Volume 1
- Adhesives
- Allografts
- Alumina
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors
- Animal Models for Bone Tissue Engineering
- Animal Surrogate Systems for Toxicity Testing
- Antimicrobial/Antibiotic (Infection Resistance) Materials
- Antimineralization Treatment
- Articular Cartilage Biomechanics
- Artificial Heart Fluid Dynamics: Positive Displacement Pumps
- Artificial Muscles
- Artificial Neural Networks: An Overview
- Bioactive Glass
- Bioactive Materials and Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
- Bioadhesion
- Biocatalysis
- Biocompatibility Testing
- Biocomposites
- Biodegradable Polymers: An Overview
- Biofilms
- Biofunctional Polymers
- Biologic and Synthetic Apatites
- Biological Adhesives from Nature
- Biological Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field
- Biomaterials Immune Response
- Biomaterials: Protein–Surface Interactions
- Biomedical Ethics
- Biomimetic Materials
- Biopotential Amplifiers
- Bioreactors
- Biorubber/Poly(Glycerol Sebacate)
- Biosensors
- Biosynthesis and Applications of Alginates
- Biphasic Calcium Phosphate (BCP) Bioceramics: Chemical, Physical, and Biological Properties
- Blood-Material Interactions
- Blood Purification
- Blood Vessel Mechanics
- Bone Cement
- Bone Fracture Fixation
- Bone–Implant Interface
- Bone Plates and Screws, Bioabsorbable
- Bone Remodeling
- Burn Dressing
- Calcium Phosphate Ceramics: New Generation Produced in Japan
- Cardiac Assist Devices
- Cardiac Bioelectricity
- Cardiac Catheters
- Cardiac Elastography, Full-Field Development
- Cardiac Output, Basic Measurement Principles
- Cardiac Pacemaker
- Cardiac Patch Engineering
- Cartilage Regeneration
- Cell Culture Assays
- Cell-Material Interaction
- Centrifugal Blood Pumps
- Ceramics
- Ceramics in Dentistry
- Chitosan
- Chondroitin Sulfates
- Collagen
- Collagen Fixation
- Collagen Processing
- Composites
- Compression of Digital Biomedical Signals
- Computer-Assisted Surgery
- Conductive Polymers
- Confocal Microscopy
- Contact Lenses: Silicone Hydrogels
- Control of Movement
- Controlled Release
- Corneal Implants
- Corrosion
- Cryopreservation of Living Cells
- Defibrillators
Volume 2
- Degradable Polymer Composites
- Dendrimers for Drug Delivery
- Dental Biomechanics
- Dental Implants
- Diamond and Diamond-Like Carbons
- Dielectric Properties of Tissues
- Digital Biomedical Signal Acquisition and Processing: Basic Topics
- Digital Biomedical Signal Processing: Advanced Topics
- Distal Protection Devices
- Drug Delivery, Controlled
- Elastin
- Elastomers, Biodegradable
- Electric Cell-Substrate Impedance Sensing
- Electrical Impedance Imaging
- Electroactive Polymeric Materials
- Electrocardiography
- Electrogastrography
- Electromyography
- Electron Microscopy
- Electrospinning
- Endoscopy
- Ergonomics
- Excitable Tissue, Electrical Stimulation Of Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds
- Eye Tracking: Characteristics and Methods
- Eye Tracking: Research Areas and Applications
- Fabrics
- Fiber Optic Biosensors
- Fibrin
- Fibrin Sealants
- Finite Element Analysis
- Flow Cytometry
- Foreign Body Response
- Functional MRI: Applications
- Gait Analysis
- Gene-Activated Matrix
- Gene Therapy
- Glucose-Responsive Hydrogels
- Glucose Sensors
- Glues
- Glycosaminoglycans and Proteoglycans
- Gradient Surfaces: Preparation, Characterization, and Interactions with Biological Species
- Hard Tissue: Biomaterial Interactions
- Hard Tissue Elastic Properties
- Healing of Bone and Connective Tissues
- Hearing Aids
- Hearing Mechanisms
- Heart Biomechanics
- Heart Valve, Bioprosthetic
- Heart Valve Failure, Bioprosthetic
- Heart Valve Mechanics
- Heart Valves, Mechanical
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Assays
- Hemocompatible Materials
- Hemodynamics, Macrocirculatory
- Heparin-Binding to Improve Biocompatibility
- Hip Biomechanics
- Hip Joint: Overuse Injuries
- Histogenesis
- Host Reactions
- Hyaluronan
- Hybrid Vascular Prostheses
- Hydrogels
- Hydroxyapatite
- Hydroxyapatite Coatings
- Implant, Total Hip
- Implanted Medical Devices, Power Sources For
- Infection of Medical Devices
- Inner Ear Implants
- Insulin Delivery
- Integrins
- Intellectual Property Management
- Interpenetrating Polymeric Networks
Volume 3
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- In Vivo Cardiovascular Models
- Kidneys, Artificial
- Knee Joint: Overuse Injuries
- Knee Joint Replacement
- Laboratory Animals: Ethics and Regulations for Care and Use
- Laser-Tissue Interaction
- Laser Transmyocardial Revascularization
- Ligament Repair: Animal Models
- Liver, Bio-Artificial
- Lung, Artificial: Basic Principles and Current Applications
- Lung, Artificial: Current Research and Future Directions
- Lung Surfactants
- Magnetic and Electrophoretic Cell Separation
- Magnetic Nanoparticles: Structure and Bioapplications
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Temperature Measurement
- Magnetic Resonance Microscopy
- Mass Transfer in Tissue Function: Roles
- Matrix Metalloproteinases
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Mechano-Regulation of Fibroblast Function
- Medical Imaging, 3-D
- Medical Robotics
- Melt Spinning
- Metallic Orthopedic Devices: Failure Analysis
- Microcirculatory Oxygen Transport
- Microcomputed Tomography and Its Applications
- Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Manufacturing
- Micro-Particle Image Velocimetry in Biomedical Applications
- Microporous Materials
- Modeling, Biomedical
- Nanoscale Neurosurgery
- Nerve Guides
- Neuroprostheses
- Neutrophil-Biomaterial Interactions
- Nickel and Nickel Alloys
- Nitric Oxide
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Ocular Implants
- Ocular Implants for Drug Delivery
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Optical Detection of Cancers
- Optical Mapping
- Optics, Biomedical
- Organic and Inorganic Matrices
- Orthodontic Wires
- Orthopedic Biomaterials
- Orthopedic Fixation Devices
- Osteoclastic Bone Resorption
- Osteogenic Progenitor Cells of Bone
- Osteoinductive Substances and Materials
- Particulate Matter and Host Reactions
- Peripheral Nerve Repair and Regeneration: Historical Perspective
- Phosphorylcholine (PC) Technology
- Photopolymerization
- Piezoelectric Materials
- Plasma Modification of Materials
- Polyamides (Synthetic and Natural)
- Polycaprolactone
- Poly(carbonate)urethanes
- Polyelectrolyte Multilayers
- Polyepoxy Compound Fixation
- Poly(Glycolic Acid)
- Poly(lactic acid)s
- Polylactic-Co-Glycolic Acid (PLGA)
- Polymer Foams
- Polymers
- Polymers Used in Tissue Engineering
- Polytetrafluoroethylene
- Polyurethane Biomaterials
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- Protein Adsorption Modeling
Volume 4
- Protein and Cell Signaling with Biomaterials: Influence of Surfactants
- Protein and Cell Signaling with Biomaterials: Interfacial Transport
- Protein Delivery Systems
- Pyrolytic Carbon
- Rapid Prototyping
- Real Time Tomographic Reflection
- Reconstructive Biomaterials
- Rotary Cell Culture Systems
- Self-Assembled Monolayers
- Shape Memory Metals
- Silicones
- Silks
- Small-Angle Light Scattering Methods for Soft Connective Tissue Structural Analysis
- Spine Biomechanics
- Stem Cells
- Stent Grafts, Endovascular
- Stents
- Sterilization of Biomedical Materials
- Stress Fractures
- Supercritical Fluid Processing
- Surface Coatings
- Surface Modification
- Surface Topography and Cell Behavior
- Sutures
- Telemedicine
- Tendons and Ligaments, Mechanical Testing Of Thrombosis
- Tinnitus Devices
- Tissue Engineering
- Tissue Engineering: AC Electrokinetics
- Tissue Engineering of Bladder
- Tissue Engineering of Blood Vessel
- Tissue Engineering of Bone
- Tissue Engineering of Bone Marrow
- Tissue Engineering of Bone Marrow, Culture Systems
- Tissue Engineering of Breast
- Tissue Engineering of Cardiac Muscle
- Tissue Engineering of Cartilage
- Tissue Engineering of Cornea
- Tissue Engineering of the Esophagus
- Tissue Engineering, Fat
- Tissue Engineering of Heart Valves
- Tissue Engineering of the Intestine
- Tissue Engineering of Ligament
- Tissue Engineering of Liver
- Tissue Engineering, Microscale
- Tissue Engineering of Microvascular Networks
- Tissue Engineering of Pancreas
- Tissue Engineering of Peripheral Nerve
- Tissue Engineering of Rotator Cuff Tendons
- Tissue Engineering Scaffolds
- Tissue Engineering of Skeletal Muscle
- Tissue Engineering of Skin
- Tissue Engineering of the Small Intestine
- Tissue Engineering of Tendons
- Titanium and Its Alloys
- Transdermal Drug Delivery
- Transgenic and Gene-Targeted Organs
- Transparent Ceramics: Bioactive Materials and Tissue Engineering
- Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE)
- Ultrasound and Tissue Interaction
- Ultrasound Doppler
- Ultrasound Therapy, Bone Healing
- Urinary Prostheses
- Vascular Fluid Dynamics
- Vascular Grafts
- Vascular Grafts: Development Strategies
- Vascular Grafts: Host Interactions
- Vascular Imaging
- Vascularization of Engineered Constructs
- Vascular Tissue Engineering
- Vitrification
- Wear Debris
- Wear Debris, Bone Resorption Animal
- Wear Debris from Joint Arthroplasties, Biological Effects Of Wheeled Mobility: Wheelchairs and Personal Transportation
- Xenografts
- Zirconia Ceramics
- Gary E. WnekCase Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
- Gary L. BowlinVirginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, (USA)
The Joseph F. Toot, Jr. Professor of Engineering, Professor and Chair of the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and Faculty Director of The Institute for Management and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author or coauthor of over 130 journal articles and 19 patents, and the coeditor of four books, including the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Controlled Release Technology, Photonic Polymer Systems, and Electrical and Optical Polymer Systems.
His research interests include the development of polymeric materials for applications in medicine, microfluidics, and energy conversion and storage. A member of the American Chemical Society, the Materials Research Society, and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Dr. Wnek received the B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, and the Ph.D. degree in polymer science and engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
An Associate Professor and the Louis and Ruth Harris Exceptional Scholar Professorship of Biomedical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. He has extensive experience in cardiovascular materials and the field of tissue engineering. As a researcher, he has authored or coauthored over 50 journal articles in the areas of vascular tissue engineering and biopolymer processing for tissue engineering scaffolds. He also holds five U.S. patents and is a Co-Founding inventor of NanoMatrix, Inc., based on electrospinning tissue engineering scaffold technology and TraumaCure, Inc., regarding the development of hemostatic products. Dr. Bowlin is a member of the Biomedical Engineering Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Society for Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society, and the International Society of Applied Cardiovascular Biology. Dr. Bowlin received the B.S. in chemical engineering from Youngstown State University, Ohio, the M.S. in chemical engineering from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, and the Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering from The University of Akron, Ohio.
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