Surface and Interfacial Aspects of Cell Adhesion

• Preface Part 1: Fundamentals of Cell Adhesion; How Substrate Properties Control Cell Adhesion. A Physical–Chemical Approach; Is the Mechanics of Cell–Matrix Adhesion Amenable to Physical Modeling? Modulation of Cell Structure and Function in Response to Substrate Stiffness and External Forces; Cell/Material Interfaces: Influence of Surface Chemistry and Surface Topography on Cell Adhesion; Bacteria/Material Interfaces: Role of the Material and Cell Wall Properties; Role of Proteins and Water in the Initial Attachment of Mammalian Cells to Biomedical Surfaces: A Review; Part 2: Methods to Study Cell Adhesion; Applications of Micro- and Nano-technology to Study Cell Adhesion to Material Surfaces; Label-Free and Non-invasive Biosensor Cellular Assays for Cell Adhesion; Cell Adhesion Monitoring Using Substrate-Integrated Sensors; Methods to Measure the Strength of Cell Adhesion to Substrates; Use of the Atomic Force Microscope to Determine the Strength of Bacterial Attachment to Grooved Surface Features; Continuous Photobleaching to Study the Growth Modes of Focal Adhesions; Cell Adhesion to Ordered Pores: Consequences for Cellular Elasticity; Protein/Material Interfaces: Investigation on Model Surfaces; Addressable Cell Microarrays via Switchable Superhydrophobic Surfaces; Part 3: Surface Treatments to Control Cell Adhesion and Behavior; A Versatile Gradient of Biomolecules for Regulating Cell Behaviour; Evaluation of Cell Behaviour on Atmospheric Plasma Deposited; Siloxane and Fluorosiloxane Coatings; Similarities between Plasma Amino Functionalized PEEK and Titanium; Surfaces Concerning Enhancement of Osteoblast Cell Adhesion; Helium Plasma Treatment to Improve Biocompatibility and Blood Compatibility of Polycarbonate; Surface Engineering and Cell Adhesion; Part 4: Cell Adhesion in Medicine and Therapy: Selective Cell Control by Surface Structuring for Orthopedic Application; Inorganic PVD and CVD Coatings in Medicine — A Review of Protein and Cell Adhesion on Coated Surfaces; Plasma Polymer Surfaces for Cell Expansion and Delivery; Adhesion of Cells and Tissues to Bioabsorbable Polymeric Materials: Scaffolds, Surgical Tissue Adhesives and Anti-adhesive Materials; Phagocyte Decisions at Interfaces; Soluble Amyloid-? Protein Aggregates Induce Nuclear Factor-?B; Mediated Upregulation of Adhesion Molecule Expression to Stimulate; Brain Endothelium for Monocyte Adhesion

"Este libro es de gran interés para cualquiera que esté interesado en adhesión celular, que es de una importancia vital para la vida humana." [This book is of great interest to anyone interested in cell adhesion, which is of vital importance to human life.]- A.M.F., Revista de Plásticos Modernos, Vol. 101, Nûmero 660, Septiembre 2011, p. 154.