Advances in Structures, Properties and Applications of Biological and Bioinspired Materials

Table of Contents

Part I. Advanced Composites and Structures for Tissue Engineering:
1. Composites and structures for regenerative engineering
2. Novel and unique matrix design for osteochondral tissue engineering
3. Reducing infections using nanotechnology
4. Identifying iron oxide based materials that can either pass or not pass through the in vitro blood-brain barrier
5. Nanostructured ceramic and ceramic-polymer composites as dual functional interface for bioresorbable metallic implants
6. Novel silicone-epoxy composites for dental restorations
7. Development of hydroxyapatite-mediated synthesis of collagen-based copolymers for application as bio scaffolds in bone regeneration
8. Size also matters in biodegradable composite microfiber reinforced by chitosan nanofibers
9. Proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells on biodegradable calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite tubular bacterial cellulose composites
10. Dielectrophoretical fabrication of hybrid carbon nanotubes-hydrogel biomaterial for muscle tissue engineering applications
11. In vitro examination of poly(glycerol sebacate) degradation kinetics: effects of porosity and cure temperature
12. Novel absorbable polyurethane biomaterials and scaffolds for tissue engineering
13. Control of cell adhesion and detachment on temperature-responsive block copolymer Langmuir films
14. Biofunctional thermo-responsive polymeric surface with micropatterns for label free cell separation
15. Preliminary investigation of a sacrificial process for fabrication of polymer membranes with sub-micron thickness
16. Fabrication and morphological investigation of multi-walled electrospun polymeric nanofibers
17. A novel injectable chitosan sponge containing brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) to enhance human oligodendrocyte progenitor cells' (OPC) differentiation
Part II. Advances in Mechanics of Biological and Bioinspired Materials:
18. DNA i-motif provides steel-like tough ends to chromosomes
19. Scanning acoustic microscopy of biological cryosections: the effect of local thickness on apparent acoustic wave speed
20. The structure and the mechanical properties of a newly fabricated cellulose-nanofiber/polyvinyl-alcohol composite
21. Modular peptide-based hybrid nanoprobes for bio-imaging and bio-sensing
22. Microstructure, spectroscopic studies and nanomechanical properties of human cortical bone with osteogenesis imperfect
Part III. Engineering and Application of Bioinspired Structured Materials:
23. Mechanosensitive channels activity in a droplet interface bilayer system
24. Cellulose nanofibril (CNF) reinforced starch insulating foams
25. Degradation control of cellulose scaffold by malaprade oxidation
26. Toward bioinspired nanostructures for selective vapor sensing: diverse vapor-induced spectral responses within iridescent scales of morpho butterflies
27. Integrative chemistry toward biosourced SiC macrocellular foams bearing unprecedented heat transport properties
28. Preparation of porous B-type carbonate apatite with different carbonate contents for an artificial bone substitute
29. Science of swimming and the swimming of the soft shelled turtle
30. Effect of microtubules hierarchy on photoinduced hydrogen generation and application to artificial photosynthesis
Part IV. Materials for Neural Interfaces:
31. Investigating the surface changes of silicon in vitro within physiological environments for neurological application
32. Quantification of axonal outgrowth on a surface with asymmetric topography
33. Improved biphasic pulsing power efficiency with Pt-Ir coated microelectrodes
34. Atomic layer deposited Al2O3 and parylene C bi-layer encapsulation for Utah electrode array based neural interfaces.