Nanostructured Materials and Coatings for Biomedical and Sensor Applications

Prefrace. Group photo. 1: Materials for Biomedical Applications. Nanostructured Materials in Medicine. State of the Art in Ukraine; I. Uvarova. Current Trends in Biomaterial Coatings; S.V. Mikhalovsky, et al. Injectable Nanoparticle Technology for In Vitro Remediation of Overdosed Toxins; R. Partch, et al. Nanostructured MeSiO2 (Me=Ag, Cu) Coatings with Antibacterial Activity; C.C. Trapalis, et al. Low Friction Wear Resistant Sputtered Carbon Coatings for Biomedical Applications; S.K. Taylor, et al. Mechanism of Interaction of Silicon Nitride Powders with Biochemical Media and Their Toxic Effect; V.A. Lavrenko, et al. Microstructure and Strength of Germanium Microwires for Biomedical Devices; D. Grabco, et al. Properties of Biomaterials Based on Biological Hydroxyapatite in Synthetic and Natural Physiological Mediums; L.A. Ivanchenko, et al. Preparation of Hydroxyapatite Nano-Particles Using a Modified Precipitation Method; G.C. Koumoulidis, et al. Biomineralization of Hydroxyapatite/Titania Composites Prepared by Explosive Shock Waves; H. Beheri, et al. Prospects of Usage of Material with Fullerine Coatings for Endoprosthesis of Joints; V.V. Lashneva, et al. Nanodispersed Diamond Adsorbents for Biological Solution Cleaning; G.P. Bogatyreva, et al. 2: Thin Films and Coatings. Tribological Characterization of Carbide-Derived Carbon (CDC) Films in Dry and Humid Environments; B. Carroll, et al. Nanostructured Ceramic Coatings Produced by Magnetron Sputtering; V. Teixeira, et al. Analysis of the Microhardness and the Porosity in Graded Thermal Barrier Coatings; A. Portinha, et al. Nanostructured Mesoporous Silica Films; M.C. Gonçalves, G.S. Attard. Thin Film Crystallization Behaviours for Oxides of Rare-Earth Metals on AmphorousSilica; A.F. Andreeva, A.M. Kasumov. Structure and Mechanical Properties of Nanostructured Metal-Carbon Films; Y. Pauleau, et al. Thin Film Metal Matrixes for Biocorrosion Studies; O.K. Dvoynenko, et al. 3: Nanoparticles and Nanoceramics. Synthesis and Properties of Nanostructured Carbon Materials: Nanodiamond, Onion Like Carbon and Carbon Nanotubes; V.L. Kusnetsov, et al. Synthesis of Spherical, Non-Aggregated Silica Nanoparticles; A. Vital, et al. Formation of Composite SiC-SiB6 Nanopowders; M. Vlasova, et al. A Model of Electrical Conduction in Xerographic Toners as Polymer Conductive Filler of Particulate Composites; V. Skorokhod. Computerized Complex for Sintering Nanoceramics at High Pressures; V.S. Urbanovich, G.G. Shkatulo. C60 Fullerene Polymers; R.A. Wood, et al. A Tight-Binding Molecular-Dynamics Approach to Structural and Electronic Properties of a-SiC; V.I. Ivashchenko, et al. Theory of Nanotube Nanodevices; S.V. Rotkin. 4: Sensor Materials. Sol-Gel Processing of Lithia Aluminosilicates (LAS) Solid Solution for Future Low Temperature Ceramic Sensor; W.I. Abdel-Fattah, et al. Structural and Optical Characterization on InN Thin Films Novel Photonic Materials for Photovoltaic and Sensor Applications; V.Ya. Malakov. An Overview to Magnetic Beads Used in Electrochemical DNA Biosensors; J. Wang, A. Erdem. Approaches for Structured Immobilization of Recognising Elements on the Transducer Surface of Biosensors; D. Grabco, et al. Performance of Amperometric Alchol Electrodes Prepared by Plasma Polymerization Technique; D. Çökeliler, M. Mutlu. Chemical Active Centers at Surfaces of Si-Based Materials; A.E. Kiv, et al. Deposition of SnO2-Based Thin Films by Reactive DC Magnetron