Special Section: Selected Papers from the 10th International Conference on Polymers in Medicine & Surgery, Cambridge UK, 2004
1191-1192
Editorial
Andrew W. Lloyd
1193-1204
Comparative
in vitro
evaluation of microspherical embolisation agents
Andrew L. Lewis, Clementine Adams, Wendy Busby, Stephen A. Jones and Laura C. Wolfenden, et al.
1205-1210
Dimensional changes of alginate dental impression materials
N. Nallamuthu, M. Braden and M. P. Patel
1211-1217
Gelatine/PLLA sponge-like scaffolds: morphological and biological characterization
Luigi Lazzeri, Maria Grazia Cascone, Serena Danti, Lorenzo Pio Serino and Stefania Moscato, et al.
1219-1226
Effect of microencapsulated phase change materials on the thermo-mechanical properties of poly(methyl-methacrylate) based biomaterials
Roberto De Santis, Veronica Ambrogi, Cosimo Carfagna, Luigi Ambrosio and Luigi Nicolais
1227-1236
Stability and release of antiviral drugs from ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer
S. Kalachandra, T. Takamata, D. M. Lin, E. A. Snyder and J. Webster-Cyriaque
1237-1244
Application of polylactides in spinal cages: Studies in a goat model
T. H. Smit, M. R. Krijnen, M. van Dijk and P. I. J. M. Wuisman
1245-1254
In-vitro study of the spontaneous calcification of PHEMA-based hydrogels in simulated body fluid
Zainuddin, D. J. T. Hill, A. K. Whittaker and T. V. Chirila
1255-1258
Characterisation of some experimental silicones
S. Parker, I. Meththananda, M. Braden and G. J. Pearson
1259-1265
A novel hydrogel crosslinked hyaluronan with glycol chitosan
Wei Wang
1267-1274
Release of diclofenac sodium from polylactide-co-glycolide 80/20 rods
Petrus Viitanen, Esa Suokas, Pertti Törmälä and Nureddin Ashammakhi
1275-1282
Innovation in multifunctional bioabsorbable osteoconductive drug-releasing hard tissue fixation devices
N. Ashammakhi, M. Veiranto, E. Suokas, J. Tiainen and S.-M. Niemelä, et al.
1283-1296
Polyurethane/poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) semi-interpenetrating polymer networks for biomedical applications
L. V. Karabanova, A. W. Lloyd, S. V. Mikhalovsky, M. Helias and G. J. Phillips, et al.
1297-1303
Biocompatibility and Biodegradation of novel PHB porous substrates with controlled multi-pore size by emulsion templates method
Cai Zhijiang
1305-1313
Preparation, characterization and microhardness study of semi interpenetrating polymer networks of polyvinyl alcohol and crosslinked polyacrylamide
Shefali Mishra, R. Bajpai, R. Katare and A. K. Bajpai
1315-1322
Tissue reactions to bioabsorbable ciprofloxacin-releasing polylactide-polyglycolide 80/20 screws in rabbits’ cranial bone
Johanna Tiainen, Ylermi Soini, Esa Suokas, Minna Veiranto and Pertti Törmälä, et al.
1323-1331
Stabilisation of crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE)-acetabular components with α-tocopherol
C. Wolf, J. Maninger, K. Lederer, H. Frühwirth-Smounig and T. Gamse, et al.
1333-1340
Accelerated ageing experiments with crosslinked and conventional ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) stabilised with α-tocopherol for total joint arthroplasty
C. Wolf, C. Macho and K. Lederer
1341-1347
Animal experiments with ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) stabilised with α-tocopherol used for articulating surfaces in joint endoprostheses
C. Wolf, K. Lederer, H. Bergmeister, U. Losert and P. Böck
1349-1356
Preparation of 3-D regenerated fibroin scaffolds with freeze drying method and freeze drying/foaming technique
Qiang Lv and QingLing Feng
1357-1364
Macroporous hydrogels based on 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate. Part 5: Hydrolytically degradable materials
Martin Přádný, Jiří Michálek, Petr Lesný, Aleš Hejčl and Jiří Vacík, et al.
1365-1372
Hyaluronic acid based materials for intestine tissue engineering: A morphological and biochemical study of cell-material interaction
A. Esposito, A. Mezzogiorno, A. Sannino, A. De Rosa and D. Menditti, et al.
1373-1381
Characterization of chitosan films and effects on fibroblast cell attachment and proliferation
V. Hamilton, Y. Yuan, D. A. Rigney, A. D. Puckett and J. L. Ong, et al.
1383-1391
Strength improvement of critical-sized three dimensional printing parts by infiltration of solvent-free visible light-cured resin
J. Suwanprateeb
1393-1401
Hyaluronic acid hydrogel immobilized with RGD peptides for brain tissue engineering
F. Z. Cui, W. M. Tian, S. P. Hou, Q. Y. Xu and I.-S. Lee
1403-1409
Improved mechanical properties of acrylic bone cement with short titanium fiber reinforcement
S. P. Kotha, C. Li, P. McGinn, S. R. Schmid and J. J. Mason
1411-1420
Preparation of porous biodegradable poly(lactide-co-glycolide)/ hyaluronic acid blend scaffolds: Characterization, in vitro cells culture and degradation behaviors
Chih-Ta Lee and Yu-Der Lee
1421-1431
Characterisation of the internal and external surfaces of four types of Foley catheter using SEM and profilometry
E. L. Lawrence and I. G. Turner
1433-1448
The mechanical properties of recovered PMMA bone cement: A preliminary study
R. P. S. Chaplin, A. J. C. Lee, R. M. Hooper and M. Clarke