Skin irritation testing of antimicrobial conjugated electrolytes.

abstract：:Unmodified gelatin (uG) is widely used as a coating material in cell culture for improving surface properties. In this study, the authors investigated if gelatin methacrylamide (GM) with a medium degree of methacrylamide modification (GM1.5) and a high degree of methacrylamide modification (GM4) are equally suitable f...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Egger M,Tovar GE,Hoch E,Southan A

更新日期：2016-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding how platelet activation is regulated is important in the context of cardiovascular disorders and their management with antiplatelet therapy. Recent evidence points to different platelet subpopulations performing different functions. In particular, procoagulant and aggregating subpopulations have been rep...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Donati A,Gupta S,Reviakine I

更新日期：2016-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are good nonviral carriers because of their ease of synthesis and conjugation in biochemistry, and self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) provide a tunable system to change their interfacial properties. Using homogeneously mixed carboxylic acid and amine functional groups, a series of surface pote...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Chang HY,You YW,Liao HY,Shyue JJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although protein-stabilized gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) have gathered recent attention as biocompatible peroxidase mimics, their practical utility has been critically limited by the low catalytic activity. Here, the authors have developed a nanohybrid material to significantly enhance the catalytic activity of AuNCs by ...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Cho S,Shin HY,Kim MI

更新日期：2017-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been demonstrated that electric fields can minimize surface adhesion of bacteria, but how they affect the near-surface bacterial dynamics has remained largely overlooked. In the present study, the three-dimensional motions of Escherichia coli (E. coli) HCB1 and HCB1414 near a conductive surface under alternatin...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Zhou X,Qi M,Huang G,Ma C,Bao L,Gong X,Zhang G,Zeng EY

更新日期：2019-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in three-dimensional secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) imaging have enabled visualizing the subcellular distributions of various lipid species within individual cells. However, the difficulty of locating organelles using SIMS limits efforts to study their lipid compositions. Here, the authors have assess...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Chini CE,Fisher GL,Johnson B,Tamkun MM,Kraft ML

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhalation of combustion-derived ultrafine particles (≤0.1 μm) has been found to be associated with pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases. However, correlation of the physicochemical properties of carbon-based particles such as surface charge and agglomeration state with adverse health effects has not yet been establi...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Durantie E,Barosova H,Drasler B,Rodriguez-Lorenzo L,Urban DA,Vanhecke D,Septiadi D,Hirschi-Ackermann L,Petri-Fink A,Rothen-Rutishauser B

更新日期：2018-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Cationic amphiphilic peptides have been engineered to target both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria while avoiding damage to other cell types. However, the exact mechanism of how these peptides target, bind, and disrupt bacterial cell membranes is not understood. One specific peptide that has been engineered to...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Golbek TW,Franz J,Elliott Fowler J,Schilke KF,Weidner T,Baio JE

更新日期：2017-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Dentin adhesive systems for composite tooth restorations are composed of hydrophilic/hydrophobic monomers, solvents, and photoinitiators. The adhesives undergo phase separation and concomitant compositional change during their application in the wet oral environment; phase separation compromises the quality of the hyb...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Parthasarathy R,Misra A,Song L,Ye Q,Spencer P

更新日期：2018-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has attracted intense interest owing to its unique properties and promising biosensor applications. To develop effective biocompatible platforms, it is crucial to understand the interactions between MoS2 and biological molecules such as proteins, but little knowledge exists ...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Fan H,Zhao D,Li Y,Zhou J

更新日期：2017-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular endothelial cells (EC) extracellular matrix (ECM) on the biomaterial surface can significantly improve the blood compatibility and cell compatibility of the cardiovascular materials. In the present study, two types of micropatterned TiO2 nanotubes surfaces (gronano and toponano) were fabricated on the tit...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Wu J,Li J,Wu F,He Z,Yang P,Huang N

更新日期：2015-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnesium alloys are potential biodegradable implants for biomedical applications, and calcium (Ca) is one kind of ideal element being examined for magnesium alloys and biodegradable ceramic coatings owing to its biocompatibility and mechanical suitability. In this study, microarc oxidation (MAO) coatings were prepare...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Pan Y,Chen C,Feng R,Cui H,Gong B,Zheng T,Ji Y

更新日期：2018-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Not only bacteria but also fungal pathogens, particularly Candida species, can lead to biofilm infections on biomedical devices. By covalent grafting of the antifungal drug caspofungin, which targets the fungal cell wall, onto solid biomaterials, a surface layer can be created that might be able to provide long-term p...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Griesser SS,Jasieniak M,Coad BR,Griesser HJ

更新日期：2015-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present surface engineering modifications through chemistry of poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) that have dramatic effects on the result of surface-bound fluorescence immunoassays, both for specific and nonspecific signals. The authors deduce the most important effect to be clustering of antibodies on the s...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Akers PW,Hoai Le NC,Nelson ARJ,McKenna M,O'Mahony C,McGillivray DJ,Gubala V,Williams DE

更新日期：2017-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The precise use of nanoparticles in technological applications requires control over their surface properties. This implies the ability to quantitatively describe, for example, molecular coatings in terms of their thickness, areal mass, or number of molecules. Here, the authors describe two different approaches to the...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Belsey NA,Shard AG,Minelli C

更新日期：2015-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of magnesium alloys as biomaterials is limited by their poor corrosion behavior. Microarc oxidation (MAO) treatment was used to prepare ceramic coatings on ZK60 magnesium alloys in order to overcome the poor corrosion resistance. The process was conducted at different current densities (3.5 and 9.0 A/d...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： You Q,Yu H,Wang H,Pan Y,Chen C

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft x-ray spectromicroscopy techniques have seen great amount of development in the recent years, and with the development of new diffraction limited synchrotron source, many new nanoscale and mesoscale characterization opportunities of applied materials are foreseen. In this perspective, the authors present some exa...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Dietrich PM,Unger WE,Swaraj S

更新日期：2016-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure, orientation, and formation of amphiphilic alpha-helix model peptide films on fluorocarbon surfaces has been monitored with sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy, near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The alpha-helix...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Weidner T,Samuel NT,McCrea K,Gamble LJ,Ward RS,Castner DG

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microneedle technology is one of the attractive methods in transdermal drug delivery. However, the clinical applications of this method are limited owing to: complexity in the preparation of multiple coating solutions, drug leakage while inserting the microneedles into the skin and the outer walls of the solid microne...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Vinayakumar KB,Hegde GM,Ramachandra SG,Nayak MM,Dinesh NS,Rajanna K

更新日期：2015-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The articular cartilage, once injured, has a limited capacity for intrinsic repair. Preparation of functionally biocartilage substitutes in vitro for cartilage repair is an attractive concept with the recent advances in tissue engineering. In this study, adipose-derived adult stem cells (ADAS) and chondrocytes (Ch) we...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Yeh HY,Hsieh FY,Hsu SH

更新日期：2016-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:This contribution reports on grafting of bioactive polymers such as poly(sodium styrene sulfonate) (polyNaSS) onto titanium (Ti) surfaces. This grafting process uses a modified dopamine as an anchor molecule to link polyNaSS to the Ti surface. The grafting process combines reversible addition-fragmentation chain trans...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Chouirfa H,Evans MDM,Castner DG,Bean P,Mercier D,Galtayries A,Falentin-Daudré C,Migonney V

更新日期：2017-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we investigated the hydrothermal treatment of titanium with divalent cation solutions and its effect in promoting the adhesion of gingival epithelial cells and fibroblasts in vitro. Gingival keratinocyte-like Sa3 cells or fibroblastic NIH3T3 cells were cultured for 1 h on experimental titanium pl...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Okawachi H,Ayukawa Y,Atsuta I,Furuhashi A,Sakaguchi M,Yamane K,Koyano K

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this systematic review, the authors explored the surface aspects of various titanium (Ti) or Ti alloy medical implants, examining the interface formed between the implant and surrounding nonkeratinized soft tissues (periosteum, muscles, tendons, fat, cicatrix, or dura mater). A comprehensive search undertaken in Ju...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Zigterman BGR,Van den Borre C,Braem A,Mommaerts MY

更新日期：2019-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliable, direct "sample-to-answer" capture of nucleic acid targets from complex media would greatly improve existing capabilities of DNA microarrays and biosensors. This goal has proven elusive for many current nucleic acid detection technologies attempting to produce assay results directly from complex real-world sa...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Lee CY,Gamble LJ,Grainger DW,Castner DG

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The limit of detection of advanced immunoassays, biochips and micro/nano biodetection devices is impacted by the non-specific adsorption of target molecules at the sample surface. In this paper, we present a simple and versatile low cost method for generating active surfaces composed of antibodies arrays surrounded by...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Egea AM,Trévisiol E,Vieu C

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors investigate membrane composition-mediated interactions between proteins adsorbed onto a two-component lipid bilayer close to critical demixing using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations and a phenomenological Ginzburg-Landau theory. The simulations consist of three-bead lipids and platelike protei...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Reynwar BJ,Deserno M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on the characterization of the charge formation at supported bilayer lipid membranes (sBLMs) prepared from the zwitterionic lipid 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine on planar silicon dioxide substrates. The charging of the sBLMs was studied in KCl solutions of different ionic strengths be...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Zimmermann R,Küttner D,Renner L,Kaufmann M,Zitzmann J,Müller M,Werner C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial colonies that reside on a surface, known as biofilms, are intrinsically impenetrable to traditional antibiotics, ultimately driving research toward an alternative therapeutic approach. Nitric oxide (NO) has gained attention for its biologically beneficial properties, particularly centered around its antibact...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Neufeld BH,Reynolds MM

更新日期：2016-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The surface concentration gradient of two extracellular matrix (ECM) macromolecules was developed to study the migratory and morphological responses of astrocytes to molecular cues typically found in the central nervous system injury environment. The gradient, prepared using microcontact printing, was composed of rand...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Hsiao TW,Tresco PA,Hlady V

更新日期：2017-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advent of novel fabrication technologies, free-standing poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) nanosheets have been shown to have enhanced performance over their micro- or macroscale equivalents as tissue engineering and drug delivery constructs. In the present research, the authors investigated the surface degradation b...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Marchany MD,Gardella JA Jr,Kuchera TJ

更新日期：2015-03-20 00:00:00