Modern Aspects of Protein Adsorption on Biomaterials

one: Methods and Techniques to Study the blood Proteins - Artificial Surfaces Interactions.- 1. Can protein adsorption studies using radioisotopic techniques be useful for the development of hemocompatible materials?.- 2. Competitive adsorption of proteins on polymer films: In situ measurements.- 3. Protein adsorption and the interaction of human endothelial cells with polymer surfaces.- 4. Protein adsorption in relation to platelet adhesion and contact activation.- 5. Studies of protein adsorption relevant to blood compatible materials.- 6. Methods to study blood-surface interactions.- 7. Protein adsorption at polymer-liquid interfaces using series of polymers with varying hydrophilicity, charge and chain mobility.- 8. Cooperative protein adsorption on surfaces with controlled alkyl-residue lattices.- 9. Protein adsorption tests for polymer surfaces.- 10. Advantages and problems using FT-IR spectroscopy to study blood- surface interactions by monitoring the protein adsorption process.- 11. Biocompatibility research at Humboldt University.- two: Discussion Chapters.- 12. Protein characterization.- 13. Labelling and protein identification techniques.- 14. Problems of protein adsorption studies - Lyman hypothesis.- 15. Polymer surface properties.- 16. In vitro, in vivo or ex vivo studies.- 17. Kinetics of protein adsorption.- 18. The Vroman effect.- 19. Protein adsorption and thrombus formation.- 20. Concluding remarks.- Authors' index.