1. Effects of sterilization on an extracellular matrix scaffold: Part I. Composition and matrix architecture

   • Jason Hodde
   • Abram Janis
   • Chad Johnson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 537 - 543

2. Effects of sterilization on an extracellular matrix scaffold: Part II. Bioactivity and matrix interaction

   • Jason Hodde
   • Abram Janis
   • Michael Hiles

   OriginalPaper Pages: 545 - 550

3. Growth of human osteoblast-like cells on beta-tricalciumphosphate (TCP) membranes with different structures

   • M. Wiedmann-Al-Ahmad
   • R. Gutwald
   • R. Schmelzeisen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 551 - 563

4. Surface characteristics and bioactivity of oxide film on titanium metal formed by thermal oxidation

   • Yeong-Joon Park
   • Ho-Jun Song
   • Hong-So Yang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 565 - 575

5. Two different types of age-hardening behaviors in commercial dental gold alloys

   • Kunihiro Hisatsune
   • Takanobu Shiraishi
   • Rhodora H. Luciano

   OriginalPaper Pages: 577 - 581

6. Preoperative opacification of acrylic intraocular lenses in storage

   • C. M. Pratt
   • S. Barton
   • P. J. S. Foot

   OriginalPaper Pages: 583 - 589

7. Microindentation in bone: Hardness variation with five independent variables

   • Wesley M. Johnson
   • Andrew J. Rapoff

   OriginalPaper Pages: 591 - 597

8. Evaluation of the influence of albumin on the mineralization of a glass by Atomic Force Microscopy

   • A. O. Paiva
   • N. Costa
   • M. H. V. Fernandes

   OriginalPaper Pages: 599 - 604

9. Evaluation of different bonded investments for dental titanium casting

   • H. C. Hsu
   • H. Kikuchi
   • M. Nishiyama

   OriginalPaper Pages: 605 - 609

10. Cell behaviour on phospholipids-coated surfaces

    • M. Bosetti
    • M. Santin
    • M. Cannas

    OriginalPaper Pages: 611 - 617

11. Hydroxyapatite forming ability of electrostatic spray pyrolysis derived calcium phosphate nano powder

    • Kyu-Seog Hwang
    • Kyung-Ok Jeon
    • Byung-Hoon Kim

    OriginalPaper Pages: 619 - 622

12. Examination of local variations in viscous, elastic, and plastic indentation responses in healing bone

    • Michelle L. Oyen
    • Ching-Chang Ko

    OriginalPaper Pages: 623 - 628

13. A micromechanical elastic property study of trabecular bone in the human mandible

    • Tsutomu Nomura
    • J. Lawrence Katz
    • Chikara Saito

    OriginalPaper Pages: 629 - 633

14. Preparation and in vivo investigation of artificial cornea made of nano-hydroxyapatite/poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogel composite

    • Xu Fenglan
    • Li Yubao
    • Zhang Li

    OriginalPaper Pages: 635 - 640

15. Studies on the use of hollow fibre membrane bioreactors for tissue generation by using rat bone marrow fibroblastic cells and a composite scaffold

    • Hua Ye
    • Zhidao Xia
    • Zhanfeng Cui

    OriginalPaper Pages: 641 - 648

16. Ion release by endodontic grade glass-ionomer cement

    • Beata Czarnecka
    • Honorata Limanowska-Shaw
    • John W. Nicholson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 649 - 652

17. Chemical-physical and preliminary biological properties of poly (2-hydroxyethylmethacrilate)/poly-(ɛ-caprolactone)/hydroxyapa- tite composite

    • C. Giordano
    • F. Causa
    • L. Ambrosio

    OriginalPaper Pages: 653 - 660

18. Mechanical properties and apatite forming ability of TiO₂ nanoparticles/high density polyethylene composite: Effect of filler content

    • Masami Hashimoto
    • Hiroaki Takadama
    • Tadashi Kokubo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 661 - 668