1st Edition
Gels, Genes, Grafts and Giants Festschrift on the Occasion of the 70th Birthday of Allan S. Hoffman
Foreword
T. Horbett, B. Ratner and P. Stayton
Preface
Allan Hoffman: A 70th Birthday Celebration
B. D. Ratner
Some personal reflections on the career of Allan Hoffman in honor of his 70th birthday
T. Horbett, B. Ratner and P. Stayton
Drug delivery
Cellular evaluation of insulin transmucosal delivery
E. Lopez and N. A. Peppas
Hydrogel probe for iontophoresis drug delivery to the eye
E. Eljarrat-Binstock, F. Raiskup, J. Frucht-Pery and A.J. Domb
Aqueous N,N-diethylnicotinamide (DENA) solution as a medium for accelerated release study of paclitaxel
N. Baek, J. Lee and K. Park
Novel carboxymethylcellulose-based microporous hydrogels suitable for drug delivery
R. Barbucci, G. Leone and A. Vecchiullo
IgG responses to intranasal immunization with cholera-toxin-immobilized polymeric nanospheres in mice
T. Kaneko, S. Shimomai, M. Miyazaki, M. Baba and M. Akashi
Water-soluble polymers with low critical solution temperature (LCST) as carriers for protein drug delivery
N. A. Plate, I. L. Valuev and L. I. Valuev
Polymeric drugs with prolonged sustained delivery of specific anti-aggregant agents for platelets: kinetic analysis of the release mechanism
A. Gallardo, G. Rodriguez, M. Fernandez, M. R. Aguilar and J. S, Roman
Promotion of U cell adhesion on polypropylene surfaces bearing phosphorylcholine functionalities
Y.-K. Gong, F Mwale, M. R. Wertheimer and F M. Winnik
Controlled release of plasmid DNA from biodegradable scaffolds fabricated using a thermally-induced phase-separation method
K. W. Chun, K. C Cho, S. K Kim, J, H. Jeong and T. G. Park
PEGylated dextran as long-circulating pharmaceutical carrier
A. N. Lukyanov, R. M. Sawant, W. C. Hartner and V. P. Torchilin
Enhanced ileal absorption of a hydrophilic macromolecule, pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS)
L. Dong, A. Yum, J. Nguyen and P. Wong
Gene delivery: intelligent but just at the beginning (Review)
E. Pi§kin, S. Dinger and M. Turk
Anti-inflammatory drug delivery from hyaluronic acid hydrogels
S. K. Hahn, S. Jelacic, R. V. Maier, P. S. Stay ton and A. S. Hoffman
Design and characterisation of new nanoparticulate polymer blends for drug delivery
N. Csaba, L. Gonzalez, A. Sanchez andM. J. Alonso
Semi-interpenetrating network of poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(D,L-lactide) for the controlled delivery of protein drugs
C. D. Brown, P S. Stay ton and A. S. Hoffman
Preparation of cationic comb-type copolymer having guanidino moieties and its interaction with DNAs
S. W Choi, Y Sato, T. Akaike and A. Maruyama
Effect of a dextran derivative associated with TGF-$ or FGF- on dermal fibroblast behaviour in dermal equivalents
L. Frank, C. Lebreton-Decoster, G. Godeau, B. Coulomb and J. Jozefonvicz
Novel biodegradable cholesterol-modified polyrotaxane hydrogels for cartilage regeneration
W. Tachaboonyakiat, T. Furubayashi, M. Katoh, T. Ooya and N. Yui
Biodegradable poly(terephthalate-co-phosphate)s: synthesis, characterization and drug-release properties
H.-Q. Mao, I. Shipanova-Kadiyala, Z .Zhao, W. Dang, A. Brown and K.WLeong
Synthesis and characterization of stimuli-sensitive hydrogels having a different length of ethylene glycol chains carrying phosphate groups: loading and release of lysozyme
K. Nakamae, T. Nishino, K. Kato, T. Miyata and A. S. Hoffman
Poly(propylacrylic acid)-mediated serum stabilization of cationic lipoplexes
C. K Cheung, P. S. Stayton and A. S. Hoffman
Surfaces, modification and characterization
Platelet adhesion to radiofrequency glow-discharge-deposited fluorocarbon polymers preadsorbed with selectively depleted plasmas show the primary role of fibrinogen
W.-B. Tsai, Q. Shi, J. M. Grunkemeier, C. Mc Far land and T. A. Horbett
PH-dependent elution profiles of selected proteins in HPLC having a stationary phase modified with pH-sensitive sulfonamide polymers
S. I. Kang and Y. .H Bae
Molecular composition and mechanical properties of biopolymer interfaces studied by sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (Review)
T. S. KoffaSy E. Amitay-Sadovsky, J. Kim and G. A. Somorjai
Surface characteristics of block-type copolymer composed of semi-fluorinated and phospholipid segments synthesized by living radical polymerization
Y. Inoue, J. Watanabe, M. Takai and K. Ishihara
Grafting copolymerization of -methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) onto pre-irradiated cellulose films
J. Chen, Y. C. Nho and A. S. Hoffman
Cells on surfaces
Cell-adhesive and blood-coagulant properties of ultrathin poly(methyl methacrylate) stereocomplex films
T. Serizawa, K. Yamashita and M. Akashi
Macrophage behavior on surface-modified polyurethanes
J. A. Jones, M. Dadsetan, T. O. Collier, M. Ebert, K. S. Stokes, R. S. Ward, R. A. Hiltner and J. M. Anderson
Oral administration of biochemically active microcapsules to treat uremia: new insights into an old approach
J. A. O'Loughlin, J. M. Bruder and M. J. Lysaght
Formulation of chitosan-DNA nanoparticles with poly(propyl acrylic acid) enhances gene expression
T. Kiang, C. Bright, C Y Cheung, R S. Stayton, A. S. Hoffman and K. W, Leong
Monocyte activation on polyelectrolyte multilayers
J. J. Hwang, S. Jelacic, N. T. Samuel, R. V Maier, C. T. Campbell, D. G. Castner, A. S. Hoffman and R S. Stayton
Smart polymers, surfaces and hydrogels
The effect of pH on the LCST of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid)
Y Pei, J. Chen, L. Yang, L. Shi, Q. Tao, B. Hui and J. Li
A hydrogel system for stimulus-responsive, oxygen-sensitive in situ gelation
A. Goessl, N. Tirelli and J. A. Hubbell
Preparation of reversibly glucose-responsive hydrogels by covalent immobilization of lectin in polymer networks having pendant glucose
T. Miyata, A. Jikihara, K. Nakamae and A.S. Hoffman
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based semi-interpenetrating polymer networks for tissue engineering applications. Effects of lineai' poly(acrylic acid) chains on rheology
R. A. Stile, E. Chung, W. R. Burghardt and K. E. Healy
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-grafted gelatin as a thermoresponsive cell-adhesive, mold-releasable material for shape-engineered tissues
T. Matsuda
Characteristics of chemically cross-linked myosin gels
A. Kakugo, S. Sugimoto, K. Shikinaka, J. P. Gong and Y Osada
Tissue responses to thermally-responsive hydrogel nanoparticles
H. Weng, J. Zhou, L. Tang and Z. Hu
Plasma protein adsorption to surfaces grafted with dense homopolymer and copolymer brushes containing poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
J. Janzen, Y. Le, J. N. Kizhakkedathu and D. E. Brooks
Hydrogels
Preparation and characterization of pH-sensitive hydrogel of chitosan/poly(acrylic acid) co-polymer
L. Shi, L. Yang, J. Chen, Y. Pei, M. Chen, B. Hui and J. Li
Fibroin hydrogels for biomedical applications: preparation, characterization and in vitro cell culture studies
A. Motta, C. Migliaresi, F. Faccioni, P. Torricelli, M. Fini and R. Giardino
Synthesis of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) containing monomers and their co-polymerization with PEG-diacrylate to form hydrogels
B. P Lee, K. Huang, F N. Nunalee, K. R. Shall and P. B. Messersmith
Hydrogen-bonding-driven spontaneous gelation of water-soluble phospholipid polymers in aqueous medium
M. Kimura, K. Fukumoto, J. Watanabe and K. Ishihara
Tethered protein/peptide-surface-modified hydrogels
J. Bi, J. C. Downs and J. T Jacob
Enhancement of stability of glucose oxidase by immobilization onto metal ion-chelated poly(N-vinyl imidazole) hydrogels
N. Pekely B. Salih and O.Giiven
Immobilization of biomolecules
Design of highly specific ligands of fibrin for therapeutic applications
A. M. Bianucci, L Massarelli, F. Chiellini, C. Eidelman and E. Chiellini
Synthesis of segmented poly(ether urethane)s and poly(ether urethane urea)s incorporating various side-chain or backbone functionalities
F. I. Simonovsky, S. C. Porter and B. D. Ratner
Immobilization of streptavidin-horseradish peroxidase onto a biotinylated poly (aery lie acid) backbone that had been radiation-grafted to a PTFE film
P Sadurni, A. Alagon, R. Aliev, G. Burillo and A. S. Hoffman
The relevance of the transfer of molecular information between natural and synthetic materials in the realisation of biomedical devices with enhanced properties (Review)
G. Ciardelli, D. Silvestri, C. Cristallini, N. Barbani and P. Giusti
Tissue engineering scaffolds, entrapped cells, degradable polymers
Capillary zone electrophoresis as a tool to monitor the last stages of the degradation of water-sensitive polymers
C. Braud
Electrically conductive D-PAN-containing surfaces as a culturing substrate for neurons
R. Oren, R. Sfez, N. Korbakov, K Shabtai, A. Cohen, H. Erez, A. Dormann,
H. Cohen, J. Shappir, M. E. Spira and S. Yitzchaik
Controlled synthesis of biodegradable lactide polymers and copolymers using novel in situ generated or single-site stereoselective polymerization initiators
Z. Zhong, R J. Dijkstra and J. Feijen
Manufacture of elastic biodegradable PLCL scaffolds for mechano-active vascular tissue engineering
S. I. Jeong, S. H. Kim, Y. H Kim, Y Jung, J H. Kwon, B.-S. Kim and Y M. Lee
Bioactive glasses for in situ tissue regeneration (Review)
L. L. Bench, I. D. Xynos and J. M. Polak
Xyloglucan as a synthetic extracellular matrix for hepatocyte attachment
S.-J. Seo I.-K. Park, M.-K. Yoo, M. Shirakawa, T. Akaike and C.-S. Cho
Development of perforated microthin poly(£-caprolactone) films as matrices for membrane tissue engineering
A. S. Htay, S. H. Teoh and D. W. Hutmacher
Amido-modified poly lactide for potential tissue engineering applications
N. K. Abayasinghe, K. P. U. Perera, C Thomas, A. Daly, S. Suresh, K. Burg,
G. M. Harrison and D. W. Smith, Jr.
Hyaluronic-acid-based semi-interpenetrating materials
X. Xin, A. Borzacchiello, P. A. Netti, L. Ambrosio and L. Nicolais
Biography
Stuart Cooper, Thomas Horbett, Michael Ratner, Patrick Stayton
