Elsevier The Biomaterials: Silver Jubilee Compendium

Product Description 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 poly From the Back Cover The journal Biomaterials was launched in 1980. The subject of biomaterials science was then in its infancy, being largely cofined to the study of the characteristics of materials used for medical devices. Twenty-five years on, we can truly say that biomaterials science has matured at an incredible rate and now represents a formidable sector that bridges the materials sciences, advanced medical therapies, and molecular and cell sciences. This Silver Jubilee Compendium consists of reprinted versions of the top 25 papers, published during these 25 years, as judged by an international panel of biomaterials scientists. This book is published as a landmark in biomaterials science and it is to be hoped that it will serve as a stimulus to young biomaterials scientists of the early twenty-first century for their pioneering work of the future. About the Author Professor Williams has had 48 years experience in biomaterials, medical device and tissue engineering, working mostly at the University of Liverpool, UK where he was ultimately Professor of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Director of the UK Centre for Tissue Engineering and Senior Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University. During his career he has published over 30 books and 400 papers: his latest book, Essential Biomaterials Science, was published by Cambridge University Press in June 2014. He was Editor-in-Chief of Biomaterials, the world’s leading journal in this field between 2000 and 2014. He has received the major awards from the US, European and Indian societies of biomaterials including the Founders Award of the US Society for Biomaterials in 2007, and received the prestigious Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal in 2012. In 1999 he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and is a Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, all in recognition of his contributions to engineering in medicine. He was global President of the Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society from 2013-2015. He was a scientific advisor to s