5th FORUM ON NEW MATERIALS PART E -- Preface -- Committees -- Table of Contents -- SECTION I - ADVANCES IN BIOMATERIALS -- Essential Factors to Make Excellent Biocompatibility of Phospholipid Polymer Materials -- Supramolecular Surfaces Modulating Cellular Response -- Molecular Modeling and Experimental Investigation of Hydrolytically Degradable Polymeric Biomaterials -- Development of Bone-Integrating Hybrid Materials Useful for Hard Tissue Repair -- Biodegradable Polymers Derived from Amino Acids for Biological Applications -- Self-Assembled N-Succinyl-Chitosan Nanofibers for Reduced Protein Adhesion -- Mineralization of Eroded Dental Enamel Seeded with Fluoride and a Tricalcium Phosphate Ternary Biomaterial -- A New Generation of Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering -- XRD Studies on Transformation of Calcium-Deficient Apatite to β and α TCP in Dynamic and Technological Conditions -- Effects of Mg Additives on Properties of Mg-Doped Hydroxyapatite Ceramics -- Osseointegration and Biocompatibility Study of Macroporous Biphasic Calcium Phosphate (BCP) Ceramics Obtained by Consolidation Using Albumin -- New Corrosion-Resistant Bactericidal Nitrogen-Containing Steels with Increased Strength -- SECTION II - MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS APPLICATIONS -- Novel Biomaterials and Nano-Biotechnology Approaches in Tumor Diagnosis -- Sensing of Protein Adsorption by Composites Consisting of Silver Nanoparticles and Hydroxyapatite -- Incorporation of Acrylate Based Spiropyran Monoliths in Micro-Fluidic Devices for Photo-Controlled Electroosmotic Flow -- SECTION III - REGENERATIVE MEDICINE AND TISSUE ENGINEERING -- Bone-Mimetic Laminated Nano-Structures for Regeneration of Skeletal Tissues -- Engineered Biomimetic Nanofibers for Regenerative Medicine -- Tissue Engineering with Natural Tissue Matrices.

A Hydroxyapatite-Collagen Composite Useful to Make Bioresorbable Scaffolds for Bone Reconstruction -- Specific Cell Cultivation on Nanofibrous Layer -- Study on Bone Cell Adaptability of α-TCP/HAp Functionally Graded Porous Beads for Biomaterials Application -- Self-Buckling at the Nanoscale -- Modeling the Elastic Anisotropy of Woven Hierarchical Tissues: Experimental Comparison on Biological Materials and Design of a New Class of Scaffolds -- Catastrophic Instabilities in the Fracture of Nanotube Bundles -- SECTION IV - NEW THERAPEUTICS AND INTELLIGENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS -- XPS Characterization of Iron Oxide and Gold Nanoparticles for Tumor Care -- Novel Silicon Based Gene Carrier Systems -- Nanotechonology for Drug Targeting -- Development of Pseudoboehmites for Nanosystems to Release Acyclovir -- Study of Chitosan Addition in the PVP/PVAL Polymeric Blend -- SECTION V - PROGRESS IN IMPLANT PROSTHESES -- A Critical Assessment of the Clinical Efficacy and Cellular Response to Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound for Fracture Repair -- Development of Cardiovascular Implants Using Nanocomposite Polymer and Stem Cell Technology: From Lab to Commercialisation -- Novel, Rapidly Resorbable Bioceramic Bone Grafts Produce a Major Osteogenic Effect - The Pre-Clinical Evidence -- Nano-Scale Evaluation of Surface Morphology Before and After Environmental Exposure In Vitro of an Advanced Alumina/Zirconia Composite for Arthroplastic Applications -- Carbon Nanotubes In Vitro and In Vivo Biological Effects -- Role of Grain Size Fluctuations on the Environmental Resistance of Alumina-Zirconia Composite in Comparison with Commercially Available Monolithic Zirconia Femoral Head -- Stoichiometry and Surface Stress Analyses in Advanced Alumina/Zirconia Composites for Hip Arthroplasty Applications.

Development of Craniofacial Implants Produced by Metal Injection Molding of Titanium Alloy Using Novel Binder System Based on Palm Oil -- Creation of Superelastic Functional Properties in a Ti-50.7%Ni Wire for the Stapler Suturing of Blood Vessels -- Osseointegration of Titanium Alloy Macroporous Implants Obtained by PM with Addition of Gelatin -- An Efficient Low-pH Range Sensitive Artificial Muscle for Future Active Implantable Systems -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.