Osteoblast-mediated mineralization, 363
Osteoprogenitor, 286
Oxygen-radical reactions, 465
Pantothenate kinase associated neurodegen-
eration (PKAN), 468
Parkinson’s disease (PD) tissue, 466, 471
PEG-coated liposomes, 420
Phase-inversion technique, 126
Phase separation technique, 277, 384
Photochemical internalization (PI), 101
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), 101
Photolithography, 4, 271, 272, 386
Piston-gap homogenizers, 181
Planar microarray sensor, 3
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), 152
Polyalkylcyanoacrylate (PACA), 119
Polyaniline-gelatin blend nanofibers, 280
Polycaprolactone (PCL), 119, 378
Polycation-DNA complexes, 145
Polydimethoxylsiloxane (PDMS), 386
Polyethylene glycol (PEG), 119
Polyethylene glycol-coupled transferrin
(PEG-TF), 102
Polyglycolic acid (PGA), 378
Polylactic acid (PLA), 119
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), 441
Polystyrene nanopatterned surfaces, 275
Positron emission tomography (PET)
scans, 410
Poymer-polymer hydrophobic interac-
tions, 64
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), 469
Prostate specific antigen (PSA), 495
Prostate-specific membrane antigen
(PSMA), 103
Protein arrays, 445
Proteoglycans, 236, 379
Proton-exchange dephasing model
(PEDM), 478
Quantum dots (QDs), 108, 208, 219, 414,
447
Rapid bioassay, 494
Rayleigh equation, 7
Receptor-mediated endocytosis, 101, 103
Receptor-mediated signaling, 250
Recombinant herpesvirus vectors, 177
Redox-active metals, 474
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), 216
Restless legs syndrome (RLS), 474
Reticuloendothelial system (RES), 117, 144,
417
Retinal pigment epithelium, 387
Rhodamine-labeled dextran, 103
RNA-binding proteins, 352
RNA-induced silencing complex
(RISC), 344
RNA interference (RNAi), 344
directed gene silencing, 345, 349
RNA transfection, 344
Serological assays, 207
Sandwich assay, 208
Secondary ion mass spectroscopy
(SIMS), 30
Self-agglomeration, 498
Self-assembled monolayer (SAM), 387, 306
Self-assembled peptide nanofiber scaffolds
(SAPNS), 397
Shell cross-linked knedels (SCK), 69
Signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs), 209
Single-molecule detection (SMD), 209
Single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), 55
Single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs), 282
Small angle neutron scattering
(SANS), 67
Smooth muscle cells (SMCs), 228
Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), 165
Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), 157
Stem cell-based gene therapy, 392
Superconducting quantum interference
device (SQuID), 465
Supercritical antisolvent precipitation
(SAS), 120
Surface enhanced Raman scattering
(SERS), 496
Surface of segmented polyurethane
(SPU), 32
Surfactant-free emulsion polymerization
(SFEP), 66
Target-specific probes, 212
Temperature-sensitive core/shell micro-
gel, 67
Therapeutic angiogenesis, 340
506
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