Polymer Biomaterials in Solution, As Interfaces and As Solids : A Festschrift Honoring the 60th Birthday of Dr. Allan S. Hoffman

This book contains papers from scientists from all parts of the world, representing the state-of-the-art in polymeric biomaterials today, have been rearranged into a logical order of sections, each having a distinct focus. The topics covered are: Surface Modification, Characterization and Properties; Protein Adsorption; Blood Interactions; Cell Interactions; Immobilized Cell Receptor Ligands and Immobilized Cells; Immobilized Biomolecules and Synthetic Derivatives of Biomolecules; New Polymers and Applications; Biodegradable Polymers and Drug Delivery; Water-Soluble Biomolecules, Synthetic Polymers, and their Conjugates; and Hydrogels. Content: The articles collected in this publication have previously been published in eight special issues of the Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, in honour of Dr. Allan S. Hoffman, who is known as a pioneer, a leader and a mentor in the field of biomaterials. The papers from renowned scientists from all parts of the world, representing the state-of-the-art in polymeric biomaterials today, have been rearranged into a logical order of sections, each having a distinct focus. The topics covered Surface Modification, Characterization and Properties; Protein Adsorption; Blood Interactions; Cell Interactions; Immobilized Cell Receptor Ligands and Immobilized Cells; Immobilized Biomolecules and Synthetic Derivatives of Biomolecules; New Polymers and Applications; Biodegradable Polymers and Drug Delivery; Water-Soluble Biomolecules, Sunthetic Polymers, and their Conjugates; Hydrogels. Content: Surface modification, characterization, and properties : RF plasma gas discharge -- Surface modification, characterization, and properties : physico-chemical modification -- Protein adsorption -- Blood interactions -- Cell interactions -- Immobilized cell receptor ligands and immobilized cells -- Immobilized biomolecules and synthetic derivatives of biomolecules : heparin -- Immobilized biomolecules and synthetic derivatives of biomolecules : collagen and polysaccharides. New polymers and applications -- Biodegradable polymers and drug delivery : degradable polymers -- Biodegradable polymers and drug delivery : drug delivery -- Water-soluble biomolecules, synthetic polymers, and their conjugates -- Hydrogels : water and diffusion in hydrogels -- Hydrogels : stimuli-responsive hydrogels. This festschrift, honoring the 60th birthday of Professor Allan S. Hoffman, represents the state-of-the-art in polymeric biomaterials rearranged into a logical order of sections, each having a distinct focus.