1 Introduction - Soroush Nazarpour.- 2 Biocompatibility of thin films - Mareike Zink.- 3 Modern porous coatings in orthopaedic applications - Rachel M. Frank, MD; David Fabi, MD; Brett R. Levine, MD.- 4 Biofunctional coatings for dental implants - Xi Chen, Yuping Li, Conrado Aparicio.- 5 Nano-bio structures developed via electrophoresis - Cyrus Zamani.- 6 Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coated on polymers for biomedical applications - Atsushi Hotta; Terumitsu Hasebe.- 7 Surface modification of biodegradable polyesters for soft and hard tissue regeneration - Hesameddin Mahjoubi; Sara Abdollahi; Marta Cerruti.- 8 Thin film biosensors - Hatice ceylan Koydemir; Haluk Külah; Canan Özgen.- 9 Thin film coatings as electrodes in neuroscience - Saida Khan; Ahsan Mian; Golam Newaz.- 10 Scanning electrochemical microscopy applied to cancer related studies - Isabelle Beaulieu; Jeanine Mauzeroll.