Water in Biomaterials Surface Science
Coordonnateur : Morra Marco
The analytical aspects and practical applications offer a complete overview with new insights into the biomaterials/water interface by:
- Discussing the latest approaches to the characterisation of water at interfaces and surface modification of biomaterials
- Examining the problems related to the understanding and characterisation of interfacial water
- Providing new perspectives of the interfacial interactions between materials and the physiological aqueous environment
An invaluable resource for researchers in biomaterials surface science and the biotechnology industry.
Contributors vii
Introduction ix
M. Morra
Theoretical Aspects 1
1 Biological Properties of Water 3
E. A. Vogler
2 Theoretical and Computational Methods of Biomolecular Hydration 25
A. E. Garcia
3 Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Carbohydrate – Water Interactions 53
S. B. Engelsen
4 Statistical Thermodynamics of Fluids with Orientation-Dependent Properties and its Application to Water at Interfaces 91
N.A.M. Besseling
5 Solvation Interactions for Protein Adsorption to Biomaterial Surfaces 127
J. H. Lee, T. Li and K. Park
Analytical Aspects 147
6 On the Origin of Water Wetting Terminology 149
E. A. Volger
7 The Evaluation of Electron-Donor and Electron-Acceptor Properties and their Role in the Interaction of Solid Surfaces with Water 183
C Della Volpe and S. Siboni
8 Vibrational Spectroscopy for Water at Interfaces 215
Y. R. Shen
9 Atomic Force Microscope Analysis of Water-Mediated Interfacial Interactions 245
H. J. Butt and V. Franz
Practical Applications 267
10 How Water Wets Biomaterial Surfaces 269
E. A. Vogler
11 Super-Hydrophilic Surfaces for Biomedical Applications 291
Y. Ikada
12 Poly(ethylene oxide) Coated Surfaces 307
M. Morra
13 The Role of Water in the Surface Properties of Phospholipid Polymers 333
K. Ishihara
14 Hydrophilic Polysaccharides Coatings 353
M. Morra and C. Cassinelli
Index 389
M. Morra is the author of Water in Biomaterials Surface Science, published by Wiley.
Date de parution : 08-2001
Ouvrage de 416 p.
15.7x23.5 cm
Thème de Water in Biomaterials Surface Science :
Mots-clés :
surface; latest; biomaterials; water; hydration; ideas; molecular; research; science; between; interaction; surfaces; molecules; sections; three; analytical; applications; life; relationship; structure
