Fundamentals and vascular and carrier applications

Part 1. Compatibility and Functionality Issues in Applied Biomaterials. Molecular Mechanism of Biomaterial-Mediated Phagocyte Responses, Liping Tang. Hypersensitivity Associated with Metallic Biomaterials, Nadim Hallab, Joshua J. Jacobs, and Jonathan Black. Blood-Compatible Bioactive Polymers, Stephane La Barre and Catherine Boisson-Vidal. Novel Modification Method of Bioprosthetic Tissue for Improved Calcification Resistance, Ki Dong Park, Young Ha Kim, and Won Kyu Lee. Biocompatibility of Silicone Gel Breast Implants, Deepak V. Kilpadi and Dale S. Feldman. Endothelialization of Vascular Prostheses, Gary L. Bowlin, Steven P. Schmidt, Stanley E. Rittgers, and Kristin J. Pawlowski. Part 2. Design and Evaluation of Materials for Vascular Applications. Collagen-Based Vascular Prostheses, Jerome A. Werkmeister, Glenn A. Edwards, and John A. M. Ramshaw. Surface Modifications of Mechanical Heart Valves: Effects on Thrombogenicity, Hoang S. Tran, Matthew M. Puc, Frank A. Chrzanowski, Jr., Charles W. Hewitt, David B. Soll, Bawa Singh, Nalin Kumar, Steven Marra, Vincent Simonetti, Jonathan Cilley, and Anthony J. DelRossi. The Importance of Radial Forces in Vascular Stent Design, P. B. Snowhill, J. L. Nosher, and F. H. Silver. Blood Leak-Proof Porous Vascular Grafts, Jin Ho Lee, Gilson Khang, and Hai Bang Lee. Formation of Neointima in Vascular Prosthesis Sealed with Autologous Adipose Tissue Fragments for Femoropopliteal Bypass, Yukio Ichikawa, Yasuharu Noishiki, Tamitaro Soma, Ichiya Yamazaki, Takayuki Kosuge, and Norihisa Karube. Clinical Improvement in Patients with Coronary and Peripheral Vascular Diseases Treated by LDL-Adsorption Using the Liposorber LA-15 System, Tetsuzo Agishi and Bruce Gordon. Development of a New Hybrid Coronary Stent Design with Optimized Biocompatible Properties, Armin Bolz, Claus Harder, Martin Unverdorben, and Max Schaldach. Part 3. Biomaterials as Carriers for Bioactive Agents. Incorporation of Active Agent into Biodegradable Cement:Encapsulation of Agent as Protection from Chemical Degradation During Cure and Effect on Release Profile, Joseph D. Gresser, Hisanori X. Nagaoka, Debra J. Trantolo, Pattisapu R. J. Gangadharam, Yung-Yueh Hsu, and Donald L. Wise. New Synthetic Degradable Polymers as Carrier Materials for BMP, Kunio Takaoka, Shimpei Miyamoto, Naoto Saito, and Takao Okada. Use of Carrier Materials in Delivery of Bone Inductor Substances, Philip J. Boyne. Preclinical and Clinical Evaluation of Osteogenic Protein-1 (BMP-7) in Bony Sites, Stephen D. Cook, Samantha L. Salkeld, Laura P. Patron, and David C. Rueger. Enzyme-Based Artificial Liver Support: A Computerized Expert System for Design, Optimization, and Operation Control, Serge Guzy, Samuel Sideman, and Noah Lotan. Bupivacaine Release from Biopolymeric Depots for the Alleviation of Postoperative Pain, William A. Apruzzese, Joseph D. Gresser, Daniel B. Carr, Louis Shuster, Donald L. Wise, and Debra J. Trantolo. Biomaterial Implants for Treatment of Central Nervous System Diseases, Wei Chen, Bingqing Ji, and D. Robert Lu. Index.