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Since 2002, the Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry has proposed “Interface Oral Health Science” as a major theme for next-generation dental research. That theme is based on the innovative concept that healthy oral function is provided by biological and biomechanical harmony among three systems: (1) oral tissues including the teeth, mucosa, bones, and muscles (host); (2) parasitic microorganisms of the oral cavity (parasites); and (3) biomaterials. The concept posits that oral diseases such as dental caries, periodontal disease, and tempo- mandibular disorders should be interpreted as interface diseases that result from disruption of the intact interfaces among these systems. The uniqueness of this concept rests on the fact that it not only encompasses the entire ? eld of dentistry and dental care, but also expands the common ground shared with many other ? elds, including medicine, pharmaceutical science, agriculture, material science, and engineering. Our Graduate School of Dentistry aims to promote advances in dental research and to activate interdisciplinary research with related ? elds by putting interface oral health science into practice. On this basis we organized the First International Symposium for Interface Oral Health in February 2005, with productive discussions stimulated by two special lectures, three symposia, and poster presentations. A monograph titled Interface Oral Health Science that s- marized the contents of the symposium was published in the autumn of 2005 (International Congress Series 1284, Elsevier, Amsterdam). The Second International Symposium was the most recent.

Oral medicine --- Dentistry --- Mouth --- Teeth --- Biomedical materials --- Host-parasite relationships --- Biological interfaces --- Pathophysiology --- Diseases --- Dental surgery --- Odontology --- Surgery, Dental --- Medicine --- Face --- Head --- Oralogy --- Stomatology --- Stomatologists --- Biointerfaces --- Biological surfaces --- Biosurfaces --- Interfaces, Biological --- Surface sciences (Biology) --- Surfaces (Biology) --- Biochemistry --- Biophysics --- Surface chemistry --- Odontography --- Dentition --- Dentistry. --- Biomaterials. --- Biocompatible materials --- Biomaterials --- Medical materials --- Biomedical engineering --- Materials --- Biocompatibility --- Prosthesis --- Bioartificial materials --- Hemocompatible materials --- Biomaterials (Biomedical materials)

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This book focuses on important interfacial phenomena, such as interfacial potential and interfacial multi-functionality, responsible for determining the fate of nanoparticles inside the biological milieu. Additionally, this book explores the role of surface defects in photocatalytic nanoparticles in defining the nanoparticle interaction to biological membrane and cytotoxic propensity.The authors describe the interfacial assembly of peptide/protein on conformational/functional dynamics of the peptide/protein, which may be adopted as an approach to moderate the protein misfolding diseases.

Biological interfaces. --- Membranes (Biology) --- Biological membranes --- Biomembranes --- Biointerfaces --- Biological surfaces --- Biosurfaces --- Interfaces, Biological --- Surface sciences (Biology) --- Surfaces (Biology) --- Materials science. --- Biomedical engineering. --- Biomaterials. --- Nanotechnology. --- Materials Science. --- Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics. --- Biomedical Engineering. --- Biological interfaces --- Protoplasm --- Biochemistry --- Biophysics --- Surface chemistry --- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. --- Molecular technology --- Nanoscale technology --- High technology --- Clinical engineering --- Medical engineering --- Bioengineering --- Engineering --- Medicine --- Biocompatible materials --- Biomaterials --- Medical materials --- Biomedical engineering --- Materials --- Biocompatibility --- Prosthesis --- Biophysics. --- Biological physics. --- Biological physics --- Biology --- Medical sciences --- Physics --- Bioartificial materials --- Hemocompatible materials --- Biomaterials (Biomedical materials)

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This book is devoted to the rapidly growing area of science dealing with structure and properties of biological surfaces in their relation to particular function(s). This volume, written by a team of specialists from different disciplines, covers various surface functions such as protection, defense, water transport, anti-wetting, self cleaning, light reflection and scattering, and acoustics. Because biological surfaces have a virtually endless potential of technological ideas for the development of new materials and systems, inspirations from biology could also be interesting for a broad range of topics in surface engineering.

Adhesion. --- Biological interfaces. --- Surface chemistry. --- Surfaces (Technology). --- Biology - General --- Biology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Cell adhesion. --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Materials --- Surface phenomena --- Biointerfaces --- Biological surfaces --- Biosurfaces --- Interfaces, Biological --- Surface sciences (Biology) --- Surfaces (Biology) --- Adherence, Cell --- Cell adherence --- Surfaces --- Life sciences. --- Plant science. --- Botany. --- Physics. --- Engineering. --- Life Sciences. --- Life Sciences, general. --- Engineering, general. --- Physics, general. --- Plant Sciences. --- Biochemistry --- Biophysics --- Surface chemistry --- Adhesion --- Cell interaction --- Membrane fusion --- Junctional complexes (Epithelium) --- Friction --- Surfaces (Physics) --- Tribology --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Natural history --- Plants --- Natural philosophy --- Philosophy, Natural --- Physical sciences --- Dynamics --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Floristic botany

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This book is devoted to the rapidly growing area of science dealing with structure and properties of biological surfaces in their relation to particular functions. This volume, written by a team of specialists from different disciplines, covers various biological surface functions: sensing, coloration, attachment, drag reduction, moisture harvesting, etc. Because biological surfaces have a virtually endless potential of technological ideas for the development of new materials and systems, inspirations from biology could also be interesting for a broad range of topics in surface engineering. This volume together with two previous volumes “Functional Surfaces in Biology” (vols. 1 & 2 published in 2009) taken together, present a good reference for a novice in the field. The book is intended for use by researchers who are active, or intend to become active, in the field. The appeal of this topic is expected to be broad, ranging from classical biology, biomechanics and physics to such applied fields as materials science and surface engineering.

Biological interfaces. --- Life sciences. --- Plant science. --- Botany. --- Zoology. --- Biology --- Biomaterials. --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Sciences. --- Biological Techniques. --- Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics. --- Technique. --- Biocompatible materials --- Biomaterials --- Medical materials --- Medicine --- Biomedical engineering --- Materials --- Biocompatibility --- Prosthesis --- Natural history --- Animals --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Plants --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Biointerfaces --- Biological surfaces --- Biosurfaces --- Interfaces, Biological --- Surface sciences (Biology) --- Surfaces (Biology) --- Biochemistry --- Biophysics --- Surface chemistry --- Cytology --- Research --- Methodology. --- Cell biology --- Cellular biology --- Cells --- Cytologists --- Biology—Technique. --- Biophysics. --- Biological physics. --- Bioartificial materials --- Hemocompatible materials --- Biological physics --- Medical sciences --- Physics --- Floristic botany --- Biomaterials (Biomedical materials)

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This thesis presents a highly innovative study of the ultrafast structural and vibrational dynamics of hydrated phospholipids, the basic constituents of cell membranes. As a novel approach to the water-phospholipid interface, the author studies phosphate vibrations using the most advanced methods of nonlinear vibrational spectroscopy, including femtosecond two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy. He shows for the first time that the structure of interfacial water undergoes very limited fluctuations on a 300 fs time scale and that the lifetimes of hydrogen bonds with the phospholipid are typically longer than 10 ps. Such properties originate from the steric hindrance of water fluctuations at the interface and the orienting action of strong electric fields from the phospholipid head group dipoles. In an extensive series of additional experiments, the vibrational lifetimes of the different vibrations and the processes of energy dissipation are elucidated in detail.

Physics. --- Membranes. --- Physical Chemistry. --- Membrane Biology. --- Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra. --- Spectroscopy and Microscopy. --- Chemistry, Physical organic. --- Cell membranes. --- Physique --- Membrane cellulaire --- Biological interfaces. --- Phospholipids -- Spectra. --- Phospholipids. --- Cytology --- Microbiology & Immunology --- Biology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Phospholipids --- Spectra. --- Phosphatides --- Biointerfaces --- Biological surfaces --- Biosurfaces --- Interfaces, Biological --- Surface sciences (Biology) --- Surfaces (Biology) --- Physical chemistry. --- Atomic structure. --- Molecular structure. --- Spectroscopy. --- Microscopy. --- Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics. --- Biochemistry --- Biophysics --- Surface chemistry --- Membrane lipids --- Phosphates --- Chemistry, Physical organic --- Chemistry, Organic --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Cell surfaces --- Cytoplasmic membranes --- Plasma membranes --- Plasmalemma --- Membranes (Biology) --- Glycocalyces --- Biophysics. --- Biological physics. --- Cell membranes . --- Atomic structure  . --- Molecular structure . --- Analysis, Microscopic --- Light microscopy --- Micrographic analysis --- Microscope and microscopy --- Microscopic analysis --- Optical microscopy --- Optics --- Analysis, Spectrum --- Spectra --- Spectrochemical analysis --- Spectrochemistry --- Spectrometry --- Spectroscopy --- Chemistry, Analytic --- Interferometry --- Radiation --- Wave-motion, Theory of --- Absorption spectra --- Light --- Spectroscope --- Structure, Molecular --- Chemical structure --- Structural bioinformatics --- Structure, Atomic --- Atomic theory --- Chemistry, Theoretical --- Physical chemistry --- Theoretical chemistry --- Chemistry --- Biological physics --- Medical sciences --- Physics --- Qualitative --- Analytical chemistry