Doxil, 420
pharmacodynamics, 422, 423
Drug-drug interactions, 97
Drug encapsulation, 143
Drug/gene delivery system (DGDS), 115
dsRNA-dependent protein kinase, 352
Dynamic light scattering (DLS), 67
ECM-soluble factor interactions, 244, 360
Electric arc discharge, 17, 163
Electron beam lithography, 7, 270
techniques, 386
Electroporation, 339
Electrospinning, 146, 264, 272, 279, 381,
383, 386
Enhanced permeability and retention
(EPR), 140, 416
Enzyme-based biosensors, 440
Enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assays
(ELISAs), 208
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) repeats, 236
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
(EDTA), 479
Extracellular matrix (ECM)
molecules, 343
proteins, 297
Feline calicivirus (FCV), 495
Fetal bovine chondrocytes, 383
Fibril-forming collagens, 229, 234
Fibroblast growth factor (FGF), 236
Fibroblast-osteoblast interaction, 364
Field-dependent relaxation rate increase
(FDRI), 471
Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), 105
Fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy
(FCCS), 208
Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching
(FRAP), 326
Fluorescence resonance energy transfer
(FRET), 210, 326
Focal adhesions, 322, 324
as a mechanotransduction machine, 325
Folate receptors (FR), 102
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 119
Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), 168
Gaussian point spread function, 215
Gelatin immobilization, 396
Gene delivery techniques, 399
Gene therapy, 337, 340
Gene-transfected EPCs, 343
Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
(GDNF), 176
Glucose-sensitive nanogels, 172
Glycoproteins, 236, 238, 239
Gram-positive bacteria, 169
Green fluorescent protein (GFP), 349
Growth factors, 151, 244
Guglielmi detachable platinum coils
(GDCs), 38
Gut-associated lymphoid tissue, 342
Hard baking process, 6, 272
Hemochromatosis, 474
Hemosiderin, 464
Hemosiderin-rich lysosomes, 469
Heterodimeric transmembrane mole-
cules, 249
Heterotypic cell-cell contact, 361
Heterotypic cellular interactions, 358
role of, 359
High pressure homogenization (HPH), 158
High speed stirring/ultrasonication, 159
HIV-associated dementia (HAD), 474
Horseradish peroxidase (HRP), 103
Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), 495
Human corneal epithelial cells
(HCECs), 307
Human coronary artery endothelial cells
(HCAECs), 273, 396
Human ligament fibroblast (HLF), 274
Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
(HUVECs), 309
Huntington’s disease, 471
Hydrogel nanoparticles, 68, 72, 75, 78
Infectious diseases, 207
Integrin-activated EGF receptors, 250
Integrin-cytoskeletal connections, 325
Integrin signaling, 249
Interface-relevant cells, 362, 364
Interface-relevant markers, 364
Ion beam lithography, 7
Ion implantation process, 26, 31, 32, 38
Iron-overload disease, 465, 469, 473, 474
Iron-rich protein-mineral complex, 464
Iron-transporting serum glycoprotein, 102
504
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