Layer-by-Layer Films for Biomedical Applications

ForewordPrefacePART I. CONTROL OF CELL/FILM INTERACTIONSControlling Cell Adhesion Using pH-Modified Polyelectrolyte Multilayer FilmsThe Interplay of Surface and Bulk Properties of Polyelectrolyte Multilayers in Determining Cell AdhesionPhotocrosslinked Polyelectrolyte Films of Controlled Stiffness to Direct Cell BehaviorNanofilm Biomaterials: Dual Control of Mechanical and Bioactive PropertiesBioactive and Spatially Organized LbL FilmsControlling Stem Cell Adhesion, Proliferation, and Differentiation with Layer-by-Layer FilmsPART II. DELIVERY OF SMALL DRUGS, DNA and siRNAEngineering Layer-by-Layer Thin Films for Multiscale and Multidrug Delivery ApplicationsPolyelectrolyte Multilayer Coatings for the Release and Transfer of Plasmid DNALbL-Based Gene Delivery: Challenges and PromisesSubcopartmentalized Surface-Adhering Polymer Thin Films Toward Drug Delivery ApplicationsPART III. NANO- AND MICROCAPSULES AS DRUG CARRIERSMultilayer Capsules for In vivo Biomedical ApplicationsLight-Addressable MicrocapsulesNanoparticle Functionalized SurfacesLayer-by-Layer Microcapsules Based on Functional PolysaccharidesNanoengineered Polymer Capsules: Moving into the Biological RealmBiocompatible and Biogenic MicrocapsulesThree-Dimensional Multilayered Devices for Biomedical ApplicationsPART IV. ENGINEERED TISSUES AND COATINGS OF IMPLANTSPolyelectrolyte Multilayer Film - A Smart Polymer for Vascular Tissue EngineeringPolyelectrolyte Multilayers as Robust Coating for Cardiovascular BiomaterialsLbL Nanofilms Through Biological Recognition for 3D Tissue EngineeringMatrix-Bound Presentation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 by Multilayer Films: Fundamental Studies and Applications to OrthopedicsPolyelectrolyte Multilayers for Applications in Hepatic Tissue EngineeringPolyelectrolyte Multilayer Films for the Regulation of Stem Cells in Orthopedic FieldAxonal Regeneration and Myelination: Applicability of the Layer-by-Layer TechnologyIndex

Catherine Picart is full Professor of Bioengineering and Biomaterials at the Grenoble Institute of Technology, France, and former junior member of the Institut Universitaire de France (2006-2011). She obtained her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, and did post-doctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Afterwards she joined the University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, as Assistant Professor and later the Department of Biology and Health at the University of Montpellier 2 as Associate Professor. Catherine Picart's research focuses on the assembly of biopolymers, protein/lipid interactions, and musculo-skeletal tissue engineering. She has authored more than 90 original articles and 6 reviews in international peer-reviewed journals. She received two ERC Grants from the European Research Council: a starting grant at the consolidator stage in 2010 and a Proof of Concept in 2012 to further develop osteoinductive layer-by-layer films for orthopedic and dental clinical applications. In 2013, she was nominated "Chevalier de l'ordre National du Merite" by the French Ministry of ResearchFrank Caruso is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He was awarded an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship 2012 for recognition of his significant leadership and mentoring role in building Australia's internationally competitive research capacity. He has published over 350 peer-reviewed papers and is on ISI's most highly cited list, ranking in the top 20 worldwide in materials science in 2011. Frank Caruso is also included in Thomson Reuters' 2014 World's Most influential scientific minds. He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2009. Prof. Caruso is also the recipient of the inaugural 2012 ACS Nano Lectureship Award (Asia/Pacific) from the American Chemical Society for global impact in nanoscience and nanotechnology, the 2013