Surface and Interfacial Aspects of Cell Adhesion

Front Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Part 1: Fundamentals of Cell Adhesion......Page 14
How Substrate Properties Control Cell Adhesion. A Physical–Chemical Approach......Page 16
Is the Mechanics of Cell–Matrix Adhesion Amenable to Physical Modeling?......Page 32
Modulation of Cell Structure and Function in Response to Substrate Stiffness and External Forces......Page 44
Cell/Material Interfaces: Influence of Surface Chemistry and Surface Topography on Cell Adhesion......Page 56
Bacteria/Material Interfaces: Role of the Material and Cell Wall Properties......Page 78
Role of Proteins and Water in the Initial Attachment of Mammalian Cells to Biomedical Surfaces: A Review......Page 116
Part 2: Methods to Study Cell Adhesion......Page 152
Applications of Micro- and Nano-technology to Study Cell Adhesion to Material Surfaces......Page 154
Label-Free and Non-invasive Biosensor Cellular Assays for Cell Adhesion......Page 168
Cell Adhesion Monitoring Using Substrate-Integrated Sensors......Page 180
Methods to Measure the Strength of Cell Adhesion to Substrates......Page 206
Use of the Atomic Force Microscope to Determine the Strength of Bacterial Attachment to Grooved Surface Features......Page 238
Continuous Photobleaching to Study the Growth Modes of Focal Adhesions......Page 254
Cell Adhesion to Ordered Pores: Consequences for Cellular Elasticity......Page 266
Protein/Material Interfaces: Investigation on Model Surfaces......Page 280
Addressable Cell Microarrays via Switchable Superhydrophobic Surfaces......Page 304
Part 3: Surface Treatments to Control Cell Adhesion and Behavior......Page 312
A Versatile Gradient of Biomolecules for Regulating Cell Behaviour......Page 314
Evaluation of Cell Behaviour on Atmospheric Plasma Deposited Siloxane and Fluorosiloxane Coatings......Page 332
Similarities between Plasma Amino Functionalized PEEK and Titanium Surfaces Concerning Enhancement of Osteoblast Cell Adhesion......Page 348
Helium Plasma Treatment to Improve Biocompatibility and Blood Compatibility of Polycarbonate......Page 368
Surface Engineering and Cell Adhesion......Page 388
Part 4: Cell Adhesion in Medicine and Therapy......Page 410
Selective Cell Control by Surface Structuring for Orthopedic Applications......Page 412
Inorganic PVD and CVD Coatings in Medicine — A Review of Proteinand Cell Adhesion on Coated Surfaces......Page 426
Plasma Polymer Surfaces for Cell Expansion and Delivery......Page 464
Adhesion of Cells and Tissues to Bioabsorbable Polymeric Materials: Scaffolds, Surgical Tissue Adhesives and Anti-adhesive Materials......Page 486
Phagocyte Decisions at Interfaces......Page 506
Soluble Amyloid-β Protein Aggregates Induce Nuclear Factor-κB Mediated Upregulation of Adhesion Molecule Expression to Stimulate Brain Endothelium for Monocyte Adhesion......Page 522