Water in Biomaterials Surface Science

Contributors vii

Introduction ix
M. Morra

Theoretical Aspects 1

1 Biological Properties of Water 3
E. A. Vogler

2 Theoretical and Computational Methods of Biomolecular Hydration 25
A. E. Garcia

3 Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Carbohydrate – Water Interactions 53
S. B. Engelsen

4 Statistical Thermodynamics of Fluids with Orientation-Dependent Properties and its Application to Water at Interfaces 91
N.A.M. Besseling

5 Solvation Interactions for Protein Adsorption to Biomaterial Surfaces 127
J. H. Lee, T. Li and K. Park

Analytical Aspects 147

6 On the Origin of Water Wetting Terminology 149
E. A. Volger

7 The Evaluation of Electron-Donor and Electron-Acceptor Properties and their Role in the Interaction of Solid Surfaces with Water 183
C Della Volpe and S. Siboni

8 Vibrational Spectroscopy for Water at Interfaces 215
Y. R. Shen

9 Atomic Force Microscope Analysis of Water-Mediated Interfacial Interactions 245
H. J. Butt and V. Franz

Practical Applications 267

10 How Water Wets Biomaterial Surfaces 269
E. A. Vogler

11 Super-Hydrophilic Surfaces for Biomedical Applications 291
Y. Ikada

12 Poly(ethylene oxide) Coated Surfaces 307
M. Morra

13 The Role of Water in the Surface Properties of Phospholipid Polymers 333
K. Ishihara

14 Hydrophilic Polysaccharides Coatings 353
M. Morra and C. Cassinelli

Index 389