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Bundy, K. J. and Gettleman, L., " Orphan Problems in Biomaterials — Solution via Electrochemical Testing, Proceedings of the Symposium on Compatability of Biomedical Implants, P. Kovacs and N. S. Istephanous, Eds., Proceedings, Vol. 94-15, Electrochemical Society, 1994, pp. 381-390. 

The company addresses the market sectors of electronics, industrial and transport and also owns Invibio Ltd., which it claims is an innovative global leader in the field of high performance biomaterial solutions for medical device manufacturers. Products offered include PEEK-OPTIMA, PEEK-CLASSIX and ENDOLIGN which is a continuous carbon fibre reinforced product. 

Chen et al. utUized a direct chemical reaction with a given solution (wet treatment) to modify the surface of the silicone rubber. The presence of a layer of PEO on a biomaterial surface is accompanied by reductions in protein adsorption, and cell and bacterial adhesion. In order to obtain a PEO layer on top of the silicone rabber surface, the surface was firstly modihed by incorporating an Si-H bond using (MeHSiO) , and followed by PEO grafting to the surface using a platinum-catalyzed hydrosilylation reaction. These PEO-modified surfaces were demonstrated by fibrinogen adsorption both from buffer and plasma, as well as albumin adsorption from buffer. Reductions in protein adsorption of as much as 90% were noted on these surfaces. 

Other clues to the self-association of recombinant resilin in solution, and thus a degree of defined stmcture, include the propensity of the monomer proteins to covalently cross-link very rapidly through dityrosine side chains using a mthenium-based photochemical method [29]. Proteins which do not naturally self-associate do not form biomaterials when exposed to the Ru(ll)-based photochemical procedure (Elvin, C.E. and Brownlee, A.G., personal communication). Furthermore, Kodadek and colleagues showed that only intimately associated proteins are cross-linked via this zero-A photochemistry procedure [45]. 

The main advantage is that the entrapment conditions are dictated by the entrapped enzymes, but not the process. This includes such important denaturing factors as the solution pH, the temperature and the organic solvent released in the course of precursor hydrolysis. The immobilization by THEOS is performed at a pH and temperature that are optimal for encapsulated biomaterial [55,56]. The jellification processes are accomplished by the separation of ethylene glycol that possesses improved biocompatibility in comparison with alcohols. 

Oyane, A., Kawashita, M., Nakanishi, K, Kokubo,T., Minoda, M., Miyamoto, T. and Nakamura, T. (2003) Bonelike apatite formation on ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer modified with silane coupling agent and calcium silicate solutions. Biomaterials, 24, 1729-1735. 

Chenite A, Chaput C, Wang D et al (2000) Novel injectable neutral solutions of chitosan form biodegradable gels in situ. Biomaterials 21 2155-2161... 

HA and three different HA esters, supplied by Fidia Advanced Biomaterials SpA (Padua, Italy), were examined. HA esters were prepared by treating a quaternary ammonium salt of HA with an esterifying agent in a suitable aprotic solvent at a controlled temperature as described in detail elsewhere [2]. In this study we analyzed the following esters ethyl ester (HYAFF7), benzyl ester (HYAFFl 1), and dodecyl ester (HYAFF73 Figure 1). The materials used were both films and powders. Films were obtained by a phase inversion process from DMSO solutions as previously described [2,4]. 

Only a very few experiments have been published concerning the behaviour of osteoclast cells on fluoridated biomaterial surfaces, although this point seems crucial concerning the mode of action of osteoclast cells. Most studies report on the effect of fluoride ions in the solution, which may also change the surface on which these cells are cultivated. Ramaswamy et al. [191] have shown that osteoclasts attach to FA ceramic surfaces but that the resorption pits were barely observed. It is accepted that due to the very slow solubility of fluorapatite... 

K. A. Gross, L.M. Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Sintered hydroxyfluorapatites. Part II Mechanical properties of solid solutions determined by microindentation, Biomaterials 25 (2004) 1385-1394. 

L.M. Rodriguez-Lorenzo, J.N. Hart, K.A. Gross, Influence of fluorine in the synthesis of apatites. Synthesis of solid solutions of hydroxy-fluorapatite. Biomaterials 24 (2003) 3777-3785. 

A RM is a nanometer size droplet of an aqueous solution stabiHzed in an apolar environment by the surfactant present at the interface. In these systems, the proteins are solubiHzed inside the polar core of surfactant shell that protects the biomaterials from denaturation by organic solvent. The RMs formed in ternary... 

It is the unique properties exhibited by polyelectrolytes that have led to their use in a variety of biomedical applications. Therefore, any discussion of polyelectrolytes as biomaterials should provide some insight into the properties of polyelectrolyte systems. In this section, an overview of polyelectrolyte properties will be presented, including polyelectrolyte solutions, gels, and complexes. The purpose of this section is not to provide an exhaustive review of polyelectrolyte thermodynamics but to provide background information for the ensuing discussion of biomedical applications of polyelectrolytes. 

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