Preface |
List of Contributors |
Polymer Thin Films for Biomedical Applications / Venkat K. Vendra ; Lin Wu ; Sitaraman Krishnan1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |
Biocompatible Coatings / 1.2: |
Protein-Repellant Coatings / 1.2.1: |
Pegylated Thin Films / 1.2.1.1: |
Non-Pegylated Hydrophilic Thin Films / 1.2.1.2: |
Thin Films of Hyperbranched Polymers / 1.2.1.3: |
Multilayer Thin Films / 1.2.1.4: |
Antithrombogenic Coatings / 1.2.2: |
Surface Chemistry and Blood Compatibility / 1.2.2.1: |
Membrane-Mimetic Thin Films / 1.2.2.2: |
Heparin-Mimetic Thin Films / 1.2.2.3: |
Clot-Lyzing Thin Films / 1.2.2.4: |
Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Thin Films / 1.2.2.5: |
Polyurethane Coatings / 1.2.2.6: |
Vapor-Deposited Thin Films / 1.2.2.7: |
Antimicrobial Coatings / 1.2.3: |
Cationic Polymers / 1.2.3.1: |
Nanocomposite Polymer Thin Films Incorporating Inorganic Biocides / 1.2.3.2: |
Antibiotic-Conjugated Polymer Thin Films / 1.2.3.3: |
Biomimetic Antibacterial Coatings / 1.2.3.4: |
Thin Films Resistant to the Adhesion of Viable Bacteria" / 1.2.3.5: |
Coatings for Tissue Engineering Substrates / 1.3: |
Zwitterionic Thin Films / 1.3.1: |
Polysaccharide-Based Thin Films / 1.3.3: |
Temperature-Responsive Polymer Coatings / 1.3.6: |
Electroactive Thin Films / 1.3.8: |
Other Functional Polymer Coatings / 1.3.9: |
Multilayer Thin Films for Cell Encapsulation / 1.3.10: |
Patterned Thin Films / 1.3.11: |
Polymer Thin Films for Drug Delivery / 1.4: |
Polymer Thin Films for Gene Delivery / 1.5: |
Conclusions / 1.6: |
References |
Biofunctionalization of Polymeric Thin Films and Surfaces / Holger Schönherr2: |
Introduction: The Case of Biofunctionalized Surfaces and Interfaces / 2.1: |
Polymer-Based Biointerfaces / 2.2: |
Requirements for Biofunctionalized Polymer Surfaces / 2.2.1: |
Surface Modification Using Functional Polymers and Polymer-Based Approaches / 2.2.2: |
Grafting of Polymers to Surfaces / 2.2.2.1: |
Polymer Brushes by Surface-Initiated Polymerization / 2.2.2.2: |
Physisorbed Multifunctional Polymers / 2.2.2.3: |
Multipotent Covalent Coatings / 2.2.2.4: |
Plasma Polymerization and Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Approaches / 2.2.2.5: |
Surface Modification of Polymer Surfaces, and Selected Examples / 2.2.3: |
Coupling and Bioconjugation Strategies / 2.2.3.1: |
Interaction with Cells / 2.2.3.2: |
Patterned Polymeric Thin Films in Biosensor Applications / 2.2.3.3: |
Summary and Future Perspectives / 2.3: |
Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Nanocoatings / Ana L. Cordeiro3: |
Stimuli-Responsive Polymers / 3.1: |
Polymers Responsive to Temperature / 3.2.1: |
Polymers Responsive to pH / 3.2.2: |
Dual Responsive/Multiresponsive Polymers / 3.2.3: |
Intelligent Bioconjugates / 3.2.4: |
Responsive Biopolymers / 3.2.5: |
Polymer Films and Interfacial Analysis / 3.3: |
Applications / 3.4: |
Release Matrices / 3.4.1: |
Cell Sheet Engineering / 3.4.2: |
Biofilm Control / 3.4.3: |
Cell Sorting / 3.4.4: |
Stimuli-Modulated Membranes / 3.4.5: |
Chromatography / 3.4.6: |
Microfluidics and Laboratory-on-a-Chip / 3.4.7: |
Acknowledgments / 3.5: |
Ceramic Nanocoatings and Their Applications in the Life Sciences / Eng San Thian4: |
Magnetron Sputtering / 4.1: |
Physical and Chemical Properties of SiHA Coatings / 4.3: |
Biological Properties of SiHA Coatings / 4.4: |
In Vitro Acellular Testing / 4.4.1: |
In Vitro Cellular Testing / 4.4.2: |
Future Perspectives / 4.5: |
Gold Nanofilrns: Synthesis, Characterization, and Potential Biomedical Applications / Shiho Tokonami ; Hiroshi Shiigi ; Tsutomu Nagaoka4.6: |
Preparation of Various AuNPs / 5.1: |
Functionalization of AuNPs and their Applications through Aggregation / 5.3: |
AuNP Assemblies and Arrays / 5.4: |
AuNP Assemblies Structured on Substrates / 5.4.1: |
AuNP Assembly on Biotemplates / 5.4.2: |
AuNP Arrays for Gas Sensing / 5.4.3: |
AuNP Arrays for Biosensing / 5.4.4: |
Thin Films on Titania, and Their Applications in the Life Sciences / Izabella Brand ; Martina Nullmeier5.5: |
Titanium in Contact with a Biomaterial / 6.1: |
Lipid Bilayers at the Titania Surface / 6.3: |
Formation of Lipid Bilayers on the Titania Surface / 6.3.1: |
Spreading of Vesicles on a TiO2 Surface: Comparison to a SiO2 Surface / 6.3.1.1: |
Interactions: lipid Molecule-Titania Surface / 6.3.2: |
Structure and Conformation of lipid Molecules in the Bilayer on the Titania Surface / 6.3.3: |
Structure of Phosphatidylcholine on the Titania Surface / 6.3.3.1: |
Characteristics of Extracellular Matrix Proteins on the Titania Surface / 6.4: |
Collagen Adsorption on Titania Surfaces / 6.4.1: |
Morphology of Collagen Adsorbed on an Oxidized Titanium Surface / 6.4.1.1: |
Adsorption of Collagen on a Hydroxylated Titania Surface / 6.4.1.2: |
Morphology and Structure of Collagen Adsorbed on a Calcified Titania Surface / 6.4.1.3: |
Structure of Collagen on the Titania Surface: Theoretical Predictions / 6.4.1.4: |
Fibronectin Adsorption on the Titania Surface / 6.4.2: |
Morphology of Fibronectin Adsorbed on the Titania Surface / 6.4.2.1: |
Fibronectin-Titania Interactions / 6.4.2.2: |
Structure of Fibronectin Adsorbed onto the Titania Surface / 6.4.2.3: |
Atomic-Scale Picture of Fibronectin Adsorbed on the Titania Surface: Theoretical Predictions / 6.4.2.4: |
Preparation, Characterization, and Potential Biomedical Applications of Nanostructured Zirconia Coatings and Films / Xuanyong Liu ; Ying Xu ; Paul K. Chu6.4.2.5: |
Preparation and Characterization of Nano-ZrO2 Films / 7.1: |
Cathodic Arc Plasma Deposition / 7.2.1: |
Plasma Spraying / 7.2.2: |
Sol-Gel Methods / 7.2.3: |
Electrochemical Deposition / 7.2.4: |
Anodic Oxidation and Micro-Arc Oxidation / 7.2.5: |
Bioactivity of Nano-ZrO2 Coatings and Films / 7.2.6: |
Cell Behavior on Nano-ZrO2 Coatings and Films / 7.4: |
Applications of Nano-ZrO2 Films to Biosensors / 7.5: |
Free-Standing Nanostructured Thin Films / Izumi Ichinose8: |
The Roles of Free-Standing Thin Films / 8.1: |
Films as Partitions / 8.2.1: |
Nanoseparation Membranes / 8.2.2: |
Biomembranes / 8.2.3: |
Free-Standing Thin Films with Bilayer Structures / 8.3: |
Supported Lipid Bilayers and "Black Lipid Membranes" / 8.3.1: |
Foam Films and Newton Black Films / 8.3.2: |
Dried Foam Film / 8.3.3: |
Foam Films of Ionic Liquids / 8-3.4: |
Free-Standing Thin Films Prepared with Solid Surfaces / 8.4: |
Free-Standing Thin Films of Nanoparticles / 8.5: |
Nanofibrous Free-Standing Thin Films / 8.6: |
Electrospinning and Filtration Methods / 8.6.1: |
Metal Hydroxide Nanostrands / 8.6.2: |
Nanofibrous Composite Films / 8:6.3: |
Dip-Pen Nanolithography of Nanostructured Thin Films for the Life Sciences / Euiseok Kim ; Yuan-Shin Lee ; Ravi Aggarwal ; Roger J. Narayan8.6.4: |
Dip-Pen Nanolithography / 9.1: |
Important Parameters / 9.2.1: |
Applications of DPN / 9.2.2: |
Direct and Indirect Patterning of Biomaterials Using DPN / 9.3: |
Background / 9.3.1: |
Direct Patterning / 9.3.2: |
Indirect Patterning / 9.3.3: |
Applications of DPN for Medical Diagnostics and Drug Development / 9.4: |
General Methods of Nano/Micro Bioarray Patterning / 9.4.1: |
Virus Array Generation and Detection Tests / 9.4.2: |
Diagnosis of Allergic Disease / 9.4.3: |
Cancer Detection Using Nano/Micro Protein Arrays / 9.4.4: |
Drug Development / 9.4.5: |
Lab-on-a-Chip Using Microarrays / 9.4.6: |
Summary and Future Directions / 9.5: |
Understanding and Controlling Wetting Phenomena at the Micro-and Nanoscales / Zuankai Wang ; Nikhil Koratkar10: |
Wetting and Contact Angle / 10.1: |
Design and Creation of Superhydrophobic Surfaces / 10.3: |
Design Parameters for a Robust Composite Interface / 10.3.1: |
Creation of Superhydrophobic Surfaces / 10.3.2: |
Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Unitary Roughness / 10.3.3: |
Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Two-Scale Roughness / 10.3.4: |
Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Reentrant Structure / 10.3.5: |
Impact Dynamics of Water on Superhydrophobic Surfaces / 10.4: |
Impact Dynamics on Nanostructured MWNT Surfaces / 10.4.1: |
Impact Dynamics on Micropattemed Surfaces / 10.4.2: |
Electrically Controlled Wettability Switching on Superhydrophobic Surfaces / 10.5: |
Reversible Control of Wettability Using Electrostatic Methods / 10.5.1: |
Electrowetting on Superhydrophobic Surfaces / 10.5.2: |
Novel Strategies for Reversible Electrowetting on Rough Surfaces / 10.5.3: |
Electrochemically Controlled Wetting of Superhydrophobic Surfaces / 10.6: |
Polarity-Dependent Wetting of Nanotube Membranes / 10.6.1: |
Mechanism of Polarity-Dependent Wetting and Transport / 10.6.2: |
Potential Applications of Electrochemically Controlled Wetting and Transport / 10.6.3: |
Imaging of Thin Films, and Its Application in the Life Sciences / Silvia Mittler10.7: |
Thin Film Preparation Methods / 11.1: |
Dip-Coating / 11.2.1: |
Spin-Coating / 11.2.2: |
Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) Films |
Self-Assembled Monolayers / 11.2.4: |
Layer-by-Layer Assembly / 11.2.5: |
Polymer Brushes: The "Grafting-From" Approach / 11.2.6: |
Structuring: The Micro- and Nanostructuring of Thin Films / 11.3: |
Photolithography / 11.3.1: |
Ion Lithography and FIB Lithography / 11.3.2: |
Electron lithography / 11.3.3: |
Micro-Contact Printing and Nanoimprinting (NIL) / 11.3.4: |
Near-Field Scanning Methods / 11.3.5: |
Other Methods / 11.3.6: |
Imaging Technologies / 11.4: |
The Concept of Total Internal Reflection / 11.4.1: |
The Concept of Waveguiding / 11.4.2: |
Brewster Angle Microscopy (BAM) / 11.4.3: |
Resonant Evanescent Methods / 11.4.4: |
Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy / 11.4.4.1: |
Waveguide Resonance Microscopy / 11.4.4.2: |
Surface Plasmon Enhanced Fluorescence Microscopy / 11.4.4.3: |
Waveguide Resonance Microscopy with Electro-Optical Response / 11.4.4.4: |
Nonresonant Evanescent Methods / 11.4.5: |
Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) Microscopy / 11.4.5.1: |
Waveguide Scattering Microscopy / 11.4.5.2: |
Waveguide Evanescent Field Fluorescence Microscopy (WEFFM) / 11.4.5.3: |
Confocal Raman Microscopy and One- and Two-Photon Fluorescence Confocal Microscopy / 11.4.5.4: |
Application of Thin Films in the Life Sciences / 11.5: |
Sensors / 11.5.1: |
Surface Functionalization for Biocompatibility / 11.5.2: |
Drug Delivery / 11.5.3: |
Bioreactors / 11.5.4: |
Cell-Surface Mimicking / 11.5.5: |
Summary / 11.6: |
Structural Characterization Techniques of Molecular Aggregates, Polymer, and Nanoparticle Films / Takeshi Hasegawa12: |
Characterization of Ultrathin Films of Soft Materials / 12.1: |
X-Ray Diffraction Analysis / 12.2.1: |
Infrared Transmission and Reflection Spectroscopy / 12.2.2: |
Multiple-Angle Incidence Resolution Spectrometry (MAIRS) / 12.2.3: |
Theoretical Background of MAIRS / 12.2.3.1: |
Molecular Orientation Analysis in Polymer Thin Films by IR-MAIRS / 12.2.3.2: |
Analysis of Metal Thin Films / 12.2.3.3: |
Index |