Biomaterial Surfaces:Properties and Characterization

Table of content
1 General Introduction
 1.1 Biomaterials: Surface-related Observations and Factors
 1.2 Surface Properties of Relevance to Biomaterial Performance
 1.3 Relevance of Surface Characterization
 1.4 Surface Requirements in Different Applications (Examples)
 1.4.1 Non-interacting Surfaces
 1.4.2 Interactive Surfaces
 1.5 Techniques to Study Biomaterial Surfaces
 1.6 Surface Modification Techniques for Biomaterials
2 Surface Characterization of Biomaterials
 2.1 Overview of techniques
 2.2 Surface Selectivity
 2.3 Introduction to two electron spectroscopy techniques: XPS and SIMS
 2.4 Studying biomaterials with electron-spectroscopic methods
 2.5 An introduction to the Surface Forces Apparatus (SFA)
3 Modification of Biomaterial Surfaces
 3.1 Why modifying biomaterial surfaces?
 3.2 Questions addressed
 3.3 Examples of adverse tissue reactions
 3.4 Definition of the objective
 3.5 Surface modification techniques
 3.6 Photochemistry on biomaterial surfaces
 3.7 Self-assembly techniques
 3.8 References
4 Surface Properties and Modification of Metals
 4.1 Biomaterial use: Role of metals and alloys
 4.2 Surface properties of metallic implants
 4.3 Analytical surface characterization of commercial metal implants
 4.4 Case study: commercial Titanium implants
 4.5 Characterization and Relevance of Topography and Morphology
5 Biological Processes at Surface
 5.1 Biological interactions
 5.2 Experimental techniques for investigating protein adsorption at surfaces
 5.3 Blood-biomaterial interaction