The Biomaterials: Silver Jubilee Compendium

 Content: Preface (D.F. Williams) --
 Controlled release of biologically active compounds from bioerodible polymers (J. Heller) --
 The response to the intramuscular implantation of pure metals (A. McNamara and D.F. Williams) --
 Osseointegrated titanium fixtures in the treatment of edentulousness (P.I. Branemark, R. Adell, T. Albrektsson, U. Lekholm, S. Lundkvist and B. Rockler) --
 Biomaterial biocompatibility and the macrophage (J.M. Anderson and K.M. Miller) --
 Systematic effects of biomaterials (J. Black) --
 The in vitro response of osteoblasts to bioactive glass (T. Matsuda and J.E. Davies) --
 Activtion of the complement system at the interface between blood and artificial surfaces (M.D. Kazatchkine and M.P. Carreno) --
 Dynamic and equilibrium swelling behaviour of pH-sensitive hydrogels containing 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (L. Brannon-Peppas and N.A. Peppas) --
 Macroencapsulation of dopamine-secreting cells by coextrusion with an organic polymer solution (P. Aebischer, L. Wahlberg, P.A. Tresco and S.R. Winn) --
 Interaction between phospholipids and biocompatible polymers containing a phosphorylcholine moiety)M. Kojima, K. Ishihara, A. Watanabe and N. Nakabayashi) --
 Quantitative assessment of the tissue response to implanted biomaterials (D.G. Vince, J.A. Hunt and D.F. Williams) --
 Immune response in biocompatibility (A. Remes and D.F. Williams) --
 Laminated three-dimensional biodegradable foams for use in tissue engineering (A.G. Mikos, G. Sarakinos, S.M. Leite, J.P. Vacanti and R. Langer) --
 Late degradation tissue response to poly(L-lactide) bone plates and screws (J.E. Bergsma, W.C. de Bruijn, F.R. Rozema, R.R. Bos and G. Boering) --
 Mechanism of cell detachment from temperature-modulated, hydrophilic-hydrophobic polymer surfaces (T. Okano, N. Yamada, M. Okuhara, H. Sakai and Y. Sakurai) --
 Mechanisms of polymer degradation and erosion (A. Gopferich) --
 Stabilized polyglycolic acid fibre-based tubes for tissue engineering (D.J. Mooney, C.L. Mazzoni, C. Breuer, K. McNamara, D. Hern, J.P. Vacanti, et al) --
 Poly(alpha-hydroxy acids): carriers for bone morphogenetic proteins (J.O. Hollinger and K. Leong) --
 Response of MG63 osteoblast-like cells to titanium and titaniun alloy is dependent on surface roughness and composition (J. Lincks, B.D. Boyan, C.R. Blanchard, C.H. Lohmann, Y. Liu, D.L. Cochran, et al) --
 Patterning proteins and cells using soft lithography (R.S. Kane, S. Takayama, E. Ostuni, D.E. Ingber and G.M. Whitesides) --
 Scaffolds in tissue engineering bone and cartilage (D.W. Hutmacher) --
 Topographical contol of human neutrophil motility on micropatterned materials with various surface chemistry (J. Tan and W.M. Saltzman) --
 Photopolymerized hyaluronic acid-based hydrogels and interpenetrating networks (Y.D. Park, N. Tirelli and J.A. Hubbell) --
 Cell sheert engineering for myocardial tissue reconstruction (T. Shimizu, M. Yamato, A. Kikuchi and T. Okano) --
 Biomaterial-associated thrombosis: roles of coagulation factors, complement, platelets and leukocytes (M.B. Gorbet and M.V. Sefton) --
 Author Index.