9 772158 702006 10

Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, 2012, 3, 1-124 Published Online January 2012 in SciRes (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/jbnb/)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 3 Number 1 January 2012

Biological Evaluation of Tissue-Engineered Cartilage Using Thermoresponsive

Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Grafted Hyaluronan

K. Muramatsu, M. Ide, F. Miyawaki………………………………………………………………………………………………1

Corrosion and Biocompatibility Assessment of Magnesium Alloys

P. Gill, N. Munroe, R. Dua, S. Ramaswamy………………………………………………………………………………………10

Soybean (Glycine max) Leaf Extract Based Green Synthesis of Palladium Nanoparticles

R. K. Petla, S. Vivekanandhan, M. Misra, A. K. Mohanty, N. Satyanarayana……………………………………………………14

Influence of Alginates on Tube Nerve Grafts of Different Elasticity—Preliminary in Vivo Study

D. Szarek, J. Laska, W. Jarmundowicz, S. Blazewicz, P. Tabakow, K. Marycz, Z. Wozniak, J. Mierzwa………………………20

Electrochemical Characterization of Streptavidin-HRP Immobilized on Multiwall Carbon

Nanotubes for Biosensor Applications

I. Hafaiedh, H. Baccar, T. Ktari, A. Abdelghani…………………………………………………………………………………31

Particle Characteristics and Metal Release from Natural Rutile (TiO2) and Zircon Particles

in Synthetic Body Fluids

Y. Hedberg, J. Hedberg, I. O. Wallinder……………………………………………………………………………………………37

Multidrug Delivery Systems with Single Formulation

T. Okuda, S. Kidoaki………………………………………………………………………………………………………………50

A Thermo-Mechanical Behavior Simulation of a NiTi Staple Used for the

Correction of Idiopathic Scoliosis

F. Ben Hatira, K. Saidane…………………………………………………………………………………………………………61

Commensal E. coli Strains Uniquely Alter the ECM Topography Independent

of Colonic Epithelial Cells

S. S. Bharadwaj, V. Nekrasov, R. Vishnubhotla, C. Foster, S. C. Glover…………………………………………………………70

Comparative Physico-Chemical Characterization of the Mucilages of Two Cactus Pears

(Opuntia spp.) Obtained from Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia

N. Gebresamuel, T. Gebre-Mariam………………………………………………………………………………………………79

Surface Characterization of Titanium Implants Treated in Hydrofluoric Acid

D. M. Korotin, S. Bartkowski, E. Z. Kurmaev, M. Meumann, E. B. Yakushina, R. Z. Valiev, S. O. Cholakh……………………87

Nanopores Structure in Electrospun Bacterial Cellulose

L. M. M. Costa, G. M. de Olyveira, P. Basmaji, L. X. Filho………………………………………………………………………92

Copyright © 2012 SciRes. JBNB

Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, 2012, 3, 1-124 Published Online January 2012 in SciRes (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/jbnb/)

Copyright © 2012 SciRes. JBNB

Copper Nanoparticles as Modulators of Apoptosis and Structural Changes in Tissues

Е. А. Sizova, S. А. Miroshnikov, V. S. Polyakova, N. N. Gluschenko, A. V. Skalny……………………………………………97

Measurements of Heat Treatment Effects on Bovine Cortical Bones by Nanoindentation

and Compression Testing

M.-L. Lau, K.-T. Lau, H. Ku, D. Bahattacharyya, Y.-D. Yao……………………………………………………………………105

Effect of Silver-Loaded Zeolite on the Susceptibility of Escherichia coli against Antibiotics

Y. Inoue, H. Hamashima…………………………………………………………………………………………………………114

Reducible Poly(2-Dimethylaminoethyl) Methacrylate-Block-Polyvinylimidazole: Synthesis,

Transfection Activity in Vitro

B. Z. Yu, C.-Y. Tang……………………………………………………………………………………………………………118

The figure on the front cover is from the article published in Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, 2012, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1-9 by Kazuaki Muramatsu, Mika Ide and Fujio Miyawaki.

Journal of Biomaterials and NanoBiotechnology

Journal Information

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Journal of Biomaterials and NanoBiotechnology (Online at Scientific Research Publishing, www.SciRP.org) is published quarterly

by Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., USA.

Subscription rates: Print: $39 per issue.

To subscribe, please contact Journals Subscriptions Department, E-mail: sub@scirp.org

SERVICES

Advertisements

Advertisement Sales Department, E-mail: service@scirp.org

Reprints (minimum quantity 100 copies)

Reprints Co-ordinator, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc., USA.

E-mail: sub@scirp.org

COPYRIGHT

Copyright©2012 Scientific Research Publishing, Inc.

All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by

any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as described below, without the

permission in writing of the Publisher.

Copying of articles is not permitted except for personal and internal use, to the extent permitted by national copyright law, or under

the terms of a license issued by the national Reproduction Rights Organization.

Requests for permission for other kinds of copying, such as copying for general distribution, for advertising or promotional purposes,

for creating new collective works or for resale, and other enquiries should be addressed to the Publisher.

Statements and opinions expressed in the articles and communications are those of the individual contributors and not the statements

and opinion of Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. We assumes no responsibility or liability for any damage or injury to persons or

property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained herein. We expressly disclaim any implied

warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. If expert assistance is required, the services of a competent

professional person should be sought.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

For manuscripts that have been accepted for publication, please contact:

E-mail: jbnb@scirp.org

9 772158 702006 10