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List of Contributors

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M.R. Aguilar
Biomaterials Department,
Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros (CSIC),
Madrid, SPAIN

T. Alekseeva
Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science,
Tissue Repair and Engineering Centre,
University College London,
London, UK

A. Alovskaya
Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science,
Tissue Repair and Engineering Centre,
University College London,
London, UK

M. Al-Rubeai
School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering and Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology,
University College Dublin,
Dublin, Ireland

F. Anton
Institute for Technical Chemistry,
Leibniz University of Hannover,
Hannover, Germany

D. Apatsidis
Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering,
National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science,
National University of Ireland,
Galway, Ireland

Prof. N. Ashammakhi, MD, PhD, FRCSEd
Institute of Biomaterials,
Tampere University of Technology,
Tampere, Finland.

Division of Plastic Surgery,
Department of Surgery,
Oulu University Hospital,
Oulu, Finland

R. Brown
Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science,
Tissue Repair and Engineering Centre,
University College London,
London, UK

Emeritus Professor, Sir R. Calne, FRS
Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK

Visiting Professor in National University of Singapore

Dr S.H. Cartmell
Institute of Science and Technology in Medicine,
University of Keele,
Stoke-on-Trent,
United Kingdom

Prof. E. Chiellini
Pisa, Italy

J. Coburn
Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering,
National University of Ireland,
Galway, Ireland

C. Conrad
Department of Surgery,
Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Münich,
Münich, Germany

D. Elewaut, MD, PhD
Department of Rheumatology,
Ghent University Hospital,
Ghent, Belgium

F. Elías
Immunotech S.A,
Buenos Aires, Argentina

C. Elvira
Biomaterials Department,
Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros (CSIC),
Madrid, SPAIN

J. Fló
Immunotech S.A,
Buenos Aires, Argentina

A. Gallardo
Biomaterials Department,
Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros (CSIC),
Madrid, SPAIN

U. Graf-Hausner
Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology,
Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur (ZHW),
Winterthur, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. M. van Griensven, MD, PhD
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology,
Vienna,
Austria

Prof. R. Huss
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Biomarker Program Oncology (RBP-O)
TR-G / Pathology
Penzberg, Germany

A. Huwig
Ivoclar Vivadent AG,
Schaan, Principality of Liechtenstein

H. Insúa
Immunotech S.A,
Buenos Aires, Argentina

E. Johnson
Centre for Spinal Studies,
Roberts Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic hospital,
Oswestry, Shropshire, UK

S. Kall
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover,
Plastische, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie,
Hannover, Germany

Dr. C. Kasper
Institute for Technical Chemistry,
Leibniz University of Hannover,
Hannover, Germany

F.K. Kasper, Phd
Department of Bioengineering,
Rice University,
Houston, USA

V. King
Neuroscience Centre,
Institute of Cell and Molecular Science,
Queen Mary University of London,
London, UK

G.R. Kirkham
Institute of Science and Technology in Medicine,
University of Keele,
Stoke-on-Trent,
United Kingdom

S. Lechner
Starnberg Hospital, Deparment of Surgery,
Starnberg, Germany

R.A. Lopez
Immunotech S.A,
Buenos Aires, Argentina

C. Mauth
Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology,
Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur (ZHW),
Winterthur, Switzerland

J. M. Melero-Martin
Vascular Biology Program and Department of Surgery,
Children's Hospital,
Boston, USA

Harvard Medical School,
MA, USA

Prof., Director A.G. Mikos
Department of Bioengineering,
Rice University,
Houston, USA

A. D. Montaner
Immunotech S.A,
Buenos Aires, Argentina

H. Niess
Department of Surgery,
Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Münich,
Münich, Germany

A. Pandit, MD, PhD
Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering,
National University of Ireland,
Galway, Ireland

J.B. Phillips
Department of Biological Sciences,
The Open University,
Milton Keynes, UK

R. L. Reis
Associate Professor of the Dept. of Polymer Engineering,
Director of the Materials Engineering Degree,
Director of the Masters on Materials Engineering,
Director of the PhD program on Materials Engineering
Director of the 3B's Research Group.
Dept. of Polymer Engineering, University of Minho,
Braga, Portugal

J. M. Rodriguez
Immunotech S.A,
Buenos Aires, Argentina

J-F. Roulet
Ivoclar Vivadent AG,
Schaan, Principality of Liechtenstein

A. Ryan
Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering,
National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science,
National University of Ireland,
Galway, Ireland

T. Scheper
Institute for Technical Chemistry,
Leibniz University of Hannover,
Hannover, Germany

J.S. Temenoff, Phd
Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta, USA

J. San Roman
Biomaterials Department,
Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros (CSIC),
Madrid, SPAIN

K. Suck
Institute for Technical Chemistry,
Leibniz University of Hannover,
Hannover, Germany

H. Van der Bracht, MD, PhD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Ghent University Hospital,
Ghent, Belgium


B. Vázquez
Biomaterials Department,
Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros (CSIC),
Madrid, SPAIN

G. Verbruggen, MD, PhD
Department of Rheumatology,
Ghent University Hospital,
Ghent, Belgium

P. Verdonk, MD, PhD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Ghent University Hospital,
Ghent, Belgium

R. Verdonk, MD, PhD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Ghent University Hospital,
Ghent, Belgium

Dr. J. Zorzopulos
Immunotech S.A,
Buenos Aires, Argentina