Preface Part 1: Fundamentals of Cell Adhesion How Substrate Properties Control Cell Adhesion. A PhysicalaaC--"Chemical Approach A. Carre and V. Lacarriere Is the Mechanics of CellaaC--"Matrix Adhesion Amenable to Physical Modeling? A. Nicolas, A. Besser and S. A. Safran Modulation of Cell Structure and Function in Response to Substrate Stiffness and External Forces M. Hervy Cell/Material Interfaces: Influence of Surface Chemistry and Surface Topography on Cell Adhesion K. Anselme, L. Ploux and A. Ponche Bacteria/Material Interfaces: Role of the Material and Cell Wall Properties L. Ploux, A. Ponche and K. Anselme Role of Proteins and Water in the Initial Attachment of Mammalian Cells to Biomedical Surfaces: A Review P. Parhi, A. Golas and E. A. Vogler Part 2: Methods to Study Cell Adhesion Applications of Micro- and Nano-technology to Study Cell Adhesion to Material Surfaces F. Bruckert and M. Weidenhaupt Label-Free and Non-invasive Biosensor Cellular Assays for Cell Adhesion Y. Fang Cell Adhesion Monitoring Using Substrate-Integrated Sensors A. Janshoff, A. Kunze, S. Michaelis, V. Heitmann, B. Reiss and J. Wegener Methods to Measure the Strength of Cell Adhesion to Substrates K. V. Christ and K. T. Turner Use of the Atomic Force Microscope to Determine the Strength of Bacterial Attachment to Grooved Surface Features J. Verran, A. Packer, P. J. Kelly and K. A. Whitehead Continuous Photobleaching to Study the Growth Modes of Focal Adhesions A. G. F. de Beer, G. Majer, S. Roke and J. P. Spatz Cell Adhesion to Ordered Pores: Consequences for Cellular Elasticity A. Janshoff, B. Lorenz, A. Pietuch, T. Fine, M. Tarantola, C. Steinem and J. Wegener Protein/Material Interfaces: Investigation on Model Surfaces A. Ponche, L. Ploux and K. Anselme Addressable Cell Microarrays via Switchable Superhydrophobic Surfaces J.-Y. Shiu, C. W. Kuo, W.-T. Whang and P. Chen Part 3: Surface Treatments to Control Cell Adhesion and Behavior A Versatile Gradient of Biomolecules for Regulating Cell Behaviour, J. Racine, E. Luong-Van, Y. Sadikin, R. K. C. Kang, Y. S. Chu, V. Racine, J. P. Thiery and W. R. Birch Evaluation of Cell Behaviour on Atmospheric Plasma Deposited Siloxane and Fluorosiloxane Coatings M. Ardhaoui, M. Naciri, T. Mullen, C. Brugha, A. K. Keenan,M. Al-Rubeai and D. P. Dowling Similarities between Plasma Amino Functionalized PEEK and Titanium Surfaces Concerning Enhancement of Osteoblast Cell Adhesion K. Schroder, B. Finke, H. Jesswein, F. Luthen, A. Diener, R. Ihrke, A. Ohl, K.-D. Weltmann, J. Rychly and J. B. Nebe Helium Plasma Treatment to Improve Biocompatibility and Blood Compatibility of Polycarbonate N. Gomathi, D. Mishra, T. K. Maiti and S. Neogi Surface Engineering and Cell Adhesion G. Legeay, A. Coudreuse, F. Poncin-Epaillard, J. M. Herry and M. N. Bellon-Fontaine Part 4: Cell Adhesion in Medicine and Therapy Selective Cell Control by Surface Structuring for Orthopedic Applications E. Fadeeva, S. Schlie, J. Koch and B. N. Chichkov Inorganic PVD and CVD Coatings in Medicine aaC--" A Review of Protein and Cell Adhesion on Coated Surfaces J. M. Lackner and W. Waldhauser Plasma Polymer Surfaces for Cell Expansion and Delivery S. P. Low, R. D. Short and D. A. Steele Adhesion of Cells and Tissues to Bioabsorbable Polymeric Materials: Scaffolds, Surgical Tissue Adhesives and Anti-adhesive Materials S. Suzuki and Y. Ikada Phagocyte Decisions at Interfaces V. Monnet-Corti, A.-M. Benoliel, A. Pierres and P. Bongrand Soluble Amyloid-I^2 Protein Aggregates Induce Nuclear Factor-I B Mediated Upregulation of Adhesion Molecule Expression to Stimulate Brain Endothelium for Monocyte Adhesion F. J. Gonzalez-Velasquez, J. W. Reed, J. W. Fuseler, E. E. Matherly, J. A. Kotarek, D. D. Soto-Ortega and M. A. Moss
