1. Editorial

   • Rui L. Reis

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 3 - 4

2. Nerve growth factor β(NGF β) delivery via a collagen/hydroxyapatite (Col/HAp) composite and its effects on new bone ingrowth

   • A. Letic-Gavrilovic
   • A. Piattelli
   • K. Abe

   OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 102

3. Development and properties of polycaprolactone/hydroxyapatite composite biomaterials

   • M. C. Azevedo
   • R. L. Reis
   • J. Feijen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 107

4. Development of a polymer stent with shape memory effect as a drug delivery system

   • H. M. Wache
   • D. J. Tartakowska
   • M. H. Wagner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 112

5. Preliminary study of a polycaprolactone membrane utilized as epidermal substrate

   • Hwei Ling Khor
   • Kee Woei Ng
   • Dietmar W. Hutmacher

   OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 120

6. Poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid-co-3-hydroxyvaleric acid) based tissue engineering matrices

   • Gamze Torun Köse
   • Suzan Ber
   • Vasif Hasirci

   OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 126

7. Thermal properties of thermoplastic starch/synthetic polymer blends with potential biomedical applicability

   • J. F. Mano
   • D. Koniarova
   • R. L. Reis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 135

8. Novel calcium phosphate composite bone cement: strength and bonding properties

   • M. L. Roemhildt
   • T. D. McGee
   • S. D. Wagner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 141

9. Functionalized surfaces of polylactide modified by Langmuir–Blodgett films of amphiphilic block copolymers

   • D. Kubies
   • L. Machová
   • F. Rypáček

   OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 149

10. Properties of calcium phosphate coatings deposited and modified with lasers

    • E. N. Antonov
    • V. N. Bagratashvili
    • C. A. Scotchford

    OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 155

11. Preliminary study on human protein adsorption and leukocyte adhesion to starch-based biomaterials

    • C. M. Alves
    • R. L. Reis
    • J. A. Hunt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 157 - 165

12. Evaluation of the potential of starch-based biodegradable polymers in the activation of human inflammatory cells

    • A. P. Marques
    • R. L. Reis
    • J. A. Hunt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 173

13. Novel reverse thermoresponsive injectable poly(ether carbonate)s

    • Daniel Cohn
    • Alejandro Sosnik

    OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 180

14. Introducing lactide-based biodegradable tissue adhesives

    • Gilad Lando
    • Daniel Cohn

    OriginalPaper Pages: 181 - 186

15. Plasma- and chemical-induced graft polymerization on the surface of starch-based biomaterials aimed at improving cell adhesion and proliferation

    • Carlos Elvira
    • Feng Yi
    • Rui L. Reis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 194