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Antithrombogenic Polynitrosated Polyester/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Blend for the Coating of Blood-Contacting Surfaces Amedea B. Seabra, Regiane da Silva, Gabriela F.P. de Souza, and Marcelo G. de Oliveira

pages 262–267

Histological Evaluation of Biocompatibility of Lyophilized Bovine Pericardium Implanted Subcutaneously in Rats

Marina J.S. Maizato, Mara D. Pires, Mauro Canzian, Olga Z. Higa, Ronaldo N.M. Pitombo, and Adolfo A. Leirner

pages 268–271

Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Bovine Pericardium Preserved in Glycerol

Andrea C.D. Rodas, Marina J.S. Maizato, Adolfo A. Leirner, Ronaldo N.M. Pitombo, Bronislaw Polakiewicz, Marisa M. Beppu, and Olga Z. Higa

pages 272–276

Bioactive Porous Titanium: An Alternative to Surgical Implants

Waléria Silva de Medeiros, Marize Varella de Oliveira, Luiz Carlos Pereira, and Mônica Calixto de Andrade

pages 277–282

The Influence of the Loading Mode on the Stress Distribution on the Connector Region of Metal-ceramic and All-ceramic Fixed Partial Denture

Andréa Barreira Motta, Luiz Carlos Pereira, Andréia R.C.C. da Cunha, and Fernando Pereira Duda

pages 283–291

Influence of Surface Sub-micropattern on the Adhesion of Pioneer Bacteria on Metals

Carolina Díaz, Patricia Schilardi, and Mónica Fernández Lorenzo de Mele

pages 292–298

Production, Microstructural Characterization and Mechanical Properties of As-Cast Ti-10Mo-xNb Alloys

Sinara Borborema Gabriel, Carlos Angelo Nunes, and Glória de Almeida Soares

pages 299–304

Effect of Roughness of Zirconia and Titanium on Fibroblast Adhesion

Esther Rieko Takamori, Renato Cruz, Fábio Gonçalvez, Raquel Virgínia Zanetti, Artemio Zanetti, and José Mauro Granjeiro

pages 305–309

Mechanical and Morphological Evaluation of Osteochondral Implants in Dogs

Vanessa P. Bavaresco, Luiz Garrido, Nilza A. Batista, Sônia M. Malmonge, and William D. Belangero

pages 310–316

Hip Orthosis Powered by Pneumatic Artificial Muscle: Voluntary Activation in Absence of Myoelectrical Signal

Breno Gontijo do Nascimento, Claysson Bruno Santos Vimieiro, Danilo Alves Pinto Nagem, and Marcos Pinotti

pages 317–322

Construction and Performance of a Minibioreactor Suitable as Experimental Bioartificial Liver

Joaquín V. Rodriguez, María Dolores Pizarro, Angel L. Scandizzi, Edgardo E. Guibert, Luciana L. Almada, and María E. Mamprin

pages 323–328

New Centrifugal Blood Pump With Dual Impeller and Double Pivot Bearing System: Wear Evaluation in Bearing System, Performance Tests, and Preliminary Hemolysis Tests

Eduardo Bock, Adriana Ribeiro, Maxwell Silva, Pedro Antunes, Jeison Fonseca, Daniel Legendre, Juliana Leme, Celso Arruda, José Biscegli, Denys Nicolosi, and Aron Andrade

pages 329–333

Magnetic Suspension of the Rotor of a Ventricular Assist Device of Mixed Flow Type

Oswaldo Horikawa, Aron José Pazin de Andrade, Isaías da Silva, and Eduardo Guy Perpetuo Bock

pages 334–341

Computational Fluid Dynamics Investigation of a Centrifugal Blood Pump

Daniel Legendre, Pedro Antunes, Eduardo Bock, Aron Andrade, José F. Biscegli, and Jayme Pinto Ortiz

pages 342–348

An Electro-Fluid-Dynamic Simulator for the Cardiovascular System

Celso Luiz Felipini, Aron José Pazin de Andrade, Júlio César Lucchi, Jeison Willian Gomes da Fonseca, and Denys Nicolosi

pages 349–354

A New Technique to Control Brushless Motor for Blood Pump Application

Jeison Fonseca, Aron Andrade, Denys E.C. Nicolosi, José F. Biscegli, Daniel Legendre, Eduardo Bock, and Júlio César Lucchi

pages 355–359