There are a multitude of polymeric materials currently utilized to prepare a variety of blood-
contacting implantable medical devices. These devices include tissue grafts, coronary artery …

It is general knowledge that bacteria/surface interactions depend on the surface topography.
However, this well-known dependence has so far not been included in the modeling efforts …

Hydroxyapatite (HA) bioceramic is a promising substitute for bone defects, and the surface
properties are major factors that influence bioactivity and osteoinductivity. In this study, two …

The study of protein adsorption at the single molecule level has recently revealed that the
adsorption is reversible, but with a long-tailed residence time distribution which can be …

In this chapter, a short introduction to CAs is given, followed by the formal, general
mathematical definition of a CA, which will be adhered to throughout this dissertation. Some …

Briefly, the thesis describes extensive methods to characterize novel modified biomaterial
surfaces in vitro, and investigate its short term implications at the artery interface in vivo. The …