Special Section: Selected papers from the Northern Ireland Biomedical Engineering Society Spring Meeting, 2009; Guest Editor: Nicholas J. Dunne
2253-2254
Special issue: select papers from the 29th Northern Ireland Biomedical Engineering Conference, Belfast, UK, April 2009
Nicholas J. Dunne, Fraser J. Buchanan, Adrian R. Boyd and George A. Burke
2255-2261
Hydroxyapatite bone substitutes developed via replication of natural marine sponges
Eoin Cunningham, Nicholas Dunne, Gavin Walker, Christine Maggs and Ruth Wilcox, et al.
2263-2270
Performance of calcium deficient hydroxyapatite–polyglycolic acid composites: an in vitro study
Nicholas Dunne, Valerie Jack, Rochelle O’Hara, David Farrar and Fraser Buchanan
2271-2279
Sintering of biphasic calcium phosphates
O. Brown, M. McAfee, S. Clarke and F. Buchanan
2281-2286
Thermal preparation of highly porous calcium phosphate bone filler derived from marine algae
P. J. Walsh, G. M. Walker, C. A. Maggs and F. J. Buchanan
2287-2292
Influence of multiwall carbon nanotube functionality and loading on mechanical properties of PMMA/MWCNT bone cements
Ross Ormsby, Tony McNally, Christina Mitchell and Nicholas Dunne
2293-2298
Development and characterisation of a collagen nano-hydroxyapatite composite scaffold for bone tissue engineering
Gráinne M. Cunniffe, Glenn R. Dickson, Sonia Partap, Kenneth T. Stanton and Fergal J. O’Brien
2299-2305
Optimisation of the mechanical and handling properties of an injectable calcium phosphate cement
R. M. O’Hara, N. J. Dunne, J. F. Orr, F. J. Buchanan and R. K. Wilcox, et al.
2307-2316
Ibuprofen-loaded poly(ε-caprolactone) layered silicate nanocomposites prepared by hot melt extrusion
Kayleen T. Campbell, Duncan Q. M. Craig and Tony McNally
2317-2324
Monitoring cellular behaviour using Raman spectroscopy for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications
A. R. Boyd, G. A. Burke and B. J. Meenan
2325-2330
Stimulation of osteoblasts using rest periods during bioreactor culture on collagen-glycosaminoglycan scaffolds
Sonia Partap, Niamh A. Plunkett, Daniel J. Kelly and Fergal J. O’Brien
2331-2336
Tissue differentiation in an in vivo bioreactor: in silico investigations of scaffold stiffness
Hanifeh Khayyeri, Sara Checa, Magnus Tägil, Fergal J. O’Brien and Patrick J. Prendergast
2337-2343
Wear testing of a DJOA finger prosthesis in vitro
Thomas J. Joyce
2345-2354
Effects of heat treatment of wood on hydroxylapatite type mineral precipitation and biomechanical properties in vitro
J. Rekola, L. V. J. Lassila, J. Hirvonen, M. Lahdenperä and R. Grenman, et al.
2355-2364
A spectroscopic investigation into the setting and mechanical properties of titanium containing glass polyalkenoate cements
A. W. Wren, A. Kidari, N. M. Cummins and M. R. Towler
2365-2369
Aqueous ferrofluids as templates for magnetic hydroxyapatite nanocomposites
Aparna Mir, Dhriti Mallik, Soumya Bhattacharyya, Dipankar Mahata and Arvind Sinha, et al.
2371-2383
Experimental and computational characterization of designed and fabricated 50:50 PLGA porous scaffolds for human trabecular bone applications
Eiji Saito, Heesuk Kang, Juan M. Taboas, Alisha Diggs and Colleen L. Flanagan, et al.
2385-2392
Heparinized hydroxyapatite/collagen three-dimensional scaffolds for tissue engineering
S. Teixeira, L. Yang, P. J. Dijkstra, M. P. Ferraz and F. J. Monteiro
2393-2401
Mg2+ substituted calcium phosphate nano particles synthesis for non viral gene delivery application
A. Hanifi, M. H. Fathi, H. Mir Mohammad Sadeghi and J. Varshosaz
2403-2411
Ester prodrug-loaded electrospun cellulose acetate fiber mats as transdermal drug delivery systems
Xiao-mei Wu, Christopher J. Branford-White, Li-min Zhu, Nichoals P. Chatterton and Deng-guang Yu
2413-2423
An in vitro and in vivo investigation of the biological behavior of a ferrimagnetic cement for highly focalized thermotherapy
Ana Portela, Mário Vasconcelos, Rogério Branco, Fátima Gartner and Miguel Faria, et al.
2425-2433
Immobilization of type-I collagen and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) onto poly (HEMA-co-MMA) hydrogel surface and its cytotoxicity study
Tuo Yan, Rong Sun, Chun Li, Baihua Tan and Xuan Mao, et al.
2435-2442
A novel injectable chlorhexidine thermosensitive hydrogel for periodontal application: preparation, antibacterial activity and toxicity evaluation
Qiu Xia Ji, Qing Sheng Zhao, Jing Deng and Rui Lü
2443-2452
Effect of emulsion polymerization and magnetic field on the adsorption of albumin on poly(methyl methacrylate)-based biomaterial surfaces
Loredana E. Nita and Aurica P. Chiriac
2453-2462
Determination of antibacterial properties and cytocompatibility of silver-loaded coral hydroxyapatite
Yu Zhang, Qing-Shui Yin, Yu Zhang, Hong Xia and Fu-Zhi Ai, et al.
2463-2477
Methodologies for assessing local surface texture features that are relevant to cell attachment
Alistair Forbes, Paul Tomlins, Elzbieta Gurdak, Matthew Illsely and Stuart James, et al.
2479-2490
Effect of collagen II coating on mesenchymal stem cell adhesion on chitosan and on reacetylated chitosan fibrous scaffolds
Guillaume R. Ragetly, Dominique J. Griffon, Hae-Beom Lee and Yong Sik Chung
2491-2500
PVA/STMP based hydrogels as potential substitutes of human vitreous
Gemma Leone, Marco Consumi, Marianna Aggravi, Alessandro Donati and Stefania Lamponi, et al.