Over the years many articles has been written in Q-News relating to biomaterials. Read them by clicking on the links below.

Q-News 14, oct 2007
Tissue Scaffolding
Dr. Alex Welle, leader of the biomaterials group, Institute for Biological Interfaces at the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe talks about three-dimensional scaffolds for cell applications. The goal is to develop artificial stem cell niches and other long-term cell culture systems for applications such as bio-artificial organs. 

Learning about Liver Cells
Developing cell-based therapies for patients with compromised liver function is one of the interests of Dr. Paul van Tassel’s group at Yale. Jennifer Phelps talks about their work on polyelectrolyte nanofilms formed via Layer-by-Layer (LbL) assembly in relation to cellular response.


Q-News 13, april 2007
The Hunt for Novel Biomaterials
The world of medical implants is changing and a new class of materials is needed to meet the requirements of a different approach to treatment for a range of conditions. Prof. Joachim Kohn and Dr. Paul Holmes at the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials explain the implications of these changes and how QCM -D is helping to identify the next generation of medical device materials.


Q-News 12, oct 2006
Nanoscience Goes Large
When science goes to the nanoscale it demands the involvement of many scientifi c disciplines to understand what is going on. Morten Foss from the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre (iNANO) at the University of Aarhus and Aalborg, Denmark explains what he and his colleagues are doing to progress this new technological fi eld and how QCM-D is involved.

The Making of Functional Polymer Architectures
The Institute of Organic Chemistry at the Johannes-Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany are working on developing ways to synthesise new types of functional polymers. Potential novel uses include smart surfaces and as part of drug delivery systems. Patrick Theato discusses the challenges.


Q-News 11, april 2007
At the receiving end
Creating biomaterials that can mimic receptor functions have potentially wide application in areas ranging from new biological sensors, to tissue engineering substrates and drug delivery systems. Paul Van Tassel and Jennifer Phelps at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Yale University explain the challenges.


Q-News 10, oct 2005
Formation of biomolecules
Uppsala University‘s Department of Surface Biotechnology is involved with research around bioactive surfaces. The industrial potential of these broad research areas includes the development of biologically active surfaces for use in medical implants as well as in biosensors and diagnostic systems.


Q-News 9, april 2005
What goes on at the surface
Biomaterial engineering is a field that continues to grow in depth and breadth. Lars Renner is part of the Biomaterial group at the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden at the Max Bergmann Centre of Biomaterials. Renner is using QCM-D as part of the characterization of biomaterials.


Q-News 8, oct 2004
Tissue Basics
Professor Joachim Kohn, Norbert Weber and colleagues at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University and New Jersey Centre for Biomaterials, are interested in developing biomaterials for tissue engineering applications. The team explain the complex issues involved, such as the fact that the desired function of the material is strongly influenced by the characteristics and properties of that material. 

Engineering Proteins for the Material World
Artifical proteins and titanium are the main interests for Ken-Ichi Sano and Kiyotaka Shiba at the Department of Protein Engineering within the Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research. The hope is to improve the biocompatibility of artificial materials for biomedical applications.


Q-News 6, oct 2003
More Than Skin Deep
Tissue reactions to implants is the focus of work involving QCM-D at Gothenburg University in Sweden.


Q-News 5, march 2003
No Fear for Tears
Tears may be beneficial for the eye but can cause havoc for contact lens designers who want to make products that do not attract unwanted particles that cloud the vision. QCM-D is being used as part of a project to understand the interactions of tear fluid proteins and model hydrogels. Bruce Milthorpe at the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, at the University of New South Wales, Sydney in Australia is leading this work aimed to give us all clear vision.


Q-News 3, march 2002
Blood Brothers
The way blood and its constituents respond to the introduction of an artificial material is of crucial importance in the design and application of medical implant applications. Rolf Larsson and Jonas Andersson at Uppsala University's Department of Clinical Immunology explain how they use QCM-D to study the interactions between surfaces and biomolecules.


Q-News 2, oct 2001
Brain Power
Smith & Nephew’s head of microscopy, Alan Brain, took only four days to justify why a QCM-D machine should become part of his battery of measurement tools. Now it is used in a variety of fundamental research activities that support the company’s development of new products in endoscopy, wound management, orthopaedics and rehabilitation.

Active at the Surface
Marcus Textor of Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology at ETH Zurich in Switzerland explains where QCM-D fits into his research into biomaterials and functionalised surfaces.

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