The interaction of cells and tissues with artificial materials designed for applications in
biotechnologies and in medicine is governed by the physical and chemical properties of the …

While polymers are widely utilized materials in the biomedical industry, they are rarely used
in an unmodified state. Some kind of a surface treatment is often necessary to achieve …

The frontier of surface and colloid science has moved to smaller and smaller regions and
deeper and deeper into the living world. It is a privilege to introduce the second edition of the …

The injection of material into a target specimen in the form of an accelerated ion beam offers
a most valuable tool for altering its physical, chemical, structural, surface and interface …

This volume chronicles the proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Contact
Angle, Wettability and Adhesion held in Providence, Rhode Island, May 20a 23, 2002. This …

Advanced interdisciplinary scientific field of tissue engineering has been developed to meet
increasing demand for safe, functional and easy available substitutes of irreversibly …

Regulation of protein adsorption and cell adhesion on surfaces is a key aspect in the field of
biomedicine and tissue engineering. Beside the general studies on hydrophilic/hydrophobic …

Biocompatibility of biomaterials relates, amongst others, to the absence of adverse cellular
reactions and modulation of cell adhesion and subsequent responses. With respect to tissue …

The objective of this work was to determine surface properties of polymer surfaces after
plasma treatment with the aim of further cytocompatibility tests. Examined polymers were …

Molecular assembly of protein and peptide is highly specific and frequently occurs in
biological systems. Collagen, which is the most abundant component in extracellular matrix …