Reversible changes in cell morphology due to cytoskeletal rearrangements measured in real-time by QCM-D.

abstract：:The aim of this research was to assess the influence of mechanical loading on the ability of Zn-free versus Zn-containing amalgams to promote remineralization at the dentin interface. Sound and caries-affected dentin surfaces (CAD) were restored using Zn-free or Zn-containing dental amalgams. Midcoronal dentin surface...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Toledano M,Aguilera FS,Osorio E,López-López MT,Cabello I,Toledano-Osorio M,Osorio R

更新日期：2015-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein adsorption to biomaterial surfaces is important for the function of such materials with anchorage-dependent cell adhesion requiring the presence of adsorbed proteins. The current study evaluated five solid surfaces with poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) grafted from the surface of a poly(tetrafluoroethylene) membrane w...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Mohd Hidzir N,A A,Kępa K,Hill DJT,Jorgensen L,Grøndahl L

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanodiamond (ND) particles are popular platforms for the immobilization of molecular species. In the present research, enzyme Escherichia coli inorganic pyrophosphatase (PPase) was immobilized on detonation ND through covalent or noncovalent bonding and its enzymatic activity was characterized. Factors affecting adsor...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Rodina EV,Valueva AV,Yakovlev RY,Vorobyeva NN,Kulakova II,Lisichkin GV,Leonidov NB

更新日期：2015-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Dodecin from Halobacterium salinarum is a dodecameric, hollow-spherical protein, which unspecifically adopts flavin molecules. Reduction of flavin dodecin holocomplexes induces dissociation into apododecin and free flavin. Unspecific binding and dissociation upon reduction were used as key properties to construct an e...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Grininger M,Nöll G,Trawöger S,Sinner EK,Oesterhelt D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commonly used implants for therapeutic approaches of non-systemically impaired bone do not sufficiently support the healing process of osteoporotic bone. Since strontium (II) has been proven as an effective anti-osteoporotic drug new types of strontium enriched calcium phosphate bone cements were developed. As osteopo...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Kokesch-Himmelreich J,Schumacher M,Rohnke M,Gelinsky M,Janek J

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：: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：:Friction force microscopy was employed for the tribological investigation of human head hair in two different environments: a dry atmosphere and de-ionized water. The fibers were immobilized by embedding them in indium. The effects of bleaching, conditioning, and immersion in methanolic KOH were quantified in terms of...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Nikogeorgos N,Fletcher IW,Boardman C,Doyle P,Ortuoste N,Leggett GJ

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To image inflammation sites, we developed a novel nanoparticle, hydroxylamine-containing nanoparticle (HANP), which emits an intense electron spin resonance (ESR)-signal triggered by enzymatic oxidation reaction and pH-sensitive self-disintegration. The nanoparticle was prepared from an amphiphilic block copolymer, po...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Yoshitomi T,Nagasaki Y

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein, the authors report and review polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) nanoparticles (NPs) loaded with zoledronate (ZOL) and simvastatin and their effects on bone cells. PEC NPs are intended for modification of bone substitute materials. For characterization, they can be solution casted on germanium (Ge) substrates servi...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Müller M,Torger B,Wehrum D,Vehlow D,Urban B,Woltmann B,Hempel U

更新日期：2015-03-23 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：:The aim was to compare the protein release from normal human osteoblasts (NHO) cultured on scaffolds with similar morphology but different coatings. Different ceramic coatings; TiO(2), SiO(2) and calcium phosphate (CaP); Ca(9)HPO(4)(PO(4))(5)OH, were applied to porous TiO(2) scaffolds prepared by polymer sponge replic...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Verket A,Tiainen H,Haugen HJ,Lyngstadaas SP,Nilsen O,Reseland JE

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:Many studies have examined the effects of surface topography on the settlement behaviour of marine organisms and this article reviews these investigations with more emphasis on the effects of topography scale. It has been observed that macro topographies (1-100 mm) are generally favoured by marine fouling taxa and are...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Myan FW,Walker J,Paramor O

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：: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：:Supported phospholipid bilayers are interesting model systems for biologists and present fascinating physical properties. The authors present an extensive experimental study of the dynamic properties of supported bilayers. The structure and the equilibrium properties of single and double supported bilayers were invest...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Charitat T,Lecuyer S,Fragneto G

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photolithographic techniques have been used to fabricate polymer brush micro- and nanostructures. On exposure to UV light with a wavelength of 244 nm, halogens were selectively removed from films of chloromethylphenyltrichlorosilane and 3-(2-bromoisobutyramido)propyl-triethoxysilane on silicon dioxide. Patterning was ...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Ahmad SA,Leggett GJ,Hucknall A,Chilkoti A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because dental implant abutments are located at transmucosal sites, their surface should inhibit bacterial accumulation to prevent peri-implantitis. The authors examined the effects of human lactoferrin (LF), an antibacterial protein present in saliva, as an antibacterial coating on the titanium surface and evaluated ...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Nagano-Takebe F,Miyakawa H,Nakazawa F,Endo K

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, photosystem 2 (PS2) catalyzes the light driven oxidation of water. The main products of this reaction are protons and molecular oxygen. In vitro, however, it was demonstrated that reactive oxygen species like hydrogen peroxide are obtained as partially reduced side products. The tr...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Vöpel T,Ning Saw E,Hartmann V,Williams R,Müller F,Schuhmann W,Plumeré N,Nowaczyk M,Ebbinghaus S,Rögner M

更新日期：2015-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Coatings of biomaterials or implants that facilitate biomineralization possess a great potential for applications focused to the replacement, augmentation, and regeneration of bone tissue. Biomimetic approaches utilize biomolecules for either templating or supporting the crystallization process. One of these promising...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Grohmann S,Rothe H,Eisenhuth S,Hoffmann C,Liefeith K

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:The growing interest in artificial bioorganic interfaces as a platform for applications in emerging areas as personalized medicine, clinical diagnostics, biosensing, biofilms, prevention of biofouling, and other fields of bioengineering is the origin of a need for in detail multitechnique characterizations of such lay...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Dietrich PM,Nietzold C,Weise M,Unger WE,Alnabulsi S,Moulder J

更新日期：2016-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is a dissimilatory metal-reducing bacterium capable of reducing various metal and sulfur compounds and precipitating them in nanoparticulate form. Here, we report the synthesis of molybdenum disulfide nanomaterials at the site of S. oneidensis biofilms grown in the presence of molybdenum tri...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Rees JD,Gorby YA,Sawyer SM

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the rare presence of studies concerning platelet function as risk factor in atherosclerotic patients, processes underlying thromboembolic events are reviewed in this paper. The morphology and the structural organization-membrane receptors, the open canalicular and dense tubular systems, the cytoskeleton, mi...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Reinthaler M,Braune S,Lendlein A,Landmesser U,Jung F

更新日期：2016-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescent nanodiamonds (NDs) coated with therapeutics and cell-targeting structures serve as effective tools for drug delivery. However, NDs circulating in blood can eventually interact with the blood-brain barrier, resulting in undesired pathology. Here, we aimed to detect interaction between NDs and adult brain ti...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Šimková V,Freislebenová H,Neuhöferová E,Petráková V,Amini A,Benson V

更新日期：2020-12-03 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：:In this study, the authors report that sodium citrate can aggregate hexadecyl-trimethyl-ammonium ion(+)-coated gold nanorods (AuNRs), and nucleic acids of different charge and structure properties, i.e., single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), single-stranded peptide nucleic acid (PNA), and PNA-DNA c...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Kanjanawarut R,Su X

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:Titanium dental implants are commonly used for the replacement of lost teeth, but they present a considerable number of failures due to the infection on surrounding tissues. The aim of this paper is the development of a polyethylene glycol-like (PEG-like) coating on the titanium surface by plasma polymerization to obt...

journal_title：Biointerphases

authors： Buxadera-Palomero J,Canal C,Torrent-Camarero S,Garrido B,Javier Gil F,Rodríguez D

更新日期：2015-06-12 00:00:00