1st Edition

Gels, Genes, Grafts and Giants Festschrift on the Occasion of the 70th Birthday of Allan S. Hoffman

    In celebration of Allan Hoffman’s 70th birthday, a symposium entitled Gels, Genes, Grafts and Giants was held in Maui in December 2002. This symposium, organized by The University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB) NSF Engineering Research Center, was a great success, with many excellent papers presented by scientists from all over the world. All those who made oral or poster presentations at the symposium, but also those who worked with Allan Hoffman in the past or worked in similar research areas were invited to submit articles for special issues of the Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition. The papers from these special issues of the journal have now been published in one hardcover book.

    Foreword

    T. Horbett, B. Ratner and P. Stayton

    Preface

    Allan Hoffman: A 70th Birthday Celebration

    B. D. Ratner

    Some personal reflections on the career of Allan Hoffman in honor of his 70th birthday

    T. Horbett, B. Ratner and P. Stayton

    Drug delivery

    Cellular evaluation of insulin transmucosal delivery

    E. Lopez and N. A. Peppas

    Hydrogel probe for iontophoresis drug delivery to the eye

    E. Eljarrat-Binstock, F. Raiskup, J. Frucht-Pery and A.J. Domb

    Aqueous N,N-diethylnicotinamide (DENA) solution as a medium for accelerated release study of paclitaxel

    N. Baek, J. Lee and K. Park

    Novel carboxymethylcellulose-based microporous hydrogels suitable for drug delivery

    R. Barbucci, G. Leone and A. Vecchiullo

    IgG responses to intranasal immunization with cholera-toxin-immobilized polymeric nanospheres in mice

    T. Kaneko, S. Shimomai, M. Miyazaki, M. Baba and M. Akashi

    Water-soluble polymers with low critical solution temperature (LCST) as carriers for protein drug delivery

    N. A. Plate, I. L. Valuev and L. I. Valuev

    Polymeric drugs with prolonged sustained delivery of specific anti-aggregant agents for platelets: kinetic analysis of the release mechanism

    A. Gallardo, G. Rodriguez, M. Fernandez, M. R. Aguilar and J. S, Roman

    Promotion of U cell adhesion on polypropylene surfaces bearing phosphorylcholine functionalities

    Y.-K. Gong, F Mwale, M. R. Wertheimer and F M. Winnik

    Controlled release of plasmid DNA from biodegradable scaffolds fabricated using a thermally-induced phase-separation method

    K. W. Chun, K. C Cho, S. K Kim, J, H. Jeong and T. G. Park

    PEGylated dextran as long-circulating pharmaceutical carrier

    A. N. Lukyanov, R. M. Sawant, W. C. Hartner and V. P. Torchilin

    Enhanced ileal absorption of a hydrophilic macromolecule, pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS)

    L. Dong, A. Yum, J. Nguyen and P. Wong

    Gene delivery: intelligent but just at the beginning (Review)

    E. Pi§kin, S. Dinger and M. Turk

    Anti-inflammatory drug delivery from hyaluronic acid hydrogels

    S. K. Hahn, S. Jelacic, R. V. Maier, P. S. Stay ton and A. S. Hoffman

    Design and characterisation of new nanoparticulate polymer blends for drug delivery

    N. Csaba, L. Gonzalez, A. Sanchez andM. J. Alonso

    Semi-interpenetrating network of poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(D,L-lactide) for the controlled delivery of protein drugs

    C. D. Brown, P S. Stay ton and A. S. Hoffman

    Preparation of cationic comb-type copolymer having guanidino moieties and its interaction with DNAs

    S. W Choi, Y Sato, T. Akaike and A. Maruyama

    Effect of a dextran derivative associated with TGF-$ or FGF- on dermal fibroblast behaviour in dermal equivalents

    L. Frank, C. Lebreton-Decoster, G. Godeau, B. Coulomb and J. Jozefonvicz

    Novel biodegradable cholesterol-modified polyrotaxane hydrogels for cartilage regeneration

    W. Tachaboonyakiat, T. Furubayashi, M. Katoh, T. Ooya and N. Yui

    Biodegradable poly(terephthalate-co-phosphate)s: synthesis, characterization and drug-release properties

    H.-Q. Mao, I. Shipanova-Kadiyala, Z .Zhao, W. Dang, A. Brown and K.WLeong

    Synthesis and characterization of stimuli-sensitive hydrogels having a different length of ethylene glycol chains carrying phosphate groups: loading and release of lysozyme

    K. Nakamae, T. Nishino, K. Kato, T. Miyata and A. S. Hoffman

    Poly(propylacrylic acid)-mediated serum stabilization of cationic lipoplexes

    C. K Cheung, P. S. Stayton and A. S. Hoffman

    Surfaces, modification and characterization

    Platelet adhesion to radiofrequency glow-discharge-deposited fluorocarbon polymers preadsorbed with selectively depleted plasmas show the primary role of fibrinogen

    W.-B. Tsai, Q. Shi, J. M. Grunkemeier, C. Mc Far land and T. A. Horbett

    PH-dependent elution profiles of selected proteins in HPLC having a stationary phase modified with pH-sensitive sulfonamide polymers

    S. I. Kang and Y. .H Bae

    Molecular composition and mechanical properties of biopolymer interfaces studied by sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (Review)

    T. S. KoffaSy E. Amitay-Sadovsky, J. Kim and G. A. Somorjai

    Surface characteristics of block-type copolymer composed of semi-fluorinated and phospholipid segments synthesized by living radical polymerization

    Y. Inoue, J. Watanabe, M. Takai and K. Ishihara

    Grafting copolymerization of -methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) onto pre-irradiated cellulose films

    J. Chen, Y. C. Nho and A. S. Hoffman

    Cells on surfaces

    Cell-adhesive and blood-coagulant properties of ultrathin poly(methyl methacrylate) stereocomplex films

    T. Serizawa, K. Yamashita and M. Akashi

    Macrophage behavior on surface-modified polyurethanes

    J. A. Jones, M. Dadsetan, T. O. Collier, M. Ebert, K. S. Stokes, R. S. Ward, R. A. Hiltner and J. M. Anderson

    Oral administration of biochemically active microcapsules to treat uremia: new insights into an old approach

    J. A. O'Loughlin, J. M. Bruder and M. J. Lysaght

    Formulation of chitosan-DNA nanoparticles with poly(propyl acrylic acid) enhances gene expression

    T. Kiang, C. Bright, C Y Cheung, R S. Stayton, A. S. Hoffman and K. W, Leong

    Monocyte activation on polyelectrolyte multilayers

    J. J. Hwang, S. Jelacic, N. T. Samuel, R. V Maier, C. T. Campbell, D. G. Castner, A. S. Hoffman and R S. Stayton

    Smart polymers, surfaces and hydrogels

    The effect of pH on the LCST of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid)

    Y Pei, J. Chen, L. Yang, L. Shi, Q. Tao, B. Hui and J. Li

    A hydrogel system for stimulus-responsive, oxygen-sensitive in situ gelation

    A. Goessl, N. Tirelli and J. A. Hubbell

    Preparation of reversibly glucose-responsive hydrogels by covalent immobilization of lectin in polymer networks having pendant glucose

    T. Miyata, A. Jikihara, K. Nakamae and A.S. Hoffman

    Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based semi-interpenetrating polymer networks for tissue engineering applications. Effects of lineai' poly(acrylic acid) chains on rheology

    R. A. Stile, E. Chung, W. R. Burghardt and K. E. Healy

    Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-grafted gelatin as a thermoresponsive cell-adhesive, mold-releasable material for shape-engineered tissues

    T. Matsuda

    Characteristics of chemically cross-linked myosin gels

    A. Kakugo, S. Sugimoto, K. Shikinaka, J. P. Gong and Y Osada

    Tissue responses to thermally-responsive hydrogel nanoparticles

    H. Weng, J. Zhou, L. Tang and Z. Hu

    Plasma protein adsorption to surfaces grafted with dense homopolymer and copolymer brushes containing poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)

    J. Janzen, Y. Le, J. N. Kizhakkedathu and D. E. Brooks

    Hydrogels

    Preparation and characterization of pH-sensitive hydrogel of chitosan/poly(acrylic acid) co-polymer

    L. Shi, L. Yang, J. Chen, Y. Pei, M. Chen, B. Hui and J. Li

    Fibroin hydrogels for biomedical applications: preparation, characterization and in vitro cell culture studies

    A. Motta, C. Migliaresi, F. Faccioni, P. Torricelli, M. Fini and R. Giardino

    Synthesis of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) containing monomers and their co-polymerization with PEG-diacrylate to form hydrogels

    B. P Lee, K. Huang, F N. Nunalee, K. R. Shall and P. B. Messersmith

    Hydrogen-bonding-driven spontaneous gelation of water-soluble phospholipid polymers in aqueous medium

    M. Kimura, K. Fukumoto, J. Watanabe and K. Ishihara

    Tethered protein/peptide-surface-modified hydrogels

    J. Bi, J. C. Downs and J. T Jacob

    Enhancement of stability of glucose oxidase by immobilization onto metal ion-chelated poly(N-vinyl imidazole) hydrogels

    N. Pekely B. Salih and O.Giiven

    Immobilization of biomolecules

    Design of highly specific ligands of fibrin for therapeutic applications

    A. M. Bianucci, L Massarelli, F. Chiellini, C. Eidelman and E. Chiellini

    Synthesis of segmented poly(ether urethane)s and poly(ether urethane urea)s incorporating various side-chain or backbone functionalities

    F. I. Simonovsky, S. C. Porter and B. D. Ratner

    Immobilization of streptavidin-horseradish peroxidase onto a biotinylated poly (aery lie acid) backbone that had been radiation-grafted to a PTFE film

    P Sadurni, A. Alagon, R. Aliev, G. Burillo and A. S. Hoffman

    The relevance of the transfer of molecular information between natural and synthetic materials in the realisation of biomedical devices with enhanced properties (Review)

    G. Ciardelli, D. Silvestri, C. Cristallini, N. Barbani and P. Giusti

    Tissue engineering scaffolds, entrapped cells, degradable polymers

    Capillary zone electrophoresis as a tool to monitor the last stages of the degradation of water-sensitive polymers

    C. Braud

    Electrically conductive D-PAN-containing surfaces as a culturing substrate for neurons

    R. Oren, R. Sfez, N. Korbakov, K Shabtai, A. Cohen, H. Erez, A. Dormann,

    H. Cohen, J. Shappir, M. E. Spira and S. Yitzchaik

    Controlled synthesis of biodegradable lactide polymers and copolymers using novel in situ generated or single-site stereoselective polymerization initiators

    Z. Zhong, R J. Dijkstra and J. Feijen

    Manufacture of elastic biodegradable PLCL scaffolds for mechano-active vascular tissue engineering

    S. I. Jeong, S. H. Kim, Y. H Kim, Y Jung, J H. Kwon, B.-S. Kim and Y M. Lee

    Bioactive glasses for in situ tissue regeneration (Review)

    L. L. Bench, I. D. Xynos and J. M. Polak

    Xyloglucan as a synthetic extracellular matrix for hepatocyte attachment

    S.-J. Seo I.-K. Park, M.-K. Yoo, M. Shirakawa, T. Akaike and C.-S. Cho

    Development of perforated microthin poly(£-caprolactone) films as matrices for membrane tissue engineering

    A. S. Htay, S. H. Teoh and D. W. Hutmacher

    Amido-modified poly lactide for potential tissue engineering applications

    N. K. Abayasinghe, K. P. U. Perera, C Thomas, A. Daly, S. Suresh, K. Burg,

    G. M. Harrison and D. W. Smith, Jr.

    Hyaluronic-acid-based semi-interpenetrating materials

    X. Xin, A. Borzacchiello, P. A. Netti, L. Ambrosio and L. Nicolais

    Biography

    Stuart Cooper, Thomas Horbett, Michael Ratner, Patrick Stayton