visceral peritoneum and experimental polypropylene or polytetrafluoroethylene abdominal wall implants

   • J. M. Bellón
   • J. Buján
   • A. Hernando

   OriginalPaper Pages: 331 - 336

6. A preliminary investigation into the microscopic depassivation of passive titanium implant materials in vitro

   • B. M. Souto
   • G. T. Burstein

   OriginalPaper Pages: 337 - 343

7. Evidence for macrophage-mediated defluorization of a Teflon vascular graft

   • S. Hauptmann
   • B. Klosterhalfen
   • H. Höcker

   OriginalPaper Pages: 345 - 348

8. Dynamic mechanical characterization of hydrogel blends of poly(vinyl alcohol-vinyl acetate) with poly(acrylic acid) or poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)

   • J. V. Cauich-Rodriguez
   • S. Der
   • R. Smith

   OriginalPaper Pages: 349 - 353

9. Hydroxyapatite coating by dipping method, and bone bonding strength

   • Tuantuan Li
   • Junhee Lee
   • Hideki Aoki

   OriginalPaper Pages: 355 - 357

10. The influence of basic filler materials on the degradation of amorphous D- and L-lactide copolymer

    • S. A. T. van der Meer
    • J. R. de Wijn
    • J. G. C. Wolke

    OriginalPaper Pages: 359 - 361

11. The neuro-electronic interface: measurements and model predictions

    • M. Grattarola
    • M. Bove
    • M. Tedesco

    OriginalPaper Pages: 363 - 366

12. Fracture toughness and microstructure degradation of Y-TZP in aqueous physiological environment

    • M. S. Zolotar
    • C. A. C. Zavaglia

    OriginalPaper Pages: 367 - 368

13. Crystallization mechanisms of calcium phosphate cement for biological uses

    • J. L. Lacout
    • E. Mejdoubi
    • M. Hamad

    OriginalPaper Pages: 371 - 374

14. Relationship between the morphology of PMMA particles and properties of acrylic bone cements

    • M. B. Ginebra
    • F. X. Gil
    • J. San Roman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 375 - 379

15. An investigation of the growth of human dermal fibroblasts on poly-L-lactic acid in vitro

    • V. Doyle
    • R. Pearson
    • S. Mc Taggart

    OriginalPaper Pages: 381 - 385