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Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka City University, Osaka 558, Japan... 

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Department of Material Science, Faculty of Science, Osaka City University, Sugimoto 3-3-138,... 

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Acknowledgements This review article is dedicated to Dr. Takayuki Ohtsu (Professor Emeritus, Osaka City University) who pioneered photoiniferter polymerization. A large number of studies by his research group stimulated and directed me to conduct a series of siuface microarchitectiu e studies focusing on biomedical applications. The author also appreciates Professor Rainer Iordan, volume editor of this special issue, who carefully edited this article with patience. 

S. Masuda. Fast-Forward Problem Theory and Application. Osaka City University, Osaka (2008). 

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Shinozaki, K., Kira, T. Intraspecific competition among higher plants. VII Logistic theory of the C-D effect. Journal of the Institute of Polytechnics, Osaka City University 1956 7 35-72. 

Department of Chemistry Graduate School of Science Osaka City University, Sugimoto Sumiyoshi, Osaka 558-8585, Japan tomoOsci.osaka-cu.ac.jp... 

T. Nishikawa, T. Ono, N. Kakutani, M. Yano, and Y. Ogo, Preparation of Ni Membrane Catalyst Supported on Ceramic Filter by CVD Method, Member of Faculty of Engineering, Osaka City University,... 

We are grateful to Professor S. Ooi and Dr. I. Kinoshita of Osaka City University, Japan, and Professor T. G. Appleton, University of Queensland, Australia, for providing us with their results prior to publication. Financial support by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Area (No, 03231105) from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture, Japan, is gratefully acknowledged. 

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